How a Newborn Sees You

Posted on July 7, 2015

June 29, 2015 | written by Kjerstin Gjengedal | Source:University of Oslo A newborn infant can see its parents’ expressions at a distance of 30 cm. For the first time researchers have managed to reconstruct infants visual perception of the …
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Baby Rolling in their Sleep

Posted on July 6, 2015

As a parent of a baby it is so exciting to watch them grow and change, each new step is a milestone. Rolling over is one of these, much longed for but when it happens you can quickly become frustrated …
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Introducing the bottle

Posted on June 30, 2015

Getting your baby used to bottles Whether you are bottle feeding with expressed breast milk or formula, not all breast fed babies switch to bottles easily in the beginning. If your baby is not taking to the bottle, try: Warming …
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Advice on Mix Feeding

Posted on June 7, 2015

Bottle Feeding Advice Breast milk is the best choice for babies. Sometimes it is not possible for infants to exclusively feed directly from the breast and the use of bottles may be required to feed expressed breast milk or an …
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Beat the guilt of not Breastfeeding

Posted on February 26, 2015

Published for infantformula.com.au Guilt is an emotion felt by all mothers, but for some it starts a little earlier than others. One of the biggest causes of guilt for new and first time mothers is the decision to introduce infant …
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What your early childhood nurse wants you to know about baby food in pouches

Posted on February 6, 2015

Jane Barry explains the pros of cons of pouch food and why they are so popular for busy parents. Every few years there’s a revolution in children’s food and the way it’s presented. Back in the day, cans were seen …
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Getting your baby used to bottles

Posted on January 12, 2015

  Whether you are bottle feeding with expressed breast milk or formula, not all breast fed babies switch to bottles easily in the beginning. If your baby is not taking to the bottle, try: Warming your baby’s milk before feeding. …
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How dads duck the night shift

Posted on October 27, 2014

More than half of fathers pretend to be asleep to avoid getting out of bed to look after children Some 56 per cent of dads pretend to sleep when their children get up Excuses range from having work the next …
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Intro to Solids – Step by Step

Posted on October 16, 2014

As a new parent feeding becomes established and you wait eagerly for the first smile from your baby. Then before you know it, you are faced with the so ‘when do I introduce solids dilemma’.  Parents in Australia are becoming …
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Toddler Bed Hopping at Midnight

Posted on September 12, 2014

Our toddler wakes in the middle of the night and wants to sleep in our bed. We’ve allowed this a few times but now realise we may have started something we don’t want to continue. When we tell him he …
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