Re: best prenatal vitamin...

[Guest guest]

Hi Holly,

I found the book " Natural Fertility " by Francesca Naish very helpful. She

recommends taking a number of supplements during pregnancy. I was

undecided about taking supplements, and didn't during my 2nd pregnancy, but

during my 3rd I followed a number of Francesca's recommendations because

although it makes sense to me that your body should be equipped to provide

what is needed during pregnancy, it also makes sense that pregnancy does

make extra demands and your body may be depleted for a number of reasons

such as previous pregnancies and extended breastfeeding. I only used good

quality supplements that were GM free and were as pure as possible.

However, in some cases, rather than take a supplement, I took extra of a

food source such as eating small amounts of liver (ugghhh!) on a regular

basis.

>I just got my cycle back (I've been nursing dd #2 for 15 months so far)

>whixh

>means a probable return in fertility. I would really like to prepare

>myself for

>another baby with good nutrition (NT - style of course) but I am curious

>about what you all think concerning prenatal vitamins. Have you heard

>of the Opti-Forte prenatal that Shonda recommends? Any other

>suggestions?

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for the reply and book suggestion!

I was thinking about eating liver as well. Did you eat beef

or poultry liver? Any more book suggestion that you might

have? I appreciate you asking that question about raw milk.

I love my raw milk and would hate to give it up, but I am totally

freaked out about listeria.

Blessings,

Holly Whittemore

Hi Holly,

I found the book " Natural Fertility " by Francesca Naish very helpful. She

recommends taking a number of supplements during pregnancy. I was

undecided about taking supplements, and didn't during my 2nd pregnancy, but

during my 3rd I followed a number of Francesca's recommendations because

although it makes sense to me that your body should be equipped to provide

what is needed during pregnancy, it also makes sense that pregnancy does

make extra demands and your body may be depleted for a number of reasons

such as previous pregnancies and extended breastfeeding. I only used good

quality supplements that were GM free and were as pure as possible.

However, in some cases, rather than take a supplement, I took extra of a

food source such as eating small amounts of liver (ugghhh!) on a regular

basis.

[Guest guest]

I ate mainly lamb liver, because it was more readily available. If it was

available I would also have a little bit of chicken liver, because this is

supposed to provide some additional nutrients.

Francesca Naish has also written or co-written some other books, including

one on pregnancy (i.e. one is more pre-conception, the other during

pregnancy) and I read as many of her books as I could find. The other book

I really like is " Alternative Maternity " by Nicky Wesson.

I was also worried about listeria. Although I decided it was probably fine

to eat good quality products, I decided to play safe because it was

something I needed to do for my own piece of mind. However, I would have

no problem with someone else deciding to continue with raw products, as I do

believe it's basically a hygiene issue and if you trust your source, you

should be fine. Also it wasn't such an issue for me, as I'm still unable

to get raw milk - the only thing I had to give up was soft cheeses and

unpasteurised butter (and certified ham). I may have decided differently

if it had meant converting back to pasteurised milk, after having my body

become accustomed to raw milk. We do get very good quality certified

organic unhomogenised milk from an interstate dairy run by a German-born

husband and wife, but raw products are illegal for human consumption here.

Melbourne, Australia

>I was thinking about eating liver as well. Did you eat beef

>or poultry liver? Any more book suggestion that you might

>have? I appreciate you asking that question about raw milk.

>I love my raw milk and would hate to give it up, but I am totally

>freaked out about listeria.