Feed Well Co. Lactation + Infant Feeding

Feed Well Co. Lactation + Infant Feeding Brittany is an IBCLC with over 10 years of serving families, and a passion for newborns

12/02/2025

Despite the name, teethers aren’t just for babies with teeth! 🦷✨

Teethers are a powerful tool we recommend offering as early as 3 months old. Between 3–6 months, babies are busy learning the boundaries of their mouths while building jaw strength and tongue movements that set them up for success with solids later on. Chewing on teethers helps them practice comfortable, effective chewing—and those resistive chewing motions can even support stronger speech and better breathing down the road. 💪👅

When choosing teethers, start with wider options that are easier for tiny hands to grasp. By around 4 months, it’s helpful to add in teethers with prongs or stick shapes for deeper oral exploration. Some of our favorites are:
• Itzy Ritzy Teensy Tube Rattle
• ARK Y Chew
• Nuby Teethe-eez
• Comotomo Baby Teether

And here’s the good news: there’s no age limit on offering teethers (resistive chewing benefits us for life), and it’s never too late to start. Keep a few different textures and shapes on hand for variety—and let the chewing begin! 😄🍼💚

11/14/2025

🌿 Prenatal Visits: Preparing for a Confident Feeding Journey

🌟 Your prenatal visit with us is more than just a breastfeeding info class before baby arrives — it’s your chance to feel calm, capable, and ready for your feeding journey. 💗

During your session, we’ll cover the real-life essentials that make those first days smoother:
🤱 Latching: How to achieve a deep, comfortable latch and recognize what’s normal in the early days.
🛡️ Ni**le shields: When they can be helpful, how to size them correctly, and when to transition away.
🍼 Pacifiers & bottles: How and when to introduce them while supporting your feeding goals.
🥛Pump & fl**ge fitting: Finding your best fl**ge size, when to start pumping, and how to protect supply if the first days are tougherthan expected.
👋🏼Hand expression: Techniques and timing for comfort, milk collection, and maintaining production.

🌟 We’ll walk through each topic at your pace, creating a personalized plan that supports your goals — whether that’s exclusive breastfeeding, combo feeding, or pumping.

🌟Preparing ahead of time gives you the tools and confidence to navigate feeding with less stress and more support once baby is here.

✨ Book your prenatal visit and start your feeding journey feeling informed, prepared, and empowered.

11/12/2025

Keeping your “liquid gold” safe is just as important as making it! Here’s how to store your pumped breast milk properly. 💛

✨ Milk Storage Tips:
    🧊 Refrigerate: Store milk in the back of the fridge for up to 4 days.
    ❄️ Freeze: Freeze within 3-4 days if not used- good for about 6 months.
    🏷️ Label Each Bag: Include date and time pumped.
    🔁 First In, First Out: Use the oldest milk first.
    🚫 No Refreezing: Once thawed, use within 24 hours and never refreeze.
  💧 Warm Gently: Place the bag in warm water- never microwaving.

Every drop counts! With safe storage, your hard work keeps giving! 💪🍼

11/10/2025

💪👶 Sometimes feeding challenges aren’t just about the mouth- they can be impacted by the body!

This little one was having a hard time using their left side, which was making it tricky to coordinate feeding. So, our physical therapist and feeding specialist teamed up for a co-treat session! 🤝

By addressing postural control, muscle balance, and motor coordination alongside oral motor skills, we help babies feed more comfortably, efficiently, and safely.

✨ When PT and feeding therapy work together, progress happens faster and with fewer frustrations for baby and parents.

If your baby struggles to feed on one side, prefers certain positions, or tires easily during feeding… a co-treat might be exactly what they need. 💗

11/08/2025

Comment SPOONS below and I’ll send you our favorite spoon guide! 🍽️💛

Did you know there are spoon “stages” and the type you choose actually matter?! As your baby’s oral motor skills grow, utensils should progress too. Matching the spoon type to developmental stage makes self-feeding easier and more successful.

🍓 5–7 months: start with flat spoons with short handles. These promote easier lip closure, sensory awareness, and help baby learn how to move food off the spoon.

🍑 7–9 months: transition to a shallow bowl spoon. Baby is now building tongue control and coordination for thicker textures.

🥣 9–12+ months: move toward chunky-handled spoons that support grasp development and true independent self-feeding.

Self-feeding skills emerge gradually, supporting oral motor development, sensory learning, and confidence along the way.

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11/08/2025

💪 A look inside a typical setup for baby physical therapy! Every detail is designed with care to help our tiniest patients move, grow, and thrive.

