Reflexes in the Hands & How they Support Feeding Development
Infants are born with a number of reflexes that guide so many of their early functions- feeding, pooping, body movements, head turning,...
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Carissa Guiley
Nov 83 min read
Head Turn Preference: How It Happens & Its Impact on Feeding
Babies may exhibit a preference for turning their head to one side, with a number of potential influencing factors, some of which...
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Carissa Guiley
Nov 52 min read
Teething Toys: More than Teething!
Chewing on toys offers numerous advantages such as enhancing oral motor skills for eating, encouraging good orofacial health, providing...
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Carissa Guiley
Jun 44 min read
Gut Microbiome: Benefits for Your Baby's Health
The gut microbiome refers to the community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tract. It plays a key role in various bodily...
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Carissa Guiley
Apr 253 min read
What is Birth Trauma?
Birth trauma can be used to describe a couple of things... Negative feelings associates with a birth experience, which can impact...
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Carissa Guiley
Feb 52 min read
When Babies Overstuff their Mouth
Overstuffing: All babies do it! This is a normal part of learning to eat. But why? Just like putting hands and toys in the mouth, when...
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Carissa Guiley
Oct 3, 20233 min read
Infant Reflux: Root Cause Matters
Is baby spitting up? What's normal? All babies spit up, some more than others. This occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes,...
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Carissa Guiley
May 15, 20234 min read
Bottle Refusal: Baby Won't Take a Bottle... or CAN'T Take a Bottle?
Bottle refusal can be very stressful for families. Often times parents assume it is the bottle style that baby is rejecting, and if they...
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Carissa Guiley
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Oral Habits: What's the Big Deal?
Oral habits are intense, frequent oral behaviors that can wreak havoc on your child's facial development and overall health. Things like:...
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Carissa Guiley
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Toddlers & Tongue Ties
Was baby diagnosed with a "small tongue tie" but didn't require treatment to breastfeed? Or maybe a tongue tie was never diagnosed during...
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Carissa Guiley
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Why Didn't My Milk Come In?
Early milk, the colostrum, is already present in the second trimester of pregnancy and readily available to your newborn baby upon...
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Carissa Guiley
Jan 5, 20232 min read
Babies & Bodywork
Bodywork is an umbrella term used to describe various types of manual therapy. This can be very beneficial to babies with feeding...
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Carissa Guiley
Dec 6, 20223 min read
Does My Little One's Tongue Tie Need to be Released?
This is the million dollar question! Providers in the "tongue tie space" make this recommendation based on function . Is a tight frenulum...
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Carissa Guiley
Oct 21, 20222 min read
Why Feeding Therapists Love 'Food Teethers'
'Food teethers' are large, hard, stick-shaped foods that can be offered to baby as soon as they start solids. Feeding therapists love the...
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Carissa Guiley
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Skip the Sippy! Try This Instead
Cup drinking is not just about hydration. It's another stepping stone in baby's developing oral motor skills. Babies can begin drinking...
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Carissa Guiley
Sep 24, 20222 min read
Responsive Spoon Feeding
Introducing solids in one of the most exciting milestones for parents AND baby. But sometimes it doesn't go as smoothly as parents had...
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Carissa Guiley
Sep 7, 20223 min read
How To Screen Your Baby for a Tongue Tie... At Home!
First of all, let's define tongue tie. We all have a string of fascia, or connective tissue, under our tongues called a frenulum (and we...
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Carissa Guiley
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Let's Talk Bottles!
With so many bottles on the market, and each of them claiming to be just like breast, it can be difficulty to navigate. For starters,...
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Carissa Guiley
Jul 12, 20222 min read
Starting Solids & Readiness for Texture Progression
We often hear that babies should start solids at 6 months, which is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics. But what's the magic...
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Carissa Guiley
Jul 4, 20222 min read
You Can Google Suck Training Exercises. Why Hire a Feeding Therapist?
Your baby is unique, and rehabilitation is not a one-size-fits-all. A lactation & feeding specialist trained in TOTs (tethered oral...
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