The Breastfeeding Buddies are here to help you meet #yourbreastfeedinggoals
Our community based peer support program aims to bridge the gap between hospital, community, and home.

Programs

Week of Mar 12th

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March 12, 2023
March 13, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Latch & Learn Drop-In: Person to Parent


March 13, 2023

Person to Parent: Adjusting to life with a baby and breastfeeding are HUGE learning curves. We want to support you through this adjustment and answer any breastfeeding questions that you have.


Join our IN PERSON group meet-up on Monday Mornings at 10am as we rotate through popular breastfeeding topics, answer your questions, and connect as a group.

There is no advance registration required for this program, though you will need to have a FREE KeyON account- you can sign up HERE

 

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March 14, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Virtual Latch and Learn! Topic: Person to Parent


March 14, 2023

Person to Parent: Adjusting to life with a baby and breastfeeding are HUGE learning curves. We want to support you through this adjustment and answer any breastfeeding questions that you have.


Join our virtual group meet-up on Tuesdays as we rotate through popular breastfeeding topics, answer your questions, and connect as a group.
To ensure the privacy of participants, advance registration for each session is required here

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March 15, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Latch & Learn Drop-In: Person to Parent


March 15, 2023

Person to Parent: Adjusting to life with a baby and breastfeeding are HUGE learning curves. We want to support you through this adjustment and answer any breastfeeding questions that you have.


Join our IN PERSON group meet-up on Wednesday Mornings, 10am at Oak Creek EarlyON (80 Tartan Ave, Kitchener) as we rotate through popular breastfeeding topics, answer your questions, and connect as a group.

There is no advance registration required for this program, though you will need to have a FREE KeyON account- you can sign up HERE

 

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March 16, 2023
March 17, 2023(1 event)

9:30 am: EarlyON at Victoria Hills Community Centre


March 17, 2023

How Does Learning Happen? Through Play!

Join other children, caring adults and families in play and exploration together!

EarlyON facilitators are available to provide support and information around early learning topics, community resources, programs and referrals in our play based environment.

Breastfeeding Buddy volunteers will be onsite each week to answer Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding questions, and provide resources for families in attendance.

Pre-registration is not required for EarlyON Drop In.

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March 18, 2023

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.”