The HBFI is excited to announce our new cut outs are ready for action and promotion of breastfeeding as normal! We had 15 mothers and 16 nurslings attend our photo session. Of the 15 mothers, we chose 8 to turn into cut outs for our initial phase. We worked with Pat and Bill Ivy from Nursing Moms Project and are thrilled with our final results. Please join us for our cut out launch party on May 16th 2017 from 10am – 12pm at the Halton […]

Join Halton Green Screens and the Halton Baby Friendly Initiative for a special screening of “MicroBirth” “Microbirth” is a 60 minute documentary looking at the latest scientific research about the microscopic events happening during childbirth. This documentary reveals the latest scientific thinking on how best to “seed” a baby’s microbiome in order to build the strongest possible immune system. This cutting-edge science has the potential to not only improve the health of our children across a lifetime, but also across generations still to come. Not […]

The Halton Baby-friendly Initiative is pleased to announce an exciting new project in partnership with the Nursing Moms Project! We are looking for local breastfeeding mothers and babies to model for our breastfeeding campaign. The photos taken will capture the breastfeeding relationship between you and your child and will be done by a professional photographer. You will be able to choose an 8×10” print of your choice, and purchase further photos if so you wish. The photos will be used to promote the normalization of […]

Great news! We are holding a one day Breastfeeding Updates course this year on June 15! Registration is now available for all of our 2017 education courses. Level 1 breastfeeding course January 25-27, 2017 (SOLD OUT) March 22-24, 2017 June 21-23, 2017 October 25-27, 2017 Level 2 breastfeeding course May 31-June 2, 2017 November 22-24, 2017 One day breastfeeding updates June 15 (brochure available soon) Register now!

To celebrate Canadian Breastfeeding Week and HBFI on Instagram, we are running a competition on Instagram. Follow HBFI, take a photo of your breastfeeding hero, post it on your Instagram account and add a caption #HBFIhero to enter. Follow HBFI on Instagram and you are all entered. Prizes include an annual pass for Conservation Halton (yes, that is a full year pass for great places such as Crawford Lake, Mount Nemo, Rattlesnake point and a few others!). For  more information, check us out on Instagram!

Canadian Breastfeeding Week Breastfeeding Week Nature Hike! We’re looking forward to celebrating Canadian Breastfeeding Week from October 1-8, 2016!This year, in support of the World Health Organization’s objective of highlighting the sustainability benefits of breastfeeding, we’re going to get outside!In partnership with Halton Babywearing Hikes, the Halton BFI invites families to join us for a FREE guided nature hike. The event will take place at Lions Valley at the “Green picnic area A” on Wednesday, October 5th from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm. We encourage participants to wear their […]

  Halton BFI World Breastfeeding Week Family Picnic in the Park Wednesday, August 3, 2016 from 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with the Halton Baby-Friendly Initiative! This year’s World Breastfeeding Week 2016 theme is about how breastfeeding is a key element in getting us to think about how to value our well-being from the start of life, how to respect each other and care for the world we share. What better way to celebrate than enjoying a fun day outdoors with […]

Halton Baby-Friendly Initiative and Halton Green Screens are collaborating to bring you this insightful and moving film. Thursday April 14th, 2016 7pm Film.ca 171 Speers Road, Oakville Film Length: 90 min Rating: 14A Tigers is a new film by Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic based on the true story of a former Nestlé baby milk salesman in Pakistan called Syed Aamir Raza taking on the industry with the help of IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network) when he realises that babies are dying as a […]

We now have a new way to be involved and support the Halton BFI. We are looking for knitters to make knitted demonstration breasts for us. They will be used to teach professionals, volunteers and parents about breastfeeding. Our first goal is to provide these as completion prizes for participants in our education courses. If you or someone you know is interested in knitting demonstration breasts for us, please email us. Here are two different patterns. Take a look at both as they appeal to different […]

There is a new version of the Halton BFI community supports available. We are excited to announce that there is a new breastfeeding drop-in available in East Oakville. This Drop-in runs on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 9.30-10.30am at Your Health Wellness Centre, 1158 Winston Churchill Boulevard, Oakville.