Functional Oral Assessment and/or Bottle Feeding Support

We support families seeking clarity and solutions around infant oral function, bottle feeding, and feeding efficiency.

Common reasons families schedule this visit include:

• Difficulty taking a bottle (refusal, leaking, collapsing nipple, or inconsistent feeds)

• Prolonged or inefficient bottle feeding,

• Clicking or gulping sounds during feeding

• Milk loss from the corners of the mouth

• Choking or coughing with feeds

• Excessive gassiness

• Reflux-like symptoms

• Preference for one side or feeding position

• Fatigue or frustration during feeds

• Nasal congestion during feeding

• Poor weight gain

• Suspected oral restrictions (tongue, lip, or buccal ties)

• Post-release oral rehabilitation

• Simply wanting to ensure that your baby’s oral function supports comfortable, efficient feeding and development.

This visit is appropriate for bottle-fed babies. If you’re unsure whether this is the right fit, please reach out, we’re happy to help you choose the most appropriate service.

Your consultation includes a detailed, functional assessment of your baby’s oral skills and feeding patterns:

• A review of your baby’s medical, birth, and feeding history

• Observation of a full feeding session using your typical bottle system

• Comprehensive oral functional exam assessing tongue, lip, jaw, and palate coordination

• Screening for oral restrictions (tongue, lip, or buccal ties) and compensatory feeding patterns

• Assessment of suck strength, rhythm, and coordination of suck-swallow-breathe patterns

• Review of bottle mechanics and nipple flow rate to ensure an optimal match

• Education and demonstration of oral exercises or techniques to support skill development

• Discussion of red flags, next steps, and, when appropriate, referral to trusted collaborative providers (such as bodywork or release professionals)

After Your Visit:

You’ll receive a personalized care plan tailored to your baby’s oral function and feeding needs, including bottle system recommendations, oral habilitation exercises, and structured practice routines. Your care plan will be delivered via our secure messaging portal within 24 hours (often much sooner). Two weeks of secure messaging support related to your current care plan are included.

In Office
Price: $100

Virtual

This service is a HIPAA Compliant, Telemedicine video consultation using Intake Q.

Price: $100

In Home

Price: $200

Solids Consultation

A Solids Feeding Consultation with A Mother's Village can assist you to prevent and/or resolve problems related to your child's feeding.

Common solids feeding difficulties:

• Solids refusal - where a baby or toddler appears to lack interest in eating solids. He/she is not upset when offered.

• Feeding aversion - where a baby or toddler appears to be distressed when placed into the highchair or when offered solid foods and refuses to eat despite obvious signs of hunger.

• Reliance on distractions - where a baby or toddler will only eat when entertained by toys, books, television, or videos.

• Gagging or choking - when a baby or toddler repeatedly gags or chokes while feeding. This can be physical, behavioral, refusal, or fussy or distressed behavior at mealtimes.

Learn how to support your child to enjoy eating a variety of healthy foods and develop skills that enable him/her to self-feed.

Referrals will provided to other healthcare/medical professionals, as necessary.

Only Offered Virtually.

This service is a HIPAA Compliant, Telemedicine video consultation using Intake Q.

Price: $75