How safe are you?
It’s crazy! Every time I hear a medical commercial, I literally cringe when they get to the verbal fine print. But what about when its not just you that you want to keep safe, but the life inside of you?
Most pregnant women err on the side of caution when it comes to their pregnancies, but what about when safer options are rarely offered?
As you read in my last blog post, morning sickness hit me like a prize fighter and it didn’t stop hitting until I took a medication for it. I felt like I had my life back. I could work, I could function, I could eat! It was such a relief.
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You know the feeling right? Until that friend pops out of the woodwork and lets you know about the new study they read or the newest lawsuit all revolving around the medication you are now taking. That can truly leave a woman with no place to turn. You don’t want to chance anything that could harm your baby, but you also need to be able to nourish that baby and provide for it, nutritionally and financially. Not every woman has the option of staying in bed and being catered to.
That really was my turning point. That horrible feeling of having no options. It is why I began seeking them out. It was a process for certain and it took time, patience and help. For every science based solution I found, I felt a little anger…anger that these solutions weren’t being readily presented to women so they would have options.
Sure, some of them are known and some of them will be advised by books and doctors, but a few out of many wasn’t good enough. Every woman is different. What will work for one may not work for another. I wanted to see things change.
Compiling my e-book of morning sickness remedies and prevention was the fulfillment of that desire. It was the information I wished had been given to me. And it quickly became my goal to get it into as many women’s hands as possible! It’s the reason I began giving it away for free.
I almost thought my mission was complete until I ran into a woman in a coffee shop. We were just chatting while waiting in line when she said the words that would give me a whole new reason to continue further!
