Your Questions, Answered

  • A maternal OT helps with daily life challenges such as postpartum adjustment, routines, emotional regulation, infant care, feeding support, sleep routines, and helping families feel more organized and supported.

  • No. Support is available for all stages of motherhood, including second or third babies and complex transitions.

  • No referral is needed. You are welcome to reach out directly to learn more or schedule services.

  • Maternal OT is more focused on daily life and function. While emotional wellbeing is part of care, the focus is on practical support with routines, regulation, caregiving, and helping life feel more manageable day to day.

  • Yes. Support includes strategies for nervous system regulation, reducing overwhelm, and creating more manageable daily routines.

  • Before your session, you may receive brief intake paperwork or questionnaires to help me learn more about you, your baby, your routines, and any specific concerns you’d like support with. This allows our time together to feel more personalized, collaborative, and focused on your family’s needs.

    For virtual sessions, you’ll also receive simple instructions for joining the appointment securely online. There is no need to have everything perfectly prepared beforehand. Sessions are designed to fit naturally into real life, including feeding, diaper changes, breaks, and the unpredictability that often comes with pregnancy and caring for a baby.

  • Infant massage is a gentle, guided way of using touch to support bonding, relaxation, and regulation for babies. It also helps parents feel more confident reading and responding to their baby’s cues.

  • No experience is needed. Sessions are taught step-by-step and designed for beginners.

  • In many cases, yes. Infant massage sessions are adapted to your baby’s medical history, tolerance, cues, and individual needs. Gentle, responsive touch can support bonding, regulation, and caregiver connection, even for babies with more complex medical experiences. When appropriate, collaboration with your child’s medical team may also be recommended to help ensure care feels safe and supportive for your baby.

  • Yes. Many services can be done virtually with guidance tailored to your home and daily routines.

  • Virtual visits take place through a secure online platform and are designed to fit naturally into your home environment and daily routines. During virtual sessions, we may discuss challenges you’re experiencing, review routines, observe caregiving tasks or infant interactions when appropriate, and collaborate on practical strategies tailored to your family’s needs. Virtual support can be especially helpful for families adjusting to life with a new baby, balancing busy schedules, or preferring care from the comfort of home.

  • Home visit sessions are available with many services. They take place in your home environment, allowing support to be tailored directly to your daily routines, caregiving spaces, and real-life challenges. Home visits may include observation, hands-on guidance, environmental recommendations, infant massage instruction, and collaborative problem-solving designed to make daily life feel more manageable and supportive for your family.

  • Home visits are offered within Tyler, TX at no additional travel cost. For services provided outside of Tyler, a travel fee of $0.50 per mile applies, up to a maximum distance of 50 miles. All fees will be discussed and confirmed prior to services.

  • Currently, Tender Beginnings Maternal Occupational Therapy only serves clients who are in the state of Texas.

  • Services are private pay. Cost estimates are provided prior to the start of services, with full transparency and no surprise billing. Payment is due at the time of service.