Health Canada recommends that babies be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. Breastmilk provides all the nutrition your baby needs for healthy growth during this time. Once babies begin to eat solid foods around six months, it is recommended to continue breastfeeding for up to two years or longer. Between six and 12 months, breastmilk continues to be the main source of nutrition for your baby, but solid foods are also important for their growth and development.
Wet Diapers and Baby Poop – What You Can Expect
You will be amazed at the number of diapers your baby can use in a day! Your baby’s diet affects the colour and frequency of your baby’s pee and poop.
Breastfeeding Resources in Other Languages
Resources from UNICEF
Vitamin D for babies and toddlers
Vitamin D is important for your health. Vitamin D helps your body absorb and use calcium. Calcium and vitamin D work together to help build and support strong, healthy bones and teeth, which helps protect: Vitamin D also helps your muscles, nerves, and immune system work properly.
Smoking, Vaping, and Breastfeeding
Parents that smoke tobacco products or use e-cigarettes or vapes can unintentionally put their babies and children at risk. Quitting smoking is an important thing to do for your health and the health of your baby. Even if you find it hard to quit, it is important to keep breastfeeding. Cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco … Continued
Breastfeeding and Cannabis
Legal use of cannabis doesn’t necessarily make it safe. Using cannabis can have effects on health, learning, relationships, fertility, pregnancy and children. There are different types of cannabis and the effects depend on the amount of: Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the chemical that makes people feel high. Cannabidiol (CBD) is known for its medicinal qualities in relieving pain, inflammation … Continued
Breastfeeding and alcohol
Thinking about drinking alcohol while breastfeeding? Standard drink size Does alcohol get into breast milk? How long does it take for alcohol to leave my breast milk? Important considerations when breastfeeding and drinking alcohol Do I need to “Pump and Dump”? Pumping or expressing your milk does not change the concentration that is already in … Continued
Baby friendly initiative
The Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) is a worldwide effort to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. The World Health Organization developed the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding as guidelines for health-care organizations that provide hospital and community health services. BFI promotes a high standard of care in infant feeding. Hospital and community health services that follow the Ten … Continued
Collecting breastmilk in pregnancy
Info about collecting colostrum
Is my baby getting enough breastmilk?
Recognizing signs that your baby is getting enough
The Early Days
Breastfeeding is the normal and healthiest way to feed your baby
Published on: March 9, 2026
