I believe that I was shown what to do with it because as soon as I got rid of it my youngest daughter got it. Within a week, she no longer had chronic hives. I lived through a year of it to help her. If I hadn't got it first, she would have had it for a very long time before I knew what to do.

The research upon his abnormality says it's caused mostly by chemicals in the father's/mother's system. But, I refuse to start his life feeling guilty. I feel blessed to know what could've happened and didn't. Yes, he does need an operation, but it's as an outpatient and this abnormality can be so bad that doctors don't know whether the baby is a boy or a girl, so we are very lucky that it is so mild and barely noticeable.
I have friends whose babies have died at birth. I have friends whose babies are premmie. I remember wanting for a baby boy with his daddy's eyes. And that's exactly what I got. I don't care if he has a little bit different about him.

I have been given a gift.

I am human and am supposed to make mistakes. Superiority at a time was one of them. I have to say that the person whom I treated to this two years later I saw them and apologized profusely. Never mind that my conscience had told me day in, day ot that what I did was wrong and I lived with that squick feeling. That was part of the process. And I didn't do it to make myself feel better. I apologized because I knew it was wrong.

People who post or talk with superiority can make a person feel very bad. In some, verging all subjects, their arrogance is beyond belief (my father and how he loves meat) and I value the lessons I have learned. As soon as you think you know something and believe your stuff doesn't stink, you set yourself up as invincible, priggish, your circle of friends diminsh and you stop taking the joys of life as a gift.  Pride comes before a fall.

I have seen it many times, felt it. It is no use trying to put a million people on a potter's wheel. How would you like to be put on one and changed? The search for the happiness of the soul and the soul's purpose can lead to many tracks down strange roads, but we will always return to those that inspired us.

Inspire is different to throat shoving. We need to breathe. You can guide by example. But, don't make me feel bad for my mistakes or ridicule my lifestyle or my eating habits if I'm not able to stick to 100% raw. You just waste your time spreading pain, when it could be spent spreading joy.

The superior don't even watch their words. Maybe they forget what it was once like to be that person at the bottom of their ideal. Life is a perception. Perception isn't a tangible thing. It isn't a book you can pick up. It changes from person to person.

Who is most right?

Why the person who is happy, of course.

At the fruit shop, she says, "We're getting LOOOTTTSSSS of sports candy today, Mum." LOL. It's a great name for fruit.

DD of 7 asks, "Can I go downstairs to play?"

"Yes and take sister with you."

She nods. "Can I take some sports candy?"

Puzzled, I shake my head. "Candy? No."  A pause. "Sports candy?  What is that?"

She holds up a peach next to her cheek. "Fruit is sports candy." Big smile.

**Well, you learn something new everyday, hey!

Confession is good for the soul,right? My bb was born with a mild genital abnormality. Before I became pregnant I was only free of chronic hives for three months. I had the hives for a year. I don't know why I got them. I eventually got rid of them myself through detoxing.

anyhow, I had to take a little pill (antihistamine) every 6 hours or I couldn't breathe. The inside of my throat would swell and my whole body looked like red bubble wrap. My pregnancy wasn't planned as I would have wanted a bigger recovery time. I was even allergic to fruit and veg.

I hate to think of what all those chemicals (antihistamines) did to him. I know I am blessed that he is breathing on his own and otherwise healthy. His kidneys scans turned out fine. He will need an operation to maintain function.

So this study is right in regards to me and my bb. It is only mild, like I say, and considering how sick I was it could have been a lot worse.

It makes me love him so much more.

Hey Jocelyn,

Celery tastes a lot nicer when paired with pear. LOL. Especially in a juice. Imagine small diced celery and small diced sweet juicy pear.....*le sigh*

Brett's right. Skin brushing also makes your skin go blush pink because it brings blood cells to just under the surface of the skin which is great for flushing toxins.

I do it with a coarse horse-hair scrub sponge and just one of those fluffy, spongy things in the supermarket. I find it easier to do in the shower. If you do it on dry skin you have to be gentle as the skin gets rosier quicker. It's vitally important to do it towards the heart. For example, on your stomach you can do it in a wide circle always in the direction to your heart.

Added bonus as it also makes your skin smooth. It works extremely well on those with cellulite because it stimulates the skin, nerves and blood all necessary for circulation.

Thanks sheryl. I could relate.

Thankyou for your support, Jocelyn. I need it. You've made me feel good. I will follow your advice and do it slowly. LOL. Back when I was young, I never used to listen to advice. Now, I do.

Hi all,

I have had my baby boy. He is healthy and happy. Now, 3 months old and breastfed. He truly is a delight. With three children now, my life seems to be even more blessed. I haven't been eating too much raw at the moment. In fact, my eating has doubled, nearly tripled and bb(baby boy) gains 1kg every month. I have no problem with supply so this is good. I just need to get a handle on raw again.

