Reviews & interviews
Review: Readings Bookstores
The lovely staff at Readings reviewed my book, and shared their thoughts on their blog. Here’s an excerpt:
“Heidi Sze’s book is absolutely full to the brim with practical and accessible advice for the families dealing with early days of parenthood. There is comforting news about sleeping, feeding and being mindful about how your entire life has changed. I wish I had this book decades ago because I would have jumped at a chance to read how all parents are shocked to the core and overflowing with love. Also the recipes to feed your toddler at the back of the book are actually delicious, in particular the salmon smash is my new go-to for excellent sandwiches.’”
Interview: Australian Birth Stories
“Heidi had been on the pill for ten years, and a friend had said it could take months to regulate your cycle after the contraceptive pill, so Heidi decided to come off the pill to prepare herself to hopefully conceive in a year or two. After waiting eighteen months, seeing an acupuncturist and modifying her diet, Heidi’s cycle still had not returned. She decided to go and see an Obgyn who ran several tests and explained that she was most likely suffering from hypothalamic amenorrhea. Heidi continued to see her acupuncturist, and she began taking Clomid to help regulate her cycle. To hear more about Heidi’s journey, tune into this week's show."
Interview: The Early Parenting Podcast
“In today’s episode, I had a chance to interview Heidi Sze who is the author of ‘Nurturing Your New Life’, a book dedicated to helping you understand your new role as mum and ideas on how to nurture your new life as a mum.”
Interview: Not So Mumsy
“Perinatal dietician Heidi Sze was used to seeing women who felt utterly depleted in the months and years after birth due to the phenomenal changes that occur when we grow, birth and nourish a baby. The body needs rest and nourishment to recover and replenish nutrient stores and help fuel those long days after wakeful nights. After realising that this simply wasn’t happening for most mums, Heidi wrote her book, Nurturing Your New Life, to help new mothers navigate this magical yet challenging season of life.”
Interview: Feed Play Love
“When you are a dietician, you might expect to be attracted to healthy foods during your pregnancy.
But that wasn’t the case for Heidi Sze, a dietician and author with two children. She’s written a book Nurturing Your New Life- Words and Recipes for the New Mother, which is full of her own experiences as a mother, along with nurturing ideas on how to support yourself at what can be a confusing and challenging time.
Heidi explains why she thinks all new mums need to nurture, not just their babies but themselves, and some great food tips to support you in the first year.”
Excerpt: The Sydney Morning Herald
“Going into motherhood, I thought babies just slept when they were tired in whatever bed you placed them – "Sweet dreams, see you later" sort of stuff. As it turns out, it doesn’t tend to work that way. In order to fall asleep, babies need to feel relaxed and safe. And in order to feel this way, they generally require the assistance of their mother or other carer.”
Interview: Becoming Mum
“Heidi Sze is a mother of two, cook, dietitian and writer from the Mornington Peninsula in Australia.
Her blog, Apples Under My Bed is her online journal where she writes about food and all things motherhood, and she has just recently released her book Nurturing your New Life which we talk about today.
Heidi is a non-diet dietitian, and doesn’t prescribe meal plans or encourage unnecessary food restriction. Her goal is a happy and healthy mother and baby – and knows that will look different for everyone. As well has chatting about optimum nutrition for mamas, we also dive into how to get our little babes eating health as well.”
Interview: Tales From The Fourth Trimester
“What a pleasure it was to have Heidi Sze — of Apples Under My Bed and new book Nurturing Your New Life — join me in this episode to talk about her two, quite different postpartum periods with her children Joan and Walt, the food that's fuelled her motherhood journey and how she uses her blog and Instagram to get real about motherhood.
We cover everything from building community to dealing with prolapses; frankly, we could have talked for much longer!”
Interview: ABC Radio, Drive with Rafael Epstein
“Mornington Peninsula nutritionist Heidi Sze offers first-hand advice to support mums adapting to parenthood.
"It's a wonderful season of life, but it's also wildly challenging…every experience is unique," she tells host Raf Epstein.”