You and your baby: A printable guide for parents
Sunnybrook's DAN Women & Babies Program supports Family Centred Care and respects the important role of families. We respect different family lifestyles, beliefs, values and cultures.
This guide will provide information and resources aimed at helping you to make informed decisions. Your questions are important. While you are in hospital please feel free to ask nursing staff and your healthcare provider (doctor, midwife or nurse practitioner). If you have questions after you leave the hospital ask your healthcare provider and/or public health nurse.
This guide provides you with a summary of what you will have been taught by your health care providers or a reminder of what you already know.
Download the PDF (printable) version of the guide
Web version
All of the information in the You and Your Baby guide can be found throughout the DAN Women & Babies section of the Sunnybrook website.
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While you are in the hospital
Find all of the below information on the taking care of yourself after birth page
Caesarean birth
Find all of the below information on the caesarean recovery page
Newborn care and keeping your baby safe
Newborn care
Find all of the below information on the caring for your newborn page
Keeping your baby safe
Find all of the below information on the keeping your newborn safe page
Breastfeeding
Find all of the below information on the breastfeeding resources page
- Baby's first feeding
- Skin-to-skin
- Hand expressing colostrum or breastmilk
- Massage your breasts before hand expressing or pumping
- How can I tell if my baby is hungry?
- Positioning and latching your baby
- Waking a sleepy baby
- Breast compressions
- Burping your baby, how and when?
- Should I use a pacifier?
- Signs that breastfeeding is going well
- Engorgement
- Sore nipples
- When and where do I get help?
