I now have a breast pump to loan out!

By Joene Hendry NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 19 – Eating lots of vegetables and fruits during pregnancy may lower the chance of having a baby with certain allergies, hint study findings from Japan. Greater intake of green and yellow vegetables, citrus fruit, and veggies and fruits high in beta carotene may lessen the risk…

VITAMIN D It seems that breastmilk does not contain much vitamin D, but it does have a little. We must assume this is as nature intended not a mistake of evolution. In fact, breastmilk is one of the few natural foods that does contain some vitamin D. Salmon and tuna contain a fair amount of…

Here’s a good article.

Total planned home births:                                                                             1648 Total  transports:                                                                                    125    [7.6 % ]                         Mothers transported in labor: 89                               Cesareans                                                              49   [ 3% ]                               Forceps/Vacuum                                                      9                         Mothers transported within 24 hours postpartum:       23                         Babies transported within 24 hours after home birth: 13 Counties:  Benzie 2     Kent  14   Lake 18    Manistee  51    Mason 207      Mecosta   128      Montcalm  15  Muskegon 336    Oceana 240    Ottawa   118    Newaygo  368    Osceola  78    plus 73 births attended in Allegan, Clare, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ingham, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Midland, Missaukee, Shiawassee, Wayne & Wexford….

“YOU CAN’T CONTROL THE BIRTH–OR, REALLY, ANYTHING IN LIFE. YOU CAN, THOUGH, TAKE CHARGE BY KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT AND WHY… THEN PLANNING HOW BEST TO ACHIEVE IT.”