In The Beginning

SO....I have clients constantly telling me how they cannot eat enough protein, drink enough water, don't know what to make, what to take, whats safe, whats not.... ON AND ON....

I am starting this blog to not only hold myself accountable for my diet choices, but to help mama's who get stuck in a rut, or just wonder if they are eating enough, taking the right vitamins, getting enough exercise...and so on.

Any information that you read here is my personal experience, intertwined with the bit of knowledge I have. I am not a medical doctor, or a registered dietitian, but I would dare to say that I have just as much knowledge or more, than both. I encourage a clean diet, making every calorie count, taking quality natural supplements, avoiding chemicals and toxins. I will be sharing my experiences from my years of serving women, I *KNOW* that the most important thing you can do for a healthy pregnancy and safe birth, is to eat well.

Just a warning if you are going to be reading along... I am not an eloquent writer... I do not claim to be. I like texting English :). I do hope my points come across clearly, but if not, feel free to ask questions. Maybe I will find an editor if my blog becomes popular enough...

I will make this day my formal announcement that I am pregnant, I have known for 9 days. I am figuring my due date to be late October, early November. I do not put a lot of value in due dates, anyone who has had me as a midwife, or knows me as a friend already knows that. It is an estimate, and some women grow babies longer, some shorter. I ALWAYS go overdue with my babies, most are 8-9 days, but I did go 25 days past my EDD with my 7th baby.

For any strangers who find my blog: I am a midwife, I attend births at home, and a few as a doula in a hospital setting. I am Married, have been for almost 16 years, and we have had 8 children together (this is number 9). I will make an entire post of past pregnancy/birth stories sometime soon.