Minnesota Homebirth

08/22/2025

You can breastfeed anywhere at the Minnesota State Fair! Sometimes it’s helpful to have a distraction-free space for your little one. We have you covered! The TPT Nursing Nest presented by MN WIC is on the southwest corner of Lee Ave. & Underwood St. There are private tents for parents to feed or change their babies during their busy visits to the fair. https://www.mnstatefair.org/faq/amenities/

08/15/2025

In a recent partnership with Hamline University, students focused on exposure to chemicals in personal care products like deodorant, makeup, and skin care, and how women of reproductive age understand and seek information about chemicals in personal care products. You can access the Toxic Free Kids program’s factsheets in English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish at: https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/childenvhealth/tfka/education.html

08/01/2025

Breast milk is the ideal first food for a baby👶. It's safe, clean and contains antibodies which protect against dangerous illnesses.

✅ Start within 1 hour after birth 🤱
✅ Breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months 🤱
✅ Continue alongside healthy family foods until the baby is at least 2 years old 🤱

07/07/2025

The moment that we have been waiting on for seven years now! Midwife Carisa just signed some of my NARM paperwork for the portfolio evaluation process to become a Certified Professional Midwife! I’ve slowly been making progress over the years, but sitting down and updating the paperwork makes me feel like my goal is finally within reach! 👩🏼‍⚕️

07/03/2025

Does breastfeeding really matter to babies’ health in high-resource countries like the US & UK? Yes concluded a brand-new 2025 systematic review. Babies who don’t receive human milk are at increased risk for childhood leukemia, SIDS, ear infections, GI infections, lower respiratory infections, and a host of others. Read more about it here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40240318/

03/31/2025

Need a short-term supply of breastmilk for your infant? Olmsted County Public Health Services is partnering with the Minnesota Milk Bank to provide pasteurized human donor milk (PHDM) bridge bags to families in need.

These bridge bags are designed to support families with infants under 6 months old who need a little extra help reaching their exclusive breastfeeding goals.

To learn more or ask about a bridge bag, call WIC at 507-328-7555 or Family Home Visiting at 507-328-7570.

03/29/2025

My review of the Mother’s room at Oxbow Park and Zollmon Zoo in Byron:

Overall I give it an 9/10!👏🏻

Cleanliness: 10/10
Practicality: 10/10
Comfort: 8/10
Location: 8/10

It was super clean, it is in a central location and has everything that you made need (including extra diapers, wipes and a changing table cover). 👏🏻🤱🏼

03/13/2025

03/09/2025

Baby formula is an adequate life saving food for babies, however It should be treated as a risk and a last resort when breastmilk is not accessible.

Saying “It doesn’t matter” if your baby is fed breast milk or formula is just plain wrong.

Whether you are exclusively breastfeeding, or giving a little bit of both. You have to be made aware that it DOES matter and that even if you are not 100% exclusively breastfeeding, your hard work and effort is worth it!!!

Baby formula is a man made powder made in a factory. It has many missing ingredients such as, hormones, antimicrobial factors, digestive enzymes, growth factors, cytokines, and stem cells.

➖Does not protect against infection
➖Contains artificial ingredients and contaminants
➖Does not protect the breastfeeding mothers health
➖Is not environmentally friendly

Breastmilk is antibacterial, antiviral, anti-parasitic, and antifungal. 🦠💛

➖Antibodies to protect against illnesses
➖Hormones that promote bonding and regulate appetite
➖Stem cells that may support organ development and repair
➖White blood cells that fight infection
➖Beneficial bacteria that protect your baby’s digestive system
➖Prebiotics called oligosaccharides that support a healthy gut
➖Long-chain fatty acids to help develop your baby’s brain, nervous system and eyes
➖Enzymes to support his digestive and immune systems
➖Nucleotides and hormones that help develop healthy sleep-wake patterns

One of the benefits of breast milk over formula is that it’s a LIVING fluid. It adapts to your baby’s changing circumstances. So if your baby becomes ill, your body makes extra white blood cells and antibodies that travel into your milk and help fight infection.

Saying “it doesn’t matter” does a disservice to the moms who are trying their hardest to provide their babies with breast milk.

IT MATTERS.

03/08/2025

Have you heard of Community Food Response (CFR)? CFR in Rochester, Minnesota provides free meals to adults and families with children in need. Learn more: https://www.communityfoodresponse.org/

03/07/2025

“I want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful before i’ve called them intelligent or brave.
I am sorry i made it sound as though something as simple as what you’re born with is all you have to be proud of when you have broken mountains with your wit. From now on i will say things like you are resilient, or you are extraordinary, not because i don’t think you’re beautiful but because i need you to know
you are more than that” -Rupi Kaur

Happy International Women’s Day to all of the resilient, intelligent, brave and extraordinary women in my life! 💐🌷🌼

02/27/2025

Did you know Catholic Charities provides hundreds of free packs of diapers and wipes every month? Families can receive diapers, pullups or wipes with a simple registration process and a copy of the child's birth certificate or footprint card. Call our office at 507-287-2047 to learn more!