8 Weeks

At this consultation your baby's growth, health and development will be reviewed.

This consultation will focus on:​

• Safe sleeping
• Birth registration
• Feeding including breastfeeding
• Immunisations
• Safety
• Hearing Screen (VIHSP)
• Family relationships and wellbeing.

Remember, you and your nurse can talk about other issues/concerns if they arise.

Please tell the nurse if your baby:

• is not making sounds
• is not beginning to smile
• is not looking at you in the eyes.

Parent Tip Sheets for the 8 Week Visit

No pamphlets for this visit. The Play, Learn Grow postcard for 8 Weeks is:

• Play, Learn, Grow - Your baby is learning every day, everywhere (pdf - 799.64kb) (Translated Resources available)

To view all the Tip Sheets, see: Parent Tip Sheets.

More information

• Contact the MCH Service - how to contact the Maternal and Child Health Service and other supports.