by Joanne Matthews | May 1, 2017 | Advocacy
Published: 3 May 2017 In June 2016, the Reflux Infants Support Association surveyed more than 500 parents about their experience caring for an infant with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in the first twelve months of life. The results were concerning: 1 in 2...
by Joanne Matthews | Sep 29, 2016 | Information
As we all know as parents of kids with gut health issues, gut health seriously affects overall health and wellbeing and is really the key to a healthy child or adult. Thankfully the rest of the world is finally catching up to this mentality and Kids Health are now...
by Joanne Matthews | Aug 17, 2016 | General Management, Uncategorized
Feed your baby while they are upright. Keep their body straight with their head higher than their stomach. Try to keep your baby upright for at least 30 minutes after a feed. Try to avoid the upright seated position during this time as this position can increase...
by Joanne Matthews | Feb 3, 2016 | Administration
1. Overview of the Procedure This procedure provides guidance on reporting, recordkeeping and exchanging information relating to concerns about the safety, welfare and wellbeing of a child or young person. All staff, students, volunteers and Board members should be...
by Joanne Matthews | Jan 1, 2016 | Members only articles, Parent's Stories
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by Joanne Matthews | Jan 1, 2016 | Parent's Stories
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]So you may have read our previous story. I last wrote about Charlotte when she was two years old. She’ll be five in November. Though we stopped tube feeding her before her second birthday, the battle...
by Joanne Matthews | Jul 16, 2015 | General Management, Uncategorized
For some infants suffering with GORD, hospital admissions are more common than for otherwise healthy babies. Hospital visits are never easy, but having the right gear can go a long way to making the experience more bearable. Below are some packing tips from our...
by Joanne Matthews | Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
So there is much discussion around at the moment about what a healthy gut looks like. There’s an extraordinary amount of research going on to determine what the function of that ecosystem of bugs living in our tummies is there for. So I thought we’d start...