pregnancy

Self Care During Pregnancy

I thought to share with you my own prenatal care regimen. This includes a combination of my routines for both my sixth and seventh pregnancy. In the past, I've shared this with sisters when they were inquiring as how best to care for themselves during pregnancy. I follow this regimen as closely as possible from the onset of pregnancy to its end.

Again, please do your own research and understand– ...continue.

Miscarriage Preventive Formula

This is a brew I used during the early part of my fourth pregnancy when I experienced cramping and light bleeding. It was very useful and helped to alleviate the cramping and to settle my uterus.

Below are the words of Susun Weed in regards to the excellency of this formula:

"Here's a terrific miscarriage brew preventive formula used by the Utah midwives with great success. I gave it to one pregnant woman with chronic "incompetent" cervix who had lost five babies and delivered all her others prematurely. She began miscarriage once again, faithfully took this formula, and carried full term!" ...continue.

Iron Deficiency Formula

Put the roots into a quart jar, fill completely with boiling water, cap well. Infuse for eight hours or overnight. Strain plant material out and discard. Steam liquid over a very low flame until it is reduced to one cup. DO NOT BOIL OR SIMMER. Add honey and stir it until it dissolves. Turn up fire and bring mixture just to the boil. Pour boiling hot into a very clean jar. Add brandy, if desired. Cap. Cool. Then store your tonic in the refrigerator.

Yellow Dock roots concentrate iron from the earth– ...continue.

Seaweed During Pregnancy

One of the best green allies for women in their fertile years is seaweed, both for its mineral richness, and for the special substances it contains which directly counter birth defects. Algin or alginic acid, found in many seaweeds, absorbs radioactive neucleotides and heavy metals. When eaten by the prospective mother and father, seaweed protects them from cancer and protects the fetus from faulty genes. Seaweeds also protect the fetus and parents from the harmful effects of chemicals and carcinogens.

Seaweed is one of the most nutritious plants known. ...continue.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I deliver the placenta and afterbirth?
We've been led to believe once again, due to our experiences in the hospital, that we must intervene in the delivery of the placenta and afterbirth. This is totally unnecessary if we do what we were created instinctually to do, and that is breastfeed our baby and relax. Nursing your new baby will cause the release of specific hormones that trigger the detachment of the placenta from the walls of the uterus. For some women, the placenta will detach sooner and for others it may take longer. For example, after the birth of our fifth child, the placenta was not delivered for almost an hour and a half after the birth, whereas after the birth of our sixth child, the placenta delivered about 35 minutes after the birth. ...continue.

Birth Quotes

"The Western woman, for the most part, does not believe this inner self exists. Even if it does, she has little faith in its ability to help her in childbirth. Therefore she turns herself over to the medical profession, and that is where the problem begins." ...continue.
–Laura Shanley
Unassisted Childbirth