Greenhouse Birth Center - A great resource for moms and
families in the Greater Lansing Area. The only freestanding
birth center in Mid-Michigan. A variety of mom's groups
are held at the GBC to discuss and share their ideas and
experiences about parenting.
Lamaze
International - Lamaze International envisions a world of
confident women choosing normal birth.
Birthing The Future
- A non-profit natural childbirth advocacy organization based in Colorado
and founded by Suzanne Arms.
Sheila Kitzinger - Here you can explore aspects of birth,
drawing on things that Sheila has learned from women around the
world and her research as a social anthropologist into women's
experiences of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.
Penny
Simkin - A doula for many years and author of several books,
Penny Simkin has been nurturing positive birth memories since 1968.
Capital Area BirthNetwork - The Capital Area BirthNetwork is
an organization of individuals and professionals committed to
helping women and families in Mid-Michigan and the surrounding
area have safe and fulfilling pregnancy and birth experiences
while empowering them in their role as health care consumers.
Doulas
Mother Birth Doula - Having been interested in birth for as
long as she can remember, Julie Brown was blessed to have the
support of a doula for her son's birth which was what confirmed
her desires to become a doula herself. Serving the greater
Lansing area with both birth and postpartum doula care.
La Leche League
International - La Leche League has a rich history and an
established philosophy of mothering through breastfeeding, LLLI
is the preeminent advocate for breastfeeding.
Jack Newman, MD - Dr. Newman, a Canadian, is an excellent
resource for breastfeeding issues and information.
This website has many articles available and they are updated at
least every two years.
Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP, IBCLC - In the middle of his residency
training, he took an unusual step. Deciding that he needed
greater knowledge about nutrition, vitamins, and alternative
medicine in order to practice medicine the way he wanted to, Dr.
Gordon took a Senior Fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition at
Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York City. Intensely interested
in infant nutrition and breastfeeding, Dr. Gordon is the first
male physician to sit for and pass the International Board of
Lactation Certification Exam. He has served on the Professional
Advisory Board of La Leche League for twenty years.
Babywearing
The Babywearer- Everything you ever wanted to
know about babywearing...is right here.
"Great Things About Babywearing" is an wonderful article that
outlines the benefits of wearing your baby.
Lansing Babywearers - Lansing Babywearers meets the 4th
Monday of every month at 10 am. Our meetings are held at St.
David's Episcopal church, 1519 Elmwood Rd. That is 1/4 mile
north of the Lansing Mall. Children are always welcome at
Lansing Babywearers meetings.
Parenting
Elizabeth Pantley ~ Advice, solutions, links and books about
parenting. Raise children with love, compassion, respect and
consistency and learn to be a confident and joyful parent.
Nurture Mom
~ Mothers today juggle more tasks, work longer hours, and sleep
less than their own mothers did. Yet the self-healing revolution
has overlooked the most significant issue in the lives of some
twenty million women: how to cope with the relentless, sometimes
overwhelming, stresses of raising young children in the
twenty-first century. At NurtureMom.com, they give you practical
help for parenting, lowering stress, increasing energy, lifting
your mood, building teamwork with your mate, and staying
intimate friends with each other. Wonderful resource for mothers
and fathers, or anyone else who cares for children.
WAHM Sites - Created by local Moms
Blue Goose Designs™ - Started in 2005 after much success
making Baa-Baby Wool Soakers™. It is owned and operated by
Andrea, a GBC mom and work at home mom (WAHM) to Elissa (2003),
Julian (2005), and Lorelei (2007) and wife to a very supportive
husband. They offer exclusive hand knit wool soakers, shorts (shorties)
and pants (longies), both organic and hand dyed. A variety of
hand knit children's clothing items are also available in a
rainbow of colors and fibers.
Jillian's Drawers - This is a small cloth diaper company
dedicated to helping you find high quality diapers that work for
you and your baby. Created in East Lansing, MI by a GBC mom, it
moved to Ithaca, NY in 2007 with its owner. They have used many
different types of cloth diapers, some with great success, and
others that left them disappointed. They only sell cloth diapers
that have worked well for them and continue to receive excellent
reviews... from moms in our local town to moms across the world.
Excellent customer service and product knowledge.
