Both the World Health Organization and Health Canada recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 4-6 months of life. Breastfeeding provides young infants with optimal nutrition – and more. The antibodies in breast milk protect babies from disease at a time when their immune systems are still developing.
Although breastfeeding is the most natural thing, breastfeeding is a skill and may take time for a mom and baby to learn. It is important to have a support system in place. Kelowna and West Kelowna have several great breastfeeding support systems for new parents in place. They are:
Advantages for Baby:
- protects again yeast infections, respiratory infection and diarrhea
- acts as baby’s first immunization
- optimal nutrition and always fresh
- promotes teeth and jaw development
- protects against childhood obesity
- protects against diabetes, obvious diseases and ulcerative colitis
- decreased risk of developing allergies
- associated with decreased incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Advantages for Mom:
- promotes bonding with baby
- helps control bleeding and shrinks uterus to normal size after birth
- protects against breast cancer, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis
- helps mom lose weight after baby is born
- saves money
- saves time
- does not leave any garbage behind
Kelowna Breastfeeding Clinic
Located at the Rutland Health Centre
155 Gray Road, Kelowna, BC
Phone: (250) 868-7730
La Leche League
There are more than 200 La Leche League Canada Groups in communities across the country, providing up-to-date breastfeeding information and personalized support from pregnancy through weaning.
As well as informal meetings, La Leche League Canada offers telephone assistance at any time and home/hospital visits if needed. All La Leche League services are free of charge.
Call 250 860 0575 to speak to a Kelowna Leader. Leaders are volunteers who have nursed their own children, and are trained and accredited by La Leche League Canada to help other breastfeeding women.
The LLLC-Kelowna group meets at 7:00 pm on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 630 Cadder Avenue (The Parent Place). Babies are always welcome!
Access to the Kelowna Breastfeeding Clinic is now by appointment.
If you have questions or concerns about breastfeeding your baby contact the Clinic at 250-868-7730 to book an appointment.
Hours of operation are now Tuesday and Friday mornings from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
The Kelowna Breastfeeding Clinic is staffed with Public Health Nurses who have additional training in breastfeeding and provide individual assessments and counseling to new parents. The nurses will weigh your baby before and after a feeding session to determine how much nourishment your baby is receiving as well as answering all of your questions and addressing all of your breastfeeding concerns.
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Westside Breastfeeding Support Centre
Maternity Care Westside
853 Anders Road
West Kelowna, BC
778-755-5720
Every Tuesday from 10:00 - 1:00
FREE drop in Breastfeeding Support Centre on the Westside! Breastfeeding parents can drop in and receive education, social support and medical care. For more information please visit:
Supporting Mothers, supporting families.
NURSING NECKLACES FOR TODAY’S MOMMY!
Mommy Jewels Nursing Necklaces are the perfect accessory for any new Mommy!
They help focus your baby’s attention during feeding, stop the pinching, scratching and pulling that accompanies a nursing session and are beautiful for Moms to wear!
And most importantly they are safe for baby to handle!
NURSING NECKLACES FOR TODAY’S MOMMY!
If your baby is easily distracted while feeding or if you are tired of the pinching, biting, scratching and hair pulling that accompanies a nursing session than Mommy Jewels is the answer! Or if you just want to wear some beautiful jewelry that your baby/toddler can pull and play with and not break than check out Mommy Jewels! All Mommy Jewels products also comes complete with a breakaway clasp as an added safety measure.
Mommy Jewels Nursing Necklaces are so great!
The only tough decision is which colour you would like!
For more details: Mommy Jewels
Attention all breastfeeding mothers and support persons!
Thank you for participating in the 2011 Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge
The challenge is a competition between cities, provinces, and countries around the world to see
who can get the most babies to latch-on in one place and time to set this years’ world record
This year we had 26 Moms with 27 babies taking part in less than ideal conditions!
Congrats everyone and we will see you next year!
For more information, call Nancy Delgado, Public Health Nurse at 250-868-7730.
