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DO
*drink organic vitamin D cow milk  (not soy milk and not RAW milk)
*take prenatal vitamin purchased at this website:

http://www.vitacost.com/New-Chapter-Organic-Perfect-Prenatal-180-Tablets
*drink filtered water- 8 glasses per day

*cook in cast iron, stainless steel, glass, or porcelain cookware
*Eat salmon (Alaskan)
*sleep 8+ hours per night
*eat high protein, but most protein should come from vegetable sources
*Avoid stress (catecholemines/stress slow the brain growth of baby in utero)
*get a massage 
*relax in warm baths
*use aromatherapy (lavender)
*Sleep on left side
*Rest on left side if on the couch rather than recline
*Sit on birth ball
*Read this: 'Prevent Posterior Labor' www.motherspirit.net/articles/pregnancy...htm
*Read 'Let Birth Be Born Again' by Jean Sutton
*Read http://www.homebirth.org.uk/ofp.htm for advice on optimal fetal positioning
*Do kick counts from 36 weeks until delivery www.blairblanks.com/kickcount
*Do prenatal swimming
*Read 'Gentle Birth Choices' by Barbara Harper
*Read 'Ina May's Guide to Childbirth' by Ina May Gaskin
*Read 'Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding' by Ina May Gaskin

*Be sure to get your sunshine

*wear gloves when working in a garden

*wear gloves when changing kitty litter

*Low dose vitamin D3 supplementation is encouraged

*Do a blessingway www.motherblessingkit.com

 
 
DON'T
*do not microwave food in plastic bowls
*do not drink soy milk as your 'staple' (too much estrogen)
*do not eat junk foods
*do not eat more than 6 oz. tuna per week (it could have mercury in it)
*do not drink alcohol
*do not smoke
*do not consume caffeine
*do not use aspirin
*do not change kitty litter without wearing gloves
*do not eat bacon, salami, pepperoni, or deli meat (too high in nitrites)
*do not sit in lazy boy recliners
*do not sit in bucket seats in a car

*do not take 'mega' dose vitamins

          ----Too much Vit A can cause birth defects

          ----Too much Vit E can cause placenta to 'glue' to the womb

          ----Too much Vit C can cause rebound scurvy of the newborn