Feeding your newborn is a wonderful time and can also be surprisingly stressful. Being informed and prepared can make all the difference. Your feeding choice is an important one – however you choose to feed your baby, you need the best information you can get.

Here we provide you with an overview of both breast feeding and bottle feeding. We also suggest that you talk to a midwife, lactation consultant or early childhood health centre about your choices, and to other mothers.

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is the ideal food for your baby for the first 6 months and beyond.

Tips for Success

Here's our selection of tips to help you and your baby make a success of breastfeeding right from the very start

Expressing and Storing Breast Milk

Women express and store breast milk for many reasons, preparing for a night out, returning to work and...

Mastitis

Mastitis is an extremely painful infection of the breast that should be treated urgently.

Formula Feeding

You may bottle-feed from the start, or find you make the change from breast-feeding later on.

Burping Your Baby

Whether you are breastfeeding or bottle-feeding your baby, you should burp him.