Expert panel: Nutrition

HI there, babies are all so individual, roughly at 8 months most bubs will have between 2-5 milk feeds a day (breast tends to be more towards the h...

Hi there, it sounds to me as though you and your toddler are going great! Salads come in all shapes and forms, rice, pasta, green, Greek, bean and ...

Hi there, as you have found it is a bit like leading a horse to water… As long as your bub is growing at a consistent rate for her and is hap...

Hi there, you may need to add the details about your question into the details section as it has been cut off. Based on the information I think you...

Hi there, you are right, it isn’t advisable to add anything to baby’s milk feeds other than her formula. While you can get some bubs wh...

Hi there, generally they would be formed to be honest, though there are always varying ‘shades of gray’ as they say. Some issues that c...

You may be better to use something like Survey Monkey on your Facebook or website to see how many people might be interested. You are welcome to jo...

HI there, yes indeed there are many options, for example iron-fortified infant cereal offers a very absorbable form of iron. Don’t forget chi...

Hi there, I am assuming that this issue has been professionally diagnosed and handled and you don’t require any information on chewing. So, j...

Hi there, yes this is quite common in bubs. You don’t say how much baby weighs but if she is say 6kgs then on average a baby of this age and ...

Hi there, yes you can find that bubs for some reason just begin to say ‘no’ to solids. It can be anything from teething to just not fee...

Hi there, yes that is true, you usually find that from four months onwards most bubs pop everything they can grasp into their mouths, the world is ...

Hi there, it can be confusing when you start dropping feeds and starting meals. You could certainly try dropping the ‘dream feed’. I wo...

Hi there, see if you can grab some Weleda Nursing tea to start, this may still take a day or two but it should pick things up a bit. Also, consider...

Hi there, well done you on looking into it now. Indeed there are a number of options, probably the easiest to start with is the Weleda Nursing tea,...

Hi there, my nephew is very similar, chubba bubba we call him. Keep on as you are, babies are in fact excellent at self-regulation and its importan...

Hi there, yes you can find that either the excipients or just the mix or ratio of nutrients in a supplement upset things. You might like to try Ele...

Hi there, solids seem so exciting and then you start and realise you have more questions than you anticipated. One thing I would recommend is trial...

Hi there, certainly there are many cultures who offer ghee to infants and have done so without any problems. While it is high in fat, this is not a...

Hi there, sounds like you have a little girl who knows just what she likes! It can be upsetting at the thought of your almost-toddler being hungry,...

Hi there, as bub is nearing 9 months (which is when you can switch to solids before milk feeds) you will find a lot more flexibility in when the mi...

Fussy eating can really have you pulling your hair out! My son was a fussy foodie and only showed signs of coming out of it at 8ish. Research sugg...

Hi there, great question to ask. Stevia is considered a ‘natural sweetener’ and not an artificial one. Stevia comes from the leaves of ...

Hi there, ah yes, not unusual that some bubs get started on solids with great gusto! All normal and fine. As best you can add more made up formula ...

Hi there, thats a great question and to be honest a food I hadn’t considered re solids. I am assuming you mean pickled gherkins, in which cas...

Hi Helana, you are right, there can be many reasons for a change in stools. That baby is otherwise well is a good sign that it is probably somethin...

Hi there, at this stage the order of importance is breastmilk, formula then solids as baby is still growing at such a rate that the former two are ...

Hi there, ahhh yes, fussy eating can really have you pulling your hair out! My son was a fussy foodie and only showed signs of coming out of it at ...

I can’t see why not. But in a nutritional sense, hard cheeses which you need to cut off a block are lower in salt and less processed than the...

Hi there, yes in the earlier stages of solids it can get a bit repetitious until they have a bigger repertoire. I wrote some fact sheets for Huggie...