I’m becoming a very “crunchy” person.
I used to be quite soggy. I was all about medicine, processed food, disposable things, and all things convenient. My favorite quote was “Everything in moderation” when in reality there wasn’t really any moderation at all.
Now I’m a mom and wife. Suddenly I find myself breastfeeding, making all of our food from scratch, cloth diapering, gardening, drinking raw milk, taking cod liver oil, buying meat from local farms, using a clothing line to dry my clothes, cleaning with lemons, reading up on GMOs, and throwing out all my lotion in exchange for shea butter and coconut oil.
I still drive an SUV, ask for plastic bags at the grocery store, and wear MAC cosmetics… so I haven’t gone COMPLETELY off the deep end.
Yet.
One of the things that I think is the most “crunchy” about me is my opinion on doctors and medicine. I mean c’mon guys, I was raised by a surgeon and until three months ago I was a pharmaceutical representative for one of the biggest drug companies in the world.
And don’t get me wrong, I like doctors and I like pills. For SOME things.
But…
I haven’t been to the doctor because I was feeling sick since, well…. ever.
I haven’t taken my kid to the doctor because I suspected she was sick since, well… ever.
Now I’m lucky – I haven’t had a heart murmur or weird lump or chronic illness. I get the basic run of the mill colds, flu, stomach virus, allergies, and sinus infections just like everyone else. I am not impermeable to illnesses. I just don’t run to the doctor. I almost always say, “If I’m still not feeling right in a week I’ll go.” And I always feel better by then.
The one thing I HAVE gone to the doctor for in the past 10 years (other than pregnancy and PAP smears) was my issue with chronic UTIs and yeast infections – and those have completely resolved since going all crunchy.
(Things that make you go hmmmm….)
So naturally I’ve taken the same approach with my kiddo. If she gets a low grade fever, I take a bath with her and wrap her in a cool towel afterward. I make sure she has plenty of fluids and gets lots of sleep. If I suspect she is coming down with something, I up her elderberry and cod liver oil intake. When she is congested and can’t breathe, I rub peppermint oil on her chest and feet.
But you know, sometimes I still doubt myself. I see other mamas around me rushing their kiddos to the doctor all the time and wonder to myself “Am I crazy? Am I a bad mom? Will people judge me? If she DOES get really sick and I DO finally take her in to see a pediatrician, will they call the cops that I waited so long before showing up?”
Soooooooooooo….. when I read this blog today, I felt justified and sooooo much like less of an outsider! The world is crunchin’ up, people, and this mom NATURALLY cured a chronic double ear infection on her 15 month old to prove it. I beg you to click on my friend Chelsea’s blog and read about this, because it’s a-MAY-zing. I am so impressed that I just had to share!
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