In there lies the crux. I don't know when I'm going to just do it. I don't necessarily want to detox at the moment in case bb takes all those toxins. I'm still eating lots of salads and fruit as usual but have fallen back on cooked alot. My hunger is phenomenal.

I will pop in every now and again and make myself surrounded by raw foodies so I can attract that healthy mentality. I had a wonderful Christmas and I hope everyone else's was the same.

Ohh, now I'm hungry.*drroooolll*

A good book to find out when you're ovulating is, "How to choose the sex of your child". It tells you how to chart your ovulation, when to have sex without pills so that you won't get pregnant and I found that I really got in touch with how my body worked when I studied it. I knew I had conceived with my last child on the night that I had sex because of how close it was to my ovulation.

My periods have always been heavy. Regular. I used to get pain about every 4 months or so and my left leg would ache the day before my periods arrived. I detest pads and only use them after pregnancy. They keep slipping out of my underwear! I like to use tampons but I would also love to have naturally lighter bleeding.

I have been eating cooked lately. Since having bub (who is now 2 weeks old) I have just fallen back on routine. I don't think I ready to fully commit to 100% yet. I am eating a lot of salads but and enjoying them. My iron levels are shot. I think a parsley, broccoli and asparagus juice might help a lot, but my days are still a whirl to adjust with bub.

I had a friend who went anorexic and she completely lost her bleed. The docs told her because she lost too much weight. I really am an infant in the magical mystery of the human body and its adaptability. I hope to become a student and study hard.

In my backyard my dad starting eating a fruit I had never seen before, then he gave one to my daughter! I cried out, "What is it?" He told me and then he and my dd went into raptures over the taste. I have lived in this house for 3 yrs and didn't notice the fruit on a plant that was tangled into the fence behind some weeds. It tasted like a cross between a mango and a grape. Very very lush. Now, dd circles the tree nearly every day to nab the fruit before anyone else.

I find older people a great help with edible wild fruit. Aborigines also. I used to know a lot of aborigines and they used to point out on NSI what was edible and what was not. Even pigface was not only a food, but if you put it on warts nearly every day, it would make them disappear. Wild passionfruit, avos, nuts, greens, flowers,  and I think a book on the subject would be a great idea. I mean I love fruit and this was one I had never seen before in my backyard and tasted devine.

I always fed on demand. The midwives told me this was the best. Because they can never have too much breast milk, unlike formula which needs to be administered by a certain amount each feed to ensure proper fat/protein supply. You can never overfeed them on breast milk, and they will never be overweight on pure bm. My hubby loved it. I loved it more. That connection is so powerful between mum and bub.

I have seen many babies extremely fat because bottles were given to silence a baby before proper feeding time which is what you need with bottles.

My first two babies suckled the breast immediately after birth. I bf the first for 2 years, the second for 1. When my milk came in about 1 week after birth, my breasts were so huge, sore and distended that I could not even lower my arms to my side. I walked around with my arms sticking out to not accidently brush against them. Bras hurt as your breasts throb and ache and grow with the extra milk. I fed on demand every time and never used a dummy only because I just never thought of it. They also leak and you need breast pads. I feel that hospitals and such do not tell you enough about the process and you really do need an experienced woman friend to give you many hints and tips.

2nd and 3rd the breasts hurt less, maybe because they've already been stretched before??? But I have always had a huge production of milk and it can still be very painful and messy.

I have had blocked milk ducts many, many times. I recently found out from a doctor that the level of discomfort and illness I experienced with this was actually mastitis. An old woman who used to live next door to me gave me some old books on how to heal it without antibiotics. I used to get down on all fours and lay baby on a mattress and let baby attach PROPERLY (this is sooooo important. If baby doesn't attach properly, proper drainage is not possible), and the massage and milk my breast in a downward motion. I would cup my hands around the whole breast and massage down for hours until my hands ached, paying special attention to the sore spots. I only fed baby on that breast for a whole day, plunged my breast into really hot water for five mins before feeding and used a bag of frozen peas for comfort at night. Even after feeding, I would express if it got sore.  It takes about 3 days before the flu-like symptoms / fever of mastitis disappear with this approach and you need to get really stuck into the draining process.

For me, when my milk came in with my first, boy was it scary!!! I rang up an older woman friend who told me to switch to the bottle. No way, I thought. I have to get this milk out of my breasts!! They ached to be drained. It felt as hard as the kitchen table. And, I mean HARD and very, very hot. The first few weeks were scary until they grew a bit softer and I became used to it. I think experience is a great teacher of what to expect.