Prenatal to Early Years

Prenatal
Breastfeeding Your Baby
Bringing Baby Home

Postpartum Mental and Emotional Healt h
Early Years
Recommended Websites for Families

Prenatal

Your local public health nurse is an excellent resource as you start your family and seek the best information on caring for and parenting your children. Contact your local public health nurse at a Community Health Office near you. Community Health Office locations can be found on our Find Us page.

Care Providers – Prenatal Care and Delivery
at Selkirk Regional Health Centre
Eveline Street Clinic, 66 Eveline St.
Selkirk, MB
204-785-5550
204-785-5552

Dear Expectant Mothers: erjWEJKQoezBkppm04A3_Dear Expectant Parents.pdf (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

Making Connections- You and Your Growing Baby: wkIWNhPSES8MRBgtQm5A_Healthy Baby Making Connections.pdf (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

Manitoba Prenatal Benefits: 42MQotUjQdCEfSOifqmr_Healthy Baby Manitoba Prenatal Benefit Application.pdf (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

IERHA Public Health Team: sII3DWlkTO6Z26rHJ5HU_IERHA Public Health Team Brochure 2022.pdf (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

Planning Ahead for Breastfeeding: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/parenting-babies-0-12-months/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-planning-ahead

Family Birthing Unit

The Family Birthing Unit team at Selkirk Regional Health Centre feels honoured to play a role in welcoming babies into the world and getting families off to a good start. Visit the Obstetrics page for more information and to take a tour!

Selkirk Regional Health Centre — Obstetrics
Selkirk Regional Health Centre staff in the Obstetrics Unit would normally appreciate the opportunity to provide people who are expecting with a tour of the unit to highlight the birthing unit’s features and answer any questions. Given restrictions now in place due to COVID-19, we have a video to share with you:

To speak with a staff member in Selkirk Regional Health Centre’s family birthing unit, please call 204-482-5800 and press 2, then 4.

Breastfeeding Your Baby

Baby Friendly Manitoba (Information for Parents): https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/bfm/index.html

10 Great Reasons to Breastfeed: Sq43sArzSqK3bNrQpwZZ_10 Great Reasons to Breastfeed Your Baby.pdf (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

10 Valuable Tips for Successful Breastfeeding: fA7muQFEQCGM6b31DBOC_10 valuable-tips-successful-breastfeeding-eng.pdf (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

Breastfeeding Your Baby: Breastfeeding Your Baby (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

Hand Expression: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/parenting-babies-0-12-months/breastfeeding/get-started-expressing-breastmilk

Paced Bottle Feeding: https://www.peelregion.ca/parenting/feeding-baby/paced.asp

About Breastfeeding: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/pregnancy-parenting/parenting-babies-0-12-months/breastfeeding

Feeding Your Breastfed Baby 6 months – 1 Year: Feeding Your Breastfed Baby 6 Months to 1 year (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

Community Breastfeeding Supports: bZyobZcTOSPC1ykkzgRC_Community Breastfeeding Supports.pdf (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

Growing Years Family Resource Center/Breastfeeding Mom’s Group (Selkirk, Manitoba): https://www.ierha.ca/files/breastfeeding_poster___BF_moms_group_2.pdf

International Breastfeeding Centre: https://ibconline.ca/

Bringing Baby Home

Baby’s Best Chance: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/babys-best-chance.pdf

Safe Baby Wearing: kissable-visible-calin-eng.pdf (canada.ca)

Safe Sleeping for Your Baby: https://healthyparentingwinnipeg.ca/wp-content/uploads/Safe-Sleep-Handout-V2-11-Oct-15-2021.pdf

Tummy Time: https://rccinc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Back-to-Sleep-Tummy-to-Play.pdf

Routine Immunization Schedule: Immunization: Birth to Five • Healthy Parenting Winnipeg

Immunization FAQs: g16YBtpUR3yMvk0S56De_IMMUNIZATION FAQs.pdf (d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net)

Families First: brochure.pdf (gov.mb.ca)

Postpartum Mental and Emotional Health

Postpartum home visits — what to expect when you get home
The Public Health Nurse in your area will contact you by phone after you are discharged from the hospital. Business hours in the Interlake-Eastern RHA are typically Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A home visit may be offered to provide further support on feeding your infant, infant growth and development, maternal and family questions or other concerns. If you need to speak to someone outside of normal business hours, you can call a registered nurse at Health Links toll-free 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at 1-888-315-9257 for any health-related questions. In an emergency, always call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.

Families First Program
Building strong family relationships and connecting families with resources that meet their needs are objectives of Families First. Public health nurses identify where families may benefit from information, support and/or additional resources. Some families are offered a home visitor who can support positive parenting for up to three years by:

building strong family relationships
connecting to community resources
exploring solutions to challenging situations

getting health care for your family
learning through play
providing information on health, safety and nutrition

providing information about pregnancy
sharing information about child development
supporting healthy growth, development and learning

The Families First Program is delivered across the province by Community Public Health. There is no cost and it is a voluntary program that families can join any time from prenatal period until school entry.

If I had my child to raise over again,
I’d finger paint more, and point the finger less.
I’d do less correcting, and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less, and know to care more.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I’d run through more fields, and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging, and less tugging.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I’d teach less about the love of power,
And more about the power of love.

Diane Loomans

OUR Time Healthy Baby Program

Funded through the Department of Families, these programs offer community-based support for prenatal and post-partum families.

ask questions about your pregnancy
learn about your baby’s growth and development
get to know other moms and new parents
learn about nutrition and health

get breastfeeding support
get parenting tips
connect with friendly HB staff including dietitians, public health nurses, Families First home visitors
do activities and crafts with your baby

enjoy healthy snacks
receive milk coupons (during your pregnancy and until your baby is six months old)
partners/support persons and older siblings are welcome!

Drop-ins are free and no registration is required. Groups meet in various sites throughout the region on a regular basis, providing a friendly, informal environment where parents and their children can ask questions and receive current, relevant information.