Feeding Your Baby:
The decision on what to feed your baby is an important one. See resources below and click on each link for resources:
- Your Breastmilk is All Your Baby Needs (PDF): 7-2509-216-wc-c35-cc-r-03-2018-rev-10-od-46801.pdf
- My Breastfeeding guide - English, Mon guide d’allaitement - French, My Breastfeeding Guide - Urdu
- Infant formula: What you need to know - English, Les préparations pour nourrissons: Ce qu’il faut savoir - French, Infant formula: What you need to know - Urdu
- Breastfeeding Your Early Preterm baby
- Breastfeeding Your Late Preterm Baby
- Region of Waterloo Public Health: Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding videos: Youtube
- Region of Waterloo Public Health - other resources (Parenting and child health)
- Breastfeeding Your Baby Booklet (Toronto Public Health): scroll down after you click on this link to see 14 different languages on this page https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/children-parenting/pregnancy-and-parenting/breastfeeding/
Breastfeeding Buddies Program
- Breastfeeding Buddies are available in the hospital occasionally throughout the work week
- Breastfeeding Workshops are available in the community - see Region of Waterloo Public Health website and click on 'community supports'
- prenatal workshop available: call to book Tues evening class 519-740-8353
- postnatal support available: 519-772-1016 to connect with a Buddy
