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Dear Moms and Dads
The theme for this month is feeding. I invited dietician Deidre Lindeque from Nutripaeds to join my Facebook #BabyMeetUP and we answered a flurry of questions. The volume of questions made me realise that from breastfeeding to moving onto cow’s milk, from weaning onto solids to fussy toddler eating, feeding certainly is an area where we feel uncertain as parents and seek advice.
This newsletter is filled with little tips and sense to help your feeding journey.
Happy Easter to all our Christian parents, may the real message of Easter, of new life and hope, be one you find anew.
Lots of love
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Sensory guidelines for happy feeding:
Whether you choose to breastfeed or bottle-feed, you need to consider the sensory experience of feeding your baby.
Feeding is a very sensual experience, no matter how old your baby is, or how he is fed. From the moment you lift your baby into your arms and throughout the feed, each one of his senses will be stimulated.
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Tactile – Your touch |
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Auditory – Your voice and heartbeat |
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Visual – Seeing and focusing on your face and on what is around him |
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Vestibular – Being lifted into the feeding position |
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Olfactory – The smell of your milk and “mother space” |
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Taste – Whether the milk is sweet or sour, hot or cold |
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Once you appreciate the sensory implications of feeding and know the difference between calming and upsetting stimuli, feeding time can become a soothing, sensory experience for you both
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Prepare for weaning your baby onto solids by downloading this toolkit with information supplied by dietician Kath Megaw.
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Healthier Easter options
Easter can still fun without the overindulgence in chocolate eggs and sweets. Mark the day with Easter themed activities and games – up the excitement with little acts like putting out carrots for the bunny and finding them half eaten the next morning.
Here are some healthier Easter options to inspire your holiday:
Visit my Easter Pinterest board |
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| Fresh fruit & nut butter dips. |
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Puzzles! Hide the pieces around the house or garden as part of the “treasure hunt”. |
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Limit sugary sweets by filling plastic Easter eggs with smaller quantities of treats. |
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| Fridge magnets are a fun alternative & can be hidden or popped into plastic eggs. |
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Chocolate dipped fruit kebabs! |
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Finger puppets are great for imaginary play – see if you can find bunnies or chicks. |
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Providing optimal nutrition for your baby is not only one of the most vital aspects of early parenting but is also one of the most challenging. From pregnancy to toddlers, experts Kath Megaw (dietician) Meg Faure (OT) and Simon Strachan (paediatrician) will guide you with research based feeding sense.
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