THE RELIEF OF THE WILD I’ve been so excited about DIY birth for so long, I hadn’t thought much about how awesome DIY pregnancy would be! Here’s the Thing about wild pregnancy: it prepares me for (free)birth because no one is coming to save me. No one else is telling me that “baby looks healthy”…
The night before my wedding, I was talking with my sister, who is a Greek Orthodox nun, about my preconception diet. She was happy to hear that I’ve been eating lots of red meat and such. She—a vegetarian, according to monastic practice—explained that in Europe at least, everyone understands the link between food and fertility.…