Certainly it is not easy. In part, it is a fight against windmills. Time and again we are under attack, Lack of understanding. But to create a responsibility to my child the best foundation, I can not doubt our way.
My development
For me it was a gradual development. After an operation in May 1996, in consequence of which I nearly died, I became more and more with the issue of nutrition and health to deal with. I began to eat "low fat", according to the then popular Susan Powter. At one point I had a loathing of all meat and was 100% vegetarian. Pretty soon I realized that I also did the milk products are not good, also developed a loathing of eggs and was therefore ultimately for ethical reasons, vegans.
pregnancy
When I was pregnant, I lived more consciously and immersed myself in the relevant literature. I felt like a fiddle, and had, except some loss of appetite at the very beginning, no complaints. The pregnancy itself I experienced as a good time, until I foolishly let the doctors pure fudge. However, I could still prevent the worst.
from raw food I had not heard anything, let alone by the group - unfortunately. Because of that I knew to do nothing of the danger of the doctors, and thought the best thing for my child, in which I regularly at the controls Doctors ging. Ich ließ unzählige Ultraschall-Untersuchungen über mich ergehen, ich glaube, er berief mich alle 2-3 Wochen ein, und später auch CTGs (Cardiotokographie: Messung der Herzfrequenz des ungeborenen Kindes) und Doppler (Nutzung des Dopplereffekts bei der Ultraschalluntersuchung: Darstellung und Messung der Blutstromgeschwindigkeit). Immer war alles bestens und ich voller Zuversicht. Ende September hatte ich dann den dritten Doppler-Termin im Heidelberger-Krankenhaus. Nachdem ich mich schon furchtbar aufgeregt hatte, weil ich keinen Parkplatz finden konnte und dann noch 2 Stunden warten mußte, brachte mich der Arzt tatsächlich noch zum weinen, indem er mir mitteilte, daß der Bauch von Mithras viel zu klein sei, meine Plazenta it really would not care (alleged placental insufficiency) and the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. I should be immediately admitted to the hospital so they could react in time. For me, broke a world.
Due to the parking problem and the unsympathetic physician wanted to avoid the Heidelberg hospital but I absolutely and therefore contributed to my first gynecologist in Ladenburg, to ask him for advice. Together we called in the same far-away Mannheim University Hospital, and if I could be received there instead. An hour later I gave myself in there and had all the studies can again go through me. The doctors here were, however, the situation is not as serious as the Heidelberg.
One week they kept me there. Then followed an exchange between hospital stays and home. In the time of hospital stays I had daily CTG studies to go through me, got cortisone injection to speed up lung maturity of the unborn child and once a week, there was a Doppler examination, including ultrasound was done in between times. In the time I had at home every other day for the CTG to my gynecologist, by the way was always best, and was also sonicated regularly.
birth
Approximately five weeks before the expected date should I put myself finally to the hospital. The doctors were of the opinion that my child might be better provided outside of my belly, as in it. Even before that it was always an issue, my child by force, so rauszuholen by caesarean section, against which I struggled very solid. Now they wanted to initiate labor. I insisted that this first attempt should be made by natural means. All experiments were unsuccessful, which is of course understandable, since Mithras was not ready to leave my stomach. Finally, I got pains drop infusions, which brought just as much. The dose was increased and I was given twice per day. Still nothing. After I finally take a double dose twice daily was to put into labor with an extreme violence. The birth took 24 hours. When it was ready at last, Mithras was still not out and has probably somewhere hooked, so that the midwife ask without me, did an episiotomy to get him out. Hardly out he was taken away from me and placed a long time in a private room for investigation. As it turned out, both Mithras and my placenta completely in order, the whole drama of the last few weeks, so had only served to increase the income of the medical profession and to pay for their expensive equipment. Of course, he was relatively small and light, eventually he would have been without doctors certainly still five weeks left with the hatching.
breastfeeding
I wanted him to immediately calm, but he was given a vial with glucose, because his sugar level was supposed to be low, which he drank greedily, and then of course, felt for a long time, no interest for my chest. I was just after the birth of top fit and felt no physical or other impairments. At the station I was taken away from my son, ostensibly to wash him and to put on, and I was not allowed to. After far too long and repeated insistence he was finally brought me to the bed. Because the glucose solution was, of course Mithras for some time no longer hungry and did not want her breast. The doctors threatened again, that he must then take more glucose solutions, because this would decrease its sugar seal too. I was adamant. With much trouble and all kinds of tricks I have finally brought him to drink.
