Our son is five months old and had his lip repair on July 20.
Now our plastic surgeon tell us that we have to massage his scar
in a downwards motion for three minutes, at least 23 times per
day. This has proven to be very impossible as he gets very upset
as we even approach his mouth. he has even gotten to the point
where we have to make sure he sees his bottle before we take it
towards his mouth, or he will even reject that. This is the 'oral
defensiveness', I guess. Right now, he has a beautiful cupid's
bow, but our surgeon says if we don't massage the scar now, while
it is going through a thick stage, it will pull his lip up
drastically and we will regret it. Does anyone have any
suggestions?