Building babies is a stress on your body and a big undertaking for the new little one. Extra attention to nutrient-intake can lessen the stress on both of you. This is why nutrition is so important in pregnancy–your baby needs it to build her body, and you need it to keep yours going long enough […]
Magnesium for Pregnancy & Birth
I decided to work on increasing my body’s levels of magnesium during my last pregnancy after reading about all the benefits. I attribute (in part) many of the great things about this pregnancy and birth to my elevated magnesium levels. I think my babies are particularly adept at sucking the magnesium out of my body […]
My Two Favorite Pregnancy Smoothies
I am trying to avoid making another 10+lb baby this pregnancy, so I am going low/no junk and sugar. These two smoothie recipes make me happy. They provide protein and greens and a refreshing snack for women on Brewer’s diet or just eating whole foods. I am not much for measuring; I tend to just dump things […]
Pink or Blue: why I don’t want to know
I know I’m in the minority, but I really don’t want to know the sex of my babies before they are born. I mean I really don’t want to know. It would kind of ruin the pregnancy for me in many ways. Here are my reasons. 1. When you find out, you ruin Christmas. Waiting means there […]
On fear, love & decision-making
“The plural of anecdote is not data.” -Dr. Stuart Fischbein, supporter of choices in childbirth and vaginal breech birth I get all self righteously annoyed when people make decisions based on something that happened to their friend or their uncle’s hairdresser. “Oh my gosh I could never get a pedicure, my mom got fungus from […]
