Family Nurse Partnership D&G

18/11/2025

This looks good 👍

Roads Policing officers will be with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Good Egg Safety at Tesco Extra Car Park in Dumfries tomorrow between 10am and 2:30pm, where you can come and have your child's car seat checked for free.

More car safety information can be found at: https://orlo.uk/Zt3kt

18/11/2025

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18/11/2025

We have 7 groups running across Wigtownshire this week!

👶 Stranraer Tweenies families will be making some hearty winter soup.
🚒 Machars Tweenies are heading to Whithorn for an exciting visit to the Fire Station.
💜 Our mums from our Health & Wellbeing groups are meeting up in both Stranraer and Newton Stewart
🧸 And we’ll be holding the final session of the current block of our Circle of Security Parenting group.

✨ Please remember: all groups require pre-registration.

Please contact us for information on any of our group support

📲 07494 089436
📧 admin@home-startwigtownshire.co.uk
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10/11/2025

10/11/2025

Many cheap toys from unknown sellers on online marketplaces come from abroad and have not been safety tested.

From super-strong magnets that can rip through your child’s belly, to easy-access button batteries that can kill your child if swallowed, to dangerous electrical goods that can start fires in your home, these dangerous toys can be deadly.

So please SHOP SMART and STAY SAFE.

Learn more: https://capt.org.uk/buy-safe-toys/

07/11/2025

With their bright colours and squishy feel, water beads are especially appealing to young children. But they can be really dangerous if swallowed.

As they bathe in stomach fluids, they can expand to many times their original size, posing a serious risk of blockage in a child’s bowel.

So, please don’t buy water beads for children under 5.

If older children are using water beads, use a large tub with plenty of free space so stray beads can’t escape onto the floor. And make sure all beads are safely cleared away after use to prevent little ones getting their hands on them.

Learn more about dangerous gifts to avoid this Christmas: https://capt.org.uk/8-dangerous-gifts-to-avoid-this-christmas/

06/11/2025

🎉 Amazing news, everyone! 🎉

We’re over the moon to share that our Tweenies Family Group Project across Wigtownshire has secured another 5 years of funding! 🥳

A massive thank you to The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland for awarding us £175,000 over the next 5 years, to help us continue supporting families with little ones from newborn to 2 years old 💜

This means we can keep bringing families together, offering support, friendship, and fun for our youngest community members and their parents 🧡

And of course, a big thank you to everyone who plays the National Lottery — your support really does make a difference right here in Wigtownshire! 💜



Stranraer Health Visitors
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway
Family Nurse Partnership D&G
Newton Stewart Initiative
Lifelong Learning, Dumfries & Galloway Council
Home-Start UK

04/11/2025

We can’t wait to share these generous “ pamper bags” with you all 🙏

04/11/2025

Maternity Care Survey 2025 📢
Did you have your baby in February or March 2025?

If you did, you may have been sent a letter inviting you to take part in the Maternity Care Survey 2025 💌 If you have received a survey, please follow the instructions on the invite letter. Your feedback is really important, as it helps make maternity care services better for future mothers and babies ☑️

Find out more about the Maternity Care Survey here ➡️gov.scot/collections/maternity-care-survey/

04/11/2025

Placing your baby on their back for every sleep, day and night, is the safest position for them to sleep. 👶

There’s a lot of evidence from around the world showing that placing your baby to sleep on their back, day or night, lowers the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Research has shown that babies who are usually slept on their backs but sometimes slept on their fronts or sides have a higher risk of SIDS. This means it’s best to make this a routine and place your baby on their back for every sleep, day or night.

Some parents worry that by sleeping their baby on their back they could choke on their own vomit. No research has found this to be the case, and we now know that babies are far safer sleeping on their backs.

Learn more on our website 👉 https://bit.ly/4krzvRj

04/11/2025

Family Nurse Supervisor Lisa received these fantastic “ pamper bags” for clients on the Family Nurse Partership ( FNP) programme in Dumfries and Galloway 🙂

They were made with love and kindness by a group of the most generous folk of whom are true shining stars in our community 🥰

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03/11/2025

Big apologies we have cancelled the young dads meet up on Thursday at the Bridge Dumfries. Watch this space for updates.