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… Planning a Pregnancy, Pregnant, Recently Pregnant, or Breastfeeding On this page: Overview Overview There are things you can do to protect your health and the health of your baby. Experts recommend getting the COVID-19 vaccine if you …
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… Quick Tips: Modifying Your Home and Work Area When You Have Arthritis On this … and stiffness from arthritis may make it hard for you to do your daily tasks. For instance, if you have problems with your hands or fingers, you may find it hard to type or to …
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… Questions Your Doctor May Ask Before Prescribing Medicine for … of suicide, especially in the first few weeks of use. If your child starts antidepressants, be sure to be aware of … see any of the warning signs. Before prescribing medicine, your doctor will check your child for possible suicidal …
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… Interactive Tool: How Bad Are Your Urinary Symptoms From Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia … On this page: What does this tool help you learn? What does your score mean? What's next? What does this tool help you learn? This tool asks about your urinary symptoms from benign prostatic hyperplasia …
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… Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Why is my baby screened? A small spot of your baby’s blood can be used to get important information … a special card. Your baby may cry, but taking the blood sample does not harm your baby. You can help comfort your
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… December 9, 2024 Overview Healthy eating is important for your child's growth and development. Learn more about … and eating. Infants Thinking about how you’ll feed your baby is an important step in your pregnancy journey.  Having … to feed your baby (PDF, 178KB, Perinatal Services BC) Breastfeeding or chestfeeding  Human milk (breast milk) is the …
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… Breastfeeding On this page: Health Tools Benefits … of Breastfeeding Planning to Breastfeed How to Breastfeed Your Health and Nutrition Feeding Patterns Pumping and … Overview What is breastfeeding? Breastfeeding is feeding a baby milk from the mother's breasts. You can feed your baby
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… pregnancy and providing information they need to give their baby the best start in life. On this page: Baby's Best … Toddler's First Steps: A best chance guide to parenting your 6-to-36 month old child Child Health Passport Getting … Safer Sleep for My Baby Translated articles on breastfeeding/chestfeeding Baby's Best Chance: Parents’ handbook …
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… Breastfeeding or chestfeeding Last updated July 12, 2024 … or non-binary parents to describe how they feed their baby from their bodies. Both chestfeeding and breastfeeding … and included. Human milk (breast milk) is the only food your baby needs for the first 6 months. When your baby
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… Infant On this page: Overview Health Tools Delivery of Your Preterm Infant Taking Care of Yourself Health Problems … to Know the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Taking Your Baby Home The First Weeks at Home Looking Ahead to the … much as possible. Your baby probably will come home with a feeding schedule. To avoid dehydration, never go longer than …