Munchkin Nutrition & Dietetics - Your Local Paediatric Dietitian in the Illawarra and South Coast

Expert childhood nutrition and dietitian support for the Illawarra and South Coast - Wollongong, Figtree, Corrimal, Woonona, Bulli, Thirroul, Shellharbour, Kiama, Gerringong & surrounding regions.

Personalised infant, toddler, and family nutrition advice — with flexible consultations from our clinic in Figtree or via Telehealth.

Welcome to Munchkin Nutrition & Dietetics

Based in Figtree and proudly serving Wollongong, the broader Illawarra Northern and Southern Suburbs (Albion Park, Dapto, Figtree, Fairy Meadow, Corrimal, Woonona, Bulli, Thirroul and surrounds) and the Southcoast, Kiama, and Gerringong, we provide expert paediatric nutrition care. Whether you're dealing with introducing solids, feeding challenges, food allergies, or family mealtime stress, our accredited paediatric dietitian Rebecca supports families every step of the way.

Our Services

Clinic Visits in Figtree (Illawarra) – Convenient, local consultations in our Figtree clinic.

Telehealth Anywhere in Australia

What We Offer:

Infant & Toddler Nutrition: Introducing solids, responsive feeding, and early childhood nutrition foundations.

Food Allergies & Intolerances: Tailored support for Cows milk protein allergy, individual or multiple food allergies. Providing support and education for allergy avoidance and nutrition adequacy, including support for optimal substitutions to specific allergens.

Feeding Challenges: Fussy eating, sensory feeding issues, oral aversion, ARFID, growth concerns.

Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Family Nutrition: Support for conception, pregnancy, breastfeeding, pantry reviews, meal planning, and picky eating strategies.

Why Families in the Illawarra and South Coast Choose Us

South Coast-based Expertise — As your local paediatric dietitian, we understand the unique needs of Illawarra, Wollongong, Kiama, and Gerringong families.

Inclusive, Family-Focused Approach — We use neurodivergent-affirming, strength-based strategies designed to suit every child and family.

Flexible Funding Options — Medicare rebates (with gap), private health funds, NDIS-funded and privately funded consultations available.

Evidence-Based & Supportive — Grounded in research and tailored for real-world family life on the South Coast.

Get Started — Local Visits & Online Options

Visit Our Clinic:
Suttor Place, Figtree NSW 2525 (Illawarra) — close to communities across Wollongong, Kiama, and Gerringong.

Home Visits: Available on a case by case basis for private/medicare appointments within 10km radius of Woonona

NDIS Home Visits: Available on a case by case basis within 1 hour of Woonona

Online Telehealth: Comprehensive support Australia-wide.

Contact Us: Phone 0424 609 436 or via our contact us page to book your child’s consultation today.

Infant Nutrition

Introducing your baby to solids for the first time can be a fun, exciting and yet daunting time for parents and their little one.

At Munchkin Nutrition our favourite thing to do is support parents during their introducing solids journey! Whether that’s right at the start, in the middle or the transition to toddler hood.

We provide practical, common sense and evidence based guidance and help you navigate fact from fiction with the constant flow of mixed messages on the internet and social media.

Introducing solids is an optimal time to develop positive feeding interactions, encourage and support feeding development and expose your little one to a variety of tastes and textures.

Evidence shows that early tastes and exposures can have long term impacts on the foods your children choose and accept later in life. Now is an excellent time to help support a positive relationship with food and a love of family meal times.

We provide home visits (in the Illawarra region) and online consults Australia wide. We can answer your questions on introducing solids, exploring new textures, which high chairs to use, how to add flavour and help your child enjoy family tastes and meals, how to make meal times fun, what to do if your child won’t accept the spoon, when and what foods to offer, how to introduce allergens, how to make meals that suit the whole family (including Bub!) and more…

 

Book a consult today for support with:

  • Introduction to Solids

  • Breastfeeding

  • Formula Feeding

  • Slow growth / underweight

  • Nutrient deficiencies

  • Sensory difficulties with meals

  • Food aversions