Nicole Bando Paediatric & Family Dietitian & Lactation Consultant
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  • HOME
  • NUTRITION
  • LACTATION
  • RECIPES
  • ARTICLES
  • VIDEOS & MEDIA
    • Breastfeeding Videos
    • Nutrition Videos
    • Nicole in the media
  • CONTACT & FEES
  • LINKS
  • FAQ
    • How much do I need to eat whilst breastfeeding?
    • What does a paediatric dietitian do?
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Nutrition Services

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Nicole provides a range of specialist nutritional & feeding assessment services in clinic, the comfort of your own home or Telehealth. 
Seeing patients in Melbourne at Brighton Health Clinic for Kids, 202-204 Bay St & NEST Family Clinic, 289-291 Kooyong Road, Elsternwick. (​Face-to-face, Telehealth and home consultations are available).
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NUTRITION

A highly experienced Clinical Dietitian, Nicole provides feeding and nutritional advice for infants through to adults for a range of concerns that may include (not limited to):

0-12 years:
  • Breast/bottle/mixed feeding
  • Fussy eating
  • Toddler & preschool nutrition
  • Food allergies and intolerances
  • Starting solids
  • Growth & weight concerns 
  • Gastrointestinal issues (e.g. constipation, low FODMAP diets, Coeliac disease)
  • Vegetarian and vegan diets
  • Family-centred nutrition
  • Concerns about body image and nutrition 
  • Nutrition for toddlers
  • Nutrition for primary school aged children
  • Nutrition for preschool aged children
Female and Family Health: 
  • Pregnancy nutrition
  • Nutrition after baby
  • Nutrition for breastfeeding
  • Gestational Diabetes
  • Gastrointestinal issues (e.g. low FODMAP diet, Coeliac Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
  • Vegetarian and vegan diets​
  • Positive body & food relationships

Do I need a referral?
Nicole works in collaboration with specialists and health professionals, to support your care. You do not need a referral.
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What do I bring to the appointment?
Relevant medical letters and blood test results can be helpful. For children, please bring their maternal health green book.

What are the fees & is there a private health/Medicare rebate?

​Nutrition FAQ's

Other Nutrition Services

  • Public speaking/Webinars to schools, childcare centres and kindergartens, corporate & ​community groups  (e.g. Mother's Groups)​
  • Menu building for school canteens, childcare centres, kindergartens
  • Development of nutrition policy for schools
  • Article writing​
  • ​Media
Nicole is a specialist Paediatric and Family Health Dietitian and Lactation Consultant, in private practice. She provides evidence-based, sustainable nutrition and feeding advice that supports optimal health and growth, and meets a family at their unique needs. Nicole graduated from Monash University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics, and worked as a Clinical Dietitian at a large metropolitan tertiary hospital, with Melbourne’s most critically ill, for over 15 years, before a career change to infant and family feeding.
Helping with (click the links for more info):

Mastitis, Blocked Ducts and other breast concerns.
Is my child overweight?
Fussy Eating.
My child is underweight.
​Starting Solids
Iron Deficiency.
Breastfeeding a newborn baby.

Food Allergies and Intolerances.

My baby is not interested in solid foods.
Weight loss after baby.
​Too much breastmilk and oversupply.
​Painful breastfeeding.
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Low breastmilk supply.
Weaning off breastmilk.
Breastfeeding education before baby arrives.
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Family nutrition.
​Toddler nutrition.
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Nutrition for primary school aged children
​Nutrition for preschool aged children
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