The OT Mom

The OT Mom 👋 I’m Olivia, a pediatric OT & mom sharing tips to support your baby & toddler’s development.
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From feeding to fine motor, potty training to play—follow for realistic advice, helpful tools & baby gear recs that actually make sense.

03/30/2026

✨Ways to Play with Your 3-4 Month Old✨ Stuck with what to do with your baby? Try out these activities to help stimulate your baby’s development.

03/29/2026

❓When will my baby?… 👶As a Pediatric Occupational Therapist, I get a lot of questions about milestones and when your baby “should” be doing them. However every baby is different. They have different personalities, motivations, temperaments etc. which can all have an effect on when you may see them. Milestones aren’t “the end all be all”. Meet your baby where they are at now and keep playing and supporting their motor development. Let me help you in navigating your baby’s development and enjoy your baby.

03/29/2026

✨Ways to Play With Your 5-6 Month Old✨ The newborn days are behind you. As your baby becomes more alert and mobile, each day will bring exciting new adventures. Every experience, from cuddling before nap time to listening to a sibling’s chatter, will help your baby learn more about the world. Your baby is becoming more aware of their surroundings. Expect your baby to grow and develop at their own pace. But consider these general infant development milestones as your baby’s personality appears. Milestones to look out for are Rolling, Clapping, and Babbling. Follow for more developmental, play, and feeding content.

03/29/2026

✨What You Can Expect: 10-11 Months✨ 🖐️ Hi, I’m Olivia and I’m a Pediatric Occupational Therapist who works with parents and their children to help meet developmental milestones through play and feeding. ✨Enjoy these last few months of infancy as your baby transitions into their toddler years of independent mobility and independence. 👶At this age you’re little one may already be walking (though most not yet) and talking (don’t worry if they aren’t yet) and they are certainly having a great time exploring, communicating and getting into everything. Follow for more developmental, play and feeding content!

03/29/2026

🌟5 Signs That Your Baby Is Getting Ready To Crawl🌟 What an exciting time for you and baby. The crawing "ministones" as I like to call them. Now, while most babies learn to crawl between 6 and 10 months of age, there’s a wide variation here. The process of learning to be mobile is actually pretty complex. Your baby will need to coordinate the movement of their arms and legs, then develop the muscle strength in their arms, shoulders, and legs to support their weight. Follow for more baby & toddler development, play and feeding content.

03/29/2026

✨Tips to Stop Toddler Throwing Food✨ Hi, I'm Olivia a Pediatric Occupational Therapist who works with parents and children on motor development, play, and feeding skills. 🍽️ In order to develop proper Feeding skills, babies and toddlers need time to explore and play with food — including, at times, throwing it! While it isn’t the most fun part of feeding, it’s totally normal. Try out these tips on your little eater!

03/29/2026

✨Ways To Play With Your 7-8 Month Old✨ Hi, My name is Olivia and I am a Pediatric Occupational Therapist who works with parents and children on motor development, play & feeding skills. I am here to help you through the baby and toddler years. 💫 At 7-8 Months babies are naturally very curious about how things work. Provide lots of opportunities to explore textures, get messy, learn cause & effect, and object permanence. ✨ Try out some of these activities and let me know your favorite in the comments.

03/29/2026

🥤 Toddler Cup Ratings Are you looking for a transitional cup from bottle to open cup? 🖐🏻 Hi, I’m Olivia and I’m a Pediatric Occupational Therapist who works with parents and children to promote motor development, play, & feeding. ✨Ideally, we want to introduce an open cup around the 6-7 month mark, when showing signs of readiness. At this age it’s going to be expected to be messy as they learn how to hold the cup, position it to their lips & how to manage the liquid in order to swallow. Messy isn’t always ideal when out in public or traveling, so that is where a transitional cup can come in handy. Here are my thoughts on some common cups found at What was your toddler’s favorite cup? Comment below!

03/29/2026

🍼 How to Manage Reflux at Home 🖐🏻 Hi, I am Olivia and I am a Pediatric Occupational Therapist who works with parents and children in motor development, feeding & play. Reflux is when a baby brings up milk, or is sick, during or shortly after feeding. It’s very common and usually gets better on its own. However, Reflux can cause a lot of stress for parents and babies. Try these tips at home to see if they can help your little one. Share below your tips for infant reflux.

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