✨ What You’ll See in Our Sessions:
    •    Soft, safe mats for comfortable movement
    •    Mirrors to encourage visual tracking and engagement
    •    Calming sounds or toys to capture baby’s attention
    •    Gentle guidance from our therapists to support milestone development
    •    Activities that promote strength, balance, and coordination

Every session is tailored to meet your baby where they are — helping them build confidence one tiny movement at a time. 🌼

If your family has been impacted by the government shutdown, please know this is for you. 💚This is our Emergency Pantry ...
11/03/2025

If your family has been impacted by the government shutdown, please know this is for you. 💚

This is our Emergency Pantry at Feed Well. It is stocked and ready with diapers, wipes, formula, postpartum items, and other essentials.

If you need support right now, please take what you need. No questions asked.

If you’d like to help us keep this stocked, we are accepting donations of:

🍼 Diapers (open packs okay!)
🧻 Wipes
🍼 Formula (unopened)
💌 Breast milk storage bags
💖 Feminine hygiene + postpartum care products
🥫 Gas + grocery gift cards

📍 Drop-offs can be made at Feed Well:
9175 Guilford Rd, Suite 209
Columbia, MD 21046

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Community care takes ALL of us showing up for each other. Let’s make sure no Maryland family goes without. 💚

11/02/2025

🧠✨ What’s going on when your baby loves crashing into piles of pillows?

That’s proprioception! Your baby’s way of learning where their body is in space! This “crash and play” helps develop balance, coordination, and body awareness.

💡 How to spot a proprioceptive seeker:
– Loves roughhousing, crashing, or pushing heavy toys 🧸
– Enjoys deep hugs or tight spaces
– Always on the move (or sometimes needs big movement to feel calm!)

✅ Ways to meet those proprioceptive needs:
• 💆‍♀️ Gentle massage or joint compressions
• 🧺 Pushing laundry baskets or weighted balls
• 🧱 Crawling over couch cushions or tunnels
• 🎶 Dancing, bouncing, or swinging

When we give babies the right sensory input, they learn to feel grounded in their growing bodies and feeding, motor skills, and focus all improve!

10/26/2025

📚✨ Did you know that babies who are read to daily starting as early as 2 weeks old show stronger language skills by just 9 months? 🤯
It’s never too early to start building brains and bonds through books! ❤️

Here are a few of our favorite SLP-approved tips to make reading time engaging and fun:

👶 1️⃣ Repeat it! Reading the same book several times builds memory, word recognition, and anticipation.
👋 2️⃣ Get hands-on. Let baby turn pages, lift flaps, and point to pictures. Board books, “Dear Zoo,” “That’s Not My…” series, and touch-and-feel favorites are perfect for little hands.
🗣️ 3️⃣ Go beyond the words. Talk about what you see, describe colors, shapes, and actions—it all counts!
🎶 4️⃣ Use “parentese.” Slow down, use sing-song tones, and exaggerate your voice- it’s music to your baby’s ears!

💡 Remember: reading isn’t about perfection, it’s about connection. One book a day keeps language delays away! 😉

10/25/2025

Still battling the same clogged duct?
🌟It might be time to level up your care with therapeutic breast ultrasound and K Tape.

🎯 What is it?
It’s a specialized treatment of high frequency sound waves often used by physical or occupational therapists to increase circulation & reduce inflammation.

💥 Why it helps:
✅Increases local blood flow, enhancing lymphatic drainage

✅Can drastically reduce pain and engorgement

✅Often effective in just 1–3 sessions

✅Safe during lactation

👩‍⚕️ Especially helpful for:
— Recurring clogged ducts
— Engorgement that doesn’t improve with nursing/pumping
— Painful lumps with no fever (yet)
— Clogs that haven’t budged in 24+ hrs

⏰ Don’t wait until it becomes mastitis.

Our PT or OT who SPECIALIZES in breast care & in lactation are happy to help! Link in bio

10/24/2025

🌿 Helping Babies Feed and Move with Greater Ease 🌿

🌟Did you know that gentle, hands-on therapies like Craniosacral Therapy (CST) and Visceral Manipulation can support babies who struggle with feeding, digestion, or movement?

🔥These techniques work by releasing tension in the body’s soft tissues and supporting natural balance throughout the nervous system and organs. For infants, that can mean:
🍼 Improved latch and feeding (at breast or bottle)
💨 Easier digestion and reduced discomfort
💤 Better relaxation and sleep
💪 Smoother movement and motor development

👋🏼Our pediatric therapy team now includes Christina Boone-Shivers, PTA, CBS, who is trained in CST and Visceral Manipulation to help little ones feel more comfortable and connected as they grow.

🌟If your baby has trouble feeding, gas trouble, or just seems tense or uncomfortable, this gentle approach might help.

✅ Accepting most commercial insurance plans

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9175 Guilford Road, Suite 305
Washington D.C., DC
21046

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Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
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+12028838462

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