PREGNANT, RAW, and looking forward to a RAW KID!

[Eva]

Hello friends! I found out today that I am pregnant!

We have been VERY careful (I'll spare you the details) but without birth control since I went raw.

Then one day a couple weeks ago my husband just plum decided to spring a surprise on me at the end of the you-know-what. I was mad at him that day but got over it because, truth be told, when will I ever say I'm "ready" to have a child.

It only took that one time. (Can we say "fertility" on raw!?)

So, PREGGERS!

Just thought I would share! Looking forward to a very raw, very vegan, very easy pregnancy.

Maybe I'm crazy. OK, I am crazy. But that's my thing, and I'm cool with it!

[Mary Kay]

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!!!!!

You said in your newsletter that you thought you had some great personal news to share, so I guessed it last week! LOL, Maybe I should get a crystal ball.

Mary Kay

[Mary Kay]

Okay, well, I tried to make my previous post in colors, with large fonts etc, but I'm just too inept....Sigh...It didn't work.

But, I'm so happy for you!

Mary Kay

[Mary Kay]

Mary Kay

[Eva]

MaryKay!!!!!! HI!!!!! ::waves:: NO, the news was that my husband bought a cafe which is serving raw food.

I literally just found out this morning!

I'm full of news, it seems! Life is SO GOOD!

[Eva]

P.S. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ReneeH]

Is it too late for you to ADOPT me!!!!!! I'd make a GREAT RAW SISTER!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU ALL!!!!

Wishing you a successful RAW pregancy!!! That kid's gonna be a GENIOUS!!!!!!

[seria]

congratulations what wonderful news

[Raw Angel Mom]

Congratulations!! yea a little angel coming your way.

Yes raw food made us so fertile, i was 40, missing one ovary and somehow got pregnant even with precaution. When it is a meant to be, it is.

I am looking forward to read about your progress. I sadly stop doing raw food while pregnant but i still had a very easy pregnancy on pure organic vegetarian food. I did eat a lot of raw food such fruits etc....

Anyway, i want to say that you will be fantastic and i pray for you and your little one

[Eva]

I don't know how I missed your replies!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO KIND!!!

Doing FABULOUSLY so far! Just faaaahbulous. Feeling so pumped about this, to be honest!

Is it too late for you to ADOPT me!!!!!! I'd make a GREAT RAW SISTER!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU ALL!!!!

Wishing you a successful RAW pregancy!!! That kid's gonna be a GENIOUS!!!!!!

You are such a cutie Renee! lol! Thank you!!!

congratulations what wonderful news

Thank you!!!

YAY!!! Gratz!!!

Thank you!!!

this is such wonderful news!!! congrats!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Miss Aleesha!!!

Congrats Eva. I am a loyal subscriber and am also expecting my third child, about 7 weeks along. I went to the doctor and told him I was a vegan who does raw foods and the look I got was priceless. I was told that I need to eat more protein, like eggs, fish, animal sources and it is a shame that most western doctors do not receive constant nutrition in their work. I do plan to be as much raw as I can handle, right now all foods looks and smell horrible. I did attempt a green smoothie this afternoon but it wasn't effective. Good luck and live stress-free (for me..lol) in Brazil. Peace

So we're going to be in this together!! Awesome!! I'm loving food, loving life right now. I hope that doesn't change! Stress-free is the way to go -- working a lot with the new cafe and school here -- but it's all good!! Life is so very good!

Aawwwwe! So so happy for you. I didn't get to decide when my children would come either. I think I never would have. Scary! I loved being pregnant. So wonderful. My advice is to gain knowledge. Knowledge is power. I had a great lamaze teacher (25 yrs ago) and had 2 natural births. Also read the La Lache books on breastfeeding.

(((hugs))) to you!

Always have had sooo much respect for the La Leche League, will have to get some of their books while I'm in the US, and I have NO IDEA how we're going to do this, except Carlos is super clear that I refuse the ultrasounds, hospitals, and anything unnatural... We need to find someone here to help us!

I hope we will... but we'll see! lol!

Congratulations!! yea a little angel coming your way.

Yes raw food made us so fertile, i was 40, missing one ovary and somehow got pregnant even with precaution. When it is a meant to be, it is.

I am looking forward to read about your progress. I sadly stop doing raw food while pregnant but i still had a very easy pregnancy on pure organic vegetarian food. I did eat a lot of raw food such fruits etc....

Anyway, i want to say that you will be fantastic and i pray for you and your little one

THANK YOU! For the prayers and your kind words. I hope raw will be good for me, I just don't feel the same without it... So far (early), so good!

[freespirit]

one of my best friends is vegan and almost 100 percent raw, but she was definitely all organic during her pregnancy and said delivery was so easy! She was in labor for all of three hours and afterward she said that women are crazy for thinking giving birth is so hard. Its all about diet and the right mental state.

[Eva]

one of my best friends is vegan and almost 100 percent raw, but she was definitely all organic during her pregnancy and said delivery was so easy! She was in labor for all of three hours and afterward she said that women are crazy for thinking giving birth is so hard. Its all about diet and the right mental state.

Oh, oh, oh. I ought to print this out and tape it to the wall! lol! I hope I will be so lucky!! I have a good feeling... but gah... I hear sometimes about healthy women with 37-hour labors too. And I think. Oh. My. Gracious. I would die! lol!

No really, though. This is good info! I need to hear the good stuff! lol!

[Eva]

A little update. :)

I'm holding fast with raw food! I'm finding that adding the water from a fresh young coconut every day is helping me with hunger. So perhaps I am simply in need of FAR more water AND food than normal. It's helping to hydrate me wonderfully.

I'm also sprouting amaranth and quinoa daily to add to my diet, which is helping me to get some bulk in. I miss buckwheat, which I will be getting on my next visit to the USA in just 8 days (whoot whoot!) when I get to see my momma for a couple weeks!

On a negative note, this is the first time since going raw that my skin has been in poor condition. I have maybe 12? 15? pimples that are ugly as all get out on my face. It's an annoyance I haven't dealt with for many years, but it's all good. I'm working on reducing my stress, getting more sunshine, more water, and using natural products on my face. I'm hoping that will continue to help.

I've been drinking 1-2 liters of green smoothies daily, so thankfully I know I'm getting a good amount of greens to help flush my body. My colon's pretty healthy ;) so I am surprised at this. It might just be the hormonal fluctuations, so I'm also looking forward to some balancing foods like miso and maca when I get to the states.

[okorolina40]

Ooh yay congrats! you will be a great raw mommy!

yep raw food and fertility -- definitely something there ;) I went 100% raw 9 months before I became pregnant and stayed raw thru the 6th month, but was high raw to the end. natural birth, no meds, breastfeed, and he LOVES raw food and esp. green smoothies - he will be 2 next month. just healthy and cute and charming as can be. and he has the raw glow :) heheee! oh you will do wonderfully!
Blessings and have fun!
Lina

[Eva]

Ooh yay congrats! you will be a great raw mommy!

yep raw food and fertility -- definitely something there ;) I went 100% raw 9 months before I became pregnant and stayed raw thru the 6th month, but was high raw to the end. natural birth, no meds, breastfeed, and he LOVES raw food and esp. green smoothies - he will be 2 next month. just healthy and cute and charming as can be. and he has the raw glow :) heheee! oh you will do wonderfully!
Blessings and have fun!
Lina

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!!!

Thanks for sharing! SO excited! This is exactly what I want for us. What you have! lol!