preparing for pregnancy

[Guest guest]

hi all,

i'm far from having a child, but want to start preparing my body for

pregnancy. aside from the basics suggested by sally fallon in

her book, is there anything special i should be eating in

preparation for pregnancy?

are there any stories of women in their late 30s following a native

diet and having an easy time getting pregnant?

thanks

julie

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

This is a tough decision and I am in the same boat as you. A

friend of mine saw Dr. Hicks (DAN doctor) who said if you chelate,

you must wait a year before conceiving. My question is, where did

they come up with this time table and isn't everyone different? I'm

not taking any chances on this one and am just going to try and play

it safe by eating organic foods, staying away from processed food,

staying gf/cf, not vaccinating, etc... I started a group

called, " pregnancynutrition " to deal with questions like yours.

Feel free to join. I am trying to research everything to prevent

any problems with the next baby.

pregnancynutrition/

Sheryl

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I removed my 4 amalgams half a year before conceiving my third child

and did not chelate. So far, she is healthy and I am very glad that

I did that. My #2 had terrible illness and regression when one of my

four amalgams was broken while I was breastfeeding him. I feel that

it is much safer to remove amalgams. If one of them breaks during

pregnancy or breastfeeding, it is going to be very bad for the child.

Margaret

> I am planning to conceive #3 in about a year. My #1 is 5 years

old with mild

> PDD and mercury-poisoning. He is successfully chelating with

Andy's

> protocol. My #2 is 3 years old (seeimingly NT) with mercury-

poisoning and is also

> chelating with Andy's protocol. My #1 definitely received mercury

through

> vaccines and rhogam. My #2 is questionable because of his age and

the removal of

> mercury at the time of his birth. He also did not get the Hep B

vaccine. I

> have five intact amalgams. Andy has previously stated that I

should not remove

> my amalgams or chelate until after I am done having babies and

breastfeeding.

> Our alternative dr. says I should remove my amalgams six months

prior to

> conception. This, he says, would eliminate my unborn baby's

constant exposure to

> mercury. He wants to give me DMPS at the time of removal to act

as a sponge in

> absorbing the loose mercury. He would not want me to chelate

until after I

> was done having babies and breastfeeding. (In that, he agrees

with Andy). I'm

> confused about what to do. I really want this next baby to be

healthy. I

> would really appreciate advice. Thanks!

>

> Jukoski

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>If one of them (amalgams) breaks during

pregnancy or breastfeeding, it is going to be very bad for the child.

During pregnancy, if one of them breaks, you are stuck, but breastfeeding is a

different matter. If an amalgam breaks, one can wean the child due to health

issues and not feel the least bit guilty about it! Breastfeeding is best, when

there aren't extenuating circumstances. But there are certain times when

breastfeeding needs to be aborted for the health of the mother or the baby.

[ ] Re: preparing for pregnancy

Hi ,

I removed my 4 amalgams half a year before conceiving my third child

and did not chelate. So far, she is healthy and I am very glad that

I did that. My #2 had terrible illness and regression when one of my

four amalgams was broken while I was breastfeeding him. I feel that

it is much safer to remove amalgams. Margaret

> I am planning to conceive #3 in about a year. My #1 is 5 years

old with mild

> PDD and mercury-poisoning. He is successfully chelating with

Andy's

> protocol. My #2 is 3 years old (seeimingly NT) with mercury-

poisoning and is also

> chelating with Andy's protocol. My #1 definitely received mercury

through

> vaccines and rhogam. My #2 is questionable because of his age and

the removal of

> mercury at the time of his birth. He also did not get the Hep B

vaccine. I

> have five intact amalgams. Andy has previously stated that I

should not remove

> my amalgams or chelate until after I am done having babies and

breastfeeding.

> Our alternative dr. says I should remove my amalgams six months

prior to

> conception. This, he says, would eliminate my unborn baby's

constant exposure to

> mercury. He wants to give me DMPS at the time of removal to act

as a sponge in

> absorbing the loose mercury. He would not want me to chelate

until after I

> was done having babies and breastfeeding. (In that, he agrees

with Andy). I'm

> confused about what to do. I really want this next baby to be

healthy. I

> would really appreciate advice. Thanks!

>

> Jukoski

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I am planning to conceive #3 in about a year. My #1 is 5 years old with mild

> PDD and mercury-poisoning. He is successfully chelating with Andy's

> protocol. My #2 is 3 years old (seeimingly NT) with mercury-poisoning and is

also

> chelating with Andy's protocol. My #1 definitely received mercury through

> vaccines and rhogam. My #2 is questionable because of his age and the removal

of

> mercury at the time of his birth. He also did not get the Hep B vaccine. I

> have five intact amalgams. Andy has previously stated that I should not

remove

> my amalgams or chelate until after I am done having babies and breastfeeding.

