🪺 Australias Only Baby First Aid + Allergy Experts.
We’ve helped 1000’s of parents go from anxious and overwhelmed to calm and confident, handling choking, allergies, fevers, and more, because first aid should feel simple and doable, even on 3 hrs sleep.
08/09/2025
It’s official 🩵 The Nest Method + Membership Community is now OPEN for a new round of enrolments, but only until Friday at midnight (or until we reach capacity).
This time, I’ve added something special to take away the guesswork 👇🏼
🥜 Baby Nut Starter Pack: 9 ready-to-go nut butters for first introductions
📖 Step-by-Step Allergy Food Guide: simple, clear instructions for each stage
📝 Allergen Food Tracker: so you always know what’s been given, how often, and any reactions
All of this sits alongside everything inside the Nest Method portal:
💻 Bite-sized lessons on allergens, choking, and safe food prep
🩵 Daily support inside our private Facebook group (I’m in there Mon–Fri, 9–5)
🎥 Weekly live Q&As every Monday, ask me anything
👉🏼 Tap the link in bio to enrol now
or comment ‘NEST’ below 👇🏼
07/09/2025
📸 Today at a glance: filming, feeding, and helping you feel confident with allergy foods.Peanut butter ✅Safe prep ✅Real talk ✅Let’s keep making food feel less scary. 🍴🩵
07/09/2025
The advice says to introduce allergens before your baby turns one…
But no one really tells you how to do it safely.
You’re left guessing. Scrolling. Overthinking every spoonful.
Should I give peanut butter first? Egg?
What if they react?
What if I miss the signs?
There’s a better way.
I’m Heidi, a paediatric nurse and allergy specialist, and I’m running a free training on 8 Sept at 12pm AEST to help you:
🩵 Why Timing Matters
When to introduce allergenic foods, and why delaying could increase the risk of food allergies.
🩵 5 Myths That Keep Parents Scared, Confused, or Stuck
The most common mistakes I see (and what to do instead). Learn what’s fact vs fiction.
🩵 From Fear to Ready, A Confidence Checklist Before You Feed
What to check off before offering your baby that first bite of peanut butter or egg.
Truth: The advice says to introduce allergens before your baby turns one…
But no one really tells you how to do it safely.
You’re left guessing. Scrolling. Overthinking every spoonful.
Should I give peanut butter first? Egg?
What if they react?
What if I miss the signs?
There’s a better way.
I’m Heidi, a paediatric nurse and allergy specialist, and I’m running a free training on 8 Sept at 12pm AEST to help you:
🩵 Why Timing Matters
When to introduce allergenic foods, and why delaying could increase the risk of food allergies.
🩵 5 Myths That Keep Parents Scared, Confused, or Stuck
The most common mistakes I see (and what to do instead). Learn what’s fact vs fiction.
🩵 From Fear to Ready, A Confidence Checklist Before You Feed
What to check off before offering your baby that first bite of peanut butter or egg.
You’ll leave feeling calm, clear, and confident.
🎥 Join live or catch the replay
🩵 Created for mums of babies aged 3–12 months
👉🏼 Save your free spot now. Link in bio
03/09/2025
🚑 I used to think that this was completely ridiculous until I really thought about it! And as long as you feel confident and it’s something that you can do and want to do then absolutely go for it! Want to know exactly how to introduce allergy foods like peanut, egg, dairy & more safely and confidently?🗓️ Join my FREE 1-day online training on 8 September, one-time only!You’ll learn:🥄 When to start & how to tell if your baby is ready🥜 How to give allergy foods safely (without fear)🩹 What to do if a reaction happens (even days later)👉🏼 Hit the link https://thenestcpr.systeme.io/1-day-allergy-training-series to save your seat
02/09/2025
🥄 Here’s a simple, gentle recipe for introducing almond to your baby! Perfect for babies aged 6–12 months, and super easy to make 👩🍳 You’ll need:- Porridge oats 🌾- Milk (breastmilk, formula or cow’s milk) 🍼- A small apple 🍎- Almond butter or almond meal 🌰✨ How to make it:1. Cook the oats in your chosen milk until soft.2. Peel and grate the apple, then stir it into the porridge.3. Add ¼ teaspoon of almond butter or almond meal and mix well.4. Let it cool slightly, then serve to your baby 🥣🩵💡 If there’s no reaction, give the same recipe for 3 days in a row to confirm tolerance.✅ Once tolerated, aim to keep almond in their diet weekly to help maintain tolerance!📣 Want to confidently introduce peanut, almond, milk, and egg to your baby, without the fear?Join our FREE 1-day online training on 8 September to learn exactly how to introduce common allergy foods safely and calmly 🩵✨📆 It’s one-time only, perfect for tired, info-overloaded mums who just want clear, trustworthy advice from an allergy expert & nurse 👩⚕️👶🏼Click the link 👉 https://thenestcpr.systeme.io/1-day-allergy-training-series
29/08/2025
🥜 Soft, safe & allergy-smart 🥞
These peanut butter pancakes are perfect for babies around 8-9 months and up, especially helpful at keeping peanut, egg and dairy in the diet regularly (which is key for building tolerance).
