Hospitals Lack Breastfeeding Support for Moms

According to the CDC- there is a lack of support from hospitals for breastfeeding mothers.

Check out this article that states that less than 4% of hospitals are doing everything they can to help breastfeeding efforts.

I know that at Banner Good Samaritan, I had a good experience. I was allowed to room in with both my sons, I was able to breastfeed within 30 minutes of delivery and I was offered access to lactation consultants. My only complaint? Formula was everywhere! Now, I have no issue with formula in the world- it serves a wonderful purpose. BUT it can seriously derail a Mom's efforts to breastfeed when free cans are just handed out without further education.

What do you think? How was your hospital experience?

Fruit and Veggie of the Month!

Hello! I am back after a short vacation to California.

I just found a great resource to help incorporate a fruit and veggie into your diet each month. On the CDC website, you can click a link that takes you to the Fruit and Veggie of the Month website. This website gives you a list of each month and a showcased fruit and vegetable for that month. It gives you lots of great facts and a recipe for each.

This is a fun way to make sure you get lots of variety and could even get older kids into trying the veggies- you could make it a big deal each month and have the kids help make something incorporating those ingredients.

For July: Nectarines and Garlic- Yum!

There is also a recipe database with many more selections.

Click here to discover the Fruit and Veggies of the Month Calendar


Click here to visit the CDC website for "Fruits and Veggies Matter" (This site has tips for saving money, recipes, benefits and more tools for you to use)