Anything specific you'd order from Azure if you had a baby coming?

[Rikki Jean]

I know this is a really random question, but my brain has been totally eaten by this baby, so I feel like I need to ask. I'm due at the end of February, and I'm getting my last pre-baby Azure order next week. I'm trying to figure out if there is anything out of the ordinary that I should order, but nothing is coming to mind...that usually doesn't happen until the day after the order deadline.

So, is there anything specific that you'd order for baby day or the PP period?

[lindsayjean]

I think azure has bulk herbs- nettles, RRL, alfalfa... those are great to make pregnancy and postpartum tea with. I always let mine soak overnight to make it nice and strong

[homebirthy]

You need to be resting so I would suggest things that are easy for those helping you. Perhaps some brown rice pasta, brown rice, raw cheese, fruit, nori or other seaweed (for sushi with brown rice, avocado, carrots), stew meat for stews with potato, carrot, seaweed, wild canned salmon and/ or the coho filets, beans, any grass fed beef and chicken- save the bones to also make bone broths, whole milk plain yogurt, beets for roasting or shredding, walnuts and others to make into crispy nuts with raisins or dates, mother's milk tea, or Sherry's nursing tea, natracare organic baby wipes- these are great for everything and you don't have to get out of bed, coconut oil- so many uses, goji berries and blue ice cod liver oil.

You should consider making a big batch of cultured veggies to have on hand- sauerkraut or beets. Azure has cabbage, too, or sauerkraut juice if you can't make it yourself.

Hope this helps!

[Rikki Jean]

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Originally Posted by lindsayjean

I think azure has bulk herbs- nettles, RRL, alfalfa... those are great to make pregnancy and postpartum tea with. I always let mine soak overnight to make it nice and strong

already doing this! thanks!

Originally Posted by homebirthy

You need to be resting so I would suggest things that are easy for those helping you. Perhaps some brown rice pasta, brown rice, raw cheese, fruit, nori or other seaweed (for sushi with brown rice, avocado, carrots), stew meat for stews with potato, carrot, seaweed, wild canned salmon and/ or the coho filets, beans, any grass fed beef and chicken- save the bones to also make bone broths, whole milk plain yogurt, beets for roasting or shredding, walnuts and others to make into crispy nuts with raisins or dates, mother's milk tea, or Sherry's nursing tea, natracare organic baby wipes- these are great for everything and you don't have to get out of bed, coconut oil- so many uses, goji berries and blue ice cod liver oil.

You should consider making a big batch of cultured veggies to have on hand- sauerkraut or beets. Azure has cabbage, too, or sauerkraut juice if you can't make it yourself.

Hope this helps!

oh, i definitely plan on resting. i'm alllll about the babymoon!

a lot of this is stuff im already doing, but it's good to have some affirmation.

i wish that i could make myself like canned salmon. everytime we try to do a recipe with it, we end up giving ot to the chickens! we looooooooove fresh salmon though. when azure used to have a better price, we got it there, but it's cheaper now to get it at tj's.

my freezer is almost too full of broth, especially since i've made a couple of gallons of it in the last couple of days...i'm considering changing my location to "brothville". i think i'm going to take a bag out the second that i go into labor, so that i can drink it before and after the baby comes.

tell me more about roasting beets my boys think that they are the nectar of the gods, but they've only had the canned ones at souplantation. i bought some the other day, but have yet to do anything with them!

how do you make crispy nuts?


thanks!

[deditus]

I am an Azure beet addict, too. I scrub them and wrap them in foil and bake at 350-400 for an hour or so. Cool, peel, and chop. I roast a batch a week and we throw them on salads at least a few times a week.

I also love Azure's nut/seed/dried fruit selection. I would get some trail mix made up. I like coconut chips, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, pepitas, and walnuts and throw in 2 brazil nuts/day for selenium.