Reena Soniassy - Prenatal & Paediatric Dietitian

🥄 Petites Bouchées - Nourish from the First Bite and Beyond

This is a stage I’ve come back to again and again throughout my career. I first ran an introduction to solids group early on as a new graduate and since then, I’ve supported many families through this phase.

Over the years, guidelines have evolved, but one thing has remained constant:

👉 How we introduce solids matters.

It shapes:
• feeding confidence
• food acceptance
• and the relationship with food over time

And yet, for many parents, this stage can feel:
• confusing (“where do I even start?”)
• overwhelming (too much conflicting advice)
• and sometimes a little stressful

That’s exactly why I created Petites Bouchées - a small, practical, evidence-based programme designed to bring clarity and confidence to this stage.

If you’re preparing to start solids (or just starting), I’d be very happy to support you 🧡

📩 Message “Bouchées” for details

What you might not know about paediatric dietitians 👶🧠

One of the most rewarding parts of my work? Supporting children whose growth has slowed, plateaued, or fallen off the charts, and helping them catch up, step by step.

✨ I recently remembered this beautiful message from a mum whose little boy was born prematurely at just 28 weeks. We first connected when he was 8 months (corrected age) due to slow weight gain. With careful changes to his feeding plan, including adjusting formula concentration and fortifying meals with nutrient-rich ingredients like ghee, avocado oil, Greek yogurt, and nut pastes, he gained 170 grams in one week 💪🏽

➡️ These strategies may sound simple, but they need to be tailored. Concentrating formula isn’t just about adding scoops, and not all “high-calorie” foods are right for every child. Growth that’s too slow or too fast needs close monitoring.

If your baby or child is struggling to grow, or not gaining weight as expected, please don’t wait or guess. Paediatric dietitians are trained to support families through this.

📩 Get in touch for gentle, personalised guidance that supports healthy growth without overwhelm.

🥄 Petites Bouchées - Nourish from the First Bite and Beyond

Starting solids is one of the most important (and often overwhelming) stages in your baby’s development.

While it’s often simplified to “what to feed first”, it’s really about so much more - developing feeding skills, building confidence, and supporting your baby’s relationship with food from the very beginning.

Petites Bouchées is a small, specialist-led programme designed to guide parents through starting and progressing solids in a calm, practical and evidence-based way.

Designed for parents preparing to start solids, with guidance covering the full 6–12 month journey.

Over 3 interactive sessions, we’ll cover:
✔ Readiness and how to start
✔ Nutrients, textures and allergens
✔ Gagging vs choking
✔ Family meals for baby

✨ Intentionally small group (max 4 families)
✨ Practical, hands-on guidance in a warm, supportive setting

📍 Ebene
📅 Saturday 16, 23 & 30 May
💰 Rs 6,000 (full programme)
Introductory rate for the first intake

📩 Message or email to register
+230 5500 5464
[email protected]

Thank you Dietitians Mauritius and Defimedia.info Le Dimanche/L'Hebdo for last week’s feature on the role of nutrition in supporting health, preventing diseases, enhancing treatment and improving recovery.

A key message to remember: Nutritional deficiencies can occur regardless of body size and nutrient-rich diets are important at every age and stage 🧡🌿

We are pleased to share a compiled list of dietitians who have kindly agreed to make their professional details available to the public!

This aim to help individuals easily access qualified registered dietitians for guidance and support.

Please feel free to refer to the attached image for full details.

✨ Something new is coming for parents of babies aged 4–12 months…

The transition from milk to meals is one of the most important stages in early development - yet it’s often reduced to a simple timeline or short list of “safe” foods.

Over the past few months, I’ve been developing a small, specialist-led programme that goes deeper - focusing on true developmental readiness, supportive positioning, iron needs, key nutrients, texture progression, allergen confidence and encouraging broad flavour and texture exposure to support long-term eating patterns.

Because starting solids is about more than the first food - it’s about developing feeding skills, discovering new flavours and nutrients, and building confidence.

More details soon 🧡

Delighted to soon be joining the team at Maison Médicale de Beau Plan and looking forward to welcoming patients there from April.
Consultations will be available by appointment - to book, please call 5503 1882 or 243 1249.

Nous souhaitons la bienvenue à Reena Soniassy, diététicienne-nutritionniste, à la Maison Médicale Beau Plan

Titulaire d’un Bachelor en Nutrition & Diététique (Australie) et d’un Master (Nouvelle-Zélande), Reena a exercé pendant 17 ans dans ces deux pays avant de revenir à Maurice. Spécialisée en nutrition prénatale, post-partum et pédiatrique, elle accompagne notamment les troubles digestifs, le diabète gestationnel, la croissance insuffisante, la sélectivité et les allergies alimentaire, avec une expertise complémentaire en santé de la femme et en nutrition en oncologie. Elle prend également en charge adolescents, adultes et personnes âgées présentant des pathologies aiguës ou chroniques, avec une approche scientifique, personnalisée et centrée sur la famille - pour aider chacun à grandir, guérir et s’épanouir.

Pour prendre rendez-vous avec Reena, vous pouvez déjà nous appeller.

Some of the strongest women I know sit across from me every day.

The new mums learning to care for a tiny human while rediscovering themselves.
Women navigating hormones, chronic conditions, or recovery after illness.
Those facing cancer with courage.
Mothers grieving unimaginable loss.
Women simply doing their very best for themselves and their families.
Your strength may not always feel visible - but it is deeply real. Your resilience is powerful. And your stories inspire me more than you know.
Happy International Women's Day!

Here’s to nourishing women, supporting women, and helping each other flourish🩷

— Reena