Cleaning Supplies for Your Green Home

Furniture Polish

One cup of olive oil

Half cup of lemon juice

Glass Cleaner

One cup of alcohol

One cup of water

One tablespoon of vinegar

Fruit and Vegetable Cleaner

One cup of vinegar

One cup of water
Bathroom Cleaner

Splash straight Peroxide right onto

your sponge or cloth for cleaning

bathroom and kitchen
Stainless Steel

100% White vinegar placed on

a cotton cloth, then wipe

Carpet Shampoo

Half cup of laundry detergent

One teaspoon of ammonia

One tablespoon of white vinegar

Four cups of hot water

Leather Cleaner

One cup of white vinegar

Two tablespoons of olive oil

-Mix well and test on small area*

Oven Cleaner

Five tablespoons of baking soda

Four tablespoons of white vinegar

A few drops of dish soap

-Make paste and leave on for 30 minutes*

White Vinegar~ Dissolves dirt, cleans soap scum, hard water deposits, absorbs odor, fabric softener and cleans fruit and vegetables

Baking Soda~ Use in place of abrasive powder cleaners, unclogs slow moving drains

Rubbing Alcohol~ Disinfectant and glass cleaner

Lemon Juice~ Shines brass and copper, cleans soap scum, water deposits and drains

Hydrogen Peroxide~ Cleans toilets and bathrooms, disinfectant, safe and easy for septic tanks, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial anti-mold

-It’s a mild acid, same as bleach

As I’m sitting here in my office this morning, I couldn’t help but think about all of the phone calls I have gotten over the past couple of days concerning morning sickness. It seems like quite a common topic with my pregnant clients and friends. Even as I was driving to my office this morning, my daughter called facing the same dilemma in her pregnancy. With her being my fourth call this week, I thought that it would be a common enough topic to interest you…

We are all told to “Eat your fruits and vegetables!” or “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” It is recommended that we (especially women) are urged to eat 7-11 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, which is quite an undertaking. So, we head to the store and fill our baskets with lush fruits and beautiful vegetables, filled with the excitement of feeling good and being healthy.

Infant Risk Center Now Available for Lynchburg Parents

Texas Tech University’s Health Sciences Center recently developed an Infant Risk Center.  You might be wondering why I would take the time to inform you about a center in Texas, and how can it help you as Lynchburg parents.  I am extremely excited about this resource that is now available to us and I hope you will be to….

I hear so many mothers ask these questions……. Is there any milk? Where is the Colostrum everyone is talking about? Is my baby going to starve because it’s only getting a few drops of milk at each feeding? I thought my milk was going to be white? I can’t feel anything coming out, why? Breastfeeding is natural, normal, intuitive, and instinctual, right? Hummm…………

Making more milk seems to be an issue a lot of breastfeeding moms are concerned with. Some wonderful galactagogues (stimulants to encourage milk supply) can be found right in your own kitchen cupboards. OATMEAL, BREWERS YEAST, and FLAX SEED are wonderful “milk enhancers”.  Check out these recipes below. And by the way, you don’t have to be a nursing mom to eat these yummy recipes.

June is home safety month.  Here are some tips that you might be able to use with your curious toddlers and your foraging crawlers, as they hunt around the house looking for action.  To begin household safety precautions, you need to start by crawling around your home on your hands and knees.  I know it sounds crazy, but it is imperative to check your home from your baby’s perspective.  Nearly 70% of children who suffer accidental death from home accidents are four years old and under.  Some of these precautions might seem very obvious; however, they are the culprits that cause the most accidents that occur in the home.

I am dedicated to making the birth and breastfeeding experience more joyful, less frightening, and a pleasant empowering memory.

It is quite amazing to me that we have taken such a worthy and heart-felt task such as labor and birth; and turned it unto such a mechanical main-streamed, medical-filled moment.

One never needs to compromise safety or health care, for a truly amazing birth memory.

The two worlds can come together as we serve women in Lynchburg, as Anticipation and Beyond spreads its wings and opens up a new office in Forest, VA.  I hope to educate and come along side of women from all spectrums of life in our area.

Breastfeeding and birth should be cherished and respected, as a gift and a blessing.

Many of you in Lynchburg have inspired me to open an office.  I hope I can enthusiastically encourage you.

Mothers hold our future.  Anticipation and Beyond Doula Services hopes to come along side of you with insight, guidance, and inspiration.  Thank you for letting me serve our community.