Care and support
Making sure that babies get the right kind of care, nutrition and stimulation is the best chance society has at breaking the cycles of poverty, violence, alcohol- and drug abuse.
Ensure they get the necessary immunisations from birth to two years.
Make sure you always take their Road To Health Booklet to clinic or hospital as it keeps track of your child’s immunisations, which shows doctors and nurses your child’s growth. During this period you need to take your child for immunisations at 9 and 18 months.
Develop a support system. Make sure you have other new parents to talk to and make a point of talking to them or seeing them at least once a week.
Express and accept your negative feelings. It's normal to feel bad sometimes when you're adjusting to a new baby.
Focus on your positive feelings. Look for ways in which you do feel good and pay attention to those, too.
Take breaks by yourself, with your partner, or with another adult. No one can work at a job nonstop without some time off every day.
Keep your expectations realistic. No one can do it all, let alone do it perfectly. Work toward reasonable, achievable goals, whether dealing with feelings, doing housework or losing your pre-baby weight.
Ensure they get the necessary immunisations from birth to two years.
Make sure you always take their Road To Health Booklet to clinic or hospital as it keeps track of your child’s immunisations which shows doctors and nurses your child’s growth.
Get a copy of the Road to Health Booklet here:
You need to take your child for immunisations at birth, 14 weeks, 9 and 18 months.
View your child's scheduled immunisations: