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Also does anyone have any thoughts on molasses and wheat germ during pregnancy?
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Thank you. Do you have any thoughts on wheat germ, molasses, and raw dairy? I get all my dairy from an Amish farmer (milk, cottage cheese, raw cheddar). Do you think it’s way too risky to continue eating?My midwives say up to two cups a day, as long as they don't make me jittery. RP suggests with milk & sugar it's ok.
Aha thanks so much! The first two are recommended by dr. Tom Brewer who Ray Peat references and I assume aligns with in terms of pregnancy diets...I'm not sure about the first two! And I don't usually get raw dairy. But I read a blog by a woman who drank tons of raw milk and said it made her labor very easy. She also claimed most listeria comes from fruit and veggies, not dairy. Don't remember the name of the blog, but I'll let you know if I find it.
Anyone else read anything about raw dairy and pregnancy?
I’m sorry I disappeared for so long ...Hard to believe the little tike will be 4 this July! She is super intelligent and creative, energetic and beautiful. Everyone is taken aback by her big brown eyes and thick long hair (I’ve had to cut it several times and currently it’s at her waist again!) Her health has been good, except for a strange time around 2 years old, when she decided to wean herself, as I was pregnant with #2 I think my milk tasted off. When she weaned she also became very picky about food and stopped gaining weight. I unfortunately introduced grains at that time, out of desperation and recommendation from friends, plus pressure from the doctor to get her back on the growth chart. She began gaining weight again but I have not been strict enough to break her of the grain habit and now she has a big cavity in one of her molars So I feel horribly guilty and am trying to get my family back on track health-wise. Baby number two (Benjamin, a boy) is also healthy and bright, born at home, 8 lbs almost 1 oz with a thick head of hair and no jaundice. He is still nursing and cosleeping and will be 1 next month! :)How did the little tike turn out? I think the people here are all interested in an update!
Hollybea, congratulations :) It sounds like you’re doing a great job so far taking care of yourself and your little peanut!
I’m sorry I disappeared for so long ...Hard to believe the little tike will be 4 this July! She is super intelligent and creative, energetic and beautiful. Everyone is taken aback by her big brown eyes and thick long hair (I’ve had to cut it several times and currently it’s at her waist again!) Her health has been good, except for a strange time around 2 years old, when she decided to wean herself, as I was pregnant with #2 I think my milk tasted off. When she weaned she also became very picky about food and stopped gaining weight. I unfortunately introduced grains at that time, out of desperation and recommendation from friends, plus pressure from the doctor to get her back on the growth chart. She began gaining weight again but I have not been strict enough to break her of the grain habit and now she has a big cavity in one of her molars So I feel horribly guilty and am trying to get my family back on track health-wise. Baby number two (Benjamin, a boy) is also healthy and bright, born at home, 8 lbs almost 1 oz with a thick head of hair and no jaundice. He is still nursing and cosleeping and will be 1 next month! :)
So if anyone was still wondering, there’s the update!
I will be searching the forums on tooth decay, so you may see me around...
Much love to all those conceiving/trying to conceive and mamas and papas trying to keep their families healthy <3
Hollybea, congratulations :) It sounds like you’re doing a great job so far taking care of yourself and your little peanut!
I’m sorry I disappeared for so long ...Hard to believe the little tike will be 4 this July! She is super intelligent and creative, energetic and beautiful. Everyone is taken aback by her big brown eyes and thick long hair (I’ve had to cut it several times and currently it’s at her waist again!) Her health has been good, except for a strange time around 2 years old, when she decided to wean herself, as I was pregnant with #2 I think my milk tasted off. When she weaned she also became very picky about food and stopped gaining weight. I unfortunately introduced grains at that time, out of desperation and recommendation from friends, plus pressure from the doctor to get her back on the growth chart. She began gaining weight again but I have not been strict enough to break her of the grain habit and now she has a big cavity in one of her molars So I feel horribly guilty and am trying to get my family back on track health-wise. Baby number two (Benjamin, a boy) is also healthy and bright, born at home, 8 lbs almost 1 oz with a thick head of hair and no jaundice. He is still nursing and cosleeping and will be 1 next month! :)
So if anyone was still wondering, there’s the update!
I will be searching the forums on tooth decay, so you may see me around...
Much love to all those conceiving/trying to conceive and mamas and papas trying to keep their families healthy <3
Alywest, I am super excited you shared this with me!! I resolved to make some eggshell calcium last night after realizing my daughter’s phosphorous to calcium ratio is probably off...So this sounds like a VERY promising addition to my plan :) I placed 3 orders for the toothbrushes thank you so much for sharing!I've been spreading the word about this dental program which seems like the perfect thing for young children as it doesn't require any toothpaste. Just have them brush with these toothbrushes a couple of times a day or more, and it's supposed to keep the minerals in balance as well as help with gut repair by killing the bacteria in the gums which ultimately make their way to the gut.
