I’m no foodie. I don’t blog about food, ever, and I’m actually quite private about my food convictions and why. There’s a very long story, longer than my post about it, on why I eat the way I do. In short, I eat a diet in line with Weston A. Price and traditional/ancestral foods, as best I can of course.
Read more on how I got started in this post. More of my story is also in my ‘about’ section if you are interested!
I’ve been eating and living a much more holistic life for about six years now and it has paid off. In the many blessings of health and two beautiful, healthy, wild boys. Now, we are blessed again with another baby. In this natural pregnancy, I’m fully committed to this diet and nourishment. Thus far, it’s paid off because I haven’t had ANY NASEUA! Zero, none! That has been miracle in itself.
In hopes to help other women have healthy, nourishing pregnancies I wrote down everything I ate in a week. I eat a VERY SIMPLE diet, and I mean SIMPLE. It’s basic but it’s still very good, and I’m always full and satisfied. Simultaneously, keeping life even slower than my usual pace has helped to curb the fatigue. Also, I’m still in my first trimester, and it’s high summer in central Idaho. So, that obviously affects what I’m eating because toward the end, you better believe it’s going to be broth and stew and roasts and all kinds of that winter delight. Here’s an example of my natural pregnancy diet for a week.
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Nourishing pregnancy diet
I always start with a cup of room temperature water to wake everything up.
Breakfast- 3 eggs, chicken sausage (maybe 2), sourdough bread with a lot of grass fed butter
Lunch- Charcuterie type of meal, meat stick, cheese cubes, olives, jovial crackers, pumpkin seeds and whatever dried fruit I have on hand, usually raisins or apricots
Dinner -Roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, & green beans
Breakfast -Huge breakfast burrito (chicken sausage, eggs, cheese, spinach, avo, tomato) with orange juice
Lunch – Irish banger leftovers (I made it with beef sausages, potatoes, carrots, onions, and napa cabbage)
Dinner- Bbq sandwich with homemade potato salad, pickles and corn on the cob
Breakfast – (soaked over night with ACV) Oatmeal with fruit and 2 hard boiled eggs with Real Salt
Lunch- All beef hot dog with sauerkraut and chopped fresh veggies and hummus dip
Dinner- Turkey enchiladas, (soaked) beans, brown rice and avocado
Breakfast- Green smoothie with an egg cracked in it with protein powder
Lunch- Chicken salad sandwich on sourdough with a peach
Dinner- Garlics shrimp alfredo with homemade sauce
Breakfast- Cherry sourdough scone, raw milk, 2 fried eggs
Lunch- Grilled cheese with tomatoes and spring mix and shredded chicken inside
Dinner- Chicken tacos and refried beans with avocado
Breakfast- Egg and cheese sandwich with fresh apricots, glass of raw milk
Lunch – Avocado toast and hard boiled eggs with everything bagel seasoning, apples and peanut butter
Dinner- Burgers with salad and potatoes (fried in lard)
Breakfast – Dutch baby with cherries and chicken sausages on the side
Lunch – Egg salad sandwich with fruit and veggies
Dinner- Roasted tri tip with green beans and sourdough with lots of butter
More on a nourishing & natural pregnancy diet
Snacks- extra dark chocolate, kombucha, fresh fruit or veggies, cheese, fresh baked goods, pumpkin seeds, popcorn (stove top, not microwavable)
I also use beverages as snacks. For instance, I have a glass of raw milk or a kombucha between meals.
Drinks- Raw milk, kombucha, chilled ginger, chamomile, honey tea, coconut water with orange juice added, and lots of water throughout the day
Also, daily food based prenatals and fermented cod liver oil.
Typically, not a ton of grains, starch, or carbs. I’m not feeling pork at all, and I’ve been trying to eat more shellfish as well. Yogurt and coconut oil for some reason have been not settling well so they have been eliminated for now. Otherwise, I’d be eating those for sides and snacks too! A good reference is the Nourishing Traditions book of Baby & Childcare which has all the nutrient dense and nourishing food for a natural pregnancy diet. As well as lots of fantastic information on nourishing your baby and toddler as it grows earth side.
Nourishing myself with simplicity
I go outside before the heat for at least 30 minutes in the morning to water the garden and pick some food. Also, just going out for morale so that I don’t feel so stuck in my fatigue indoors. I move around as much as I can too and do all my regular chores, but just at a much slower pace.
Resting when I’m tired has also become a priority. It’s so, so, so important to rest in the first trimester. I didn’t rest much in my first two pregnancies, and I was just burned out all the time until the second trimester when my hormones leveled out. Recently, I realized I don’t take breaks as often as I should and it’s causing me a lot of unnecessary strife. I wrote whole shpiel about it and why it is so crucial for us (especially us homemakers) to REST. Even people who work 9-5 type jobs get breaks. Why wouldn’t we allow ourselves that same courtesy?
Anyway, my pregnancy has been coming along very well. I can feel weight being gained as I put on my shorts to go garden in. I can feel my womb creating space and pushing my hips out and against my lower sacrum.
It’s delightful to be pregnant again. Truly. It’s such a gift from God that I can provide this for my family, and then feed my child with nothing but my body. Talk about a miracle!!
Using our motherhood to help mothers in need
I’m always an avid donor to any local women’s shelter/ crisis pregnancy center wherever I am living because no one is immune to the simple fact that women around the world, and even in America, face hardships from domestic issues to infertility.
Beyond prayer, true prayer, there are a number of things we can do to help and support women in our local communities or around the globe.
Ways we can help mothers and women
- Find your local pregnancy center (usually a pro life resource center) donations from baby items to maternity items are typically accepted. A call will always tell you more!
- Donating to local women’s shelters for families escaping abuse or homeless shelters.
- Mother Baby Support is a sliding scale doula service with so many other free resources for pregnant mothers and postpartum women.
- Every Mother Counts is a nationwide organization, with global partners, helping to make child birth safe for everyone, everywhere, no matter race or status. They do some seriously unique work from creating documentaries and content to raise awareness and providing accessibility to mothers in need. As well as working on legislative action to further impact and aid families.
- Postpartum Support International (PSI) works ‘to normalize and promote awareness, prevention and treatment of the emotional changes and complications that arise in pregnancy and postpartum, believing that when a mother’s mental health care is compromised, it affects the entire family.’
- Researching what’s in your community that you could volunteer for or help out with is also such a simple thing. It’s important to try being in community and serve more than just our own home.
Whether it’s a simple food donation or a monetary gift, our reach can go much further than we think. It’s not just our own children we can be mothering. Our culture and society need mothers and could use some extra nurturing. There is so many things going on nation and worldwide. It’s easy to feel so small and helpless, but we can all help in small ways. After all, small steps can bring about huge change.
In mothering gratitude,
Tayler
