The time will come to introduce your child to solid foods.

This can be a fun and exciting milestone in their development. It can also be nerve racking.

Will you start baby “on the timeline”: the general guide that many follow?

Are you gonna instead follow your baby developmental cues?

Maybe you'll settle on an approach that's hybrid. Whatever way you choose;

Starting solids and navigating the world of foods with your baby can be overwhelming, even daunting. A visit with me focused on feeding solids can benefit you.

I help parents make their ideal decisions regarding when, how, what and why to start feeding their children solids. We approach it as a developmental milestone, achieving mastery in step and stages babies demonstrate when they are ready to move to the next step. Starting solids just because baby made "6 months" might not be in your babies best interest. How you start feeding now, matters for later.

Baby's age does not indicate their readiness to eat solids. Every baby and their storyline and skills are different. Let's respect this and adjust to their needs; not our expectations based on something outdated that makes no real sense.

If you want custom care know when to give food, how to help with prefeeding preparations and ways to make food fun!

Weaning from the breast or bottle and starting solids can be especially challenging if you have a child with a past or current feeding, swallowing, growth or development challenges.

Sessions support the transition and the specialized concerns around solid food introduction in kids with feeding and swallowing differences.

If your child: has a suspected tongue and/or lip tie or had a release/revision.

If there have been past or current latch difficulties, bottle or pacifier troubles; a visit can help you.

Reflux, easy gagging, pocketing, choking, food falling out, not chewing?

Dysphagia, feeding or swallowing differences or disorders…these visits are for you.

Benefit individual guidance and a Solid- solid food feeding path plan.

Be knowledgeable with current relevant information and practical tips to help make an engaging and positive transition to solid foods. Making food and family meal time fun!

Be clear on:

• Signs of Readiness: How to know and what to look for- specific to you, your baby, family and any conditions important to consider.

• Getting Started: What to start with and when. It’s not an age. Being ready for solid foods is based on skill, coordination, muscle strength, reflex and sensory integration, plus the wants of the baby and ideas of the parents! Know all the when, where, why’s and what’s.

• Baby-Led Weaning: What is this really? Are you sure? All the how's and why’s or why not’s. Develop your own style.

• Nutritious Foods: Baby’s palate, keep expanding it.

• What About Allergies? Common and not so common scenarios.

• Establishing Healthy Habits for a Lifetime: Start from the first bites to establish expectations, routines and habits. What and how we eat even in baby times matters.

• Mealtime Preps: Keep making feeding easy. Toys and tools, utensils, containers, straws, cups and stuff. What you really need, when, what for and why.

Family Wellness Through Optimal Nourishment-

Healthy eating's starts right now, at the first bite and every bite after!

It is never too early or late.

The time is always right to eat better and be healthier.

Introducing solid foods is an exciting and potentially anxiety producing time. This essential step in their development can be enhanced with a little personalized attention and education. By following custom guidelines, you can provide a nourishing and enjoyable experience for your child and family. Observing your baby's cues is the key. These cues change with development and can be individual to your child. Let’s get together to discover what is going on, learn how and when to offer a variety of flavors and textures, support growth and development through family mealtimes.