Breast or Bottle: Why Your Baby’s Sensory Personality May Decide with Dr Nellie Balfour S9 | Ep230

<p>Same mum. Same home. Same breast milk. So why did one of Dr Nellie Balfour&#39;s boys turn away from the breast within weeks, while his little brother won&#39;t let go?</p><p>The answer has nothing to do with the milk, and everything to do with your baby&#39;s sensory personality.</p><p>In this episode, Meg Faure catches up with paediatrician and mum of two Dr Nellie Balfour as her second baby, Uyakile, turns three months old. What unfolds is a fascinating look at feeding, development and immunity through the eyes of a doctor who is also living it at home.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN</strong></p><p>Why slow-to-warm-up babies often pick the bottle, and why social butterflies may prefer the breast<br></p><p>The ingredient in breast milk your baby can&#39;t digest at all, and why scientists now believe it matters so much for gut health and immunity<br>The &quot;falling in love&quot; milestone around three months, and the simple sign that shows it&#39;s happening </p><p>Why bringing two tiny hands together is one of your baby&#39;s first calming strategies </p><p>How Nellie&#39;s newborn stayed well while his big brother brought every bug home from school</p><p>Government vs private vaccine schedules in South Africa: what&#39;s actually different, and does the timing change?</p><p>Whether you&#39;re breastfeeding, bottle feeding or doing a bit of both, this episode will change how you see your baby&#39;s choices.</p><p>Want to know your baby&#39;s sensory personality? Find out on the Parent Sense app. <a href="https://parentsenseapp.onelink.me/G6HA/ipgrh817 " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Download it here</a> and use code <strong>SENSE50</strong> for 50% off.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUVUtTzZIcHZpNEJNMTlwUU1sbDZFZ3xBR3JiS2Fsa3o3NE83Z24xdU9pMFQ2M3F1WlJtRHpJbTlrZkltWFdMbnRHTlBNQkRCYkN6SkpvaTZ2SlFXY0p4SWhpWU54TWVoZFM4UEdjN2VlOE02VldzVXBSekRNTF85Y19q&q=https%3A%2F%2Fparentsense.app%2F&v=joXBJGakid4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> </a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHAPTERS</strong></p><p><strong>00:00 Welcome back &amp; meeting Dr Nellie Balfour</strong></p><p><strong>01:32 Three months with baby Uyakile</strong></p><p><strong>02:23 Combo feeding: breast and bottle</strong></p><p><strong>04:02 What are HMOs? </strong>Meg explains human milk oligosaccharides and their role in the baby&#39;s gut microbiome.</p><p><strong>06:43 Why Nellie chose her formu