Changing Food and Nutrition For Your 8-12-Month Old

Baby formula is usually split up into two categories according to your babys age. 

Now that your 10-12-month-old is really getting the hang of feeding themself, keep offering them a wide variety of foods and textures to establish good, healthy eating habits. 

In Australia, almost all mums intend to breastfeed. While breastfeeding is a natural way of feeding, it isn’t always easy.

An Australian nutrition survey showed that 75% of infants aged 6-12 months were not consuming enough iron.

Manufacturers and importers of infant formula, otherwise known as baby formula, may be bound to some very important codes of marketing and advertising.

Baby formulas will never be equal to breast milk, however they have been formulated to provide the necessary nutrients to support normal growth and development when breast milk is not available.&nb

There are many parents out there just like you, who have for whatever reason, decided not to breastfeed, and given this is to be an unlikely easy decision, it’s important to know what support is th

Most formula fed babies will be very happy on the baby formula you first choose. However, it’s important to know that not all formulas suit all babies.

There may not be many situations where you will need to warm up a formula feed, but on the odd occasion when you do it’s important to know how to do it safely.

Safe preparation of baby formula is important for your baby’s health. Like any food preparation we need to consider good food hygiene practices - it doesn't need to be complicated.

Whether you’re moving from breastfeeding to formula feeding, or changing from one formula to another, it’s important to keep your eye out for signs of intolerance.

Around 10-12 months, babies are ready for harder finger foods & self-feeding. This article will give you some great menu ideas for your little one as they grow toward toddlerhood.

Most babies start solid foods at around 6 months. Baby-led weaning, where your baby feeds themself finger foods, is a way to help them discover new flavours and textures at their own pace.

Formulas for lactose intolerance, regurgitation, and allergy management are some of the infant formulas available for formula fed babies with special dietary needs.

It’s easy to fall into the habit of offering your baby the same foods every day, especially if you know they’ll happily eat them.

Explore our guide to baby formula and learn more about the difference between newborn formula and stage 2 formula. 

If there’s one feeling that unites mums and dads all around the world in the rollercoaster of parenting emotions, it’s guilt—and most commonly it’s a mother’s guilt.

By now your little one is likely to have started to get the hang of crawling, and is probably well on their way to cruising.

With social media providing a window into our lives for all to see, parent shaming online—or more commonly mum shaming—is something we need to all be aware of.