Newborn
At home with baby
A checklist for moms and babies containing essential post-delivery information developed by the maternity unit teams.
If you are concerned about your or your baby’s health, call 811 to reach a Info-Santé nurse, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Many available programs and services are there to support you after you return home with your baby and during the first years of his life.
All the ressources for families : santeestrie.qc.ca/family
Postnatal monitoring
Do you have any questions?
Contact your CLSC or the birthing homeServices offered
Parental meetings and support
Services offered in your community, including meetings for neonates with health care professionals.
For breastfeeding support, visit the Breastfeeding page. If needed, you can contact a perinatal nurse at your CLSC or Info-Santé at the 811 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
Coaticook
- Bébé Trucs : walk-in consultations with a CLSC nurse, IBCLC lactation consultant, health information, breastfeeding support, baby growth monitoring, parental group discussions.
Maison de la famille de la MRC-de-Coaticook
Every other Wednesday morning, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Maison des Familles (266, 1st Avenue, Val-des-Sources).
Registration: 819-879-0902
- Home respite service (conditions apply): childcare, meal preparation, etc.
Contact your CLSC
- Activities at Maison de la famille de la MRC-de-Coaticook
Information: 819-804-1010
- Route du lait de la MRC-de-Coaticook: businesses and organizations that warmly welcome mothers who wish to nurse their babies; identifed with the sticker "Bienvenue aux bébés allaités" (Breastfed babies welcome).
Bébé Bambin Trucs: walk-in consultations with a CLSC nurse, health information, breastfeeding support, baby growth monitoring, parental group discussions. A community worker is also on site.
Every other Wednesday morning, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Maison des Familles community center (266 1st Avenue, Val-des-Sources).
For more information: 819-879-0902
Home respite service (conditions apply): childcare, meal preparation, etc.
Contact your CLSC
Activities at Maison des familles Famillaction
Facebook Page: La Maison des Familles FamillAction
819-879-0902Community worker
To obtain your sleep bag and to find out about the resources available from the MRC.
819-879-0360 or famillaction.agentefamilles@gmail.com
Town of Val-des-Sources (cotton diaper program, free library membership, etc.)
https://valdessources.ca
819-879-7171
Centre d'action bénévole des Sources (La Manne food bank, family counter)
https://www.cabdessources.org/
819-879-6333Services offered by the towns and villages within the MRC
mrcdessources.com
Des Sources
Bébé Bambin Trucs: walk-in consultations with a CLSC nurse, health information, breastfeeding support, baby growth monitoring, parental group discussions. A community worker is also on site.
Every other Wednesday morning, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Maison des Familles community center (266 1st Avenue, Val-des-Sources).
For more information: 819-879-0902
Home respite service (conditions apply): childcare, meal preparation, etc.
Contact your CLSC
Activities at Maison des familles Famillaction
Facebook Page: La Maison des Familles FamillAction
819-879-0902
Community worker
To obtain your sleep bag and to find out about the resources available from the MRC.
819-879-0360 or famillaction.agentefamilles@gmail.com
Town of Val-des-Sources (cotton diaper program, free library membership, etc.)
https://valdessources.ca
819-879-7171
Centre d'action bénévole des Sources (La Manne food bank, family counter)
https://www.cabdessources.org/
819-879-6333
Services offered by the towns and villages within the MRC
mrcdessources.com
Granit
- Jasons poupons: parents of an infant or a young child or who are expecting a baby are welcome to discussions with other parents. A perinatal nurse is also available on site to answer your questions as well as to weigh and measure your baby.
Nourri-Source breastfeeding drop-in at the same time.
At Maison de la famille du Granit
Calendar of activities https://nourrisourceestrie.ca
- Services of a health and social services auxiliary (conditions apply): parental role support, educational support and support with household management.
Contact your CLSC
- Home respite service (conditions apply): childcare, meal preparation, etc.
