Rebekah,

> Hello,

Hello and welcome.

> We raise ducks for eggs and meat and (I know it isn't =
> paleo)

Because you feed them grains? Or why aren't ducks and duck eggs paleo?

> nubian dairy goats to obtain raw milk.  My daughter and I don't =
> really consume any of the dairy, except for fairly rare occasions.

Hubby does? One lactating nubian would provide plenty of milk for a single
person. Do you sell it or what?

> Anyway, I am now 28 weeks pregnant.

Congrats!

> This is my first "paleo pregnancy". =
> I have had almost zero nausea and heartburn, which were fairly severe =
> with my first pregnancy.

Trying to figure your diet during the first pregnancy, but don't know how
old your daughter is. In any case, some women report great differences in
morning sickness across pregnancies that appear to have nothing to do with
diet. Who knows?

> I have some fairly serious concerns that =
> have arisen recently about the paleo diet during pregnancy, but I will =
> post them separately.

Please do.

> Anyway, we have been 100%ish raw foodists in the past, about a year or =
> so ago, but had trouble obtaining not previously frozen grass-finished =
> beef or any other decent meat and ended up, it seemed, eating too much =
> fruit.

Following an instincto, Vonderplanitz, or other framework? I'm guessing
instincto since they often have that trouble. I know I did.

> Anyway, I find it easier and more appealing to eat the =
> previously frozen meat slightly cooked but still like to eat the organ =
> meats raw.  I can't stand the grey color and weird smell of cooked =
> organs.

Sounds like you are ahead of the curve nutritionwise.

> So anyway, we now cook a substantial amount of our food.  We =
> would not have tried any of these dietary changes and most likely would =
> have ended up vegetarians (It is hard not to be a vegetarian in Santa =
> Cruz), if it had not been for my daughter Sierra and her colic, which =
> ended up being a gluten/heated casein, among other food sensitivities, =
> problem.

It's refreshing to hear parents who listen to their children's bodies in
addition to their own bodies and belief systems.

> So thanks to her, we stumbled upon gluten/casein free diet, =
> raw paleo, and Weston Price info and have seen some improvements in some =
> previous health issues.

Could you share anything more specific?

> I look forward to participating on this list and (hopefully) getting =
> some replies!

Spokane? Or more the apple belt?

Cheers,
Kirt