Hey y’all,
I’m new here and new to raw foods. I’m in the transition process and feeling great. My husband and I are trying for a baby and I’ve read that there’s concern about the detox your body goes through while going raw and it’s effect on a baby. I’ve been a vegetarian for 15 years or something like that, have been eating primarily organic for a few years, and have done a few cleansing fasts over the past year so I feel like I may have a bit of a headstart on detox. Being new to raw, however, I’m not sure of the detox process and just how it may effect a baby. I know you can have a successful raw pregnancy but it seems that most people that do have already been raw for some time before getting pregnant. Is there anyone that could give me some advice on this?
Thanks!
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I think if it was too much for your body to handle all at once you wouldn’t get pregnant. Listen to your body. It whispers, but it always tells us what is best. I was 90% raw during my third pregnancy. I was also under enormous amounts of stress. I carried to term, had a healthy 7 lbs baby and he is now a healthy 2 yr old.
hey susie im also on the same boat as you are on, me and my husband are also trying for our 2ed one. i tried raw just last month and after 2 weeks i started feeling detox symptoms like hard cramps deep in my stomach and i dont think i would be able to handel those pains being preggers! so anyone out there with info please help!!
Hey y’all…I just found some info in a book called The Raw Detox Diet. Maybe some of you have heard of it. I can’t remember who it’s by. The author recommends if you’re used to a SAD diet then going 50-60% raw during a pregnancy would be ok and then gradually transitioning to 90-100% after the baby is born if you’re ready. She said not to focus on detox (if you’re going raw while pregnant) b/c it can have harmful effects on a baby, and focus more on properly combined meals. If you’re used to eating meat and dairy she says to continue eating small amounts to avoid triggering too many detox symptoms all at once. Hope this is helpful. Any other thoughts would be appreciated.
Well guys, apparently going raw and getting pregnant at the same time wasn’t too much for my body cause it happened. I did find some helpful information on a raw pregnancy here: “http://www.thegardenbaby.com/Barefoot_and_Pregnant.html”; So for those of you that have been raw for a while, I’d love any suggestions on protein sources and other general raw nutrition tips. I’m eating a crapload of nuts but I’m not feeling very balanced right now. After reading The Raw Food Detox Diet (my first read on raw food) it seems to be a bit contradictory to what raw food actually is. It’s all about food combinations but includes meat and dairy. Different books are saying different things so if anybody knows of a book that seems to be the authority on the matter please pass on the info. Thanks!