Feeding Essentials

Feeding your baby or child is more than just providing nutrients and calories for their growth

We help babies/children and their parents develop positive associations with mealtime, build confidence, and look forward to eating. After all, food is meant to be enjoyed.

At The Airplane Spoon,

we provide:

Infant

  • Supporting parents to build their confidence and abilities in breast/chest feeding their baby.

    -latch
    -supply
    -positioning
    -comfort
    -hunger/fullness

  • Supporting parents to build their confidence and abilities in bottle feeding their baby.

    -types of bottles
    -latch and flow
    -positioning
    -comfort
    -hunger/fullness

    • As an Expert Feeding Coaching Calls

    • Individual (1:1) in-person lactation/infant feeding packages

    • Therapeutic services (with an infant-feeding specialized occupational therapist/speech-language pathologist)

Feeding Journeys: Birth and beyond

Toddler

  • For babies/toddlers who are just beginning to learn about foods

    • Seating

    • Baby-led weaning vs utensils

    • Cups and Drinking

    • Oral skill and safety

  • For babies/toddlers who are showing some signs of concern or avoidance around foods:

    • Sensory exploration

    • Building on success

    • Advancing diets and textures

    • Oral skill and safety

    • As an Expert Feeding Coaching Calls

    • Individual (1:1) in-person infant feeding packages

    • Therapeutic services (with an infant-feeding specialized occupational therapist/speech-language pathologist)

Child

  • For children who are showing some signs of concern or avoidance around foods:

    • Sensory exploration

    • Language around learning new foods

    • Advancing diets, textures, and volume

    • Social eating and positive association

  • For children who have delays or differences in their oral skills for chewing and swallowing

    • Lips, cheek, jaw, and tongue development

    • Advancing food presentation through sequential chewing development

    • Building confidence and learning strategies to protect and support oral challenges

    • Social eating and positive association

    • As an Expert Feeding Coaching Calls

    • Individual (1:1) in-person child feeding packages

    • Therapeutic individual services (with a feeding-specialized occupational therapist/speech-language pathologist)

    • Therapeutic group services (with a feeding-specialized occupational therapist/speech-language pathologist)

Tube-Fed

  • Helping a tube-fed infant/child build confidence and oral skill for feeding readiness

    • Swallowing support

    • Saliva management

    • Chewing skills

  • Introducing a tube-fed infant/child to oral eating (foods and liquids)

    • Health/Medical considerations prioritized

    • Promoting bolus feeds for oral association to foods and hunger/fullness cues

    • Positive associations and cue-based progression

    • As an Expert Feeding Coaching Calls

    • Therapeutic individual services (with a medical-feeding-specialized occupational therapist/speech-language pathologist)