tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post5222229317490824376..comments2023-08-27T04:53:44.851-07:00Comments on Plant Infusions: I Am Alive!Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15775868683430544389noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-86139489297590504632013-08-11T23:05:08.347-07:002013-08-11T23:05:08.347-07:00Hey Ashlee, long time no...write? read? lol
I ho...Hey Ashlee, long time no...write? read? lol <br /><br />I hope you are doing well. I am now preggo myself (after 9mo of trying), about 7 weeks, and sooooo sick. Not throwing up but laying around, eating unhealthy food (only thing I can tolerate), no energy, my house is in shambles, all the stuff you described in this post and the last. This is my fourth pregnancy and I have never experienced it like this before. I would be mildly tired and go to bed early, but never like this. All my produce is going bad in the fridge because I don't have the energy to chop or prepare it. Anyway, wanted to say sorry about demanding dinner ideas before! I must not have known you were pregnant. I hope to hear about what's going on in your life soon. And I guess my blogger name thingy is a no reply, but if you ever care to want it, my email address is alisa.simonson@gmail.com. Alisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499476146413501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-58288026551799690662013-05-18T15:06:27.164-07:002013-05-18T15:06:27.164-07:00I am so glad that you are past your sickness. I fe...I am so glad that you are past your sickness. I feel with food cravings that your body craves what it needs, even if it may not seem healthy. If it is fatty maybe your body needs more fat, or salt, or protein while it is making the baby. Who knows. I also take the pregancy weight gain as a sign that my baby is growing as a good sign. A few of my sisters have had their babies die a little later then you might think and it seemed like the first sign of something being wrong is that they stop gaining weight. I definitely understand the "nesting" symptoms that you are showing I did it every single pregnancy. From bedridden for a couple month to non stop cleaning the house and baking and doing tons of stuff.<br />Suzannesuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707241894835194371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-69663816140280440432013-05-14T21:11:32.122-07:002013-05-14T21:11:32.122-07:00Thank you Ashlee. Veganism definitely seems to be ...Thank you Ashlee. Veganism definitely seems to be a contest of perfectionism sometimes. <br /><br />I wish you the best too!Delighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250561549739462587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-69131331980262825612013-05-14T06:48:10.179-07:002013-05-14T06:48:10.179-07:00And sometimes we make it worse by increasing that ...And sometimes we make it worse by increasing that pressure on ourselves! Where have you noticed that retailers are getting better? Just curious. Ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775868683430544389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-80508403929898837902013-05-14T06:47:22.540-07:002013-05-14T06:47:22.540-07:00Katie, it's a boy! So I will have two girls an...Katie, it's a boy! So I will have two girls and two boys. Yay! And I am working on the picture thing. What it really comes down to is that I need a better camera. I think I would love taking pics much more if I had a decent camera. Glad you understand about the due date thing...Ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775868683430544389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-25703330304549887902013-05-14T06:45:49.758-07:002013-05-14T06:45:49.758-07:00Thanks, Alanna! Things are getting so much better....Thanks, Alanna! Things are getting so much better. It is worth it, the trick is just remembering that during the hard times! Ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775868683430544389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-31622520473013672272013-05-14T06:44:48.460-07:002013-05-14T06:44:48.460-07:00Oh, sad about the green smoothies! Morning sicknes...Oh, sad about the green smoothies! Morning sickness really can ruin the best foods. I am learning from you and wish I had read your posts about morning sickness DURING my morning sickness so that I could have relaxed a little. You are great, Janae!Ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775868683430544389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-56677360907714914582013-05-14T06:42:11.905-07:002013-05-14T06:42:11.905-07:00Delight, your experience is so interesting. I find...Delight, your experience is so interesting. I find it interesting because actually eating a few animal products DOES help you feel better. I practically want to rewind and tell myself: just eat the eggs woman! Get some organic cheese! Let yourself have some doughnuts! But your example is great because you learned from yourself. You learned during this pregnancy to go ahead and make necessary changes. I can do the same if/when I have future pregnancies. <br /><br />I love that you are listening to your body one day at a time. Changing what you eat on a daily basis to suit the needs of your body. And you are not a horrible vegan for taking care of you..although I can see why those thoughts would try to push themselves on you; sometimes veganism does seem like a perfectionist club. I struggle with perfectionism issues already, so to try to work against the idea of perfectionism is a constant battle. <br /><br />I wish you the best for your pregnancy, too! Congratulations! And I am so glad you are taking care of yourself the way that your body is asking you to.Ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775868683430544389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-60992923618782129842013-05-13T18:12:40.462-07:002013-05-13T18:12:40.462-07:00Man this hits home with me. Before my last pregnan...Man this hits home with me. Before my last pregnancy, I had been eating a 100% vegan, 50% raw diet. Then I got pregnant with twin boys....I was SO SICK! I wanted to eat vegan and stuck to it most of the way through, but I never felt good. I was always sick. I choked down food the whole way through the pregnancy and didn't feel satisfied. Also, raw fruits and vegetables made me sick. It was just 9 months of nausea and exhaustion. Towards the end I ate some organic eggs and meats, but very few because I felt so guilty. Then I nursed twins for 16 months while I cared for 2 other toddlers too. It was a lot of work, and took a toll on my body, and I learned that sometimes I need to eat something extra - like an egg from my parent's chickens. Now I am pregnant again, and this time, I have decided that it is ok to eat some meat and eggs. Not a lot, probably eggs twice a week, and a small amount of organic meat once or twice a week, but the difference is amazing! When I try not to eat those, I feel horrible. When I go ahead and eat what my body feels like it needs, I feel much better. It has been hard not to feel like I am a horrible vegan. I feel so much better when I listen to my body though. I don't need animal products every day, but when I have a day where I feel like I need them now, I listen to it. I keep wondering if my last pregnancy would have been a different, less sick story if I had listened to my body then. I think that pregnancy and nursing really do create different needs for our bodies. I know that there are vegans who are successful at eating 100% that way when pregnant and nursing. But they do not have my life circumstances (income, other young children to care for, etc) or my same body. Someday, I will be able to be a true vegan again. In the meantime, I am trying not to judge myself too harshly. <br />I wish you the best for the rest of your pregnancy!Delightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-71676917952407331542013-05-13T09:54:50.135-07:002013-05-13T09:54:50.135-07:00Sadly, I can relate. Hang in there momma. As you ...Sadly, I can relate. Hang in there momma. As you know, it's totally worth it. <br />Also love that post from Bring Joy. <br />:)alannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043241464141810933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-48326662460413202172013-05-13T09:50:57.070-07:002013-05-13T09:50:57.070-07:00Ashlee, dear, so glad you're emerging from the...Ashlee, dear, so glad you're emerging from the yuckiness of morning sickness. I feel ya, 100%. *100%* I applaud your stick-to-itness during this time. As you know, I wasn't so kosher. I ate whatever disgusting thing I could (it was all disgusting, especially afterwards). I forced myself to drink green smoothies for awhile during one pregnancy, which is partly the reason why it took me a few years to be able to enjoy them again. <br /><br />I also don't like taking pictures of food when/during cooking. By the time I've spent an hour or two in the kitchen making something, my kids (& myself) are all clamoring to eat, & the last thing I want to do is take pictures of it. Getting a DSLR helped that, & now at least it's more fun to take pictures. But it is insanely difficult a lot of times, with a 2 year old in tow. <br /><br />Anyway, sending you lots of hugs your way!<br /><br />ox Janae @ Bring-Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03537844248811822244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-82273843649533536302013-05-12T17:16:18.438-07:002013-05-12T17:16:18.438-07:00Women really do have to have so much courage to lo...Women really do have to have so much courage to love themselves and to act according to their wishes instead of caving to the enormous pressures of society. Victoria Secret models aside, retailers are starting to make higher quality advertisements and classier clothing. It's nice to see that you are feeling so much better! Aimee's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246174373066618810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771792077341850868.post-34636550009686818172013-05-09T15:15:25.690-07:002013-05-09T15:15:25.690-07:00I'm so glad you survived! That would be HORRIB...I'm so glad you survived! That would be HORRIBLE to discover you were due a month later. Comparing it to prison is not dramatic, it's completely accurate. Are you going to find out the sex of the baby, or be surprised? You just rest your pregnant self and take pictures when you are good and ready :)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791030022876359788noreply@blogger.com