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The Hamilton Family Health Team offers several nutrition groups to help you learn more about your health conditions and how to manage your health through food and nutrition. Food is medicine!
Infant Feeding Groups
Infant Feeding
This group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team.
You can refer yourself to this group. For more information, or to sign up, call the Groups Line at 905-667-4852 or talk to your Family Physician, Nurse or Registered Dietitian.
Online, once a week, for 2 weeks.
This group helps parents learn some tips and tricks for a happy and healthy feeding experience.
Session 1: Introduction to Solids, Baby Led Weaning and More
This session will cover the following topics:
- How and when to introduce solids
- Iron rich foods
- Baby led weaning
- Vitamin D supplementation
- Feeding frequency
- Division of responsibility
- Optimizing growth
- Tips for successful breastfeeding
- Other challenges and concerns for this age
- Access to individualized nutrition counseling from our Registered Dietitians for growth issues or other parental nutrition concerns
Session 2: Texture Transition and Toddler Feeding Tips to Avoid Picky Eaters
This session will cover the following topics:
- Transitioning textures
- Building healthy habits to last a lifetime
- Eating together and role modeling
- Raising a vegetarian or vegan baby
- Other nutrition challenges with this age from constipation to allergies
- Preventing picky eating
- Does my toddler need supplements?
- Connecting with the Registered Dietitian in your family doctors office for one-on-one support
- Resources in your community
Still have concerns about your infant or toddler's eating habits? Connect with the dietitian in your family doctor’s office to arrange for an individual phone appointment.
Infant Feeding Webinars
We also have several free webinars you can watch.
Infant Feeding: Introduction to Solids, Baby Led Weaning and More (4-6 Months)
Are you a new parent or second time parent and looking for a refresher on infant feeding? Do you have questions about when or how to start solid food? Questions about baby-led weaning?
Education sets you and your baby up for feeding success and can reduce tendencies towards picky eating. Join our Infant Feeding Introduction to Solids and meet virtually with our dietitians to get answers to your questions about infant feeding, feel more confident knowing the nutrients your baby needs for optimal growth and well-being and walk away with tips and tools to use at home.
Infant Feeding: Texture Transition, and Toddler Feeding Tips to Avoid Picky Eaters (6-12 Months)
Are you a new parent or second time parent and looking for a refresher on infant feeding? Have questions about iron rich foods? How fast to transition to solid foods? Have questions about vegetarian eating for baby's, managing constipation, teething and more?
Education sets you and your baby up for feeding success and can reduce tendencies towards picky eating. Join our Infant Feeding Texture Transition, and Toddler Feeding (6-12 Months) webinar and meet virtually with our dietitians to get answers to your questions about infant feeding, feel more confident knowing the nutrients your baby needs for optimal growth and well-being and walk away with tips and tools to use at home.
Has COVID-19 affected the foods you have at home and the foods you offer your children? As a family, do you find you are snacking more, reaching for comfort foods, or struggling with balancing healthy choices with treats? Join our Registered Dietitians for a virtual session to learn about healthy snacking, what and when to offer, the benefits of scheduling and other parenting tips to make family meals and snacks more enjoyable.