You don't have to do it alone--no matter what the definition of "it" is. There are many resources available to you. Following is a list of resources I have compiled. It is by no means comprehensive.

 

MilkWorks--a local breastfeeding resource in Lincoln, Nebraska. I highly recommend this place to anyone who chooses to breastfeed. They have a doctor on staff as well as lactation consultants. They rent/sell breast pumps and supplies. They also offer support groups.

 

La Leche League International--another breastfeeding resource

 

KellyMom--another great online breastfeeding resource

 

Circle Me--cloth diapers, classes, and other pregnancy-related offerings

 

Bethany Renewal Center--offers prenatal yoga

 

Chandra Stewart--a doula in the York, Nebraska area

 

Mandi Campbell--a doula in the Lincoln, Nebraska area

 

Heather Hall--offers postnatal fitness

 

Birthplan.com--a birth plan resource

 

St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center--located in Lincoln, Nebraska

 

Bryan LGH--located in Lincoln, Nebraska

 

Johnson County Medical--located in Tecumseh, Nebraska

 

Southeast Nebraska Center for Pregnancy Counseling--resource for unplanned pregnancy

 

Nebraska Children's Home--resource for unplanned pregnancy

 

Nebraska Friends of Midwives--a grassroots organization working to create change in Nebraska legislation

 

Lincoln Crisis Pregnancy Center--resource for unplanned pregnancy

 

March of Dimes--information and answers about pregnancy, your baby, folic acid, prematurity, genetic disorders, birth defects and much more.

 

Childbirth Connection--information about evidence-based maternity care

 

Trinity Chiropractic--for handling discomfort before, during and after pregnancy

 

International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)--resource for those who have had cesarean births and those seeking to prevent having a cesarean birth

 

Breastfeeding.com--another great breastfeeding resource

 

DoulaMatch.net--great way to search for doulas 

 

Operation Special Delivery--volunteer doulas for military families

 

Solace for Mothers--Resources for women after challenging childbirth

 

Lincoln Medical Education Partnership--offers classes and other help for economically disadvantaged

 

Womb to Bloom--excellent resource for pregnant and new moms

  

Elizabeth Pantley--wonderful author of the No-Cry series

 

Sleepy Wrap--babywearing site