Everything Pregnancy

Is a doula and a midwife the same thing?

How in the world did you have a natural childbirth?

I am 6 months pregnant and I have a high stress job, will this really affect my baby?

I am having trouble sleeping at night, can I drink chamomile tea?

I get emails and text messages from clients and friends on a monthly basis like this. I realize that not everyone is as lucky as I am to have access to this information. I first got introduced to holistic medicine during my pregnancy with my son Noah, 12 years ago. I was lucky enough to be introduced to an amazing woman, who was not only a doula, but also a massage therapist and an acupuncturist. She helped get me on the path to doula training, massage school, and my degree in Alternative Medicine. Since I started this journey I have learned so many things about the importance of a healthy pregnancy. Even if you don’t realize it everything that you do during your pregnancy and I do mean everything , effects your child for  years to come.I have several areas that I am extremely passionate about and one of them is pregnancy and postpartum. I have spent the past 12 years taking classes, reading books, and researching the effects pregnancy has on infants the years following infancy. Over the past few years I have been studying the energetic and emotional effects your pregnancy can have on your child. Over the next few weeks, I am going to be posting a series of blogs associated with pregnancy. If you have questions about herbs, doulas, natural births, emotional issues associated with pregnancy, nutrition, aromatherapy, or anything I might have missed, feel free to shoot me a message.

Stephanie

http://www.primalcotton@gmail.com

http://www.primalcotton.com

Drink More Water

Just a little friendly reminder to drink more water 🙂 Water does so many great things for you body. Get get a big class of it!!!!

 

Late Night Sweet Treats

I don’t know about everyone else but sweets are my weakness. It seems like I am always craving something sweet around 8 or 9pm. It’s like my body is working against me to try and keep its self-fat. Luckily I am smarter and I have out witted my body. It’s called portion control. Who knew it actually worked! Lol…
I have found that if I don’t give into my craving a little, I tend to just fall of the wagon and go crazy. So for me the key is in portion control and allowing myself just a little taste. One of my favorite snacks is Sahale nut blends. I love these things! My favorite one is the pecan-cashew nut crisp.(yummy) The only problem with this stuff is, that it is literally like crack. I can sit down and eat the whole bag and that is not so good at 100 cal per serving. So what I do now is, I go to Costco and buy a big bag of it (because it’s a way better deal) then I come home and I portion it out into small bags. 1 portion of this stuff is ¼ of a cup and it’s 100 calories. This way I know exactly how much I am having and I am also aware of the actually calories I am consuming. It also makes me think twice about going and getting another bag. I also keep them in the freezer because it makes the fruit and nuts a little harder and I tend to eat it slower.
I like doing this blend of food particularly because it is a protein, fat, and carbohydrate all in one. This means that I am less likely to have the crash in my blood sugar that I might get if I just had a sugary snack and I am getting added benefit of healthy fat and protein. It makes me feel less guilty..lol…If I am craving Ice cream I take a banana freeze it for 1 hour blend it up and it has the consistency of ice cream and I can throw a few of these bad boys on top for a topping. So that is how I deal with my late night sweet treat cravings.