I recently came across the book Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care by Alan Greene, M.D.
Of course each person needs to decide to what extent they want to, and/or can afford to “go green”, but whatever your interest level, this book is full of suggestions.
Chapter one (my favourite chapter -- quite possibly because it’s most relevant to me right now) opens with this:
“The first room your baby lives in is the pear-shaped organ called the uterus, which we know as the nurturing womb--that safe enclosure in the mother’s body that separates the developing fetus from the outer world. In many ways, if you make the right choices, the womb can be the greenest room on the planet” (p. 9).
He asserts that your pregnancy provides you with “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to give your baby a strong and healthy foundation on which to grow. In fact, at no other time in your child’s life will you have this degree of control over the way her environment influences her development” (p. 9).
The rest of chapter one proceeds to explain the importance of eating healthy, eating organic, staying hydrated, getting exercise, etc. Compared to the other pregnancy books I’ve read, this one contained much more detailed information about what foods are and are not wise choices while you’re pregnant--and it explained why.
I give Raising Baby Green a two-thumbs up!
(You can buy it from Amazon.ca by clicking here.)
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