Movement + Milestones
Support to get your baby moving in the right direction.
Some babies need a little boost to get moving in the right direction. With our playful approach and innovative strategies, we can help your baby master rolling, sitting, crawling, walking, etc. quickly, so they can get busy playing!
We don’t “wait and see.”
We specialize in helping babies overcome movement challenges and master their developmental milestones.
What We Help With:
Difficulty holding head up
Crying during tummy time
Rolling
Sitting
Crawling
Walking
Holding and Reaching for Toys
Conditions We Support
Prematurity
NICU Stay
Shoulder Dystocia
Pre/Post Tongue Tie Revision (Frenotomy)
Colic / Frequent Crying
Reflux
Constipation
Failure to Thrive
Increased Body Tension
Low Tone
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
Down Syndrome
What is occupational therapy?
Occupational therapy (OT) helps people of all ages build the skills they need to participate in everyday activities (occupations). An occupational therapist is a licensed healthcare professional who has earned a master’s or doctorate degree.
For infants and young children, OT focuses on helping them develop critical skills to support their growth and independence, such as feeding and early movement.
A pediatric occupational therapist works with infants to support their developmental milestones—these are the essential skills, like rolling over, sitting up, and reaching for objects, that lay the foundation for future skills like crawling, walking, and playing. An occupational therapist may also support feeding skills and work with infants who have difficulty latching, swallowing, or transitioning to solid foods.
By addressing these areas early, OT can help infants overcome challenges, build confidence, and establish the necessary skills for later life stages. For parents, OT offers guidance and support in understanding their child’s unique developmental needs, while providing techniques to nurture these skills at home.
What are the benefits of seeing an OT/IBCLC?
As the region's only occupational therapist who is also a board-certified lactation consultant (OT-IBCLC), Nicole believes in providing holistic and comprehensive care for infants and families. Seeing an OT-IBCLC provides a unique combination of skills that can offer more comprehensive support for your baby. Here are the key benefits:
Holistic Developmental Support: Feeding is one of the earliest and most critical skills for an infant, and it involves a complex interplay of motor, sensory, and oral skills. As an OT/IBCLC, Nicole will assess and address not just breastfeeding or bottle-feeding mechanics, but also any underlying developmental issues that might affect feeding success, such as low muscle tone, coordination challenges, or sensory sensitivities.
Nicole is trained in “bodywork” modalities that can be used to reduce body tension. These include massage, myofascial release, and trigger point release, which may be incorporated into your breastfeeding sessions.
Coordinated Developmental Support: Feeding and other early developmental milestones—like grasping, head control, and movement—are often interconnected. An OT/IBCLC can simultaneously address feeding and developmental needs, creating a seamless approach to achieving milestones that builds confidence and skills for both baby and parent.
Customized Family Guidance: With expertise in both lactation and early childhood development, an OT/IBCLC can give parents like you the tools and strategies tailored to your family’s unique needs. This can include guidance on feeding routines, positioning, pacing, and safe transition to solids, all while supporting the parent-infant bond.
Early Intervention Advantage: If there are any signs of developmental delays, Nicole can help spot them early, providing guidance and interventions that can make a big difference in preventing more complex issues later on.
Nicole brings a deep understanding of both infant development and feeding, helping babies get the best start in both nutrition and early skills development. This expertise can be particularly helpful for babies born prematurely, with medical challenges, or who have unique feeding needs.
Pleased Parents
We can’t recommend bwellbaby and Nicole enough! Our little guy was slow to crawl and was not bearing weight on his legs by 11mo. We worked with Nicole 2x per week and over the summer he started crawling, pulling up, standing, climbing, and now he’s holding on to his walker moving his own legs to make steps. He’s now 13 months and he’s back on track to meet his walking milestone.
— Brittany
I cannot say enough about what an AMAZING resource bwellbaby has been to our family! My son was having difficulty crawling and Nicole provided helpful and practical activities that would prepare my baby for reaching this milestone. During our wellness visit, she was a source of great comfort by meeting my son at the developmental level he needed. She also gave my husband and I the confidence to take the information she provided us and incorporate it into our daily routine. Within two weeks of our wellness visit, my son crawled for the first time!!! I would recommend bwellbaby to anyone who has questions about their child’s development. She is such a great resource to have!
— Kendall
Nicole has been working with my daughter who had significant feeding challenges that impacted her gross and fine motor skills. In the past two months in working with Nicole in our home weekly , she is now eating wide variety of solid foods - before she refused and built aversion to foods. She has now met her initial set of goals to improve her mobility and get back on track with her milestones. So glad we have met Nicole to help support and work with our daughter. She customizes the care to the child and can tell she really cares about the children and their journey to improve the challenges they are facing. Nicole is dynamic in her wide ability and knowledge to provide care and support to babies. Highly recommend Nicole for any babies with feeding challenges, mobility or motor skills.
— Alex
Our Process
STEP 1
Get Started
Contact us today and sleep easier tonight. Schedule a free discovery call or send us an email so we can learn about your concerns and answer any questions you may have.
STEP 2
Comprehensive Evaluation
We provide a “whole baby” approach and complete a full developmental evaluation to determine your baby’s strengths and challenges.
STEP 3
Tailored Treatment Plan
We partner with you to create an individualized treatment plan. We use a play-based approach to therapy and involve you every step of the way.