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Greetings from our SOFFI® Family and Feeding FUNdamentals!

Greetings from our SOFFI® Family and Feeding FUNdamentals!  As we reflect upon 2023 all of us here at Feeding FUNdamentals are grateful for an incredible (although very fast) year.  On behalf of our team, I would like to take this opportunity to share some of our successes and our thoughts. We have been fortunate to have started in-person trainings once…

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Why do we think we need to “wake up” the mouth?

I am teaching here in Australia and just got asked a question.  Do I ever use vibrating toys, oral-motor tools, or oral programs to wake up the baby’s mouth?  I thought I would share my answer.  No.  I don’t.  Why?  Because I focus on how healthy newborns learn to eat, and providing  biologically expected experiences.  We…

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Babies are babies are babies.

By Dr. Erin – I just wanted to share a thought that’s been puzzling around in my head. I have been going around the world, so fortunate to have just returned from India, where I watched babies who were transitioning from tube feeding, to paladai feeding, to breastfeeding. I’ve been in Indonesia, where I’ve watched…

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