Welcome! We are

Wee Bloom Wonders

& Little Stories.

We are expert feeding specialists helping families navigate feeding concerns from the start of life with prenatal education, breastfeeding, starting solids and beyond. We have 38 years of combined experience, supporting feeding difficulties across the spectrum from simple to complex. We are ready to help you with your feeding dilemma! We provide home visits serving Denver, Wheat Ridge, Edgewater, Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster, Golden, Littleton, Morrison, Highlands Ranch, Englewood, Centennial and Lone Tree.

Our Services

  • Breastfeeding

    Breastfeeding is totally natural and yet that doesn’t mean it is always easy. We specialize in treating the dyad and offer support with:

    *Prenatal education

    *Latching, positioning, comfort

    *Nipple pain/damage

    *Infant oral assessment, sucking skills

    *Lip and Tongue Tie assessment

    *Pumping and flange fitting

    *Milk supply management

    *Balancing breast and bottle feeding

    *Back to work planning

    *And more

  • Infant Feeding

    We support alternative feeding such as bottle feeding and tube feeding.

    *Transitioning to bottles

    *Strikes and Aversions

    *Planning for daycare/back to work

    *Dysphagia and swallowing disorders

    *Tube feeding and weaning

    *Bottle and pacifier selection

    *Transition to solids

    *Complex infant feeding issues

    *And more

  • Toddler Feeding

    Is your child struggling to gain weight? Do you struggle with offering a variety of foods that your child won’t refuse? Does your child seem “picky” ? Does your child struggle to chew, choke or have trouble swallowing food? Are they messy for their age? Do they mostly fill up on cow’s milk? Does feeding your child stress you out? We specialize in supporting pediatric feeding disorders.

    *Poor intake

    *Difficulty chewing, swallowing

    *Messy eating

    *Stressful meal times

    *Soft food preference

    *Limited variety of food groups

    *Gagging, choking, coughing

    *”Picky” eating

    *Food refusal

    *Poor weight gain

    *More

  • Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

    Orofacial myofunctional therapy address the muscles and structures of the face and airway needed for proper breathing, eating and speech. We treat infants, children and adults. Does your child sleep for hours and hours but doesn’t seem rested? Does your child struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? Is your child struggling academically? Does your child present with any of the following:

    *Mouth Breathing

    *Snoring

    *Difficulty chewing

    *Choking or coughing with meals

    *Fatigue, poor sleep

    *Lips parted at rest, unable to put lips together

    *Resting tongue posture

    *Tongue thrust

    *Limited tongue mobility, ties

    *Speech errors, difficult to understand

    *Dental issues with misaligned teeth

    *Oral habits; pacifier use, thumb or digit sucking

Hi! I’m Natalie Wonders.

I am the owner of Wee Bloom Wonders, LLC. I am a Registered Nurse with 20 years of experience supporting new families and their babies. I am also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). I specialize in helping families create sustainable, individualized feeding plans while considering the needs and wants of everyone involved. I love to support families with both breast and bottle feeding and working through milk supply issues, nipple pain, breast/nipple health, infant weight gain, pumping/flange fitting, weaning and much more! My passion is to share the tools you can use to make your family bloom!

I am the owner of Little Stories Coaching & Consulting, LLC. I am a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) with 18+ years of pediatric feeding experience and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). I offer support for breastfeeding, bottle feeding, tube feeding/weaning, starting solids, toddler feeding, speech and orofacial myofunctional therapy. I have experience with medically complex children, dysphagia and swallowing disorders, and specialize in infant oral skills and TOT’s (tethered oral tissues). I would love to hear your story no matter how little it may seem. When a family has a feeding difficulty the stress level can become unbearable and I am here to help.

Hi! I’m Jackie Gates.

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