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Hi, I’m Annina, the tiny tums dietitian! My mission is simple: to support parents in nourishing their little ones, no mater their stage or struggles.

As a specialist paediatric dietitian and mummy to a little foodie, I can empathise with the challenges parents face when navigating their child’s nutrition.

25/09/2025

What are your big loves? 💛💛
👇Pop them in the comments!

15/08/2025

⛔️Can we stop calling fussy eating a behavioural issue? 
This kind of language implies there’s something wrong with your child. That’s not only inaccurate, it’s unfair to parents and children.

📊 Research shows that in children under 3, fussy eating is often related to: • Oral motor delay • Gastrointestinal symptoms like reflux • Food allergy 
Can we agree to call it what it is? Feeding difficulties. 
When we frame it as “bad behaviour,” we are placing guilt and most parents already carry enough of that already.
Feeding challenges need support, not shame.

Share with a partner who might need to hear this 💛

06/08/2025

7 Things I Wish More People Knew About Breastfeeding
In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 💛

1️⃣Breastfeeding is not meant to hurt… if it does, get help!
Pain can signal that something isn’t quite right, like latch or positioning. Or, it might be a symptom of infections such as thrush or mastitis. Don’t suffer in silence; early support from a lactation consultant can make all the difference.

2️⃣You do not need a freezer stash of expressed breastmilk to meet your baby’s needs!
If your baby is gaining weight well, there’s no need to build up a stash unless you’re returning to work or have to be away from your baby. Take the pressure off - feeding on demand is tough enough.

3️⃣Breastfeeding can be for comfort, not just hunger.
It soothes, regulates, and strengthens connection. Let’s stop telling mums they’re “making a rod for their own back.” Comfort is a valid and essential need for both mum and baby. 
4️⃣Watch your baby’s cues, not the clock!
Newborns feed frequently—fact! Responsive feeding helps build milk supply and supports your baby’s needs far better than the lie that is the 3-hourly rule. Cluster feeding is hard, but normal!

5️⃣Using ni**le shields is NOT a failure!
They’re a helpful tool, especially for preterm or low birthweight babies. Adapting your journey to meet your baby’s needs doesn’t take away from the amazing job you’re doing! 
6️⃣The amount of milk you can pump does NOT reflect what your baby receives!
Babies are much more efficient than any pump. Low output from pumping does not necessarily mean low supply; don’t get hung up on the 5-10ml  pumping sessions.
 7️⃣Infant feeding support isn’t always easy to access—so look for an antenatal feeding course before baby arrives. A little preparation can go a long way when you’re thrown in the early days of constant cluster feeds!

P.S. I wish I looked like this every time I breastfed…but it was 90% mum buns and big eye bags. 💛

31/07/2025

Here’s what I’d tell you if I wasn’t worried about hurting your feelings:

⭐️ However you choose to feed your baby, their most rapid growth happens in infancy. What you do during this time lays the foundation for their long-term health.

⭐️ Protein requirements are easy to meet, even with fussy eaters. Iron intake is a different story. It’s the most common nutrient deficiency in infants and is vital for brain development, especially in those early years.

⭐️ There’s no magic wand (sorry), but with the right support and strategies, you can improve diet variety in children with challenging feeding behaviours.

⭐️ Feeding your baby brings all the opinions. But here’s the truth, not everyone giving advice is an expert. Block out the noise and find someone with qualifications and experience in infant and child nutrition.

👉 Follow .nutrition for evidence-based feeding advice you can trust.

30/07/2025

How a Paediatric Dietitian Can Support You with Feeding Your Baby 
I’m here to support you in feeding your baby in a way that nurtures healthy growth during this important window of development. Here’s how I can help: 
✨Personalised Feeding Plans – Whether your baby is breastfed, bottle-fed, or tube-fed, I can tailor a feeding plan that meets their needs. 
✨Monitoring Growth & Nutrition – I’ll track your baby’s weight and growth to ensure they’re meeting key nutritional milestones.  ✨Managing Allergies & Intolerances – I can support with identifying and managing food allergies or intolerances, and easing gastro symptoms including reflux or constipation. 
✨Guiding You Through Weaning – I can create a step-by-step support with introducing solids, whether you choose traditional weaning, baby-led weaning, or a mix of both. 
✨Addressing Fussy Eating – I can provide practical strategies to manage food refusal, aversions, or sensory-based feeding challenges. 
✨Respecting Family Food Values – I’ll help optimise your baby’s nutrition while respecting your family’s dietary preferences, such as plant-based eating. 
✨Building Your Confidence – My goal is to empower you with evidence-based advice so you can feed your baby confidently and raise a happy, adventurous foodie.

