Intro/starting SCD while pregnant/nursing

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Hello! I'm new to the list and new to SCD. I found out about SCD via GAPS and

as I've been researching, I'm starting to wonder if SCD might not be better for

me than GAPS.

I have a 2 year old who still nurses and we are TTC our next LO. Thanks be to

God, nobody in my family has severe GI or Asperger issues of any kind, however,

I've always suffered from candida and now it seems my toddler is too. She also

had very bad colic as a baby and probably reflux. Purely by instinct I have not

allowed her to eat any sweets, though very occasionally one of her grandparents

has sneaked her something or other. I have started letting her have honey in

the past couple of weeks to get her to take some coconut oil (in the form of

coconut bark), but that is not very often either.

Despite not having any intestinal issues that I know of, I do suffer from the

blues and very low energy which has only gotten lower since I gave birth. What

I thought was PPD seems to be dragging on and on and now I think that maybe I

have some sort of underlying nutritional deficiency. I usually eat only

fermented or soaked grains, but based on recommendations in the Mood Cure, I

gave up grains and dairy and to be honest feel a bit better. Not night and day

difference, but I have noticed changes like fewer headaches and slightly more

energy. The times since then that I've eaten grains I've definitely felt worse

and on a particularly bad day when I had fried chicken (cornmeal batter) and

white toast I experienced severe cramping and nausea.

All this, combined with the candida, makes me think that I may benefit from SCD.

One of the reasons I am not drawn to GAPS is because I think I will probably be

either nursing or pregnant for many years to come and I am worried about the

severe detox effects I've read about from people who follow the diet. Plus, I

think that GAPS will be too difficult for me, especially while pregnant.

So, my question to you all is whether you think that based on this info I and my

toddler would benefit from SCD and if so, would it be safe for me to start now

on the gradual introduction based on the pecanbread protocol?

Many thanks!