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Newborn to Preschool

Coming Home with your Baby: Your Public Health Nurse Visit

Coming home with your baby:

While going home with your baby can be exciting, parents may have a lot of questions.  A visit from your public health nurse can help you navigate those questions. Public health nurses offer health and wellness supports to mothers, newborns and their families about breastfeeding, infant feeding, sleeping, mental and physical wellness, safe relationships and parenting..

Your postpartum visit: what to expect

  • a public health nurse will contact you in 1-2 business days to check in and offer you a home visit (excluding weekends and holidays)

At your home or clinic visit, the nurse will weigh and check your baby. They will provide education and support with feedings and caring for your baby and yourself. They can also discuss additional supports available in your community.

Your Growing Baby

Whether breastfeeding or formula feeding, a healthy newborn is expected to lose weight in the first week of life. Most regain that weight within the first 2 weeks after birth. Some babies will lose more and may need extra feeding supports.

Your baby will be weighed in the first week to see how they are growing. The public health nurse will weigh your baby at your home or clinic visit. If at any time you would like to have your baby’s weight checked you can contact your public health nurse or health care practitioner.

The Links below provide great information on feeding recommendations for Newborn to 5 years old, safe baby sleeping, safe baby wearing as well as healthy baby resources.

Healthy Baby & Child IERHA offers online virtual sessions with a Registered Dietitian that will answer your questions on topics like feeding your baby, intro to solids and feeding littles

Feeding Your Breastfed Baby 6 months – 1 Year

Feeding Your Child From Age 1-5

Safe Sleep and Your Baby Information on safe sleeping, informational videos and other resources

Safe Baby Wearing: Safe baby wearing in infant carriers

Baby sling and carrier safety Learn about baby slings and carriers and how to use them safely

Healthy Baby Resources : Pregnant or a New Parent? Learn more about the Manitoba Prenatal Benefit and Healthy Baby Community Support Programs in Manitoba

Early Years Parenting

The links listed below are great resources on making connections with your baby, health and nutritional tips, information on early child development, dental health, the Growing Year family resource center in Selkirk, MB, and More!

Early Childhood Development Pamphlets Babies and crying, bed-wetting, caring for a child with a fever, discipline, jealousy and sibling rivalry, keeping baby cool in the summer, temper tantrums, toilet training and more

Dental Health (Prenatal – Early Years) From early pregnancy to your child’s sixth birthday – resources and tips on how to take care of children’s teeth.

Canadian Dental Care Plan The Canadian Dental Care Plan will help pay a portion of the cost for a wide range of oral health care services.

Growing Years Family Resource Center (Selkirk, Manitoba) Facebook page for IERHA Growing years

Families First Home visiting supports to families with children, from pregnancy to school entry. There is no cost.

Child car seat stages The four car-seat stages that protect your child as they grow

Caring for Kids information about child health and well-being

Screen time and young children Recommendations and tips on screen time use among children of all ages, including those under 2 years old.

Health Links -Info Santé

Health Links – Info Santé is 24-hour, 7-days a week telephone information service staffed by registered nurses, with the knowledge to provide answers over the phone to health care questions and guide you to the care you need.

Call anytime  204-788-8200 or toll-free   1-888-315-925

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