Maternal and Early Life Nutrition

The nutrition choices we make for ourselves and our babies have the potential to affect their health. That's a pretty big burden to carry alone and a lot of information to sift through and interpret yourself! 

Our maternal dietitians: Leticia and Brooke are able to assist you on your journey from pre-conception through to pregnancy stages, birth and first breast or bottle feed. We're also here to help with baby's first solid foods and weaning. 

Family Dietetics nutritionists can assist with:

- metabolic conditions affecting conception; diabetes, insulin resistance, overweight, PCOS

- morning sickness and reflux

- safe pregnancy foods

- eating to childhood prevent allergies

- healthy weight gain

- gestational diabetes

- breastfeeding

- infant formula choices

- feeding difficulties

- poor growth/failure to thrive

- healthy growth curve establishment

- babies first solids

- weaning techniques

- feeding difficulties

Family Dietetics dietitians can see mothers-to-be or your baby at Private Consulting Suites including Maternal Infant Wellbeing Melbourne and Therapy or Mobile Nutrition Services. 

As a qualified paediatric and maternal dietitian with additional training in lactation counselling, Brooke will guide you through the many stages of your babes development, and provide non-judgmental, unbiased therapeutic guidance. 

Brooke additionally holds practicing rights at Frances Perry Hospital and is able to visit you during you inpatient stay or after.