Re: Re: NT babies/nursing WAS...

October 31, 2003

I liked reading your story Laurel as i have a 6 month old and had a much

different experience with the second baby than with the first. with the

first i was visiting a homeopath four months post partum because i was so

run down and anemic. I have had good energy with the second. Also, the look

of the baby just shocked me when she was first born -- such a broad, strong

face! All i could think of was draft horses. I didn't eat a pure NT and had

a couple of months during an international move where i ate crap, but i

managed to keep my fat soluble vitamins and good proteins high throughout.

The only thing is i gained more weight second time and it is slower coming

off. But i hear this is common with second and third children anyway. Oh

yeah, maybe it is because she has an older sister, but my baby is doing

things so much earlier than the first and is so much stronger! She was

crawling before six months and at 6.5 months she is pulling herself up and

even cruising a little. don't know if it's diet for sure but i can't help

but wonder.

Elaine

November 1, 2003

I ate lots of good pasture-fed meats, raw milk, raw butter, cod liver oil,

eggs. That sort of thing. I lived in SWitzlerand for half my pregnancy and

had easy access to great farm-fresh foods.

elaine

> Just curious, how did you do this (ie. what did you eat)?

November 1, 2003

Thanks Elaine, that's great encouragement. It all still feels a bit strange to

me though intuitively I know I'm doing the right thing for my body. (not trying

to conceive yet, still in prep stage).

Filippa

Re: Re: NT babies/nursing WAS...

I ate lots of good pasture-fed meats, raw milk, raw butter, cod liver oil,

eggs. That sort of thing. I lived in SWitzlerand for half my pregnancy and

had easy access to great farm-fresh foods.

elaine

> Just curious, how did you do this (ie. what did you eat)?

November 1, 2003

>>>>I liked reading your story Laurel as i have a 6 month old and had a much

different experience with the second baby than with the first.

----->my friend and i, who are both 40 and child-free, joke that sometimes

that the thought of having a baby is sooooo much more appealing now that we

know how healthy and easy NT babies are compared to SAD babies. LOL!

seriously, all the testimonials i've heard about NT babies crying very

little, not going through the litany of health issues that SAD babies do,

learning quickly, etc, sure makes parenthood much more appealing than when i

thought all parenthood would be like SAD parenthood! <g>

Suze Fisher

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November 1, 2003

Filippa, i had a lot of anxiety about taking large doses of vitamin A in my

foods and with the recommended supplementation of cod liver oil. I mostly

kept up with it anyway (maybe i went a little lower) and am happy to report

no problems. I know mothers brag, but my baby is the sort that makes

everyone say 'wow, she's so strong' or 'sturdy.' The people on this list

really helped inform me about vitamin A, liver consumption (which sadly i

could not tolerate during pregnancy) and related matters. Perhaps you can

find the threads in the archives. Even Sally Fallon returned one of my

emails assuring me high amounts of vitamin A in pregnancy is how primitive

people eat and that it's healthy.

Elaine

November 2, 2003

Thanks Elaine. I was just pondering how one would stomach CLO during pregnancy

actually! (not counting the people on this list who love the flavour). I guess

if I overcome some of my squeemishness before pregnancy it will be easier. I am

noticing my squeemishness dissipate with meat and even raw liver so it appears

to be a matter of re-educating my tastebuds. I'll search the archives like you

recommended. Thanks again,