☎️ DM me ‘TinyTum’ to book your FREE discovery call with me today to find out how I can support you and your tiny tum!

29/07/2025

As a dietitian, it’s a privilege to empower parents to nourish their children — to support the most fundamental part of life: access to nutrition. ⠀ But that privilege isn’t universal. ⠀ Feeling helpless, it’s hard to know what to say or do — but this is where we can all start:

📢 Share – Spread awareness. Help others understand what’s happening. Watch the video by on the effects of starvation.
 🖊 Sign – Write to your MP. Sign petitions. Demand immediate action.
 💸 Donate – Give whatever you can to support urgent, life-saving relief.

02/07/2025

✨Healthcare professionals should be allowed to talk openly with parents about infant formula.
 ✨In a world full of of confusing noise around infant feeding, parents deserve honest, evidence-based and supportive feeding advice — whether they’re breastfeeding, combi-feeding, or using formula. 
✨Codes of practice exist within healthcare to protect and support breastfeeding - and that matters.  Care equality means that parents who choose to formula feed their baby deserve the same standards of care.   Why we should be talking about infant formula: 👇🏻
✅ Informed choice matters ✅ HCPs can help bust myths; formula marketing campaigns aren’t always accurate and feeding advice should come from qualified experts.  ✅ Feeding advice should be personal based on your baby and your preferences.  
🙌🏻Follow .nutrition for supportive, non-judgemental feeding advice you can trust! 

28/04/2025

📰Baby food pouches have hit the headlines today! As a children’s dietitian (who has used food pouches for my own child), I want every parent to know that this article is NOT trying to shame or add more to the never-ending list of reasons to feel guilty!  ✨Feeding specialists and healthcare professionals have been concerned with the marketing of baby food products for quite some time (I’ve covered my own concerns in a previous post). This article and documentary will hopefully raise awareness and lobby the government to introduce tougher legislation for the baby food industry.

👶🏼👩Nutrition (for babies through to adults) is all about moderation. Used in the right way, baby food pouches can be a useful addition to the parenting tool box and there is no reason to stop using them completely. What needs to stop, is the misleading marketing campaigns, making false health claims and exploiting parental concerns around choking, by stating their smooth textures are best (we know that long-term they are not).   ❤️Parents, be kind to yourself when reading the headlines or watching the Panorama documentary. You are doing the best with the information that has been available to you and it has NOT been good enough! 

16/04/2025

🍼Current NHS advice suggests that formula-fed babies should continue to have a first infant formula throughout their first year of life as it’s nutritionally closer to breastmilk than follow-on formula.

👶🏼Marketing of first infant formula is not allowed in the UK, therefore follow-on formula is a clever strategy used by companies to promote their brand. There are no health benefits for moving on to follow-on formula. In the second six months of life, formula-fed babies will meet their nutritional needs through a first infant formula and a good variety of solid foods.  🚫Forget follow-on formula!  Follow .nutrition for more advice you can trust!

10/04/2025

Like if you found this reassuring and follow .nutrition for friendly feeding support you can trust!

28/03/2025

👋🏻Hi I’m Annina, specialist paediatric dietitian and founder of Tiny Tums Nutrition!

👶🏼As a dietitian and mum to a little foodie, I know first-hand the challenges of feeding children. From worries about weight gain and weaning to mealtime meltdowns, I have seen it all!

💪🏻At Tiny Tums Nutrition, I empower parents to confidently feed their tiny tums in a way that’s supportive of the whole family’s well-being.

✨For children’s nutrition advice you can trust, follow .nutrition!

✨For ways to work with me, tap the link in my bio

14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day to Tiny Tums and their families! ❤️

How many of us show our love through food? 🙋🏼‍♀️

Whichever way you’re feeding your Tiny Tum, breastfeeding or formula, bottle feeding or tube feeding…
responsive feeding is the biggest sign of love, which is EVERYTHING to your Tiny Tum!

Let that oxytocin flow ❤️😍❤️😍

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