The Feeding Fix

The Feeding Fix A boutique infant & pediatric feeding therapy practice offering concierge in home services 👶🏼

11/19/2025

✨ Starting solids? Here’s the truth… ✨

It’s not just about age — it’s about readiness. 🥄
Look for key signs like sitting with support, good head/neck control, hand-to-mouth skills, and showing interest in food.

These milestones mean your little one is learning the skills they need to eat safely — not just filling their tummy. 💙

👉 Unsure if your baby is ready? You don’t have to guess. At The Feeding Fix, we guide families through every step of feeding — from first bites to confident eaters.

💌 DM me your questions or book a free Meet & Greet via Linktree in bio!

Pictures posted with the family’s permission.

11/17/2025

💜 Today, we celebrate World Prematurity Day 💜

Every preemie deserves a strong start for a brighter future. With 13.4 million babies born prematurely each year globally, behind every statistic is a fighter, a family, and a dedicated care team.

As a Certified Neonatal Therapist and SLP specializing in pediatric feeding, I see firsthand the challenges these tiny warriors face - especially with feeding and swallowing. But I also witnessed their incredible resilience.

To the NICU families I work with and the amazing colleagues I collaborate with: you inspire me daily. 👶🏼💜

If you’re navigating feeding concerns after a NICU stay, know that help is here.

602-845-9942
info@thefeedingfix.com
www.thefeedingfix.com

10/23/2025

Ever notice your baby gag on toys, their hands or a new texture? 😮✨

That strong gag reflex is actually their body’s way of staying safe while learning to eat. 🍽️ It helps to keep food away from the airway as babies explore new textures.

As your little one practices, this reflex gradually moves farther back in the mouth (from 6-9 months it can be located on the back 1/3rd of the tongue, and eventually moves to the back ¼ of the tongue, dependent on food experiences). — helping them eat with more control and confidence. 💪🏼💜

At The Feeding Fix, we help parents understand these feeding stages so you can feel calm, confident, and connected at mealtimes. 🌸

💬 Think your baby’s gagging is too frequent or intense? Send us a message or book a free Meet & Greet, we’re here to support you and your little one.

info@thefeedingfix.com
602-845-9942

10/22/2025

👅✨ Did you know your baby’s tongue can “follow touch”?

This is called the Transverse Tongue Reflex (tongue lateralizing) — when you gently touch one side of your baby’s tongue or gums, their tongue moves toward it! It’s how little ones start practicing tongue movement— long before solids even begin. 🍽️

As your baby grows, this reflex fades to make room for more mature and intentional tongue movements used for moving food, chewing, swallowing, and even speaking.

If your baby is pushing food out, pocketing food, struggling with solids, or having ongoing feeding challenges, it may be a sign that some oral reflexes are still hanging around longer than they should.

Let’s figure it out together! Book a Free Meet & Greet to chat about your baby’s feeding journey and how we can help 🤍

602-845-9942
info@thefeedingfix.com

10/21/2025

Have you ever seen your baby “chomp” on a spoon, teether, or even your finger? That’s the phasic bite reflex doing its job! 🦷✨

It’s nature’s way of giving their little jaw a workout — helping them get ready for chewing down the line. 🍎🥕

This reflex is meant to fade as your baby develops more control and starts managing food intentionally. 💜

At The Feeding Fix, we’re all about helping parents understand reflexes so feeding feels more confident and connected. 🌸

Thinking something’s off with your baby’s feeding, send us a message or schedule a free Meet & Greet call. We’re here to support you and your little one.

info@thefeedingfix.com
602-845-9942

10/20/2025

Did you know babies are actually born with a built-in “eject button”? 🍼👅
It’s called the tongue thrust reflex — when anything (like fingers, a bottle, breast, milk, paci) touches their lips or front of tongue, babies automatically push it out. 🚫🥄

This reflex is Mother Nature’s way of:
👉 Protecting their airway from choking
👉 Keeping them safe until they’re ready for solids.

Once the reflex fades (4-6 months), forward tongue movements become intentional by 18 months.

May also see this tongue movement as solids start ~6 months, and as little ones have experiences with new textures and shapes of food and/or toys.
✨ Want more baby feeding tips? Or have questions/concerns about your little one’s oral motor skills? Click the Linktree in my bio to connect with us!

10/19/2025

SUCK and SWALLOW REFLEX

👅👶🏼The tongue moves from the front of the mouth to the back of the mouth in a wavelike motion to transfer milk. Suckling occurs during the first couple of months and then transitions to intentional sucking. Sucking is a more advanced skill needed to transfer larger volume for adequate hydration and nutrition. The strength and skills developed will continue to progress to skills needed for oral management of solids.

Suck reflex integrates around 6-12 months.

👶💧The swallow reflex is one of your little one’s first superpowers 🦸‍♀️, protecting their airway while moving food and liquid safely through the throat, esophagus and stomach. It’s been working behind the scenes since before birth! 🤰💕

By 12-18 months, swallowing becomes more of a coordinated and mature skill that we have for life!

At The Feeding Fix, we believe understanding reflexes = unlocking better feeding connection. 💡

📌 If your little one shows signs of struggle (coughing, choking, taking too long), let’s chat — we’re here to support safer, more confident feeding.

🔗 Learn more about feeding support - link in bio!

602-845-9942

09/27/2025

Why a Feeding/ Swallow Intensive?

Feeding Intensives can be helpful for little ones who are experiencing significant feeding and swallowing difficulties/disorders.

Therapy can be daily, for multiple days or weeks depending on the child’s & family’s needs and the therapy goals.

Appropriate candidates:

- Tube feed to oral feeding

- Oral and pharyngeal dysphagia due to medical complexities (e.g. neurological diagnosis, myopathies, hypotonia, congenital anomalies, etc).

Message me with questions!

Sign up for a free Meet & Greet via Linktree above, to discuss your little one’s needs!

09/25/2025

Empowering little eaters, one bite at a time! 🍼🥄🍴👶

The Feeding Fix is now offering Feeding/Swallow Intensives for little ones struggling with complex feeding and swallowing challenges.

Our goal is to help little ones and their families thrive with feeding and mealtime confidence and joy! ✨

Contact us to schedule your feeding intensive for October, November, and December 2025!

info@thefeedingfix.com
602-845-9942
Schedule a free Meet & Greet: https://thefeedingfix.clientsecure.me/request/service

✨September is NICU Awareness Month✨Nearly 1 in 10 babies in the U.S. spend time in the NICU-not only preemies, but full-...
09/08/2025

✨September is NICU Awareness Month✨

Nearly 1 in 10 babies in the U.S. spend time in the NICU-not only preemies, but full-term babies too. 👶
Often time they need a little extra help to heal, breathe, feed, and grow strong enough to go home. 🍼

At The Feeding Fix, we know that achieving successful oral feeding is one of the most challenging & complex milestones in the NICU and even after going home. 

🌱This month, we honor NICU babies, their families, and the care teams who make miracles possible. It’s been an honor to work alongside these amazing individuals for over the past decade and to get to know the strongest little warriors and their amazing and special families.   

If you’re a NICU parent, you are not alone. Your baby’s journey may start with so much unknown and worry, but every step forward is filled with strength and hope. 🏡

If you are experiencing ongoing feeding challenges following NICU discharge, I’m here for you! 

602-845-9942
info@thefeedingfix.com
www.thefeedingfix.com

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