Spending the first few minutes after birth with your baby skin to skin creates the perfect environment to succeed with breastfeeding. This video is available in multiple languages. YouTube requires a login to view this video.
Learn how a good latch and how often the baby feeds impacts how much milk a mother will produce. NOTE: This video mentions “Well Baby/Child and Breastfeeding Clinics”, which is a service no longer available. Please call the Health Unit to speak to a public health nurse at 519-663-5317.
Learn about the ways that you can ensure you milk supply is on-track. NOTE: This video mentions “Well Baby/Child and Breastfeeding Clinics”, which is a service no longer available. Please call the Health Unit to speak to a public health nurse at 519-663-5317.
The latch is defined as how the baby attaches on to your breast or comes on to your breast. Having a good latch can affect how much milk the baby will remove as well as how much milk your body makes. This video is available in multiple languages.
A good position and latch helps your baby get enough milk to satisfy your baby’s hunger and ensures your breasts are stimulated to produce enough milk. When you’re positioning your baby at the breast, it’s important for you to choose a position that is comfortable for you and your baby. This video is available in multiple languages.
The Baby-Friendly Initiative recommends that all mothers are taught how to hand express. It’s a valuable skill to learn. Expressing breastmilk by hand in the early hours and days will help you establish and build your milk supply.
Watch the Cup Feeding Video: cup feeding is a way to feed your baby small amounts of breastmilk. A good alternative to the bottle. Particularly useful for the baby who is refusing the breast. Videos also available in multiple languages.
Finger feeding is a way to feed your baby by using an infant feeding tube attached to your finger. This is often a short-term way to feed your baby as they learn to breastfeed. Videos available in multiple languages.
Paced bottle feeding is another way to feed baby expressed breast milk. This helps control or pace the milk flow when feeding baby and to mimic milk flow from the breast.
Many mothers are worried about taking medications while breastfeeding. Find out what you need to consider when deciding to take medications while breastfeeding. NOTE: This video mentions “Well Baby/Child and Breastfeeding Clinics”, which is a service no longer available. Please call the Health Unit to speak to a public health nurse at 519-663-5317.
Learn more about your birth control options and which methods are safe for breastfeeding mothers. NOTE: This video mentions “Well Baby/Child and Breastfeeding Clinics”, which is a service no longer available. Please call the Health Unit to speak to a public health nurse at 519-663-5317.
Watch CHEO's Be Seet to Babies video about how to reduce crying and pain during babies' immunizations. View the entire Be Sweet To Babies video library with videos available in multiple languages and learn how breastfeeding can minimize infant pain during newborn screening and other painful procedures.
Thank you to all the organizations that produced these wonderful breastfeeding videos and made them available to all of us on YouTube.
