Helping your child love food.
Giving you the confidence to feed them well.
Paediatric specialist service, working closely with individuals, their families and paediatricians to provide holistic care for optimal nutrition.
Experts in babies and children's nutrition.
Meet Jessica and Tehseen
Paediatric dietitians with more than 15 years of NHS experience.
10 years of partnership and friendship!
With 5 children across all age ranges, we understand the practical challenges of getting nutrition right across all age groups.
Registered dietitians are qualified health professionals that assess, diagnose, and treat diet and nutritional problems.
Dietitians are regulated by law and governed by an ethical code to ensure they work to the highest standard.
The title ‘Dietitian’ is protected and the minimum requirement to practice as a Dietitian is a university degree in Dietetics.
Dietitians must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (www.hcpc-uk.org) and be a member of their professional body, the British Dietetic Association (www.bda.uk.com) in order to practice.
Are Dietitians the best people to advise you on your child’s nutrition?
Dietitians appreciate the importance of understanding the science and research whilst working to ensure the advice is tailor made to individual requirements.
Paediatric dietitians undertake further study to specialise in this area. They work with babies, children, teenagers, and their families to optimise their nutrition. This can often be at a time when they require specialist input because of allergies, fussy eating, or nutritional deficiencies.
What to expect from a consultation?
An initial virtual consultation will last up to 45 minutes and will include:
- Talking through nutritional concerns and what you expect to gain from the consultation.
- A detailed growth history (please have your child’s red book with you for the appointment) so we can advise you on how your child is growing.
- A diet and feeding history so we can provide you with information about whether your child is meeting their nutritional needs.
- Evidence based and up to date nutritional advice that is tailored specifically to your child and your family's eating habits. .
- A collaborative discussion around long and short term nutritional goals.
- A follow-up plan for dietary target implemented.
We will require a recent weight and height.
If your child has not had their height/length and weight taken in the last month, this would need to be taken prior to your appointment. You may be able to do this at a healthy visitor baby weighing clinic or at your GP. Alternatively please see the link below for instructions on how to measure at home.
Services
We see children from birth to 18 years with a range of nutritional conditions. Below is a brief list of some of the specialities we cover. It is not an exhaustive list, so if you are unsure if we will be able to cater for your needs please get in touch and we will be able to advise you further.
We also provide training sessions and group education sessions please get in touch and we can provide a quote based on your requirements.
Allergies
Including cow's milk protein allergy, egg allergy, nuts allergy, pollen food syndrome
Fussy Eating
Fussy eating tendencies, food refusal and family dynamics to to facilitate the uptake of good eating habits.
Cultural specific diets
Dietary support specific to you family foods.
Gastrointestinal issues
Including coeliac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, toddler diarrhoea, reflux and constipation
Dietary advice for highly selective eaters
Extreme food refusal or nutritional input for autism spectrum disorders.
Complementary feeding support
Weaning advice including support for premature babies.
Micronutrient deficiencies
Including, Iron, calcium and whole range of others!
Concerns around growth
Is your child's growth is a concern? Do you worry about them not eating enough or are you worried about them overeating?
Support with vegan or vegetarian diets
Assessing the dietary adequacy of the diet to support growth
Fees
We are able to see both self-paying and medically insured clients. Please note we only see clients insured with the companies listed below. If you are not insured with any of these companies but still wish to have a consultation you will need to self-fund.
If you are requesting a consultation under your medical insurance, you will require an authorisation code prior to any assessments which your insurance company will provide. It is best to contact them first to check your policy covers dietetic assessments.
Treatment Plans:
In order for dietary change to be effective and sustainable we often recommend at least 3 sessions of care. This enables families to implement the goals discussed and feedback about any concerns. A prolonged period of care provides the necessary support whilst families are making these changes before the next goals are discussed.
Initial Consultation:
£130 (45 mins)
Follow-up:
£70 (30 mins)
Package of Care (Initial consultation, 2 follow-ups and 2 emails)
£300
CONTACT US
We’d love to hear from you. Drop us an email on info@paediatricdietitian.co.uk or send a message using the form below we’ll get back to you within 2 working days.
