Milk & Milestones Therapy is dedicated to providing exceptional care for infants and children facing developmental challenges, specializing in feeding and motor skills. Our holistic approach ensures personalized treatment plans tailored to each child’s unique needs and goals. We prioritize family involvement, offering both clinic-based and in-home therapy options to support convenience and continuity of care. With a commitment to empathy, empowerment, education, transparency, and nurturing, we strive to create a supportive environment where every child can thrive.
We believe in treating children in their most natural environment—home. Home-based therapy offers unparalleled convenience, continuity of care, and the ability to assess a child’s capabilities in their familiar surroundings. Unlike traditional settings, our one-on-one sessions with skilled pediatric therapists focus entirely on your child’s needs. We actively involve families in therapy sessions, equipping parents with knowledge and fun exercises to support their child’s progress beyond our sessions.
Benefit from our specialized knowledge and experience in pediatric physical and occupational therapy, focusing on feeding difficulties, motor skills development, and holistic wellness for infants and children.
Receive individualized care tailored to your child’s specific needs and developmental goals. We prioritize comprehensive assessments and personalized treatment plans that consider the whole child, ensuring effective and meaningful progress.
Experience a supportive environment where family involvement is integral to your child’s therapy journey. We empower parents and caregivers with education, tools, and ongoing support to foster continued progress and success outside of therapy sessions.
Welcome to our practice! We are glad you have chosen us for your health needs and hope that every encounter with our office and staff exceeds your expectations. We know our patients have a choice in several different areas, so we go out of our way to deliver the level of care and compassion we would want for our own families.
Complete health may be our long-term goal, but our immediate priority is the patient comfort. We do our best to facilitate a relaxing and non-threatening office environment you’ll want to return to again and again. This includes the implementation of multiple techniques to prevent treatment discomfort and minimize anxiety.
You’ll also find our office to be equipped with amenities designed to make your experience more pleasant and enjoyable. From a comfortable waiting area to relaxing treatment areas, every detail has been designed with your satisfaction in mind.
All our pediatric therapists are trained in oral motor work, manual therapy, neuromuscular reeducation, developmental play and milestones!
Queen’s University, 2000 – UMDNJ, 2009
I love working with little infants and teaching parents how to best nurture development through fun and playful activities. Fun Fact: I am fluent in 4 languages! English, French, Spanish and Arabic
Quinnipiac University, 2017
I truly love working with families and their children to help them to learn new tricks and assist the child unlock their fullest potential! I have a tongue tie I didn’t discover until I became an OT, so it’s rewarding to be a part of their journey as each little one grows. Fun Fact: I have been on 2 service trips to provide therapy services in Latin America
Northeastern University, 2015
My favorite thing about working with infants is seeing how they learn and grow week to week. I feel so lucky to be a part of encouraging their development and allowing parents to do the same through fun, purposeful play.
Mercy College, 2018
I love working with this population because I’m able to provide the early intervention that’s needed to set the caregiver-child dyad up for success in meeting future milestones, while witnessing growth and individualized achievements each session. Fun fact: Barbara knew she wanted to specialize in infants/pediatrics from a young age and aspired to be a nurse before she found her love and passion for the field of OT
Emory University, 2013
I love being able to see patients in the home so they are able to learn to navigate their natural environment. Fun Fact: I love traveling and have been to 31 countries and 36 states!
Rutgers-School of Health Related Professionals, 2015
I love working with this population because we’re able make huge positive changes as they grow in their first few months of life. Fun Fact: I’m a Dog mom to a trouble maker French Bulldog named Stout!
Marymount University, 2006
Empowering and educating moms and families one baby at a time. Fun fact: I love to sing and dance- will break out at any time
Kettering College, 2019
I love working with this population because it gives me the opportunity to work closely with families and support their child’s learning and development! Fun Fact: I Love sailing! I do sailboat racing every week May-October in New York Harbor.
University of Rochester, Touro College, 2016
Getting to work and play with babies every day brings me joy; I can’t help but smile whenever there is a baby in the room. Getting to be a part of their gross motor journey and helping them achieve their goals is an added bonus. Fun fact: I snort when I laugh!
New York University Class of 2016
I’ve always known I was going to work with babies/toddlers/kids in some capacity and I feel so lucky to get to do it through physical therapy. I enjoy taking a play-based approach in my treatment sessions and always have fun! Fun fact: Mom to two of the cutest and wildest twin boys around who also struggled with tongue ties and feeding. I enjoy being on the go almost as much as they do!
Nova Southeastern University, 2016.
I am excited to work with this population because there is nothing more rewarding than watching little ones learn and explore the world around them. A fun fact about me is that Russian was my first language!
Quinnipiac University, 2013
I love working with this population because watching our clients grow and change is rewarding, on top of seeing how children can thrive despite even the smallest challenge. Fun fact: I am a yoga instructor and my favorite pose is half moon!”
Drexel University, 2012
I love the privilege of working with mamas and their babies during such a sacred time! After having gone through similar experiences with my own three babies, I can truly relate to what families are going through. It is such an honor to step into that space and be able to offer positive support, empowering education and to help them achieve their goals! Fun fact: I love to work outside in my veggie garden and teach my children the science and beauty of growing our own food (and getting dirty along the way)!
Mercy College, 2018
I live for helping families learn about what their babies CAN do, and seeing first hand the transition from struggle to success. Fun Fact: I am a mom of 3 with personal experience with tongue tied babies helped by Dr. Gigi
Northeastern University, 2012
I love working with this population because it gives me the beautiful opportunity to both help little ones and support their families along the way. Fun fact: I’ve been dating my husband since we were 16 years old, and are now married with two children and a dog.
Lebanon Valley College 2016
I love helping families discover what they’re capable of and reach new goals! It’s rewarding to see the hard work pay off when these little ones achieve milestones. Fun Fact: I love trail running with my dogs, Kona and Nutmeg, and riding my horse, Olive.
New York University, 2012
Watching babies rapidly change each day is so fascinating to me and being able to make a positive impact on that growth and development early on is incredibly rewarding. Fun fact: I have 3 kids that all had tongue and lip ties with 3 different feeding journeys. Dr. Gigi worked with my youngest and I was finally able to experience positive bonding with my third little one!
Towson University, 2018
I love the privilege of being a part of babies’ stories having successful feeding journeys & developing milestones. Fun Fact: Shelly is a mom to a rambunctious toddler who had a tongue tie as an infant and found Dr. Gigi online before starting working together.
Elizabethtown College, 2018
I love empowering parents and helping little ones thrive. I have two boys that faced feeding challenges and benefited greatly from therapy. Fun fact: I play the cello!
“Within a couple of weeks, all our issues were fixed, it was absolutely amazing! Dr. Gigi has helped him so much with every issue that he had. It helped in so many more aspects than chiropractics alone.He hardly ever cries. As soon as she sees him getting upset, she stops what she’s doing and makes sure he is happy. That was the biggest part for us. She listens to the baby.”
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