BABY FEEDING
Find information about breastfeeding and bottle feeding, to ensure your baby grows up healthy and strong.
Supporting every bite: How Little Bellies helps Kiwi kids grow with confidence
Feeding your baby is about more than just mealtimes - it's a journey of discovery, growth, and development. From those ...
What does ‘me time’ look like for dads?
For many dads, “me time” doesn’t always mean escaping the chaos - it often means finding little moments of connection, ...
Understanding The New Food Guidelines for ECE
The Ministry of Health recently released new guidelines on what food is allowed to be served at early learning service ...
Baby Essentials For When You Are On The Go
For such small people, babies require a lot of gear! Find out what you need to take with you when ...
5 Tips For Starting Solids
At around six months your baby will start showing a bit of interest in what you are eating and indicating ...
How to Make Your Own Baby Food
If you are looking to do your bit in helping our world be a better place, making much of your ...
When To Begin Weaning Your Baby
Your baby's inevitable weaning begins the day she takes her first mouthful of rice cereal. Sooner or later every breast-fed ...
Shamed for sexual nature of breastfeeding
Read this woman's story about being shamed for trying to breastfeed her baby ...
Nutrition for breastfeeding mums
Breastfeeding is the best option for a healthy baby. Learn more on nutrition for breastfeeding mothers to ensure mother and ...
A guide to formula amounts
Only your baby will truly know how much milk they require, but by calculating what an average-sized baby might require ...
Choosing the right bottle for your baby
These days bottles come in different materials, shapes, designs, features, colours and sizes; with price tags that vary significantly. The ...
Feeding Your Premature Baby
According to The Neonatal Trust, approximately 10% of babies in New Zealand are born premature, ie, born before 37 weeks ...
Can your pregnancy diet affect the metabolism of your baby?
Metabolism. Do you know someone who can scoff a whole pie and still look skinnier afterwards? (Meanwhile some of us can sniff ...
Knowing when your baby has had enough milk
Whether you should follow guidelines based on average-sized babies or give your baby as much milk as they want, will depend ...
Too much milk
Most new mums worry they won't produce enough breast milk for their baby. However, a less feared but still quite ...
Supplementing with formula
Sometimes, due to complications or unforeseen circumstances, breastfeeding alone isn't enough and you need to supplement with formula. And sometimes ...
Mixing baby formula
If you are unable to breastfeed, or are using formula for any other reasons, it is vital that you have ...
Feeding your baby with reflux
Reflux is when your baby's stomach contents rise back up into their oesophagus. Find out how to feed your baby ...
Choking hazards for your baby
Understand the difference between choking and gagging Many babies gag as they learn to regulate the amount of milk or ...
Expressing breast milk
Expressing breast milk is usually done when you need to provide some milk for your baby at a time when ...
Understanding different formula types
Confused when you step foot in the formula section? We break down the different types of formula available so you ...
Breastfeeding and contraception
Find out the most effective contraceptive options for while you are breastfeeding - what will work, what won't, and what ...
Bottle feeding snack feeders
Bottle feeding snack feeders - find information on how to encourage better feeding habits. Find everything for babies and kids ...
Attachment and breastfeeding
Attachment and breastfeeding - successful breastfeeding attachment strategies for mums ...
How much can I drink when breastfeeding?
New mums are often unsure if they can drink alcohol while breastfeeding. Get more information on alcohol and breastfeeding from ...
Speed Feeding and Not Sleeping – Four Month Sleep Regression
I am in the process of working through a breastfeeding and sleeping problem caused by my daughter ‘speed feeding’. She ...
Breastfeeding And Your Diet
Maintaining a healthy diet is always important, but even more so when you're breastfeeding, as your body needs to provide ...
Preparing, cooking and storing baby food
Making baby food for your baby is easy to do. Get baby advice about cooking, preparing and storing homemade baby ...
Soy Formula
Find out what you need to know about soy formula and what the World Health Organisation says about giving soy ...
How to Wean: First Solid Foods
While it may be tempting to start with a flourish, the best way to tackle solids is slowly and methodically ...
Dropping the night feed
Phasing out the night feed to help your baby sleep longer at night. Tips to reduce night feeding. Find more ...
Breastfeeding positions
Learning to breastfeed your baby successfully may mean that you need to learn different breastfeeding positions so you can find ...
Breastfeeding and biting
Breastfeeding babies often try experiementing with biting while breastfeeding. Get baby advice and breastfeeding tips to tackle breastfeeding and biting ...
Is your baby getting enough breastmilk
It's often the most prominent worry for new parents, but finding out if your baby is well-nourished isn't as hard ...
Breastfeeding and sore nipples
Breastfeeding: sore nipples. Sore, cracked, tender nipples are part of breastfeeding - it's sad, but true. There are steps you ...
Breast milk supply
Breast milk supply find out the signs of knowing if your baby is getting enough milk as your body adjusts ...
Breast care
Breast care - find information on breast care for breastfeeding mums. If you are suffering from sore breasts during breastfeeding ...
Storing and using expressed breast milk
Find out what you need to know before storing or using your expressed breast milk ...
Night time feeding and sleeping tips
To encourage your baby into a pattern of night-time sleeping, try the following tips when he wakes for a feed ...
Foods babies should avoid
Baby's first foods can cause allergic reactions. Find out what foods you should not feed your baby and find easy ...
Top 10 weaning tips
The best tips for weaning. Weaning baby from breast or bottle. How to wean your baby onto solids. Best time ...
Feeding time activity
Feeding time with your baby can be fun. You can make the most of this time with your baby with ...
The Let Down
When you breastfeed your baby, your body releases hormones that draws your milk towards your milk stores behind your nipples ...

