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Our community based peer support program aims to bridge the gap between hospital, community, and home.

Programs

Events in July 2024

  • Virtual Latch and Learn - Coping With Crying and Nighttime Parenting

    Virtual Latch and Learn - Coping With Crying and Nighttime Parenting


    July 2, 2024

    Join our virtual Latch and Learn session on Coping With Crying and the Importance of Nighttime Nursing in creating a comfortable, confident and competent nursing dyad.

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  • Virtual Latch and Learn: Learning to Latch + Building Supply

    Virtual Latch and Learn: Learning to Latch + Building Supply


    July 9, 2024

    Learning to Latch + Building Supply!:

    Learning to latch comfortably, and building a milk supply takes time, practice, and SUPPORT! We can help you improve your latch, and show you new positions to breastfeed in. We will also help you to feel confident that your baby is getting enough milk. Come and learn how to build and protect your milk supply as well as normal feeding patterns. We’re also happy to answer other lactation questions!

     


     

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  • Virtual Latch and Learn - Coping With Crying and Nighttime Parenting

    Virtual Latch and Learn - Coping With Crying and Nighttime Parenting


    July 16, 2024

    Join our virtual Latch and Learn session on Coping With Crying and the Importance of Nighttime Nursing in creating a comfortable, confident and competent nursing dyad.

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  • Me Breastfeed Prenatal Class - Waterloo ( 160 Roger St. )

    Me Breastfeed Prenatal Class - Waterloo ( 160 Roger St. )


    July 20, 2024

     

    Our in-person workshop will be held at EarlyON | Roger Street, 161 Roger St, Waterloo from 9:30-11:30am.

    **We highly recommend that after you complete registration, you take a moment to sign up for a KeyON account. KeyON is a digital sign in system that provides parents a quick and simple way to sign in at EarlyON Centres. You can register for your FREE KeyON account HERE.

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  • Virtual Latch and Learn: Learning to Latch + Building Supply

    Virtual Latch and Learn: Learning to Latch + Building Supply


    July 23, 2024

    Learning to Latch + Building Supply!:

    Learning to latch comfortably, and building a milk supply takes time, practice, and SUPPORT! We can help you improve your latch, and show you new positions to breastfeed in. We will also help you to feel confident that your baby is getting enough milk. Come and learn how to build and protect your milk supply as well as normal feeding patterns. We’re also happy to answer other lactation questions!

     


     

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  • Virtual Latch and Learn - Coping With Crying and Nighttime Parenting

    Virtual Latch and Learn - Coping With Crying and Nighttime Parenting


    July 30, 2024

    Join our virtual Latch and Learn session on Coping With Crying and the Importance of Nighttime Nursing in creating a comfortable, confident and competent nursing dyad.

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Did you know that the Breastfeeding Buddies program of the Waterloo Region recently received a grant from the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation to expand peer breastfeeding support?

The campaign will mobilize many levels of partnerships to improve hospital-to-community supports and engage with priority populations to increase breastfeeding rates across Waterloo Region.

Stay tuned for updates on “The Building Supportive Breastfeeding Communities Campaign.”