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Postpartum First 6 Weeks After Childbirth

Topic Overview What is postpartum? During the first weeks after giving birth, your body begins to heal and adjust to not being pregnant. This is called postpartum (or the postpartum period). Your …
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Safety At Home in Baby's First Year

… health office for courses in your area. Burn prevention To prevent burns: Never hold your baby while: drinking …
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A video on latching your baby

… help. Other babies may need gentle guidance. Latching your baby correctly is important for successful …
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A video about baby feeding cues and behaviours

… they need, as long as you respond to their feeding cues. Learn what those cues are and what … VIDEO: Admission to postpartum - keeping your baby skin-to-skin VIDEO: Baby's feeding cues …
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Babyproofing your home for the first year

… very quickly.  That's why it's important to babyproof your home - before your little one is crawling. … REMEMBER! - Childproofing will help make your home safer and is an ongoing process. …
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Premature Preterm Infant

… also suggest that your baby get injections of RSV antibody in the winter. This may help … of problems from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. To help protect your baby: Be … Preterm Labour Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Sensory Processing Disorder …
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Feeding your baby formula Safely making and storing formula

… not sterile. How do I wash and disinfect the bottles and equipment to make formula? Every … you make formula, wash, then disinfect the bottles and equipment. Disinfect means to kill … for babies of any age. First wash: Gather the feeding equipment, such as bottles, tongs, …
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Home Treatment First Aid for Cold Exposure

… Find shelter so you can get out of the cold, the wind, or the water. Remove cold, wet clothes. Put on dry clothing, … cold or frozen body part from further cold exposure and bruising. Pad frozen fingers or …
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A video on alternative feeding methods for newborns

… may not be possible (especially if your baby is preterm). Here is a video on Cup … positions VIDEO: Hand expressing milk VIDEO: Latching your baby … Ideally, babies should …
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Safer sleep for my baby

… many decisions every day to help keep your baby healthy and safe. When it comes to sleep, your baby’s sleep environment is always important – … in the same room as you for the first six months. Be smoke-free Smoking increases your …