Services - Home Visitation & Outreach - Building Incredible Babies - Information for Parents

Before your baby is born, an Outreach Worker can provide you with information and support to help you have a healthy baby and get ready to be a parent. This includes:

• Information on healthy eating while pregnant
• Prenatal information
• Monthly home visits from your Outreach Worker
• Information about healthy living
• Referrals to other places in the community that can help you and
• Any other need that you ask for help with

After your baby is born, your Outreach Worker will continue to support you as a new parent until your baby is 4 months old. Monthly visits will continue and the focus will now be:

• Breastfeeding information and support
• Post natal information including caring for your new baby and caring for yourself
• Referrals to other places in the community that can help you
• Early parenting information and resources and
• Any other need that you ask for help with

2. What services are offered?

• Trained Outreach Workers provide information and support in your home and encourage healthy lifestyle choices
• Babies are screened for developmental milestones at 4 months of age
• Access to our Agency Toy Lending Library
• Education Groups twice a month with childcare provided and help with transportation to and from the groups
• Food coupons to those parents who need help
• Prenatal vitamin coupons and vitamin D drops for breastfed babies

3. How will the Building Incredible Babies Program help me?

Being in the program will help you:

• Identify your family needs
• Help you learn more about pregnancy and early parenting
• Support you to be healthy and to have a healthy baby
• Connect you to a Registered Dietician for help with healthy eating
• Learn about Healthy Families Home Visitation Program

4. How much does Building Incredible Babies cost?

Being in the program is free.

5. Does my Doctor need to know that I want to be involved in Building Incredible Babies?

No, but with your permission, your Doctor will receive a letter from your Outreach Worker saying that you are in the BIB program.

6. If I want to join, where do I begin?

If you would like to talk to someone about joining the Building Incredible Babies Program, call us at 403-309-8214 or email lsmith@fsca.ca