Giving Bottle Feeds to your Baby
It is important how a baby is held during bottle feeding. Breast fed babies spend lots of time in close contact with their mothers, allowing time for them to gaze at one another, enhancing bonding. Bottle fed babies can miss out on this physical and eye contact time, particularly as bottle feed can be completed Read more
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How to safely feed your baby infant formula
Formula manufacturers do not acknowledge the potential risk of bacterial contamination of their products (and probably never will), and continue to advise mixing the powdered milk with COOLED boiled water. Even worse, I recently saw advice on a formula tin which recommended making up multiple bottles of formula in advance! This excerpt from “New Baby Read more
Paced Bottle Feeding Technique:(New Baby 101 – pages 49-50)
Traditional bottle feeding method can lead to overfilling baby, which can increase posseting and vomiting, and baby becomes accustomed to the sensation of a very full stomach. .. Research has confirmed there are many benefits for a bottle-fed baby if the Paced Bottle Feeding Technique is used.
Feed, Play, Sleep – No!
Expectations regarding baby’s sleep can be the source of great anxiety for parents if they believe their baby is not sleeping ’well’ or ‘enough’. Understanding how variable baby’s sleep patterns are from baby to baby, and from week to week according to individual feeding, growth and developmental stages can relieve parents’ concerns, and free them Read more
Breastfeeding – The beginning!
Excerpt from New Baby 101 Pages 37/38 Every mother and baby combination is unique, and there is no single way to breastfeed that is right for everyone. Research into babies’ instinctive feeding reflexes and behaviours has informed us over recent years. We now understand how these reflexes enable babies to feed in the most comfortable Read more
“Cosy Nests” are not safe sleep spaces!
Most parents’ thoughts are haunted at times by the possibility of their baby dying due to SUDI (Sudden Unexpected Death in infants) or SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). Many preventative measures can be easily put in place to minimise the risk of such a terrible event, starting with providing a safe sleeping environment for baby. Read more
Survival tips for brand new parents
The baby’s born and we’re going home – now what? All new parents walk out of the hospital with their newborn feeling a mix of delight and anticipation about what lies ahead of them. Every one of them hopes to do everything right, but knows they are bound to feel uncertain about what is going Read more
New Baby 101 – Your reliable guide before and after baby arrives.
Listen to this interview with Lois Wattis to discover how New Baby 101 was born, what’s in the book and why parents will enjoy having this valuable resource on hand to prepare for and confidently welcome their new baby, with a goldmine of reliable information at their fingertips. #Qiara #NewBaby #newparents #NewBaby101 #birthjourney https://www.facebook.com/QiaraProbiotics/videos/637941414431025
Qiara Breastfeeding Legends Series – Lois Wattis interview about New Baby 101 – A Midwife’s Guide for New Parents
World Breastfeeding Week’s 2022 theme is “Step Up for Breastfeeding – Educate and Support“. I was delighted to be invited to speak about New Baby 101 as part of Qiara’s WBW Celebrations Breastfeeding Legends Series of interviews. My life’s work as a Midwife and IBCLC has been driven by my passion for helping mothers achieve Read more
Let’s Examine the Evidence for Tongue Tie & Lip Tie Surgery – Lois Wattis
This presentation was delivered at the LCANZ Trans-National Conference in Kingscliff NSW in May 2022 https://newbaby101.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LCANZ-Tongue-Tie-Evidence-Presentation-2022.pdf This document is provided for educational purposes to inform Midwives, Lactation Consultants IBCLCs, Breastfeeding Counselors, Speech Pathologists, Osteopaths and Chiropractors, Maternal Child Health Nurses, GP’s and other practitioners who assist breastfeeding mothers and babies. The content of the document Read more