Parenting Your Baby In Their First 6 Weeks

Parenting Your Baby In Their First 6 Weeks

Meet Monique and Paulo and their 6 week old baby, Peyton. Watch a video and hear Monique's advice about looking after yourself after baby is born and how your whānau and partner can support you.

Your child: The first 6 weeks

Your child: The first 6 weeks

Ministry of Health video - transcript available at the Ministry of Health website.

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In this video, we meet Monique and Paulo and their 6 week old baby, Peyton. Hear Monique's advice about looking after yourself after baby is born and how your whānau and partner can support you. A Well Child Tamariki Ora nurse describes what happens during her visits to mum and baby. We see how Peyton is kept safe during sleep. Monique talks about breastfeeding and how breastmilk is perfect for Peyton.

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The first year (Ministry of Health)

Being a parent can be the best and the hardest thing you've ever done - especially during your baby's first year. See the Ministry of Health website for lots of helpful advice about caring for your baby during:

SKIP (strategies for kids/information for parents): Practical parenting advice

SKIP is a Ministry for Children, Oranga Tamariki positive parenting programme supporting parents and caregivers of children under 5. See their tips for parents.

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Parenting Babies & Children

This page last reviewed 11 June 2021.

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