Contact your CLSC
- Activities at Maison de la famille du Granit
https://www.maisonfamillegranit.com
- Financial aid program for the purchase of washable diapers (depending on municipalities): Contact your municipality.
Haut-Saint-François
- Bébé Trucs: consultations with a nurse, health information, breastfeeding support, baby growth monitoring.
1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Relève du Haut-Saint-François (50 Craig Street South, Cookshire-Eaton).
- Home respite service (conditions apply): childcare, meal preparation, etc.
Contact your CLSC
- Marraine Tendresse de l’Estrie (listening, assistance and home respite for mothers)
www.marrainetendresse.com
819-562-0406
- Activities at La Relève du HSF (family organization)
www.la-releve.org
- HSF collective kitchens
https://www.facebook.com/cuisinescollectiveshsf/
- Centre d’action bénévole du Haut-Saint-François
www.cabhsf.org
- Moisson HSF (food bank)
www.moissonhsf.org
- Financial aid program for the purchase of washable diapers (depending on municipalities): Contact your municipality.
Haute-Yamaska
- Infants clinic: consultations by appointment with a perinatal nurse, health monitoring of mother and baby, breastfeeding support, and more.
- CLSC de Saint-Joseph: Every afternoon (except Thursdays) from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- CLSC de Waterloo: as needed.
- Services of a health and social services auxiliary (conditions apply): parental role support, educational support and support with household management.
Contact your CLSC
- Maison des familles de Granby et région and Espace Familles Waterloo et région
Thursdays dedicated to perinatal care for pregnant women and postnatal families. An early childhood nurse is on site.
450-776-2232
http://mfgr.org/
- Special event on initiating solid foods and breastfeeding offered by a nutritionist four times a year.
Information: 450-375-9497, ext. 66149
La Pommeraie
- Bébé Trucs: walk-in consultation with a perinatal nurse, health information and education, breastfeeding support, monitoring of mother and baby, parental group discussions, and occasional topics:
- CLSC Farnham: Mondays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m
- CLSC Bedford: Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m
- CLSC Cowansville-du-Sud: Fridays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m
- CLSC de Bromont: Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
- Services of a health and social services auxiliary (conditions apply): parental role support, educational support and support with household management.
Contact your CLSC
- Activies at Maison de la famille de Farnham et région
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086097594105
- Activities at Maison de la famille des Frontières
https://www.facebook.com/maisondelafamilledesfrontieres/
- Brome Lake Community Services
https://ville.lac-brome.qc.ca/fr/loisirs/familles/ See Family Activities
- Cuisine collective Centre des femmes des Cantons (collective kitchen) https://www.facebook.com/Centre-Femmes-Des-Cantons-881707321913540/
- Cellule Jeunes et Familles de Brome-Missisquoi
infocellule.org/fr/accueil/ (emergency food supplies, accompaniment, etc.)
- The Cowansville Volunteer Centre (or CAB)
https://www.cabcowansville.net/english-en (emergency food supplies, transportation, help with income tax returns, etc.)
- Sutton Volunteer Centre
https://cabsutton.com/en/- Baby Drop-In: Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to noon
- Vaccination clinic 3rd Friday of every month ; CLSC nurse on site. To schedule an appointment: 450-538-3994
- Financial aid program for new parents for the purchase of washable diapers and gifts (Cowansville)
Memphrémagog
To reach the perinatal nurses from the CLSC 7 days/7: 819-843-2572, ext. 2261
- Bébé trucs: growth checks, breastfeeding support and answers to questions concerning children under 2 years of age.
Magog: information folder
Stanstead: information folder
- Home respite services (conditions apply, in partnership with Bedon Bout’chou): childcare, meal preparation, etc.
