Gathered here so you don't have to go looking at three in the morning. Some are for emergencies. Some are for the slow, ordinary help that's just as necessary.
Right now Mental health Feeding Birth & postpartum Loss Reading
If you or your baby are in immediate danger.
Free, 24/7, across Canada. For thoughts of suicide, hopelessness that won't lift, or worry about someone else. Trained responders, no judgement. 988.ca
24/7, toll-free, for anyone in mental health crisis or distress — crisis is whatever you say it is.
For non-emergency health questions about you or your baby, any hour. A registered nurse will talk it through with you.
For young people, 24/7, anywhere in Canada.
24/7 support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples, with culturally grounded counselling.
Asking for help is not the failure. Waiting is.
If any part of you is wondering whether things are "bad enough" to call — that wondering is your answer. Call.
For publicly funded counselling and support — the way in when it isn't a crisis but you need help.
Free peer breastfeeding support and meetings.
For clinical feeding problems — tongue tie, supply, pain, weight gain.
A line on why it's worth her time.
A guide to postpartum depletion — what got spent, the foods and herbal infusions that rebuild you, and the rest you can actually get. Free, no email required.
These are starting points, not endorsements of any particular practitioner, and they don't replace care from your own doctor or midwife. Phone numbers and services change — if something here is out of date, please tell me and I'll fix it.