Calcium Therapy Institute - Calcium/Zinc-Toothbrush
Hollybea,
I believe I had some benefits from oil pulling with coconut oil in the distant past (mostly reduced tooth sensitivity) but I am not a rich woman and spitting out my coconut oil doesn’t sit well with me haha! I still may give it a go though, thank you :)
Alywest, I am super excited you shared this with me!! I resolved to make some eggshell calcium last night after realizing my daughter’s phosphorous to calcium ratio is probably off...So this sounds like a VERY promising addition to my plan :) I placed 3 orders for the toothbrushes thank you so much for sharing!
I’ve never seen fentanyl given but that would be extreme! I think they reserve it for the most severe kinds of surgery, like brain tumors and aneurysms.If I keep taking progesterone I never menstruate so perhaps you need to stop taking progesterone for a few days (once you're full term) to get the estrogen to the right levels to initiate labor. I know estrogen is what is needed to induce labor, and it's also what sends all the prostaglandins which are what are so freaking painful, so my latest thought on progesterone supplementation is to give it a few days off to initiate menstruation/labor and then take it again once the estrogen kicks in and the menstruation/labor start. I mean, I don't think it can hurt once you've already started labor. Certainly much better than fentanyl or whatever else they give you.
Unfortunately there is no way around estrogen in this process unless you have a c-section or something!
I wasn't sure if my memory was correct on that but according to this website apparently it was:I’ve never seen fentanyl given but that would be extreme! I think they reserve it for the most severe kinds of surgery, like brain tumors and aneurysms.
Not saying women shouldn’t receive pain relief if they want it but giving that level of opioids seems crazy (of course no reflection on you, I’m just still in disbelief at how extreme of a measure it is)I wasn't sure if my memory was correct on that but according to this website apparently it was:
Fentanyl During Labor | The Recovery Village
Hello there all you lovely, intelligent folks!
I just found out that I'm pregnant...despite having taken emergency contraception.
I will not be having an abortion.
So I need some advice...should I change anything given my current situation?
I was doing a little bit more aspirin than usual (making sure to get vitamin K - I was eating kale,) because I thought it might help get the estrogen from the MAP (morning after pill) out of my system...but now that I'm pregnant...I wonder if I should be doing anything different?
I've been slacking a bit on my raw carrot salad, but this is (mostly) what a typical day looks like for me (in chronological order):
Coffee concoction (coffee, gelatin, sugar, coconut oil, aspirin.)
Raw carrot salad (grated carrot, coconut oil, white vinegar, salt.)
Milk, cheese, grapes (other fruits as available/ripe,) OJ, potatoes and sometimes beef throughout the day and for dinner, too (unless I eat out, in which case I just try my best to avoid PUFA)
Seafood about 1x a week *I had sushi the other night, I've heard that's bad for pregnant women! Any validity in that...?
I have thought about emailing Dr. Peat but I can't afford to pay him right now and I'm not comfortable asking for advice without sending compensation...(I could ask boyfriend to pay, but he already thinks I'm a Peat nut...don't want to start another debate about saturated fat and sugar, ha.)
If anyone could steer me in the right direction about this, I will send you hugs through the internet
@Hollybea I realize you didn't ask about pain meds but since it came up I thought I'd let you know that there's a shortage on morphine and Fentanyl in the state I live in in the US and I was under the impression that the shortage was nationwide. If you plan on the possibility using narcotic pain meds during delivery you may want to check this out with your medical team to see what they plan on giving you. I know if it were me I'd prefer to know ahead of time.
That's wonderful! Best wishes to you and your baby.There won't be any pain meds available to me, as I'm (hopefully) birthing in a midwife-only birthing center.
I know in around the year 2000 women in my area were often given IV magnesium sulfate (in multiple gram doses) in an attempt to slow/stop premature labor but that was in a hospital setting where they were being closely monitored. I'm not sure how that would translate into small doses one would take by mouth or topically at home. It seems logical to get sufficient amounts to meet daily nutritional requirements but I personally (from one woman to another) would be wary of overdoing it with magnesium supplements just to be safe.I've also read that magnesium supplements may reduce labor pains, but I worry about doing this one, because I've also read it might delay contractions. (
I think it all depends on the person. Now that I realize how bad my metabolic issues were at the time I'm not surprised that pain was overly stressful and could have actually resulted in something more serious. I was definitely being watched for an emergency c-section, and it seemed that in the rooms all around me that was happening to other moms. Now that I am on top of my thyroid meds, etc, I think I could actually handle birth and labor a lot better. I'm grateful that I was able to deliver both my kids vaginally and not have a c-section, but the stress on my system was extreme and I didn't realize that could be an issue at that time. I think the pain meds at the very least put you in a vegetative state where you're not stressed mentally, but is that ideal? No, of course not.Not saying women shouldn’t receive pain relief if they want it but giving that level of opioids seems crazy (of course no reflection on you, I’m just still in disbelief at how extreme of a measure it is)