Birthing in Our Community

A beautiful day spent at Pine Rivers Park today 🫶🏾✨
Playgroups are such a deadly way to connect, relax and let the little ones be themselves and learn!

Today celebrate deadly Early Childhood Educators.

We thank them for all they do in contributing to the care, wellbeing and healthy development of jarjum.

At BiOC, playgroups are facilitated by Early Childhood Educators. If you’re a BiOC or MATSICHS client and you’d like to know more, phone 1800 MY BiOC (1800 69 2462) for the details.

Let’s yarn about contraception! If you have just had a bub, and you don’t want to get pregnant again right away, there are some options you can choose from.

Have a yarn to your Family Support Practitioner or GP about contraception options if you’re not quite ready to be pregnant again.

It’s your choice.

Deadly Women Talk Contraception In this video these deadly women yarn about contraception options! If you want to find out more, consult your health team.

Come along & join us for Father’s Day playgroup! (NORTH SIDE)

Tuesday: Caboolture BiOC hub, 21 King St
Wednesday: Pine Rivers Park, Strathpine

Time: 10:30am-12:30pm

Morning tea & lunch provided, if you have any questions. Please call 1800 MY BIOC

Happy Father’s Day to all the deadly dads out there!

Today, we celebrate new dads and those who have been dads for a while! We also honour our father figures and the special fullas in our lives.

Thank you for being there for us. Have a wonderful Father’s Day.

And remember, if you’re a dad whose partner is birthing through BiOC, you can access support with our Deadly Dads service.

Hey you lot!

Just a reminder about our Book Week activities at Strathpine and Caboolture. Come along this Tuesday and Wednesday!

Book Week 2024 - Brisbane Northside!

Come be apart of the fun! BiOC Family Practitioners will be providing a fun activity for parents while children engage in learning activities! 📚

MATSICHS and BiOC clients welcome. 🤗

For more information, DM us or contact 1800 MY BIOC

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Book Week 2024 - Brisbane Northside!

Come be apart of the fun! BiOC Family Practitioners will be providing a fun activity for parents while children engage in learning activities! 📚

MATSICHS and BiOC clients welcome. 🤗

For more information, DM us or contact 1800 MY BIOC

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Deadly to see friends at Caboolture playgroup on this rainy day! Exploring science experiments for SCIENCE WEEK 🧪

Our BiOC Playgroup at Strathpine on Wednesday is cancelled this week. Will start again on Wednesday, 21 August.

As we close out World Breastfeeding Week today, we thank our BiOC team who support our Mob on the journey to care for and nourish bubs. Remember these key things:

🤱🏽 My best is enough
🤱🏽 I can ask for support when I need it
🤱🏽 My body is amazing; I love all that it can do
🤱🏽 My breastfeeding journey matters
🤱🏽 Sometimes breastfeeding doesn’t work out and that’s OK.

If you have any questions, reach out to your family support practitioner or your child health nurse.

Australian Breastfeeding Association

Stronger in Culture, Stronger Together! As a Community, we celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day.

As a Community, we ensure that jarjum are brought up in culture. We stand with them to be Stronger Together.

We are dedicated to supporting parents and carers to give the best start in life for jarjum with the Birthing in Our Community, Deadly Kindies and Australian Family Partnership programs. Find out more:

🔗 iuih.org.au/bioc
🔗 deadlykindies.com.au
🔗 iuih.org.au/afpp

We support you to ensure all jarjum flourish and have strong, vibrant futures.

SNAICC-National Voice for our Children

This World Breastfeeding Week, we get behind our mums out there, navigating the life-changing event of taking care of a new bub.

You’re doing a deadly job, so be kind to yourself!

Every day brings new learning and a stronger bond with bub.

And if you need support, get in touch with your family support practitioner or call 1800 MY BiOC.

Check out these deadly breastfeeding resources for Mob from the Australian Breastfeeding Association: https://bit.ly/3K8zy4f

Australian Breastfeeding Association

Deadly Kindies have kindly shared their photos to us of their Deadly Kindies first Children's NAIDOC Ball last Thursday!!
Our BiOC families who attended the event with Elders and 3 ATSICHS Deadly Kindy groups have not stopped talking about the event and had a ball of a time!

A big thank you to Deadly Kindies and all who supported them to make this day the talk of the Community including in our BiOC Community.

It’s not too late to vaccinate – and protect yourself from the flu!

Flu season has hit Queensland now. As well as staying healthy and well this winter, we have some deadly merch on offer at participating clinics.

Choose between a bag, hat or a bouncy ball!

