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post #61 of 208
8/19/05 at 11:24am
I also like the idea of option "c". Weekends are good for me--Sat is better than Sun.
Would anyone be interested in picking blueberries some time? There are lots of places to pick. I called one on Gratiot St--they are $1.50 per pound. I asked about pesticides and she said they haven't sprayed since early June. I can also call around to see if any of them do not spray at all.
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post #62 of 208
8/19/05 at 6:04pm
I would love to go blueberry picking. There is a place down in Flushing that is pesticide free. They were having some problems earlier this month and closed for awhile but I believe they are open again. Otherwise, I have gone to the place on Gratiot before too and they were good.
post #63 of 208
8/20/05 at 11:09am

Blueberries

Where is Flushing? It is not on my trusty phonebook map. If it is not too far I'd like to go there. I noticed that there are a lot of places to pick in the Saginaw area. I'll call around today to see if any others are pesticide free. If not, the ones on Gratiot are probably much better/safer than the ones I would buy at the grocery store. I think they spray them in the flowering stage--not the berries.
Alaska is basically a giant blueberry this time of year--there was just an endless supply of beautiful berries that were wild and NEVER sprayed--and they were free!
Do you want to go next week?
post #64 of 208
8/20/05 at 11:16am

Finding a Dr

This is a response to some posts from last week regarding finding a ped. in the area. I did not want to have to drive to Bay City although Ashley's ped sound awesome. I called Dr. Burkey's office again and sweet talked my way in! I am pretty happy about it bc it is fairly close and bc I hear he is really good/ supportive of breastfeeding. We want to vax selectively--hopefully he will be supportive of that.
post #65 of 208
8/20/05 at 11:33pm
Flushing is down by Flint. About an hour/45 minutes from up here. They also have nice apple orchards in Flushing (we used to go there for our high school choir retreat to get apples)

That's great that you got into Dr. Burkey's office. He was very supportive about our breastfeeding with Christopher, even with his low weight gain. He actually suggested nursing more and supplimenting less - unfortunatly, Chrissy has decided to self-wean already. *blue*
post #66 of 208
8/20/05 at 11:51pm
Hi Gail!

I'm really happy you got into Dr. Burkey's office. It is so important to find a doctor who will be supportive of you and who you can work with. I am sure mine wouldn't necessarily agree with everything I decide but I can at least be honest with her and she knows I have decent reasons for doing things the way I do them.
post #67 of 208
8/21/05 at 10:21am
Hi Jenn-- Chris's "Chrissy's" early weaning must be so hard for you--but he decided, it is not as if you just cut him off! Was he just more interested in solids? What happened?

Liz--I agree, you have to have a good relationship with your dr --hopefully I will with Dr. Burkey. The dr we were seeing just was not the right fit!
post #68 of 208
8/21/05 at 2:30pm
He was having weight gain issues and was already being supplimented - at about 6 months pp, my milk slows down and I just can't pump enough to keep up. He went into daycare at 7 weeks and was on EBM at that time. Plus, we had a few latch issues in the beginning. He's just too busy to nurse most of the time and seems to feed better from a bottle.
post #69 of 208
8/22/05 at 12:14am
The blueberry place is near the Mt. Morris exit off 75. Gailsbeeb since you're further south, I don't think it's far from you at all. I did pick at the place on Gratiot last year and it was fine. They spray only "as needed". The place in Flushing is smaller. Really nice older couple owns it. We tried to go a few weeks ago and they had to shut down for awhile (I think they were having problems with bugs in the berries). The gentleman who owned it broke down in tears when he told us they had to close for awhile so they could correct the problem. They are open again so I'd like to try them. There is also another place around the corner from them. They only spray a fungicide and last time they did was four weeks ago. Only other thing they do is spray unsweetened grape koolaid to keep the birds away. (hmmm.... if it scares birds away should kids be drinking it?) Anyway, I'm really open to going whenever. I may go pick up the chicken/egg order for the co-op tomorrow (monday) so any other day this week or beyond is ok with me.
post #70 of 208
8/22/05 at 2:41pm
Christine--(and anyone else who wants to pick beries) Let's try the place in Flushing--they sound like nice people to support. Wednesday is a good day for me. Maybe we can meet there around 10:00. If the weather is bad we can go a different day. Do you have an address? Or directions? Do you know if they supply baskets or do we bring our own containers?
Did you pick up the chickens today? I will check greenseed.
--Gail
post #71 of 208
8/23/05 at 11:08am
Wednesday sounds good for berry picking, I almost used the last of my berries in a smoothie this morning. I will post directions later today. Chickens & eggs are in. Gail-I sent you an invoice by email.
post #72 of 208
8/23/05 at 5:43pm

Blueberry Picking- Directions to Coyner's

Okay, so the blueberry place is called Coyner's . Wednesday 10 a.m.

From 75 South you take the Mt. Morris Exit, turn right (west)

Go exactly 5 miles (literally, check it with your odometer)

Turn left on Gillette Rd.

Coyner's is 3/4 of a mile on the right side of the street. There is a sign that says "blueberries"

The address is 7101 Gillette Rd. Phone number is 810-659-6677

They provide buckets for picking. Bring your own container to take them home.

Berries are $1.20 a pound (I may be a little off on the price, I forgot to double check, but that is what I remember)

See you tomorrow!
post #73 of 208
8/23/05 at 5:58pm
Thanks for the directions Christine! I'll see you tomorrow!

Anyone else goig?

--Gail
post #74 of 208
9/2/05 at 10:41am
I am orgianally from Midland and now live in Lansing. Most of my family still lives in the Midland area and I am working on teaching those with young kids to babywear. I would love to have more information if you have started a yahoo group for the area since I would love to join, if it is ok with you guys.

Autum
Mom to Tyler (2/6/04)
post #75 of 208
9/2/05 at 3:45pm
Autum,

The group that was formed on Yahoo is TriCityMIAPmoms. Join us! We would love to get to know you!
post #76 of 208
9/3/05 at 9:31pm
Autumn-- Glad to see you joined the yahoo group!
post #77 of 208
9/10/05 at 8:04pm

Saginaw: Just found this thread!

Maybe I'm a little late for this thread, but wanted to say hi! I had no idea there were ANY crunchy mamas around here! I'm not super-crunchy, but we do CLW, baby/toddler-wearing, GD and family bed.
post #78 of 208
9/12/05 at 10:10am

not too late!

what is CLW? you are not too late. join our yahoo group. i don't remember the name, search for MI AP moms. it is probably in this thread, actually. we are trying to set up a permanent meeting time/place which seems to be taking awhile. there are a couple of us who work who are having trouble coordinating with the rest, i think. but anyway...we should just set one up, i guess. i am thinking of having a bonfire at my house pretty soon, i just have to pick an evening.
post #79 of 208
9/12/05 at 11:54pm
CLW is Child Led Weaning, right?
post #80 of 208
9/13/05 at 11:26am
yep...child led weaning. ds is 2.5 and will nurse 3-4 times a day. I'm having a fun time coordinating tandem nursing these days with dd. 3.5 mos!

I'll have to look into the Yahoo group. working mom here, too (well..we ALL work, but I'm a teacher in addition to mama-work) so we'll see about scheduling, etc.

Glad I found you all!
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