Holly Tickner, Next Bite SP

Holly Tickner, Next Bite SP Holly is a Perth-based Speech Pathologist who specialises in feeding & swallowing problems.

10/06/2026

Celebrating the little wins EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Recent SMALL BUT IMPORTANT wins have included:
🍕 sitting with friends at school for lunch
🍕 cracking an egg for the first time (and messy fingers didn’t overwhelm them)
🍕touching cucumber without gagging
🍕eating a new type of cracker
🍕 asking their parents for something to eat
🍕 trying to suckle at a bottle after months of aversion
🍕 letting their teeth be quickly brushed
🍕 asking to try something from a bakery

Of course we LOVE the big wins too (New foods! Putting on weight! Taking their supplements & vitamins! Great blood test results! Swallowing safely! Weaning off thickeners!) but honestly sometimes it’s the little things that really just keep me smiling each day 💖

20/05/2026

There is so much noise online about the BEST way to feed your baby solids. It’s so overwhelming to navigate all the different advice, especially when there are big opinions and not much nuance. It’s a lot. Do you do baby led weaning? Traditional weaning? Combined? What did your own mum do? Your grandma? What’s your best friend doing? And don’t forget about allergies! And iron rich food! And self feeding skills! And milk, they still need their milk!

Just here to say - if it’s feeling all too much, just focus on what’s working. Often it’s the baby that decides whether they’ll have finger foods or spoon foods anyway, despite our best planned intentions. If your baby likes self feeding - do more of that. If they love spoon foods - lean into it. Keep them fed and keep mealtimes joyful and relaxed for both of you. You’ve got this 💫 💖 ✨ 🥣 🥦

08/05/2026

It has to be 2 & 9 for me 🍽️🍫🍷 How about you?

Happy Mother’s Day for this weekend! 🌞 💖 💫

01/05/2026

Some basics on how to more comfortably swallow tablets ✨ There are LOTS of different ways to approach learning to swallow medications like pills and capsules, in fact so many that we made a whole e-book about it! 💊 But here are some basics to get you started, whether you have a reverse swallow or not 💖

My main advice is to start small, and be kind to yourself. Try to finish with a successful swallow - don’t move up to a bigger piece of food until you feel ready. Practice with ice chips if food feels too challenging to start with. You’ve got this!

I think that’s a wrap on this series! Have I missed a t of your questions? 😊

Link to our e-book is in my bio, available on our website 📖

01/05/2026

Part four! You have a reverse swallow but you want to swallow differently? Here’s where to begin in under two minutes!

01/05/2026

Well that was unexpected! This is part 3 in an unplanned series about reverse swallowing! Here to answer:
💫 Does this affect anything serious?
💫 Is it why my swallowing is so loud?
💫 Is this why my dentist complains about me?
💫 Am I faulty somehow?

And a chance for me to apologise for making anyone dribble on themselves or choke 😬🫣

29/04/2026

What is a reverse swallow anyway? Part 2 for those of you who are curious!

(See previous video to work out if you have a reverse swallow yourself!)

29/04/2026

Just a fun fact about how you might swallow! Do you have trouble swallowing tablets or pills? You might have a reverse swallow, sometimes referred to as a tongue thrust swallow. LOTS of adults have a reverse swallow and don’t even realise it!

Is this something you’d like to know more about? Should I make a part 2??

06/01/2026

WOW how exciting I’m doing some IDDSI testing! It’s quick, painless, and a weird niche skill you develop as a feeding Speechie or parent of a child who needs modified (thickened) fluids. Have you ever heard of thickened fluids before??

22/12/2025

It’s always on your last day of work too 🫠

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