With my beautiful wife, Michele, currently pregnant with our second son, I thought I would share some information about having a healthy pregnancy. Here are some things I recommend to have a beautiful baby in a conscious and healthy way.

Pregnancy Preparation

If you are planning your pregnancy, I think it’s really important to do a good pre-conception cleanse. Not just for the mum-to-be but the man as well. I would suggest doing a 21-day juice fast, as well as a series of enemas, colonics or digestive cleansing. Taking this time to fully cleanse the body of different toxins is so important because when we have children we pass on our genetic coding to them. We want our kids to be healthy, happy, strong and even better than us. So, cleanse your body first and then, moving forward, live a lifestyle conducive for health.

The Art of Conception

We call it conceiving or conception to have a child, but I don’t think a lot of people really give space to what that really means. And I think that we should. Having a “CON-CEPT” about having a child is a beautiful thing. Imagine coming together in a loving situation with a partner where you’re making love and intentionally creating a child.

Imagine holding a vision in your mind as a man and a woman with an intention of creating a beautiful girl or a beautiful boy. What does that look like for you? What’s their eye colour? How tall is this boy or girl? What are their personality traits? What are the good things that I have as a man and the good things that you have as a woman that could come together to create this perfect being? Having an intention of what you want to create and then coming together in this bonding union makes for a really beautiful experience.

Creating the Right Environment

The environment the baby develops in is really important. This includes a range of things including having the right relationships where you feel you are supported. Pregnant women go through massive changes, and it can be quite an emotional time. Just having friends and family to hold space and not react to certain situations can bea huge comfort. Always remember something really good is coming out of all this!

Being supported to be able to cut back on working hours and get outside more often to enjoy the sun are small things that can make a big difference. Sunlight produces nutrients within the body such as Vitamin D which helps calm and relax the nerves to give you strength. I suggest walking outdoors for 30 – 45 minutes twice a day to balance the mind.

Exercise in general is good because our muscles tend to get weak when we’re not flexible and it could really start to cause some issues on and around the reproductive organs. Yoga, pilates and a little strength training are all good options to keep your body limber and in shape.

Physical touch can be a great stress reliever too. Make a ritual out of massaging extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil or avocado oil on the stomach. The oil allows the skin to stretch without causing scars or stretch marks, which a lot of pregnant women suffer from.

Eating Right to Help Beat Cravings and Morning Sickness

Now is the time to really nourish yourself! As the baby starts to develop, its requirements for nutrients increase. If you are super deficient in nutrition you will be giving the baby everything it needs but you may be left feeling sick or nauseous. You will feel like the baby’s zapping you! In this case, go for high nutrition foods. I would suggest juicing a variety of fruits and vegetables as a delicious option. In the mornings, I would recommend you focus on eating lots of fresh fruits. Always consider foods in season as that is what our bodies are looking for at that time.

I actually believe it’s good to honor any cravings during pregnancy as they arise and satiate them. Even if you’re really craving something weird or something you wouldn’t normally have, I recommend you eat it. Rather than going through a process of stress, “Oh I’m not going to eat that cause that’s bad”. Just eat it! Relax! Have some of that food, satiate the craving, but then go and also have some healthy food. Some cravings can be satiated in one meal, so it’s worth it.

Other healthy foods to sustain yourself could be a wrap, with a lot of greens, onions, mushrooms, and sprouts, is a great healthy choice to eat after. Essene bread with tomato and avocado is another great option. Avocados are shaped like the womb and cervix and take exactly nine months to grow. They are one of the best foods for increasing good fats for pregnant women. If you include some avocados every day by having guacamole or on Essene bread, it’s really going to be beneficial.

After you give birth continue with the avocados. Studies show that by getting those good fats you’ll be able to shed the baby weight fairly quickly.

Conscious Pregnancy

For a really beautiful pregnancy, I recommend you go into this with as much consciousness as possible. Really preparing your body through cleansing, setting an intention for the conception, and leading a stress-free lifestyle with sunshine, exercise, and whole foods. And focus on doing things that you love while you’re pregnant because it’s going to help with energy, vitality, and flow through to the baby.

And most important of all, enjoy the process.