> Our alternative dr. says I should remove my amalgams six months prior to

> conception.

This is exactly the WRONG thing to do and maximizes the chance the baby

will be messed up.

> This, he says, would eliminate my unborn baby's constant exposure to

> mercury.

Apparently he doesn't know anything about mercury toxicity and

detoxification.

> He wants to give me DMPS at the time of removal to act as a sponge in

> absorbing the loose mercury.

This confirms he doesn't know anything about mercury toxicity and

detoxification.

> He would not want me to chelate until after I

> was done having babies and breastfeeding. (In that, he agrees with Andy).

I'm

> confused about what to do. I really want this next baby to be healthy. I

> would really appreciate advice. Thanks!

>

> Jukoski

Aside from the usual disclaimers about everyone being individual,

pregnancy not being withoiut risk, etc. which are not only pro-forma

but are something that truly is so and needs to be considered, let me

offer some discussion.

Please spend some time studying and thinking about the plot on page 52

of Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment. People who are toxic due

to deranged mineral transport have a complex natural history of

detoxification and at about 6 months in they are the worst off, have

the most toxic metal whooshing around their body looking for someplace

to settle, and are the least able to handle biochemical stress.

My suggestion: first get a hair test and go over the diagnostic section

of Amalgam Illness. If you have any suggestion of real mercury

problems, either do removal and detox starting at least a year before

attempting to conceive, or don't do anything until after weaning.

If you do start removal/detox, do NOT put a conception date on the

calendar, put a date to start thinking about how healthy you are and

whether it is time. You may well be wise to put it off beyond that.

Don't conceive for 2-3 months after your last chelation.

If you have one or a few particularlly bad fillings, get them out now

regardless. But don't get all the fillings out or your body starts its

own spontaneous detox process, per page 52.

If you have some problems but don't want to put off having another

baby, then use rational supportive therapies in modest amounts (so as

to make them reasonable to continue during pregnancy) and see how it

goes.

Generally there is grossly inadequate magnesium in prenatal vitamins,

and low magnesium both goes with mercury problems and is the major risk

factor for pregnancy complications.

If you had problems with the last two deliveries we should talk more

about things, but if they were normal births then it should be OK.

Prenatal vitamins, like all vitamins, work a LOT better if taken 3-4

times a day rather than once.

Generally a high intake of vitamin E and of omega 3 EFA's starting now

so as to build your body inventory is a good idea. Omega 3 is a lot

lower in the modern diet than in earlier times and is a limiting

nutrient, and also is preferentially destroyed by heavy metals.

Also generally the longer you nurse your baby the better for the child.

Even if you are somewhat toxic when you do it.

The key thing to understand is that once you remove the mercury

exposure source your body goes through a complex process of

detoxification on its own, there isn't much you can do about it except

chelate and take vitamins to make it easier on you, and it takes how

long it takes so you do NOT want to start it off 6 months before you

conceive. 6 months after the fillings come out is when your blood and

urine mercury levels are highest and when you are the most miserable

and unhealthy.

Andy . . . . .. . . .

[Guest guest]

> Andy,

> Sorry for the additional post - meant to do it in one. Can you tell me what

amount of Vit E

400-1000 IU a day.

>.and Omega 3 EFA's

1-3 tbsp of flax oil, or 1/2-1 tbsp of fish oil, or 2-5 tbsp of walnut

oil or somewhat more of walnuts daily. To give a good discussion of

this I'd need to *GASP* know how much you weigh and how tall you are.

If you'd like to do that privately it is OK.

Do be aware that these both thin the blood.

>you would recommend for me as I prepare to conceive?

> Jukoski

>

> Generally a high intake of vitamin E and of omega 3 EFA's starting now

> so as to build your body inventory is a good idea

[Guest guest]

Andy,

Do you know if the Vit E and fish oil thin the blood enough that a person

taking coumadin(has artificial heart valves)could get off coumadin?

Thanks, R

[Guest guest]

Andy wrote:

> Please spend some time studying and thinking about the plot on page

52

> of Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment. People who are toxic

due

> to deranged mineral transport have a complex natural history of

> detoxification and at about 6 months in they are the worst off,

have

> the most toxic metal whooshing around their body looking for

someplace

> to settle, and are the least able to handle biochemical stress.

>

And:

6 months after the fillings come out is when your blood and

> urine mercury levels are highest and when you are the most

miserable

> and unhealthy.

>

> Andy . . . . .. . . .

Thank you. It is three months since I got my last amalgams removed

and I got my chronic fatigue, which seemed almost defeated, back. I

got the chronic fatigue back during my first round of chelation,

about 17 days ago.

Great post! I will save this information as I too want to have # 2.