Clay County Indiana WIC

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

👶I Am Your Baby.❤️
🐌When I’m about 6 months old, I can start to eat solid foods. Please go slowly. 🐢

If our family has allergies or I was born early, talk to my healthcare provider or WIC before I start solid foods.

🥣Make My First Food a Single Food🥄
Give me only one new food at a time. This helps me adjust to new foods.
I might eat about a teaspoon to start with and then more as I get used to eating from a spoon or picking up foods.
Continue to offer me a variety of foods and textures from different food groups.
🚨Watch for signs of food allergies like trouble breathing, throwing up, diarrhea, skin rash, or swelling. If I have a reaction to a new food, call my healthcare provider or take me to the emergency room.🚑

🥜Introducing Peanut Butter🥜

After I have tried other solid foods, introduce me to peanut butter. Doing this can be helpful if our family has food or egg related allergies, like eczema or other skin issues.

Spread a small, thin smear of peanut butter thinly on a cracker or mix it with applesauce and offer it on a spoon. Watch me for the next 2 hours to make sure I don’t have a reaction.🚨

05/29/2026

In the early days, it can be difficult for new parents to tell whether their baby is feeding effectively. Immediately after birth, diaper counts and stool color can give us important clues about how feeding is going. Once colostrum becomes transitional (and later mature) milk, there are three key things we look for in newborns: diaper output, audible swallowing, and visible swallowing.

[Image Description] Is Baby Eating? Infographic, featuring a photo of an infant nursing at the breast with a hospital bracelet on. Continued in comments.

05/28/2026

🗓️Reminder….Ask for a verification letter to get the Indiana Access Pass 🎟️

$5 admission at Indiana attractions, for families who qualify 🎟️ The Indiana Access Pass makes museums, zoos, and more affordable all year. Details 👇

05/20/2026

? Peanuts are a legume NOT a nut! 🫘🥜 The 9 major food allergies are underlined. WIC staff can provide other choices in food packages to fit your family's needs! (Some WIC alternatives in parenthesis) Check food labels which list any of the 9 major allergens!🥛🥚🍣🍤🍞
🔗Food Allergies: https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/food-allergies-what-you-need-know
🔗Indiana WIC: https://indiana.wicresources.org/program-booklet-for-participants/

05/20/2026

This week's NuBite… Scrambled Eggs & Asparagus! 🍳

Asparagus is one of the first vegetables to be ready in the spring. 💡 Pro tip: Choose asparagus stalks with dry, tight tips.

Need recipe or family activity inspiration? 💭 Check out archived NuBites on our website: https://stores.numatters.com/nubite-tipsheets

05/20/2026

❤️ MOMSENSE This Thursday: Infant & Child CPR ❤️

Join us on Thursday, May 21 for our next MOMSENSE class focused on Infant & Child CPR. Learn lifesaving skills and get hands-on guidance in a relaxed and supportive environment for first time moms!

This class is a great opportunity to prep yourself for your baby and learn important lifesaving skills!

Register HERE: https://tinyurl.com/7jxpkc8a

05/20/2026

When you come to the WIC office today be sure to take a photo with these big guys. They'll be up until 7pm. Remember to STAY ACTIVE like Messi and his friends! ⚽️ 🏟 ⚽️ 🇧🇷

05/16/2026

Got the lactation space all set up for mamas and their little ones or care takers needing a changing station since the bathrooms don't have one, enjoy the summer kick off today everyone!