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❅ Holiday Gift Guide And A Code For 25% Off The Perfect Stocking Stuffers ❅

❅ Holiday Gift Guide And A Code For 25% Off The Perfect Stocking Stuffers ❅

Keep reading to learn about holiday closures and clinic updates.

Lauren Thompson
December 17, 2025

What’s In This Newsletter:

Holiday Scheduling Updates
2025 Year-In-Review
New Infant Offering: The Feeding Circle
Holiday Gift Guide & ezpz Coupon Code

Holiday Scheduling Updates 🗓

As we head into the holiday season, please be aware of clinic closures and clinician availability to plan ahead.

Clinic Closures

Tuesday, 12/24
Wednesday, 12/25
Wednesday, 1/1

Lauren’s Availability
Lauren will be taking time off 12/24–12/26 and 12/29–1/2 to be home with her children during their school break.

Bianca’s Availability
Bianca will continue to see families during the holiday period with the following availability:

12/24: Available until 4:00 PM
12/26: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
12/29: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
12/30 & 12/31: Regular hours (8:30 AM – 6:00 PM)
1/2: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Scheduling Flexibility

We know routines can shift during winter break. If your family would like to adjust appointment times while children are home from school, please reach out and we’re happy to look at the schedule to see what accommodations may be possible.

For families who typically see Lauren and would like to continue services while she is off, sessions with Bianca are available during this time. Please let us know, and we’ll work to find a day and time on Bianca’s schedule that works for your family.

Thank you for your flexibility and understanding, and as always, we’re so grateful to be part of your family’s care during this season.

Year In Review!

Thank you for making this year so wonderful. It’s a privilege to care for your family, and we’re grateful for the trust you place in our clinic.

2025 Highlights:

Completed 867 appointments
Supported 98 new clients
Serviced clients from 17 different towns and cities
Added Bianca and Meaghann to the team
Lauren presented on Pediatric Feeding Disorders at the International Pediatric Feeding Disorders Conference
Moved to a larger office
Launched our new website
Hosted our first community event
Started The Feeding Circle and a new infant feeding program
Lauren became certified in DIRFloortime
Recorded episodes on the Private Practice Success Stories and First Bite podcasts about our package model and trauma related to PFD
We can’t wait to see what 2026 brings!

The Feeding Circle

Join a supportive circle of parents and caregivers in their third trimester or with infants 0-4 months, including our weekly virtual Inclusive Infant Feeding Workshop hosted every Tuesday on Zoom from 10-11am.

Every Tuesday, we:

Explore a guided feeding topic such as feeding positions, paced feedings, bottle types and nipple flows, and managing engorgement
Celebrate your recent wins (big or small) and talk through your challenges
Talk through your questions and problem solve together

Family Spotlight

❝

D is LOVING eating; it’s such a different experience than with R and I feel so well equipped to help her develop because of everything we learned with you.

Johanna

Interested in sharing your experience at Well Fed Feeding?

Holiday Gift Guide & Stocking Stuffers

ezpz products are great for infants because they support crucial pre-feeding skills like tongue/lip/jaw strength (essential for speech), motor planning for self-feeding, and sensory exploration, helping build the foundation for eating solids and clear speech by encouraging natural mouth movements and texture interaction.

Recommended products:

ezpz Kit 1 (Ages 0–6 Months)

This is one of my favorite early feeding and oral development kits for babies in that newborn-to-early-infant stage. ezpz’s Kit 1 is thoughtfully designed to support your baby’s oral motor development before solids begin. All the products inside this kit helps build the foundations for feeding in a gentle, baby-led way.

Gumline Feeder

This is ezpz’s newest product, and it might just be my newest favorite, too. The Gumline Feeder gives babies a safe, baby-led way to practice early feeding skills like munching and chewing — without pressure and without rushing readiness.

Soft, moist strips of fruits, vegetables, meats, or carbohydrates can be placed into the silicone pouch, allowing your baby to independently explore different tastes, textures, temperatures, and colors in a developmentally supportive way. It can also be used with frozen breast milk, formula, or purées, making it incredibly versatile in those early months.

What makes this feeder especially thoughtful is how it supports skill-building, not just exposure. Tiny openings release small amounts of food for safe self-feeding, while the side placement of the holes encourages tongue lateralization and munching patterns which are foundational skills for later chewing.

ezpz Developmental Cup Set (Open Cup + Straw Learning, Made Simple)

This is one of my go-to recommendations for supporting drinking skills the way the mouth is designed to work. The ezpz Developmental Cup Set gently teaches babies, toddlers, and preschoolers how to drink from an open cup and use a straw — skills that support safe swallowing, oral motor development, and speech foundations.

The set grows with your child:
2 oz Tiny Cup (4 months +) for early open cup exploration
4 oz Mini Cup + Straw (9 months +) to introduce straw drinking
8 oz Happy Cup + Straw (2 years +) for continued independence and confidence

Each cup is thoughtfully designed to support important oral motor milestones like lip closure, lip rounding, and tongue elevation, all of which play a role in efficient swallowing and healthy oral and speech development.