Pregnancy as an illness

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I'd like to take a very informal poll regarding well-being during

pregnancy. I'm getting pretty tired of all the surprised reactions I

get when people ask how I'm feeling and I answer " I feel great! " Most

think I'm simply lucky; personally, I don't think it's luck at all

(and I'm sure most of you will agree, lol!) How many of you who have

been pg. (or have known preg. ladies on a WAP diet) had morning

sickness? I had zero days of nausea. The only change is that I seem

to need more sleep (8-9 hours rather than 6-7) which doesn't seem

unhealthy to me at all.

I guess this issue ties into what most American births are like...full

of unnecessary interventions that essentially assume that women can't

birth naturally and without major trauma.

Share your thoughts!

[Guest guest]

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>Share your thoughts!

Well, I'm obviously not pregnant, and I think the only WAPF pregnancy I've

really known of has been yours, but I think it's pretty obvious that due to

the extreme nutritional demands of pregnancy, women eating crap diets are

going to suffer right along with their kids. Price described pregnancy for

the healthy natives he studied as something quite different from the

pregnancies we see today. In fact, nowadays lots of women never entirely

recover (surely you've noticed how much pregnancy ages the vast majority of

women) and we have well-meaning ignorami like Shields advocating

antidepressants for post-partum problems. Half of me thinks these people

should be shot and the other half thinks they should be force-fed

nutritious food.

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[Guest guest]

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>Hi all,

>

>I'd like to take a very informal poll regarding well-being during

>pregnancy. I'm getting pretty tired of all the surprised reactions I

>get when people ask how I'm feeling and I answer " I feel great! "

>

Congratulations on your radiance! I didn't know about WAPF back then,

but my last pregnancy was the WAPFiest and went the best. I had

excellent access to organic foods. I taught step aerobics the entire

time. DS was 8lb 13 oz and needed no " puff of O2 " that all the other

babies did upon birth. His heart was noted by his OB to be

healthy-sized - he got a jump start on aerobic fitness in the womb! He

has a wide face with straight uncrowded teeth and is meaty, smart,

creative and healthy. I started teaching my classes 2 weeks later and

looked and felt great (especially legs).

Deanna

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I am looking forward to seeing if WAP makes a big difference in my future

pregnancies. I have was is called Hyper emesis when I am pregnant. Extreme

morning sickness to the point of starvation and organ failure. I have had

it thru all 3 of my pregnancies so far. My last pregnancy was the easiest

after I had switched to all organic/whole foods BUT it was still VERY bad.

I did not have to be hospitalized but I was in bed for 5 months and lost a

lot of weight. So for me pregnancy is NOT a good feeling. I am " slightly "

looking forward to my next pregnancy to see if it is any better but not

expecting it to be.

You said that you don't have any nausea. I would be interested to see if

anyone had nausea in other PG's but not in one after starting WAP.

Blessings,

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I'd like to take a very informal poll regarding well-being during

pregnancy. I'm getting pretty tired of all the surprised reactions I

get when people ask how I'm feeling and I answer " I feel great

[Guest guest]

> I'd like to take a very informal poll regarding well-being during

> pregnancy. I'm getting pretty tired of all the surprised reactions I

> get when people ask how I'm feeling and I answer " I feel great

,

My 2nd, never felt better in my life other than now. Wasn't NT. Did

eat better comparatively to first. Walked 1/2 mile to work and felt my

hormones were better balanced.

Wanita

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I have a friend who is not NT but she is an aerobics instructor. I know she

is low-fat but otherwise a pretty healthy eater. She is having a great

pregnancy, teaching classes, plenty of energy, etc. Maybe it's the exercise.

Elaine

>> I'd like to take a very informal poll regarding well-being during

>> pregnancy. I'm getting pretty tired of all the surprised reactions I

>> get when people ask how I'm feeling and I answer " I feel great

[Guest guest]

My pregnancy was GREAT! I felt fine the whole time. I didn't have

any cravings or aversions.

I *would* fall asleep around 7:30 p.m. if I wasn't moving, though.

LOL

I wasn't eating high fat then, but I had already learned the value of

using unprocessed foods rather than processed foods, and I knew that

transfats are harmful and tried to avoid them.

I had been using butter for about 7 years before I got pregnant.

[Guest guest]

On 7/28/05, <jessclaire@...> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I'd like to take a very informal poll regarding well-being during

> pregnancy. I'm getting pretty tired of all the surprised reactions I

> get when people ask how I'm feeling and I answer " I feel great! " Most

> think I'm simply lucky; personally, I don't think it's luck at all

> (and I'm sure most of you will agree, lol!)

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I didn't have a WAP pregnancy, but I did follow the Brewer diet

(http://www.blueribbonbaby.org/ifyouarepregnant/4-goodnutrition.shtml)

which emphasizes protein and drinking a quart of milk a day. Before I

found this advice, I was feeling slightly nauseous, but once I started

eating more protein, it did improve. I drank a quart of raw milk for

most of my pregnancy, and ate a lot of eggs. However, I didn't take

any CLO, and I did eat protein bars with ISP <cringe>.

I felt great, did a lot of walking and pilates, and only worked

part-time from home. Up to the last week, I was able to get in and out

of my Miata convertible, and I never got that feeling of being too big

and needing my own zip code.

> I guess this issue ties into what most American births are like...full

> of unnecessary interventions that essentially assume that women can't

> birth naturally and without major trauma.

I spent most of my pregnancy researching this (I wish I had

concentrated more on nutrition! Oh well), and decided to go

" unassisted. " So that means I never visited a midwife or doctor. I did

have a HHP, but we had a falling out because she was against my

unassisted pregnancy.

I almost had an unassisted birth, but I had 4 days of labor which kept

me awake except for a few naps. After not sleeping for that long, on

the following morning I decided to go to the hospital to have an

ultrasound, only to give birth to dd about 30 minutes after arriving.

Being in the hospital was the worst experience of my life, and believe

me, the o.b. gave me hell for not seeing anyone. DD's position was

posterior, face up, and I thank God that I was monitoring my own

pregnancy, because with her position I was a good candidate for a

cesarean. I was the only person to give birth without any medication

that week, and everyone was just amazed (well, duh, if everyone would

stay at home until the last minute where they feel *comfortable* they

wouldn't need any drugs).

My daughter is very strong, although she's gotten a bit skinny for my

taste. Her teeth are straight, white, with lots of room between them.

She was lifting her head the day she was born, and was an alert baby.

Good luck with your pregnancy!

Naomi