Questions tagged nutrition

Hi, Unfortunately there isn’t really any formula to work out what a baby needs to drink, formula tins use a guide which accounts for the mos...

Hi Jess, It does sound like he may be reacting to something in the formula, it could be anything, but lactose is a possible contender. They do mak...

Hi Andrea, Well done to you for looking at making your own fruit yoghurt – great! Yes it must be full fat (until at least 2 yrs). I recommen...

Kia ora Keriana, Good on you for looking at yoghurt, personally I think it is a fabulous early food and both my boys loved it at about 7-8 months....

Hi Nicki, Yes the additives would have been the main offenders, are there any additives at all, even natural ones? What about sugar and salt? Soun...

Hi, I think you have voiced a very common concern and also reflected the confusion that there is out there about weaning and cow’s milk. To ...

Hi There, I understand your concern; obviously food provides a number of nutrients in greater amounts than breastmilk. Just wondering how her grow...

Hi there, There are many things which can aggravate reflux. From teething, bad day, feeling unwell, allergies, overtired, constipation, immunisati...

Hi, Do be sure to also rule out any colic etc before continuing to persist for hours. But the program is such that you should continue with the se...

Hi Yeliz, It`s a hard job there is no question about that. How long have you been following the program because it needs to be followed carefully ...

Hi, Often a habit like this does not just change by itself you need to make the change, and it is hard especially as you have your daughter to con...

Hi Lisa, A good settling routine is never too early and if you were to follow our settling program and also implement a feed/play/sleep routine yo...

Hi, All these little changes of routine can mount up and the most important thing you can do is firstly not give a bottle to fall asleep with init...

Hi, I definitely wouldn`t leave the bath till 9.30-10pm. When you settle him at 6.45pm try settling him using our settling techniques and resettle...

Hi, At this age you might expect to be feeding 4 hourly still and if less than 4 hourly during the night I would resettle, but in a month or so yo...

Hi, You are following the best routine with feed/play/sleep and so long as you settle as soon as tired signs are shown that`s great. Don`t make a ...

Hi Caroline, She certainly does seem to be doing well. 6pm is always a bad time of day it is compounded by the fact that we are generally flat out...

Hi, The key to getting him to sleep through the night is not to let him fall asleep with the bottle. Feeding is fine but he needs to settle awake ...

Hi, Early days it is and you shouldn`t expect a baby to sleep through the night before 6 months of age. 4 hourly feeding would still be normal f...

Hi, If you try dinner bath top up feed story/cuddles then watch for those tired signs and settle straight away awake, you can persist with some se...

Hi, SIDS say the risks are greatly reduced from about 5 to 6 months on. Do give him as much tummy time as you can during the day to help strengthe...

Hi, This is probably more about 8 month separation anxiety that is causing the change of habit. It is always best to be guided by tired signs for...

Hi, We do recommend to stop wrapping after 3 mnoths so this is great you are making the effort to chnge his routine. Try the sleeping bag during t...

Hi, You shouldn`t expect baby to sleep 7pm to 7am without an overnight feed until 6 months so one feed would be quite normal. Feed/Play/Sleep is d...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. At around 20 weeks the baby can be anywhere in the uterus as it is quite small and has lots of room. As the baby ...

Hi Jackie, With morning sickness it is advisable to eat small amounts often. Dry crackers and plain mineral water to sip can help. Your baby is q...

Hi There, It sounds like a heat rash especially if the rash is on the contact side or a reaction to something on your body, over a food reaction....

Hi, Unfortunately there isn’t really any formula to work out what a baby needs to drink, formula tins use a guide which accounts for the mo...

Hi Jess, It does sound like he may be reacting to something in the formula, it could be anything, but lactose is a possible contender. They do m...

Hi Andrea, Well done to you for looking at making your own fruit yoghurt – great! Yes it must be full fat (until at least 2 yrs). I recom...