Wellness Appointments
Sleeping & Rest
Always follow safe sleep practices for your baby too!
see below for guidance
Safe Sleep for Baby
For more information on Safe Sleep:
- https://www.ctoec.org/educational-campaign-materials/safe-sleep-for-babies/
- https://safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/resources/order
- https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/campaigns-and-toolkits/safe-sleep/
- Please know that First Candle also provides bereavement support services for both sleep-related infant death and Stillbirth. They have a grief line, private online support groups and peer support volunteers. First Candle grief line is 1-800-221-7437
Feeding Your Baby
CT Sparkler
CT Sparkler is an application for your phone that helps to check in on how your child is doing against key milestones and provides FUN do-together activities that you can play with your 0–5-year-old to spark their growing heart, mind and body!
Home Visiting Programs
Home visiting programs help to improve the health of young children by providing support and services for them and their families — right in their own homes.
COVID-19
Keeping Your New Baby Safe During COVID-19
Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood created a great resource sheet to help you keep your new baby safe during COVID-19.
Self-Advocacy
Perinatal Loss
One in four women experience a pregnancy or infant loss in their lifetime. You and your family are not alone.
- March of Dimes- Dealing with Grief – a website dedicated to dealing with grief and the loss of a baby
- SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss – a website for families and professionals about early pregnancy loss, stillbirths and neonatal loss or call 1-800-821-6819
- Babyloss – a website for anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth or shortly afterwards