By Lauren Fuhrman – Pumping is not for the faint of heart: extra parts/pieces to wash, the time, an odd sensation being hooked up to a machine. But knowing the benefits of breastmilk made it worth it for me. I won’t go into them all, but breastmilk provides antibodies and is an easily digestible complete…
By Lauren Fuhrman – Initially babies are kind of backwards with day/night. I think back to when I was pregnant and all of the jumping jacks my babies would do as soon as I sat down or crawled into bed. When up and walking the opposite would happen: they were lulled to sleep with the…
By Lauren Fuhrman – Walking our neighborhood lately, I have noticed more and more cute signs hanging from front doors reading something along the lines of: please don’t knock, baby sleeping. I get it. There are days that my kiddo is sick or the routine gets upended and once I get my baby down I…
By Lauren Fuhrman – Too Fast: If your baby is gulping, spilling, drooling and looks like you would if trying to drink from the garden hose, moving to a slower flow nipple may support more relaxed feeding. Too Slow: If your baby is actively sucking, but taking very little milk, appears to be getting frustrated…
By Lauren Fuhrman – It is not infrequent to have bottles sent home with you from the hospital if supplementation was needed. It is important to remember that these nipples are most often disposable and not made to be reused. It is hard to try something new knowing the hospital supplied nipple is working. Why…
By Lauren Furhman – Don’t get trapped thinking that what you put in the bottle baby needs to finish. When breastfeeding, we are forced to trust our gut a bit more and rely on a baby’s feeding cues to determine when they are full. We can’t see or measure the exact amount a baby ate.…
By Lauren Fuhrman – As if the vast number of different bottle types on the market is not daunting enough, the nipples pairing with them have varying flow rates as well. And bottle nipple flow rates are far from consistent across bottle brands, just as a size medium shirt can be snug or loose depending…
By Lauren Fuhrman – We often hear the recommendation not to spend more than 30 minutes feeding your baby (note when first learning to breastfed, a bit more leeway is given). The main reasoning behind this is, after around 30 minutes infants start expending more energy than they are taking in through feeding. You can…
By Lauren Fuhrman – I grew up in Alaska exposed to fishing, watching moose in the backyard, playing in lakes and the ocean. It fostered my appreciation and love of the outdoors which I now work to instill in my kiddos, who are 2 and 5 years old. I completed my undergraduate degree in English…
Dear Parents, My apologies for not posting much. I am still working on finalizing content for the website. But I ran across a great Netflix series called “Babies”. It is amazing! It is a documentary of sorts, with experts from all areas of infant development. I am only through the first 3 installments, and I…
Continuing Education
ASHA
ASHA: This course is offered for 1.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course will focus on the SOFFI® Method and will not discuss other similar or related treatments. This course is not offered for partial credit. Each agenda item must be completed and quiz passed before you may move to the next section of the course. Completion of all 12 sections and quizzes passed is needed to award ASHA CEU’s. ASHA MEMBERS: You MUST provide your ASHA number at the time you register, and complete all of the quizzes within the stated timeframe to receive your CEUs. Members who do not provide their ASHA number at the time of registration will not be sent to ASHA for CEU credit.
AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03389 This Distance Learning – Independent event is offered at 1.3 CEUs, Intermediate, Foundational Knowledge/Occupational Therapy Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.
ASHA: This course is offered for 1.55 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course will focus on the SOFFI® Method and will not discuss other similar or related treatments. This course is not offered for partial credit. Full attendance and passed grade on quiz is needed to award ASHA CEU’s
AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03389 This Distance Learning – Interactive event is offered at 1.3 CEUs, Intermediate, Foundational Knowledge/Occupational Therapy Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.
While the content is the same for each of these offerings, the virtual live course offers a chance for interaction and questions/answers. It therefore is scheduled as such.
ASHA: This course is offered for .15 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course will focus on the SOFFI® Method and will not discuss other similar or related treatments. This course is not offered for partial credit. Full attendance and attestation that the entire webinar was viewed is needed to award ASHA CEU’s. ASHA MEMBERS: You MUST provide your ASHA number at the time you register, and complete all of the quizzes within the stated timeframe to receive your CEUs. Members who do not provide their ASHA number at the time of registration will not be sent to ASHA for CEU credit.
AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03913 This Distance Learning – Independent event is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Intermediate, Foundational Knowledge/Occupational Therapy Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
ASHA: Start date April 5, 2022. This course is offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course will focus on RINGGCAST and the SOFFI® Method and will not discuss other similar or related treatments. This course is not offered for partial credit.
AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03409. This Distance Learning – Independent event is offered at 0.3 CEUs, Intermediate, Foundational Knowledge/Occupational Therapy Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
ASHA: Start date April 5, 2022. This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course is not offered for partial credit.
AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 4067. This Distance Learning – Independent event is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Intermediate, Occupational Therapy Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.