A-brain protocol during pregnancy

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I think it depends on each case. If a woman is doing the brain protocol to detoxify, then she probably would not want to continue while pregnant. If the indications for the brain protocol were the result of an insult that occurred while the woman was young (0-21yo) then it seems more like a retraining of the CNS. I don’t see why it would be a problem. If the woman is energetically and spiritually needing that treatment, her well-being and that of the child will benefit.

There are no super-babies. Why would anyone want one anyway?

Liz Spagat ND, LAc

Portland, Or

Pre-post-partum wellness, pediatrics

On 12/22/05 10:05 AM, " Mardian " <julie@...> wrote:

I would like to ask the group if anyone has experience doing the brain protocol during pregnancy. I went to a Seroyal talk and saw Dr. Abel speak 3 weeks ago, and he mentioned that his wife did the Brain protocol - one round of each phase for each trimester, and now he has a " super baby " . Dr. Abel said his child was walking and talking much earlier than expected.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Mardian, N.D

Kitchener, Ontario

General Family Practice

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Hi everyone-

I have been thinking about this a lot since the first email came around and I haven't been thinking so much as a doctor, but more as a mom-to-be (yup-I'm due in June!). I have great respect for Drs.

Abell and Gueniot and realize that they have much more experience than I do. As someone who is pregnant, though, I have had very strong feelings against doing brain protocol during this time. It was referring to as clearing the parental baggage and emotional inheritance, and after reflection on my feelings, I actually feel like I don't want to do this. This child chose me and my husband as parents at the time he/she did and I believe it's because of who we were at the time of conception and who I am now. I didn't get pregnant 6 months ago- I was a different person, and maybe this child chose me exactly because of what he/she would inherit from me.

There are things I see in myself that over time, I've realized I've inherited from my mother, and her mother, and her mother. Some of these things were strengths for some in this line and for others, the same things were challenges. Everything is a two-sided coin, and as a mom, I feel it is my job to let this child be who he/she is, trust his/her choice of me, and then help him/her discover and explore and understand him/herself. I also feel connected to my family tree and see the special place I hold in it because of these links- I can see where I've come from as a whole picture. Who can say before birth what things will be strengths and what will be challenges to know exactly what to clear and what to keep. What may be true for me may be the opposite for this child.

I think about it also in terms of astrology- I have a very difficuly birth chart with obstacles, friction, and oppositions all over the place. This has created internal tension, which I've realized over time, has given me a great inner drive to know and learn more about myself and others. I've known people who had very easy birth charts and they've said they never had that drive because things were always so easy for them, and inner drive is not something easily learned. It's like the teens I knew who had always been given everything by their parents- they had no idea what the others in our group were talking about when we were having fights with our parents. They never had a reason to push away and find their own identity separate from their parents. They never had a reason to fight for what they wanted or at least figure out a good argument or participate in the conversation. (Obviously having raging abusive fights is not what I'm talking about).

I think a little challenge or adversity can be a good thing because it does drive us to new discovery. I certainly don't want my child to have a life full of it! I just feel very strongly that I trust this child's choice- I am no where near perfect, but there is something about me that made this child's spirit pick me. Perhaps the baggage this child saw in me is part of it's soul journey of learning in this lifetime- perhaps it is to help me continue to learn and see it in a new light, through a new pair of eyes and experience. I don't know, but I trust this child and I trust the process. I know that I chose my parents, not because we had an easy relationship, but because they had things I needed to learn and vice versa.

I'm also experiencing how much energy it takes to build a new being. Having done brain protocol before pregnancy, I also know how much energy and attention that can take. I can't imagine having the energy to do them at the same time, or doing something that would refocus so much of my energy away from the baby and back on me.

Sorry I got kind of long with this- just lots of ideas! I know many people have different opinions on this, and that people may disagree. I just wanted to share one perspective from someone who's in that place.

Hindman, ND, LAc

Portland, OR

On 12/23/05, elizabeth spagat <lspagat@...> wrote:

I think it depends on each case. If a woman is doing the brain protocol to detoxify, then she probably would not want to continue while pregnant. If the indications for the brain protocol were the result of an insult that occurred while the woman was young (0-21yo) then it seems more like a retraining of the CNS. I don't see why it would be a problem. If the woman is energetically and spiritually needing that treatment, her well-being and that of the child will benefit.

There are no super-babies. Why would anyone want one anyway?Liz Spagat ND, LAcPortland, OrPre-post-partum wellness, pediatrics On 12/22/05 10:05 AM, " Mardian " <

julie@...> wrote:

I would like to ask the group if anyone has experience doing the brain protocol during pregnancy. I went to a Seroyal talk and saw Dr. Abel speak 3 weeks ago, and he mentioned that his wife did the Brain protocol - one round of each phase for each trimester, and now he has a " super baby " . Dr. Abel said his child was walking and talking much earlier than expected. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. Mardian, N.D Kitchener, Ontario General Family Practice