Feeding Foundations Speech Therapy

10/29/2026

The sweetest words from some of our Feeding Foundations families. 🌿🤍

10/12/2026

Because sometimes, before we can make meaningful progress with feeding, we need to understand what the rest of the body is telling us

10/12/2026

🌿 What does an Occupational Therapist's role in feeding therapy actually look like?

Feeding is SO much more than just what happens in the mouth!

Successful feeding requires a strong foundation of postural stability, coordination, sensory processing, and nervous system regulation.

One piece of that foundation that often gets overlooked? Primitive reflexes.

When these reflexes remain active longer than expected, they may interfere with the foundational skills children need for feeding.

This is where having a skilled, functionally focused Occupational Therapist on our team makes such a difference!

Rather than simply focusing on reflex exercises, quality OT looks at the whole child—how their body moves, how they process sensory information, how they regulate, and how those skills translate into everyday activities.

When OT and speech-language therapy work together, we can address both the foundational skills and the specific oral-motor and feeding challenges that impact mealtimes.

Because sometimes, before we can make meaningful progress with feeding, we need to understand what the rest of the body is telling us.

Caring for the root. Guiding the growth. 🌱
Feeding Foundations Speech Therapy

10/08/2026

🌿 Our team is growing! Meet Sydney Gray—our newest speech-language pathologist!

Sydney earned her master’s degree from the University of Kentucky and loves working with children. She has a special interest in early language and AAC.

Sydney shares the purpose behind Feeding Foundations: **Caring for the root. Guiding the growth.**

Our care looks beyond practicing words or sounds. We seek to understand what’s affecting a child’s communication and what helps them feel safe, supported, and regulated so they can connect and learn. We work together as a team and partner with families, respecting each child’s pace and celebrating communication in all its forms.

With Sydney joining us, we’re expanding beyond our feeding specialty with **new openings for pediatric speech and language therapy beginning November 1!**

Whether your child needs support with early words, speech clarity, understanding language, or communicating through AAC, we’d love to help.

📍 London, KY
📞 Call 606-224-3400 or message our practice to learn about getting started.

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09/05/2026

A gentle feeding reminder: tasting is not the only kind of progress. 🌱

Looking at a food, allowing it on the plate, touching it, smelling it, helping prepare it, or taking one tiny lick can all be meaningful steps toward feeling safe with food.

Invite your children into the whole experience:

📝 Plan meals together
🛒 Shop for food together
🥕 Wash, chop, mix, and cook together
🍽️ Sit down and eat together
😊 Let them see you genuinely enjoying your food

Eating is about more than nutrition—it is also social, sensory, emotional, and relational. Children learn about food through repeated, pressure-free experiences with people they trust.

Connection first. Curiosity next. Tasting may come in time. 💛

08/11/2026

The SWEETEST surprise today! 🥹🍪💜

One of our amazing patient moms brought us these absolutely adorable cookies capturing speech and occupational therapy so perfectly — right down to all the little details. 🌈🗣️🖐️

It means more than you know to be thought of and appreciated like this. We are so incredibly grateful for the families who trust us with their little ones and make Feeding Foundations such a special place. 🌱💕

Thank you for making our day a whole lot sweeter! 🍪✨ We have the best patients!!

06/19/2026

🚨 Kentucky Medicaid Reimbursement Cuts

Kentucky Medicaid has announced a 4% reduction in provider reimbursement rates beginning August 1, 2026.

This impacts speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, hospitals, schools, physicians, and many other healthcare providers across the state.

For rural communities like ours, reimbursement cuts can make it harder to maintain access to vital services for children with feeding challenges, developmental delays, autism, and other special needs.

We encourage families and providers to contact our legislators and advocate for protecting access to care for Kentucky children.

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Andy Beshear

05/30/2026

Not all formulas function the same. The ingredients matter.

I recently completed advanced training diving deeper into formula ingredients, molecular structure, digestion, and how different formulations interact with infant feeding development and regulation.

Not all formulas function the same in the body — and not all babies respond the same way. Understanding the science behind proteins, fats, carbohydrates, digestion, gut response, oral function, and how these compare to human milk allows me to better individualize care based on each baby’s unique presentation.

There is rarely one “perfect” answer for every infant. My goal is always to look at the whole picture and help families understand what their baby may be communicating through their feeding responses. 🌱

05/29/2026

When I started my practice, I truly thought it would just be me.

I was determined that Feeding Foundations would be different.

There are many wonderful practices that serve as places for new therapists to learn and grow — and that is so important. I was once that therapist myself. But deep down, I envisioned something a little different for this space: a practice built around seasoned professionals who truly know themselves, know their passion, and genuinely love what they do.

A place focused on quality, holistic care.
A place that looks for the root, not just the symptom.
A place that supports families without judgment — simply helping them meet their goals in the way that feels right for them.

So when the opportunity came to bring another incredible therapist and dear friend onto our team, it was truly a no brainer.

I am beyond thankful to welcome Brittany LaGrange to Feeding Foundations.

Brittany is an amazing OT, an incredible human, and someone I deeply enjoy both professionally and personally. Rhonda, Brittany, and I literally began our professional careers together, and getting to work alongside women I respect so much brings me more joy than I can explain.

I know our families are going to love her just as much as we do. 🤍

Welcome to the team, Brittany!

05/18/2026

Happy Speech-Language Pathologist Day! 💙🗣️

Today we celebrate the heart behind the work — the SLPs who help children find their voices, build confidence, connect with the world around them, and thrive in ways that go far beyond words.

At Feeding Foundations Speech Therapy, we are especially grateful for the opportunity to support families through connection, play, feeding, communication, and trust. Every small step matters, and it is an honor to walk alongside our families in those moments.

To all the SLPs pouring into children and families every day — thank you for your compassion, creativity, patience, and advocacy. Your work changes lives in lasting ways. 🌿