Connect to your clinic today: iuih.org/clinics

BiOC North Playgroup 👣

Please see above updated details to our WEEKLY playgroups on the Northside. All BiOC and MATSICHS clients are welcome! 🫶🏾

It’s not too late to vaccinate – and fend off flu myths!

MYTH: I’m not sure if the flu shot is safe…..?

FACT: The flu shot is very safe. It’s so safe that it is recommended for pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy, as well as bubs and jarjums. It’s safe for everyone over six months old.

ACTION: Protect yourself from the flu – get the flu shot! Connect to your clinic today: iuih.org/clinics

Important:
New Community Day location for BiOC South will be Esplanade Park, 261 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga - 11am, today.

Thank you for coming to say hello to us at NAIDOC Musgrave Park Family Day on Friday. We had a deadly time with you Mob and look forward to connecting with you again soon!

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This week is Birth Trauma Awareness Week.

Birth trauma can be physical and psychological. Psychological trauma can be greatly reduced when you have a relationship with your dedicated midwifery team and family support practitioner before, during and after birth.

Physical trauma can be managed by excellent follow-up care.

Under BiOC’s model of care, mums are less likely to experience birth trauma and have a positive birthing experience.

If you have any concerns, contact your family support practitioner.

We acknowledge the impact and the stories of people who have experienced birth trauma.

Do you have a bub 7 months and under?

The RSV immunisation is now available at BiOC. There are lots of bugs going around this winter. Be sure that your bub is protected from RSV with the immunisation.

Talk to your family support practitioner today to find out more and book into your local BiOC clinic!

Come attend our special Community Day NAIDOC! Here are the details:

🏞 Where: Paringa Place Park, Yeronga
⏰ When: 11.00-2.00pm
🚙 Transport is available, but there is limited seating.
📲 Call or text now!
✉ RSVP 0439 050 636

Yesterday, we had a deadly day at Inala Family Fun day, celebrating NAIDOC.

Thank you, You Mob, for coming together to have some fun in community.

Jul-Eye is the month to look at your eye health.

Have you noticed your vision changing during pregnancy?

Your vision may become slightly impaired during pregnancy due to the changes in hormone levels. Mums-to-be may also experience dry eyes, blurred or changed vision.

Most mums find that their vision returns to normal soon after the birth of their bub.

Your family support practitioner can support you to see an optometrist for an eye check if you do experience changes in your vision during pregnancy – just in case it is something other than hormonal changes.

It’s not too late to vaccinate!
The school holidays are upon us – now is the time to book in for your jarjum to get a flu shot.
Did you know that we especially recommend that jarjums under 5 get the flu shot? Bubs and jarjum can get really crook from the flu.
Our clinics have incentives for everyone who gets a flu shot, including a Deadly Choices bouncy ball, a hat or a bag. Your jarjum can choose which one they’d like!
Get the facts and connect to your clinic today: https://deadlychoices.com.au/flu
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It’s not too late to vaccinate!

Pregnant? Get the flu shot NOW. It’s safe at any stage of pregnancy.

IUIH clinics have incentives for everyone who gets a flu shot, including a Deadly Choices bouncy ball, a hat or a bag. Choose which one you’d like!

Get the facts and connect to your clinic today: https://deadlychoices.com.au/flu

It’s time to make a deadly choice and quit smoking.

The best thing a smoker or vaper can do for their health is quit, no matter their age.

There are so many benefits to quitting smoking. You are much more likely to live longer, have a much better quality of life, and you’ll save so much money!

Benefits include:
❤️ Decreased heart risks
🦠 Reduced risk of serious chronic diseases
⚡ Improved energy levels
👃🏾 Improved sense of taste and smell.

If you’re thinking of quitting, contact us today.

If you’re pregnant and thinking of quitting, iSistaQuit can help: https://isistaquit.org.au/

You can also call 13 QUIT.

On National Sorry Day, we pay respect to the stolen generations, the generations of our people whose stories and lives were impacted by the actions of government.

We acknowledge their stories and stand with them by working diligently to influence systems and to create better futures for our people.

Does the flu shot work? Yes!

It takes two weeks for the flu shot to work. Sometimes people get the flu before the vaccine is fully effective, that’s why it’s important to get the flu shot as soon as you can. We recommend April or May, well before the winter flu season.

There are also different flu viruses and not all of them are in the vaccine, which is why some people get the flu, despite being vaccinated. The flu shot improves your chances of being protected from the flu, and if you do get it, helps stop you from getting super crook.

Connect to us today to book your flu shot - 1800 MY BIOC.