Contact your CLSC
- Marraine Tendresse de l’Estrie (listening, assistance and home respite for mothers)
www.marrainetendresse.com
819-562-0406
- Activities at Maison de la famille Memphrémagog
www.mafamilleamoi.org
- Collective kitchens Bouchées doubles
cuisinescollectivesmagog.com
- Volunteer action centres: family support, taxes, transportation to appointments
- Magog (Carrefour du partage) : www.cabmagog.com or 819-843-8138
- Potton : www.cabmn.org or 450-292-3114
- Standstead : www.cabstanstead.org or 819-876-7748
Sherbrooke
- Bébé Trucs (0-2 years): consultations by appointment with perinatal nurses, an IBCLC lactation consultant, and a specialized educator: health information, breastfeeding support, baby development monitoring, parental group discussions.
Every Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
500, rue Murray, Sherbrooke, Room 0111
For appointment: 819 780-2220, ext 48448 - Bébé Trucs Ascot: nurse, psychoeductor and social worker on site for families living in the Ascot neighbourhood.
Final Tuesday of every month from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
1945, rue des Grands-Monts # 8 (neighbourhood office)
- Services of a health and social services auxiliary (conditions apply): parental role support, educational support and support with household management.
Contact your CLSC
- Newborn clinic: appointment-based consultation with a perinatal nurse (following referral by a nurse). For newborns up to approximately 4 weeks old. Health information, feeding support, and baby development support. Tuesdays and Thursdays between 8:45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
500 Murray Street, Sherbrooke, Suite 0111 (entrance to the blood collection center).
To make an appointment: 819-780-2220, ext. 48401
- Home respite service (conditions apply): childcare, meal preparation, etc.
Contact your CLSC
- Marraine Tendresse de l’Estrie (listening, assistance and home respite for mothers)
www.marrainetendresse.com
819-562-0406
- Couches et câlins
https://www.bedonboutchou.ca/couches-calins (home respite service, parents-baby activities, family counter for children aged 0 to 5 years)
819-569-3119
- Activities at Bedon & bout‘chou (family organization)
https://www.bedonboutchou.ca
819-822-2688
- Activities at Maison de la famille
https://www.maisonfamillesherbrooke.com
819-791-4142
- Famille Plus
https://www.familleplus.ca (family organization)
819-822-0835
- FAMILLE ESPOIR (family organization)
http://www.familleespoir.ca
- Neighbourhood outreach by CLSC professionals
- East neighbourhood: 785 des Pivoines #1-2
- West neighbourhood: 1945 des Grands-monts #8-9
- Ville de Sherbrooke
https://www.sherbrooke.ca/en : consult list of activities and events
- Le RAME
Réseau d'appui aux familles monoparentales et recomposées de l'Estrie
https://rame-estrie.org/
819-822-3451
Val-Saint-François
- Home respite services (conditions apply): childcare, meal preparation, etc.
- Activities at Maison de la famille Les Arbrisseaux
mfarbrisseaux.com
- Centre d’action bénévole Valcourt et regions (volunteer centre)
http://www.cabver.org (food bank, transportation)
819-532-2255
- Financial aid program for the purchase of washable diapers (MRC du Val-Saint-François)
https://www.val-saint-francois.qc.ca/services/couches-lavables/
819-826-6505
- Regional resources and activities: https://valfamille.com/
- Halte Parent-bébé: with a perinatal nurse and a breastfeeding leader on site, Maison de la famille Les Arbrisseaux Calendar of activities at https://nourrisourceestrie.ca
Available resources
- From Tiny Tot to Toddler
- Breastfeeding page
- Vaccination
- Preventing cranial deformities in your baby (plagiocephaly and brachycephaly)
- Physiotherapeutic recommandations for newborns with brachial Plexus injuries
- Suffocation among babies aged 12 months and under (French)
- Nasal congestion – Children less than 18 months
- Safe sleep for babies | Lower the risk of injury and sudden infant death syndrome
- Car seat | Choosing and using the right seat at the right time
- You, me, baby | Mental Health Resource
- VIDEO | The crying of our child
- VIDEO | Our child's security (French)

