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By: shiphrah

shiphrah — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:44:28 +0000

Enjoyed reading your blog but I can’t agree about buying infant formula ‘just in case’ I just wouldn’t do it. If something were to happen to me and I was no longer around to be breastfeeding my children I would prefer my husband let another woman friend relative or someone close by breastfeed the babe until he/she was ready to be weaned. I am also interested to know your thoughts on birth. I also would recommend wise woman herbal for the childbearing year. I also think all women should have some basic knowledge on childbirth/midwifery as eventually those pregnant women will give birth wont they ? I mean if your going to buy infant formula just in case it seems even more important to know how to catch a baby if your ever in that situation. Anne Fry has some great books on holistic midwifery a bit expensive but worth every cent in my opinion. Some also suggest introducing meat as a first food (high in iron ) rather than cereals high in carbohydrates as breastmilk is already high in carbs. My babies were rarely given mashed up foods we went straight onto finger foods when they were old enough to sit up and hold food. I really cant see our ancestors going to so much trouble to make buckets of mashed up food. I also thought that potatoes were a member of the deadly nightshade family and not recommended as a first food for that reason. Pumpkin and sweet potatoes are much easier to grow around here than potatoes anyway.

By: Malin

Malin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:22:44 +0000

I hardly felt any nausea thanks a lot of snacking and my mama tea and maybe my genes, who knows. I can recommend the pregnancy tea during the whole pregnancy: raspberry leaves and nettles mostly, with spearmint for taste and little less of other good herbs as chamomille, rosehips, oatstraw. There are also good herbs for nursing, as blessed thislte, anise and fennel. Cramp Bark relieves the pain of uterine contractions after birth and during menstrual flow. Blue Cohosh helps the uterus return to its pre-pregnancy state. Hops are a sleep inducing, milk-producing painkiller.

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun Weed is a great herb book! Many herbs are growing around us so if we learn about and gather them ourselves at the right time, we are not dependent on buying herbs – though try to learn from someone who can show you how the plants look like etc.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:40:48 +0000

Kathy – Thank you for the information – I had no idea! I really appreciate it.

Lise – Yay for cabbage and ketchup (although don’t make me eat it !

IL – Thanks for the tip on drying mint – I’ll definitely try it. And it is definitely worth having any pregnant women try everything – morning sickness sucks.

Sharon

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:06:58 +0000

Hi Sharon,

I don’t think I’ve ever commented here before, although I have been an interested reader for some time now. This post is great; the only very small caveat I’d interject, as a person with a genetic food allergy auto-immune disorder (Coeliac disease) is that if you or your partner does have Coeliac, it is actually important to introduce gluten-containing foods earlier rather than later – the medicos recommend at 4 months, and certainly no later than 6 months. It sounds so counter-intuitive but apparently the earlier introduction of gluten can delay or avoid the development of Coeliac disease. There’s a recent study on it: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/293/19/2343

And believe me – Coeliac is enough of a bugger to manage in an option-rich Western nation now – it will be even less fun in times of shortage. If it’s possible to avoid its onset in children at risk (with a parent diagnosed), that is a good goal to have.

So, unlike for other food allergies – Coeliac parents should introduce gluten containing solids to babies post 4 months but well before 6 months.

By: Lise

Lise — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:05:18 +0000

Sharon,

I just went back and read your post on picky eating–wow!! It’s a great one. The kids in my early childhood program get all kinds of “weird” foods from me, with a very similar attitude. You give me the courage to be even more hardline! (and, p.s., they were begging me for more cabbage and ketchup today!)
Lise

By: Idaho Locavore

Idaho Locavore — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:16:45 +0000

Peppermint did wonders for me with my nausea. We also use it for garden variety tummy aches and stuffiness. Mint is super easy to grow, super easy to dehydrate and keep. Place clean but dry cut mint branches into a large paper grocery sack, staple the top mostly shut and put in a very warm dry place (I keep mine in the summer sunroom) for a few days until the leaves are crispy dry. Strip leaves from the dried twigs and pack into a large glass jar. Keep in a cool, dark cupboard. This keeps the volatile oils in the mint better than any other method I’ve used.