The man behind the icon, Gilbert Baker, joined q guest host Talia Schlanger on Friday to share six things you may not know about the six-colour flag. With the help of several members of the Grove Street gay community centre in San Francisco, Baker hand-stitched and hand-dyed the very first rainbow flag in 1978.
Feed your newborn on demand. Most newborns need eight to 12 feedings a day â about one feeding every two to three hours. Look for early signs of hunger, such as stirring and stretching, sucking motions and lip movements. Fussing and crying are later cues.
Funding from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant helps support home visits to families of newborns weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces at birth, infants born at less than or equal to 37 weeks gestation, and to mothers who are 17 years old or younger at the time of delivery.