FEEDING THERAPY

  • Breast & Bottle

    Press therapy provides one-on-one virtual or in person (Ottawa, IL) breast and bottle support services for your infant

  • Transition To Food

    Transitioning your baby to table food is a big milestone in parenthood. Whether you are having trouble starting purees, baby led weaning, or a combination of the two, Press Therapy is here to support you and your baby.

  • Toddlers

    Troubles with your toddler dropping foods they would eat before or difficulty transitioning away from the bottle/pacifier? Press Therapy can help you navigate the tricky twos (and 1-3)

  • Kids - Teens

    Worrying about your child’s nutritional intake and food variety or struggling to pack foods for school? Press Therapy helps your child create a positive relationship with eating food from home and in their community.

Feeding Therapy

  • chewing skills

  • pacifier/thumb sucking elimination

  • mealtimes at school or in community

  • oral motor skills

  • weight gain/growth

  • decreased or missed hunger cues

  • constipation concerns

  • Anxiety over trying new foods

  • breastfeeding

  • maternal nipple pain

  • pumping and milk supply

  • bottle feeding skills

  • inadequate intake

  • poor latching skills

  • transitions to solid foods

  • suspected tongue and lip tie

  • excessive drooling

  • reflux/gas/"colic"

REGARDLESS OF AGE, CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES ENTER PRESS THERAPY STRESSED AND WORRIED ABOUT EATING BUT THROUGH SKILLED INTERVENTION, CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN GRADUATE WITH STRONG FEEDING SKILLS AND DEVELOP A NEWFOUND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD