At the beginning of my pregnancy, I could barely see or smell food. My digestive power slowed down and I had to focus on easy to digest, ‘cooling’ (not cold!), and sweet (not candy!) food. In my second trimester, I started to crave animal proteins even though I had been vegetarian for years. I listened to my body & baby and gave them both what they were asking for.”
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”I choose a home birth and prepared for it following special Ayurvedic rituals -such as daily oil massages, yoni steams, pre-natal kundalini practices. I sipped on nettle & red raspberry herbal brews and munched on dates, until the D-day!
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After giving birth, I drank fennel fenugreek tea to support lactation and stayed home for the first 40 days. I gave my son daily massages with warm sesame oil since he was 4 days old, followed by floating in a warm, soothing tub.