Information for Parents – Healthy Start

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Information for Parents

Information for Parents

Questions never come to us at convenient times. That’s why we’ve put a number of resources online that relate to our topics of conversation and help answer questions you might have after leaving a group. Each of the resources below help you give your baby a healthy start!

Pregnancy Information

Making Connections: You and Your Growing Baby information book

Pregnancy Journal

Prenatal Word Search

Nutrition in Pregnancy

Artificial sweeteners
Caffeine in pregnancy
Constipation during pregnancy
Fish in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Gestational diabetes
Heartburn in Pregnancy
Herbs are safe during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
How Sweet it Is! Sugar in food
Iron and Pregnancy
Nausea in Pregnancy
Prenatal Vitamins – tips that help
Top 10 Eating Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy

Helpful Websites About Pregnancy

pregnancyinfo.ca
Your Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy

Breastfeeding Information

Make Your Own Breast Pads
Herbs Are Safe during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
How to Give a Baby a Vitamin D Drop (Manitoba version)
Comment donner à votre bébé une goutte de vitamine D (en Français pour le Manitoba)

Helpful Websites with Information on Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Your Baby
Winnipeg Breastfeeding Centre
International Breastfeeding Centre
Healthy Parenting Winnipeg Breastfeeding Resources
Breast Pump Resource (Buy/Rent)

Parenting Information

Rhymes from Morning to Night

Ideas for songs and rhymes to include in your everyday activities.
Download PDF

Magic of Play

Ideas for playing with your baby during the first year.
Download PDF

Making Connections:Your First Two Years with Baby information book

Baby Journal – Your Story

Make Your Own Baby Book: Seven Sacred Teachings

Download Booklet PDF
Booklet Assembly Instructions

Infant Nutrition

Finger Foods for Babies 9 Months and Older
Iron and Your Baby
Start Solid Foods at 6 Months
Feeding your baby 6 months to 1 year
Food allergies and introducing peanut butter to baby

The First Year of Eating

Printable memory book of your baby’s first year of eating.
Download PDF

How to Make Powdered Infant Formula for Your Baby
Formula feeding your baby
How to make powdered infant formula for your baby – English
Comment préparer une poudre nourrisson pour votre bébé – French
Amharic
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Kinyarwanda
Kirundi
Oromo
Punjabi
Somali
Swahili
Tigrinya

Helpful Websites with Information About Parenting

Attachment Network of Manitoba
Healthy Parenting Winnipeg
Caring For Kids – Canadian Paediatric Society
WRHA – Postpartum Depression
Safe Sleep for Your Baby
Dad Central
Healthy Smile Happy Child

Harm Reduction

Alcohol
Cocaine
Crystal Meth
Ecstasy
Inhalants
Marijuana
Opioids
Prescription Pills
Smoking

Are we missing something? Let us know what you’d like to see online.