Balanced Babies Therapy Services

12/05/2025

Mom and baby A implementing their home program using on Day 1!

Resting AND sucking in prone position to her non preferred side for the win 🙌🏼

Resting in prone helps babies feel grounded, facilitates abdominals, helps with tongue position, body awareness, and so much more.

09/24/2025

📣📣📣 New support group announcement!!

and I are pleased to announce a FREE support group for postpartum parents and babies.

The group will meet twice a month starting Thursday, October 9th, from 11-11:45 at 3624 29th St SE, with easy parking!

The group will be led by an Occupational Therapist and Speech Pathologist who are also lactation consultants, bonus!! 🤩 The group will focus on nervous system co-regulation, addressing feeding concerns, navigating developmental milestones, and problem solving with other parents.

We are here to answer your questions, validate concerns, hear you, and offer a safe place to land and learn.

RSVP to: jessica@balancedbabiestherapyservices.com or jessica@nurtureandthriveservices.com

Hope to see you in two weeks!!

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08/27/2025

Occupational Therapy is a very broad discipline 😅 and I have the pleasure of specializing in infants and teaching parents how to best support their daily occupations!

If you have questions about your infant’s:
👉🏼 Development
👉🏼 Tightness or postural asymmetries
👉🏼 Ways to help with fussiness or “colic”
👉🏼 Emerging flat spot on their head
👉🏼 Wondering what to do with them during the day
👉🏼 Wondering about motor milestones

📣 Ask away!! I offer complimentary phone consults to see if your infant would benefit from OT.

⭐️ Bonus fact! I accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, Priority Health, and Cigna. So if your deductible is met, there is likely no out of pocket cost for you!

03/14/2025

Tongues, ties, is it tied, oh my!!! 🤯😵😲

Tongue tie releases are definitely a hot topic right now working with a provider BEFORE and AFTER release makes for optimal outcomes.

And P.S. not all ties need to be released 🤭
working with a trained therapist in assessing the FUNCTION of the tongue and its impact on feeding, airway, and posture is so important.

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01/03/2025

🗣️ Parent testimony of the benefits of pre frenectomy therapy to prepare the baby’s mouth, body, and nervous system for release.

Releases of tethered oral tissues have better outcomes when the baby and family are prepared.

And not all lip and tongue ties need to be released.

Sometimes, therapy is enough.

Sometimes, it’s not.

Having a team to help walk parents through the process produces better outcomes.

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12/06/2024

Don’t get me wrong, I love a good sensory gym and working with other therapists all day!! 😃

AND, there is something to be said about the progress that can be made in the home environment for so many reasons. 🏠

👉🏼Parent present during part or all of session
👉🏼Using tools already present in the home
👉🏼More consistent attendance
👉🏼Less transition difficulties
👉🏼Observation of client in their home environment
👉🏼Potentially easier for bigger families
👉🏼Can be difficult to leave the home postpartum

My career in mental health started in the community and home settings and I’m so happy it’s come full circle 💛

09/28/2024

📣📣📣Back by popular demand!!

There is a lot of tongue/lip/buccal tie talk out there. 👅

Calling babies and their families who:
👉🏼Have done the procedure and have questions/want to share their experience with others
👉🏼Have it on the calendar and have questions/want more support
👉🏼Have questions about whether or not their baby’s tie(s) need to be released/want more options.
👉🏼Have questions about tethered oral ties and their impact on whole body function and feeding.

Come join us in the comfort of other parents in the trenches.

Class is limited to 8 babies and is FREE, so please comment or DM me for a spot 💜

09/14/2024

📣📣📣 A team approach is the best approach 💪🏽👊🏼

👉🏼Mobile therapists
👉🏼Clinic therapists

They’re out there!! Here are some Grand Rapids and surrounding area providers:




therapies

Have a phone consult prior to a tongue and/or lip tie release to learn why pre frenectomy services are so important 👅

06/14/2024

I truly love my job and being able to get back to the roots of OT by providing in home services 🏡

Never a dull moment with my caseload and I wouldn’t have it any other way 😃

05/29/2024

Check her out!!

Both are fantastic venues with such warm inviting rooms to treat you in! Please message me for details!

04/12/2024

Free pelvic floor support 👀👀👀 come join us tomorrow morning 🫶🏼

04/01/2024

📣📣📣 Next month’s class information!!

I’m excited to welcome Amanda Brennan, a fellow Occupational Therapist and pelvic floor specialist to our next group!!

Amanda will be there to answer all things pelvic health and I’ll be there for all things baby 💜

Join us for an hour of chatting, supporting, empowering, validating, and problem solving 🩷

Class is Saturday, April 13th from 9:30-10:30am at Rise Wellness Chiropractic.

Class is complimentary and limited to 8 mamas and babies so DM me for a spot!