Here's something I tell almost every family I work with: your baby isn't being difficult. They're communicating. And more often than not, what they're communicating is I don't feel okay right now. When a baby is struggling to feed — arching, crying, refusing the breast, or just seeming frantic and unsettled — our instinct is to go straight to the feeding problem. The latch. The bottle. The weight gain. But what I've learned after years of working with babies and families is t

By Carissa Guiley, M.S., CCC-SLP, IBCLC | Nourish Therapy If you've ever struggled with milk supply — or watched a friend struggle — you know how much emotional weight it carries. Low supply can feel like a failing, even when it isn't. So when a mother has plenty of milk, maybe even more than her baby needs, it can feel like a relief. And in many ways, it is. But oversupply has a less-talked-about side. And as a feeding therapist and lactation consultant, it's something I wan

If feeding isn't going the way you expected, you've probably started searching the internet for answers. And somewhere between Instagram and TikTok, you may have come across two different types of professionals — lactation consultants and feeding therapists — and thought, what's the difference? And which one do I actually need? You're not alone. This is one of the most common questions I hear from families. And getting the right support early can make a real difference in you

Parents often love coming to see me, and leaving with playtime activities that help give structure to their days-- which may otherwise feel like a blur! Because, what do you actually do with a baby all day?? Between naps, feedings, and life, it can feel a bit chaotic. But, playtime is where the magic happens for feeding! If I only had 20 minutes a day to play with my baby as a Speech-Language Pathologist and IBCLC Lactation Consultant specializing in infant feeding and deve