"Your baby can start solids now."

And Suddenly… My Stomach Dropped.

I remember sitting in the pediatrician’s office with my first daughter, exhausted, overwhelmed, and drowning in postpartum depression. My brain felt like pure fog. Heavy, muffled, and slow. When the pediatrician smiled and said,“Your baby is ready to start solids!”I expected to feel excited.

Instead, my stomach sank.

Just when I had my head above water and I could take a breath, when I felt like I had figured out this latest new baby stage, another wave would crash on top of my plunging me down deeper with a brand new thing to figure out. It felt like yet another thing I was suddenly supposed to magically know how to do. Another milestone to figure out. Another area where I didn’t want to get it wrong.

I was handed a single page of information about feeding and reminded to check out at the front desk before we left.

"One page on feeding... Where is the rest? Surely there should be a book... or a thick packet of pages at least." I thought to myself walking out.

I got home, opened my phone, and went straight to Google—hoping for something simple, something straightforward, something that would give me clear steps.

But that is not what I found.

There was advice everywhere… and none of it matched.
There were confident opinions from well-meaning moms… that contradicted everything else.
There were extreme methods… that honestly felt unsafe.
There were traditional recommendations… that left me unimpressed.

And none of it felt clear. None of it felt trustworthy. None of it helped my foggy postpartum brain understand what I was actually supposed to do.

I remember sitting there thinking:

If I feel this lost—and I’m literally trained in this—how must everyone else feel?

The Moment I Remembered Who I Was

Somewhere between the panic and the overwhelm, I finally had a moment of clarity:

Wait… this is literally what I went to school for.

As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I was trained extensively in infant feeding. I learned the anatomy and physiology of swallowing, the progression of feeding milestones, the evidence-based principles behind safe introduction of foods, and how to support babies as they develop oral motor skills.

But then I had another realization—
Most of my training was centered around working with babies and children who had disorders, disabilities, or medical complexities.

And now here I was with atypically developing baby… and no clear step-by-step road map from the world around me.

So I did what any overwhelmed mom with specialized training would do:

I opened my old notes.
I pulled out my textbooks.
I pieced everything back together.

And suddenly everything clicked.

I realized there is a straightforward, safe, evidence-based way to introduce babies to solids.
A method grounded in physiology and development—not trends, opinions, or internet pressure.

And it looked nothing like what social media was telling moms to do.

Why I Had to Speak Up

As I started researching again through the lens of a mom, not a professional, something shocked me:

So much of the advice online is simply incorrect.
Not just “different opinions”—but truly unsafe recommendations.

And they were coming from moms who meant well, but who weren’t trained in feeding anatomy, gag reflex development, airway protection, or oral motor progression.

This realization lit something inside me.

I could not sit by and watch more moms feel confused, scared, or misled.

I did not want moms to experience the same fog, panic, and overwhelm I did.

I wanted them to have clarity.
I wanted them to have confidence.
I wanted them to have a real plan.
One that made sense. One that came from an expert. One that felt like relief.

So I created my feeding course, and eventually my coaching program—to give moms the evidence-based, step-by-step guidance I so desperately needed myself.

You Don’t Have to Guess Your Way Through Feeding

If you’re sitting in your pediatrician’s office feeling your stomach twist…
If you’re staring at conflicting posts online…
If you’re trying to do everything “right” but don’t know where to start…

You’re not alone.
You’re not doing anything wrong.
And you do not have to figure it all out by yourself.

I’m here to walk with you—step by step—so you can feel confident, supported, and empowered as you feed your baby.

Because feeding your child should feel joyful… not confusing.

And you deserve the clarity I wish I had from the very beginning.💗