✨ Melt-in-the-mouth texture (aka less choking risk)
✨ 4 ingredients, 1 pan
✨ Includes peanut, egg & dairy, the 3 big allergens!
🥣 Recipe:
• 1 banana
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp peanut butter
• 2 tbsp oats
➡️ Mix all four ingredients together, fry in butter, and serve warm. (Bonus: serve with yoghurt or berries.)
This is the kind of recipe I wish someone had shown me when I was a new mum, soft, safe and sanity-saving.
😬 Want to feel more confident with introducing allergens or know how to recognise an allergic reaction in a small child?
Join my 1-Day Free Online Kickstart Training on 8 Sept where I’ll walk you through:
✅ The when & how of introducing common allergens
✅ Busting the top myths around food allergies
✅ What to do if your baby reacts
Thanks for the inspo , this actually really resonated with me!
23/08/2025
Staying with purées too long can mean your baby doesn’t learn how to handle texture, and that can actually increase the risk of choking later on.
Inside The Nest Method & Membership, I’ll guide you through every step of weaning with confidence:
👶🏼 How to know if your baby is actually ready for food
🪑 Creating a safe feeding environment
🍳 Prepping foods to prevent choking
🥜 Introducing common allergy foods safely
🚨 Recognising the signs of allergic reactions and choking
⛑️ What to do in a medical emergency (yes, we cover choking first aid)
💻 Plus loads of practical resources, PDF guides, and a private Facebook group where I answer your questions Monday to Friday
💬 We also run a weekly Zoom Q&A so you’re never left guessing
🩵 Join a calm, expert-led space where you’ll feel supported, not overwhelmed.
🕰️ Enrolment closes Monday 25th August at 11:59pm Sydney time, or sooner if we hit capacity, we’re keeping this round small so we can give personal support.
Let’s make weaning feel simple, safe, and stress-free together!
21/08/2025
👶🏼Introducing common allergy foods like sesame and almonds doesn’t have to be stressful.
These little bread fingers are soft, easy to hold, and the perfect way to get sesame (via hummus) and almond (via almond butter) into your baby’s diet, without the scary vibes.
🌰 Almond butter = tree nuts
🌿 Hummus = sesame
🍞 Soft bread = ideal texture for 8–12 months👉🏼 No big lumps
👉🏼 Easy to gum
👉🏼 Perfect for busy, anxious mums who want to do this right
You’re not just feeding them a snack, you’re helping train their immune system.
💬 Do you need more support for introducing common allergy foods & safe weaning prep?
Our Nest Method Program & Membership is open right now with limited capacity & for a few days only. Enrolments close Mon 25 Aug or sooner if we reach capacity.
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In 17 years of paediatric nursing, Heidi Young has treated children with all kinds of injuries and illnesses. She has also seen parents come through the doors of the Children’s Hospital, upset in the knowledge that they didn’t know what to do for their child when it mattered most.
She says “When I became a mother, I finally understood how all those parents really felt. As a Paediatric nurse, I rest easy in the knowledge that I know exactly how to help my boys, should the dreaded situation arise.”
“Every parent, expectant parent and carer should be armed with the knowledge, and the confidence and security that come with it. I deal with parents every single day that, when it mattered most, did not have the immediate skills to act quickly”
CPR and Allergy advice is something that I have been passionate about for a long time now, and it is time to share my knowledge.
Over at The Nest, they teach a range of classes taught by experienced nurses with a focus on hands-on learning and real-life scenarios. Classes are tailored to suit participants and address the specific needs of children aged 0-18 years.
Heidi also offers appointments for allergy advice for parents and children living with food allergy. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Allergy at the Children’s Hospital, Heidi see’s first hand the amount of worry, fear & questions allergy parents have in between their appointments which can be minimum 1-3 years apart. If there is a delay in parents getting the right advice, it can dramatically effect the children’s outcome in regards to their allergies.
In conjunction with this, anaphylaxis training is another class that Heidi loves to teach and offers inside The Nest, Kids CPR & Allergy.
Heidi has a Diploma in Higher Education (Paed Nursing) and is the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Allergy as part of the Immunology team at Sydney Children’s Hospital, and has held various roles in paediatric hospitals Across Australia and the UK.
Heidi lives with her partner Ross and their two sons. When she’s not teaching, you’ll find her at the gym, in a Sydney coffee shop, drinking tea with her besties in the gournmet bakeries in England on her yearly visits home or hill walking in Highlands of Scotland.
