Comments on: The Pregnancy FAQ

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 20:45:00 +0000

Haha, yeah exactly! It’s very like, midwest/middle America mom. Not for the modern ladies, ya know? =D

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 20:42:00 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. I do find the writing a little- uh- tacky? I downloaded the app and the author does the most bubbly videos. She used the term “your sweet fetus” and I just don’t think you can make the word fetus cute and adorable. XD

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 20:12:00 +0000

Meh, I think it’s fine. Not the best pregnancy book, but certainly not the worst. I think any smart person would be able to read that book and figure out how to modify the recommendations to fit their life, ya know? Sounds like that’s what you did, right?

I think it gets a bad rap because it’s so old and considered from a different era or something.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 18:12:00 +0000

Hey Sayward, I started lurking in your past posts (been reading for about a year or two now) and wanted to read some of your pregnancy posts. You mention that you started to read “What to Expect When Expecting” and I wanted to get your opinions about it. I keep hearing how “alarmist” it is and other negative reviews. I have found the book very informative and helpful and keeps a broad range for the american reader (conservatives, granola crunchy, to science based) Just curious what another fairly well educated science based girl thought of it.

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 20:49:00 +0000

Hi Minna,

So I looked into it a bit and as far as I can tell, I don’t know how to tell if that’s Black Strap or not. It doesn’t have nutritional stats on the back? I’m sorry, otherwise I don’t know how to know.

By: Minna Toots

Minna Toots — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 18:46:00 +0000

I have a question about molasses, maybe you know more about it. I looked for an equivalent of ‘blackstrap molasses’ in our eco stores and I found this: http://broodentaart.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130625-220327.jpg which seems to be ‘sugar cane molasses’ in Afrikaans (or Dutch or sth), there’s no information about iron or calcium content on the jar but the label in Estonian says that it has a high mineral content. So I’m wondering, could it be the same thing as ‘blackstrap molasses’ or is it in fact just ‘sugarcane molasses’ which – as far as I understand – don’t contain as much iron? I also read that article about the difference between those two: http://voices.yahoo.com/difference-between-blackstrap-molasses-regular-446835.html?cat=51 .

By: Sayward

Sayward — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:59:29 +0000

@ Sarah - Oh WOW, that's crazy! Hello fellow eco-fabulous biologist! So awesome. =) And that's crazy we share a conception and due date. Are you familiar with Mothering Magazine? It's an awesome resource, and they also have a pretty active online forum with TONS of info on all these sorts of issues. They have a 'due date club' forum for all us March 2010 Mamas. You should check it out! It's great to hear from someone in such a similar position. Stay in touch!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:53:12 +0000

Just wandered over from Apartment Therapy to look at your dish soap / dishwasher detergent recipes, loving the sodium acetate explanations (I’m also a biologist), and feeling simpatico about banishing harsh chemicals from my house… and here I find that we have the EXACT SAME estimated conception AND due date! Wow!!! I’m also expecting a baby boy, happens to look a lot like yours at the top of the page. :-)

Totally with you on the breastfeeding, cloth diapering, no plastic baby stuff (!!!), and yes to wooden toys strategies. I hope things continue to go well for you… looking forward to future updates. Will be checking in again.

So, greetings from a gal with a parallel pregnancy on Boston’s North Shore!

By: Sayward

Sayward — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:02:58 +0000

@ Melisa – Thank you lady! And thanks for sharing your beautiful story – sounds like you’re living my dream. =) It’s so great to hear from someone who’s been there.

And yay Tom Waits love!

By: Melisa

Melisa — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:51:55 +0000

It’s so great to stumble across someone so much like myself, though your life seems way cooler. (; Not that you need it, but i want to encourage you that you’re totally on a wonderful path. My own healthy veg*n pregnancy led up to the drug-free delivery (in a birthing center, with a midwife, but with the swat team on the other side of the door) of my healthy 9-lb, 2-oz baby girl. With the encouragement of my local La Leche League chapter, I overcame breastfeeding hurdles, and to this day my baby does not get sick. Also, my BumGeniuses have hung in there for TWO years! Your enthusiasm for socially-conscious living renews my own. Thank you! Oh, and P.S., I love Tom Waits, too!