Welcome
Baby Visits for First-time Parents
By Karen Enns, 308-2238 or karene@nextdoorinc.org
Are you expecting your first child soon? If you reside in
Oregon, we would love to welcome your new baby into our community
by providing a “Welcome Baby Visit!” What is a
Welcome Baby Visit, you might ask? It is a short visit with
expectant parent(s) in order to let you know about the many
resources and activities that are available in the community
for young children and their parents. In addition to information
and resources, we bring you:
- Baby gifts that were lovingly made by local community
members,
- Booklets about child development and baby care,
- Free samples of baby products,
- And answer any questions you might have as you anticipate
your new bundle of joy!
We can also let you know about community programs such as:
- Play groups,
- Breastfeeding assistance,
- Library story times,
- Parenting education opportunities,
- Baby clothing and equipment exchange,
- Car seat safety, and much, much more!
Welcome Baby Visits are provided by New Parent Services of
Hood River County and Families First of Wasco & Sherman
Counties, programs of The Next Door. It is our goal to provide
each and every first-time parent in Oregon’s Gorge area
with a Welcome Baby Visit. If your prenatal provider has not
already asked you about signing up for your Welcome Baby Visit,
please give us a call: For Hood River County, please call
Tami at 308-2237. For Wasco and Sherman Counties, please call
296-8118.
In addition to Welcome Baby Visits, the New Parent Services
and Families First programs provide weekly home visits for
families with their first newborn who might be experience
unanticipated or extra stressors in their lives at this important
time. We have a team of caring, experienced Home Visitors
that provide lots of support, information, mentoring, and
help with accessing additional community resources in order
to give you and your new baby the best possible start in life.
We can discuss these services with you during your Welcome
Baby Visit as well.
If you would like more information about our Welcome Baby
Visits, Home Visiting services, parenting education opportunities,
play groups, or to donate baby equipment or other contributions,
please call New Parent Services at 386-8433 or Families First
at 296-8118.
For more information on Home Visting and
Welcome Baby Visits contact Elisa
Cartwright
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