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Pediatric OT + Infant Feeding Therapist 🫶🏼
Helping mamas understand the WHY behind feeding challenges
Whole-baby • function-first • connecting dots
↓ Therapy + education

10/14/2026

Your baby is spitting up, breastfeeding hurts, and now you’ve been referred for tongue and lip ties.

Okay, but how does it all fit together?

One provider may notice the tie. Mom is experiencing painful feeds. There are digestive concerns, body tension, and a baby who needs help settling.

What we’re not going to do is expect one finding or one procedure to explain every piece.

First, show me the feed.

I want to see what happens together, what changes with support, and what still needs attention. A release may belong in the plan. But I want to know what we’re asking it to improve.

Save this question for your next appointment:
“What are we asking the release to improve, and what else needs support?” 🤍

Send this to the person navigating feeding decisions with you.

If you’re new here, I’m Dana, a pediatric OT, infant feeding therapist, and mom. I’m the one asking, “Okay, but what else is going on?” Follow along. We’re connecting the dots for baby AND Mom.

baby feeding problems • tongue tie • breastfeeding pain • baby spitting up

10/12/2026

Your baby falls asleep while breastfeeding… then wakes up hungry as soon as you lay them down? 👀

“I thought you were full!”

Here’s what I want you to notice: what was happening BEFORE they fell asleep?

Were you seeing deeper sucks with pauses and swallowing—or mostly little fluttery sucks?

Comfort nursing is part of breastfeeding, too. But if baby falls asleep within minutes of every feed, still seems hungry afterward, or isn’t gaining weight well, let’s look closer at how feeding is going.

You deserve more than “that’s just what babies do.” 🤍

Save this so you remember what to watch for during your next feed.

I’m Dana, a pediatric OT + infant feeding therapist. Follow Connecting Dots Therapy for help connecting the dots between what you’re noticing and how your baby feeds.

10/11/2026

Doing tongue exercises or suck training with your baby, but feeding STILL isn’t getting any better?

Here’s where I think we can do better.

Before giving a mom another list of exercises to do at home, have we actually figured out what’s making feeding difficult in the first place?

Because clicking, leaking milk, or struggling to maintain a latch doesn’t automatically mean your baby needs tongue exercises.

I’m not against oral motor exercises. I use them in my practice! But I want to know WHY we’re doing them, what we’re trying to improve, and how we’ll know if they’re actually helping.

The last thing an already overwhelmed mom needs is more things to do without understanding how they’re supposed to help her baby.

And I think we owe parents better than that. 🤍

💬 Have you ever been given feeding exercises without anyone explaining what they were supposed to help?

10/11/2026

Your baby is gaining weight, but breastfeeding still hurts? Your baby keeps popping on and off? Or every feeding feels like a struggle?

Weight gain is important, but it’s only one piece of the feeding picture.

We also need to look at HOW your baby is feeding. Are they maintaining a latch? Transferring milk effectively? Coordinating sucking, swallowing, and breathing? And how does feeding feel for BOTH of you?

Because a baby can be gaining weight and still struggling with feeding.

And just because your baby is gaining weight doesn’t mean your concerns should be dismissed. 🤍

💬 Have you ever been told everything was fine because your baby was gaining weight?

10/10/2026

"Slow flow" isn't a standardized experience across every bottle.

Two ni***es marketed for a similar age or flow can still deliver milk differently— which is why I don't choose flow based on the label alone.

I watch the baby.

Their sucking, swallowing, breathing, stress cues and overall feeding experience help tell us whether that flow is working for them.

Save this before your next bottle switch.


10/09/2026

Baby clicking while breastfeeding? 🤱

That clicking sound doesn’t automatically mean your baby has a tongue tie.

Sometimes clicking happens when your baby loses suction at the breast. But WHY they’re losing suction is what matters.

Is your milk flowing quickly? Does changing positions make a difference? Is your baby coughing, pulling away, or struggling to stay latched?

Or are they feeding comfortably and getting enough milk?

Clicking is a clue, not a diagnosis.

And two babies making the exact same clicking sound may need completely different types of support.

🤍 Know a mama who’s worried about clicking? Send this her way.

Follow for practical, evidence-informed feeding guidance that helps you understand your baby and know what to do next.

10/07/2026

If your baby wants to nurse constantly, falls asleep at the breast, seems hungry again right after feeding, or feeds for what feels like forever, it’s easy to wonder:

“Am I making enough milk?”

But milk supply and milk transfer are two different questions.

One asks: Is your body making enough milk?

The other asks: How effectively is your baby getting that milk during the feed?

And those two situations may need very different support.

That’s why I don’t want to look at feeding frequency alone. I want to look at the whole feed—latch, suck and swallow pattern, milk transfer, feeding efficiency, baby’s cues, and what feeding feels like for you.

Because sometimes the question isn’t just, “Do I have enough milk?”

It’s, “Can my baby effectively get the milk I’m making?”

Save this if you’ve ever worried about your supply—and send it to a mama who needs to hear this. 🤍

10/06/2026

Before I ever change a position, check oral function, or make a feeding recommendation… I watch.

Because sometimes the first clues show up before the feeding even starts.

How is baby positioned?
What does baby’s body look like at rest?
How are baby and Mom responding to each other?
What has this family already figured out—or been trying to make work?

A feeding assessment isn’t just about what happens in baby’s mouth.

The environment, positioning, regulation, caregiver interaction, and feeding itself are all giving us information.

Before I decide what needs to change, I want to understand what’s already happening.

That’s part of connecting the dots. 🫶

10/05/2026

Some of the most important feeding information isn’t something I can see in the clinic.

It’s what Mom has noticed during the other feeds that week.

What hurts.
What works.
What she’s already tried.
What happens differently at home.
And that little thing she keeps noticing that she can’t quite explain.

Those observations aren’t separate from my assessment. They’re part of how I connect the dots.

And when I recommend something, I don’t just want Mom to know what to do.

I want her to understand why we’re doing it and what we’re watching for next.

Because the goal isn’t a feeding plan that works for an hour in my clinic.

It’s one that makes sense for this baby and family at home. 🤍

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196 Parkway Circle, Suite 6
West Monroe, LA
71291

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Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm

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