First Bite to First Aid: A Confident Start to Solids in collaboration with Shrenika from Little Beat First Aid

🍽 Starting Solids with Confidence: Baby-Led Feeding & First Aid Essentials Workshop

Starting solids can be one of the most exciting—but also nerve-wracking—milestones in your baby’s first year. With so much conflicting advice out there, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. What if they choke? How do I know they’re ready? When should I introduce allergens? What if something goes wrong?

This practical, supportive workshop brings together two trusted professionals—Rachael Wilson, NZ’s leading paediatric dietitian, and Shrenika from Little Beat First Aid, a currently practicing paediatric nurse and emergency care instructor—for a one-of-a-kind session that empowers you to start solids safely, confidently, and calmly.

🥄 What You’ll Learn with Rachael:

Rachael has been a dietitian for over 21 years, specialising in paediatric nutrition, feeding disorders, and body image. She’ll help you take the stress out of starting solids by focusing on how to feed responsively and safely.

You’ll learn:

• How to tell when your baby is developmentally ready to start solids

• What to feed and how to offer foods safely (including high-allergy-risk foods)

• How to introduce texture and variety

• Responsive feeding strategies that build body trust and enjoyment

• How to prevent iron deficiency

• When and how to introduce common allergens

• How to create positive, pressure-free mealtimes from the start

• Practical tips on food prep, utensils, and high chair essentials

• How to raise a competent, mindful eater from the very first bite

• Food prep tips, practical equipment advice, and building positive mealtime habits

🚑 With Shrenika (Little Beat First Aid), you’ll learn:

As a currently practicing paediatric nurse of over 15 years and emergency care instructor certified by the New Zealand Resuscitation Council, Shrenika will focus specifically on the safety concerns most relevant to starting solids.

Her portion of the session will cover:

• Infant and child CPR

• Choking first aid and what to do in an emergency

• Choking prevention tips and common hazard foods

• Recognising signs of allergic reactions and anaphylaxis

• First aid for allergies and anaphylaxis (including when to call 111)

• Bonus topic: Red flags of an unwell child—what to watch for beyond mealtimes

You’ll also receive follow-up resources by email covering all of these key topics and more, so you can review the information in your own time.

Note: Shrenika will focus on recognising allergic reactions and providing first aid support—Rachael will cover the timing and approach for introducing allergens.

Many parents say that fear of choking or allergic reactions is the main reason they delay starting solids or feel anxious about baby-led weaning. This session is tailored to address those fears directly—so you can go into mealtimes feeling calm, capable, and prepared.

🌿 Why This Workshop is Different:

This isn’t just another feeding talk or a first aid course. It’s a full-circle experience that covers both how to feed your baby well and what to do if something goes wrong—so you’re never left second-guessing yourself.

With two experienced professionals (and fellow mums) by your side, you’ll feel empowered to make feeding safe, enjoyable, and developmentally appropriate from the very start.

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 This Workshop is for You if:

• You’re feeling unsure about how or when to start solids

• You’re worried about choking or allergic reactions

• You want to offer a variety of textures and foods safely

• You want expert support on both feeding AND safety

• You want to set your baby up for a positive relationship with food

• You want a safe, responsive approach to feeding that reduces stress

• You want practical advice you can actually use—right away

• You’d feel better knowing exactly what to do in an emergency

  
  

🎁 What’s Included:

• 2.5 hours of expert-led education and discussion

• Drinks and nibbles on arrival

• A supportive, welcoming space to ask your questions

• Recipes, food prep tips, and high chair reviews

• A calm, confident mindset to support your baby through this new stage

• Follow-up email with first aid resources from Shrenika and First Foods Guide from Rachael

  
  

💸 Equity-Based Tiered Pricing:

We believe in making our workshops accessible to everyone while also ensuring that those who have the means to pay more can support those with less financial flexibility. To achieve this, we are offering a tiered ticketing system that allows participants to select a pricing tier based on their financial situation and recent holiday experiences.

Please select the tier that best reflects your current circumstances:

• Tier 1 – Overseas Holiday Pricing: $115

  For individuals or families who have taken or are planning to take an overseas holiday this year. By choosing Tier 1, you are helping to subsidise the costs for those who are in less financially stable situations. Your support ensures that more families can access this important workshop.

  
  

• Tier 2 – Domestic Holiday Pricing: $95

  For individuals or families who have taken or are planning a holiday within their home country this year. This mid-tier option reflects moderate financial flexibility while still ensuring the workshop remains affordable for those who might need extra support.

  
  

• Tier 3 – No Holiday Pricing: $75

  For individuals or families who have not been able to take a holiday this year, either domestically or internationally, due to financial constraints. We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend, regardless of their financial situation. This lower-cost ticket is designed to keep the workshop accessible for those with limited financial resources.

🎟 Book Your Spot Now:

Spaces are limited and this event is expected to fill quickly.

Join us for this empowering and practical workshop—and begin your solids journey feeling confident, supported, and ready for anything.