About Arlington Lactation and Feeding Therapy
About Arlington Lactation and Feeding Therapy

My Favorite Things

Welcome to My Favorite Things!
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After years of using and mentioning my favorite things to families, I compiled them in all one place.
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My favorite things are organized by classes I teach, where I'm most likely to mention them.​ Many of the products featured on this page have been tested in the field in partnership and parent-endorsed.
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You can visit a specific class's item list with the click of a button or enjoy scrolling through all items at your leisure.
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Breastfeeding Basics
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Breastfeeding the Second Time Around
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Work.Pump.Repeat. & The Art of Pumping
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Gourmia Thermoelectric Mini Fridge Cooler & Warmer
This pint-sized personal refrigerator is perfect for streamlining pumping at work or home. A set of bottles and flanges fit into this mighty machine to save time and clean-up hassle during your workday. It's small enough to fit on shelf, desk, credenza or at your bedside.

Thinkbaby Stainless Steel Baby Bottle, Orange
An uninsulated stainless steel bottle like this one is perfect for scalding high lipase milk. Milk can safely be heated and then rapidly cooled without concerns of glass breaking or chemicals leaching from plastic bottles. Pair with the digital thermometer and a bottle warmer.
Starting Solids
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Bamba Peanut Butter Snacks All Natural Peanut Butter PB Corn Puffs
Current recommendaions for reducing peanut allergies include regular exposure to peanut proteins. These puffs are covered in peanut dust. It's an easy and safe way to provide peanut exposure without the risks of offering whole peanuts to young babies
Recommendations for Sensory Play
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beiens High Contrast Baby Flashcard
An infant's visual field is 12-inches away. Starting with black & white, high-contrast pictures help a little one's eyes start to adjust. Adding red and gradually moving to more color. These cards are easy to pack and go and are a great way to see if your baby can track and follow the images, as you move them slowly.

Nuby Bug-A-Loop Teether
Rattles like this Nuby rattle offer great engagement for sensory play. Variety is key for rattles - hard, soft, ability to freeze - it allows baby to experience different sensory input. This rattle has different shapes that move and spin, beads of different textures. Baby can hold with one hand and as baby grows can exchange from one hand to another.

Sassy Grasp & Jitter Guy
The soft texture of this Sassy rattle will allow baby to engage with tactile sensations. It provides further input with the different appendages (crinkle, chime, rattle, squeak) and the pull down and shimmy up movement will further help with visual tracking. The long arms make for practice gripping.

Baby Textured Sensory Ball Set Soft Squeeze Massage Balls
These sensory balls are great for exploration and integration. Roll them on your little one's hands, feet, show them how to grip the nubs, when they are in tummy time, they can encourage baby to experiment with how much they need to grip and use shoulder muscles to get a good view.

Little Kids Fubbles Premium Long Lasting Bubble Solution
Bubbles for a baby? Yes! Bubbles for babies are great! They help with eye tracking and provide sensory input when they are gently blown towards baby's feet, belly, cheeks, and tummy. At first they might be a surprise, take it slow, blow gently, and avoid hands, eyes, mouth and do not give baby the wand.

Black, White & Red, Smile, Baby 2-in-1 Crib & Floor Mirror
Babies can only see black and white for the first 2 months and then start seeing primary colors like red, making this floor mirror a great option! Mirrors are a great way to engage your baby while being able to use your hands to help position them for tummy time!