Feeding your baby

How will you feed your baby?
One of the most important choices you need to make as a new mum is how you will feed your baby. Find out about the different options.

Breastfeeding your baby
Breastfeeding is the most natural way to feed your baby, providing all the nutrition your baby needs during the first six months of life and a loving ...

Expressing and storing breast milk
Expressing milk means squeezing milk out of your breast so that you can store it and feed it to your baby at a later time.

A partner’s guide to breastfeeding
Learn what you need to know about breastfeeding and how you can support your partner. Also read up on activities to help you bond with your baby.

Cleaning and sterilising baby bottles
A baby’s immune system is not yet fully developed so cleanliness is therefore very important when preparing your baby’s bottles to avoid infection.

Feeding your baby with formula
Learn about formula feeding for your baby, how is it different to breastmilk, why formula feed and what do if your baby is allergic to formula.

Introducing solid food
By the time your baby is about 6 months of age, breast milk or formula will no longer provide all the nutrition they need for healthy growth.

Balancing introducing solids with milk feeds
Find out how to get started with introducing solid foods and balancing milk feeds. Learn about the best foods to start with.

Weaning
Weaning is when you stop breastfeeding your baby or toddler. Find out how to start reducing breast feeds and weaning your child to a bottle or cup.

How to introduce allergy foods
You can gradually introduce allergy foods to your baby's diet when they start on solids, at about 6 months.

Vegetarian and vegan feeding guide for babies
If your baby is ready for solids and you plan to start them on a vegetarian or vegan diet, you may need to take extra care to ensure they get adequate...