I was breastfeeding him for a year full and five years in total. He sleeps in the same bed as me and buggy instead he came into the sling.
raw
In the spring of 2003, Mithras was born on 16.11.2002, I came across the raw food. My first raw food book was not even a particularly good, but the philosophy behind it was simply convincing. So I started, not me vegan-only biologically, but also to feed raw. Mithras was always eating and was able to try if he wanted. But toward the end of the first year he ever ate anything mashed banana, avocado, or a mixture of both. Later came other softer things, like tomatoes, papaya, etc. to do so.
the beginning when he started out breastfeeding still take to other foods, I gave him, sometimes even vegan cooked food because I was afraid he was too thin and needs to increase. Which meant that he hardly breathe through the nose at night and was snoring loudly. No ear, nose and throat doctor, homeopath or practitioner could help. When I told him then 100% raw-fed, the problem was gone instantly.
vaccination, B12 and pediatricians
Eventually, of course, was the subject of vaccination. And even though I had sought out an alternative doctor. At that time I have not had the information I have today and left me almost to a vaccination, I think it would have been against polio, into it. But when the time came, my feeling decidedly said no and I had to pay the doctor already ordered the vaccine as well just pay him the cash when it was administered.
Another alternative also - I think anthroposophy - wanted pediatrician mir dann einreden, ich müßte Mithras dringend B12 geben, da Veganismus ja eine Mangelernährung sei. Er hat mich telefonisch sogar bis in den Urlaub verfolgt.
Eigentlich wollte ich hier auf dieses Thema nicht mehr extra eingehen, da es meiner Meinung nach bereits mehr als genug durchgekaut wurde. Deshalb hierzu auch nur ganz kurz:
Als allererstes ist anzumerken, daß ein B12-Mangel bei Urköstlern kaum vor kommt. Ein Urköstler ißt genügend (ungewaschene) Wildkräuter und wäscht auch sein sonstiges Bio-Obst und –Gemüse nicht. Dadurch nimmt er in der Regel ausreichend B12 durch die Bodenbakterien auf. Außerdem produziert ein gesunder Darm sein B12 sowieso selbst.
Gefährlich kann es natürlich be if the intestine by antibiotics and years of bad food diet has been previously damaged that it no longer can. It may take years before the intestinal flora has fully regenerated. Nevertheless, it must not inevitably lead to shortages, provided you eat enough weeds and "filth". Ultimately, however, B12 deficiency, not something you can easily find a blood test because even people be completely healthy with a minimal amount of B12 in the body. That is the case in many plants eaters. It must be true here on the existing (or not just any) symptoms look. In any case, I find it extremely presumptuous is from a doctor to assume a completely healthy child B12 deficiency, solely due to the fact that it vegan diet. B12 deficiency is much more frequently in carnivores from their damaged intestines eaten, as in vegans or even Urköstlern.
Fortunately for us, I finally found a pediatrician in rohköstlichen stone home, where I make the U's did, and we finally had peace.
mother-child treatment
But it was not all bad experience. The time to Mithras' first birthday we were at the mother-child treatment in the Black Forest. Of course I was all, available, health clinics in advance by phone in relation to our special diet. Only two were willing to provide us with certified organic vegan raw food supply. And we had finally chosen, and formally turn over to make us happy. They drove each extra with me in the next health food store where I had the opportunity for us to choose our own food. These were then stored in the refrigerator or outside, and at meal times we have there ever picked up on what we want to. The chef gave us from his own garden often brought delicious. The head of the hospital itself was a vegetarian and very open to our way of life. The only stupid comments were isolated from other mothers.
Konz
I read while my parents still many other raw food books, until I then in 2004 to the Great Health Konz dare. My friends thought often that I talk like Franz Konz, so it was already interested slow, who writes the way I "chatter".
Although I took several months until I was through, but I realized very soon that I had any other reading on nutrition and health can save, I would like to get him. It is unbelievable what has since taken Konz of knowledge and research together. In addition, he speaks not only about diet, sondern betrachtet die Gesundheit im Gesamtzusammenhang, betont also auch wie wichtig die Bewegung an der frischen Luft ist und natürlich die Rolle von Psyche, Geist und Seele.
