Breastfeeding resources
Please call the Healthy Families Information line at 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5351 or email us at healthy.families@healthunit.ca for more information.
Breastfeeding Answers Information Sheets
These sheets provide information on popular breastfeeding topics that people often have questions about:
- Breastfeeding and Sleep
- Cup Feeding
- Finger Feeding
- Increasing Milk Production
- Lactation Aid at the Breast
- Nipple Shields
- Paced Bottle Feeding
- Tongue Tie
Online Breastfeeding Education
The following is a list of online breastfeeding education courses. All courses are free unless otherwise stated.
- Halton BFI Education Courses
- RNAO Breastfeeding e-Learning (Must be an RNAO member)
- Best Start Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Breastfeeding Web Course
- Toronto Public Health E-Learning modules
- University of British Columbia Latching On: How Family Physicians Can Support Breastfeeding Patients online module for physicians (1.5 Mainpro credit)
- WHO Growth Chart Training (cost associated)
- Mohawk College IBCLC Program (cost associated)
- International Breastfeeding Centre E-Learning webinars for CERPS (cost associated)
More Resources
Infant Formula: What You Need to Know
Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants: Recommendations from Birth to Six Months
Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants: Recommendations from Six to 24 Months