Ganz besonders wichtig ist die Betonung der Wildkräuter, langfristig kann eine Rohkosternährung ohne diese nicht funktionieren. Um Mangelerscheinungen vorzubeugen, achte ich darauf, daß mein Sohn täglich mindestens einen großen Suppenteller davon ißt, bzw. alternativ dunkelgrüne Blätter (Feldsalat, Spinat, Ruccola…)
Die lieben Mitmenschen
Um mich zu erpressen, aus Geldgier und/oder aus reiner Bosartigkeit, hat mich mein Bruder anonym beim Jugendamt angezeigt: Mein Kind bekäme nichts to eat real, and was constantly ill. The lady from social services I have not told of raw food, but only that we live vegan. You could convince yourself that Mithras is healthy that he's fine with me going and left us in peace.
Benefits and handling
course I have not been vaccinated Mithras and put him in even more danger by doctors. Thanks to our way of life he's never sick, always happy and balanced, does not suffer from obesity, like other children his age, in kindergarten and in school it is the most intelligent and wax. Whenever permitted by the temperature, I let him jump around naked, that the fresh air and sunshine bodies are coming.
Heading
On our frequent trips could be to hold out now our form of nutrition problems, except in Asia where we had problems of organic things to come. Mithras was there some rash of the whole chemical mess. Meanwhile, I know but a lot of "raw strength" goals, where we can feed ourselves easily from biological raw food together with like-minded people.
kindergarten / school and juvenile court
In the kindergarten or school, I always give him a backpack full of fresh raw foods (fruits, vegetables, roots, nuts, etc., some dried fruit) with which he then nibbling throughout the day. I Mithras said from the beginning, what it does when you animal, and takes highly processed foods, and he understands that he will get sick and can be eating the other on the left.
In Italy, this was a long time, well until the school principal random times in our little town came and saw that Mithras did not like the other children the "yet so balanced" compulsory cafeteria food to him. He just nibbled on a piece of coconut, brown on one side of the membrane was, whereupon she accused me, I would give my child rotten food! After researching and suppressed others found that he is not vaccinated (in Italy there is compulsory vaccination). In order to avoid the cafeteria food Mithras, I got certificates of German and Italian doctors confirmed that he was allergic to anything and is only allowed to eat what I give to him. With reason and facts of the lady was not able to get at. Finally, I had to sign a statement that I take sole responsibility and the school of all food-related liability, deliver. The Mithras was not vaccinated, she reported on to the health authority before which I was eventually cited. Mithras I have not taken a precautionary measure. Here, too, explained I failed my point. Again I had to sign papers that I was aware of the danger to which I expose my child if I refuse to vaccinate. The case was forwarded to the juvenile court of Rome. Of course, I immediately turned on me a lawyer and consult the anti-vaccination movement in Italy. There was a theoretical risk that I was cut off on the guardianship of Mithras, he will be vaccinated and I then zurückbekäme. The lawyer briefed extensively and worked out a reason that was, in effect, that Mithras not for health reasons must be vaccinated, because he is allergic to the substances included in the compulsory vaccinations are. The court invited me personally, got to hear our reasons and to read and the case was finally set to thank God.
benefits
The main advantages of the vegan raw food or Urkost are holistic health and mental clarity. Not only the body cleanses itself of the legacy, but also the spirit. As I mentioned above, Mithras enjoys excellent health.
disadvantages, problems and tips
One of the disadvantages, particularly the lack of understanding, which we feel from others, especially when one has children, gets. Food is strongly affected by addictions. It's long gone for the pure Food intake. Most people are not able to admit their own desires and try to turn their truth so deal until it fits on one's own behavior. A mother it hurts, always assumed to get their child to harm, and yet it does exactly what is needed just to prevent this.
A strict raw food diet makes it difficult to leave friends and family to dinner. Often you can, however, help make your food you bring yourself. Also edible souvenirs / gifts from visitors must be rejected in most cases.
Many people can not handle it.
contact with physicians should man, meiner Meinung nach, unbedingt vermeiden, weil die es doch immer wieder schaffen, eine besorgte Mutter trotz besseren Wissens zu verunsichern und eventuell zu Fehlverhalten zu verleiten. Zumindest bevor man den Großen Gesundheits-Konz gelesen hat.
Trotzdem war ich nicht gefeit vor Kochkost-Rückfällen. Wegen der ethischen Motivation blieben diese zwar stets vegan, treten aber bis heute leider vereinzelt auf. Es reicht nicht, wenn der Verstand eine Wahrheit erkannt hat, die Psyche braucht ihre eigene Zeit, um zu folgen und loszulassen.
Letztendlich kann ich jedoch abends mit der Gewißheit ins Bett gehen, für mein Kind das Beste getan zu haben, vor allem: ihm keinen Schaden zugefügt zu haben.
