Healthy Baby Photo Gallery, 2023-2024

June 27, 2023 By Administrator Leave a Comment

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Members send us photos of their healthy Wise Traditions babies. Wise parents enhance their own nutrition for six months prior to conception, and mothers eat a rich nourishing diet throughout pregnancy and lactation. See our Diet for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers to learn how you can give your baby the best possible start in life.

Click the links below to see photos published in designated volumes of Wise Traditions:
V1-5 (2000-2004) | V6-7 (2005-2006) | V8-9 (2007-2008) | V10-11 (2009-2010) | V12-13 (2011-2012).

From Wise Traditions V25N4,WINTER 2024

First-time parents welcomed their son Asher into the world in September. He made his debut in the arms of his father and in the comfort of his own home after twelve hours of back labor. His mom attended the Wise Traditions conference in 2022 and read The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care cover to cover before the pregnancy. Her “prenatal vitamins” consisted of cod liver oil and beef liver capsules, plenty of sourdough and a huge glass of raw milk every day. Mama was never nauseous during pregnancy and stayed as active as ever—including snowboarding and hot yoga in the early months. Asher is unvaccinated and getting as much breast milk as he wants. His parents feel extremely blessed to have had the resources to make informed decisions about bringing Asher into the family.

In spite of having been conceived by parents in their late forties, AmeliaMae is a robust, stout and intelligent little lady. Born at home after a fast-paced six-hour labor, she entered the world with a hearty vocalization which has not ceased since. Her mother and father have faithfully adhered to the WAPF diet for more than fifteen years now, including staple foods like bone broths, raw milk, organ meats and fermented foods as part of their daily intake. Her brother Moses, eight years her senior, was the beneficiary of a traditional foods diet as well. Much praise and thanks go to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who gave revelation to this more holistic way of living.

From Wise Traditions V25N3,FALL 2024

The mother of this beautiful boy reports that she thinks of the Weston A. Price Foundation with gratitude for the food she gives to her son, who is “absolutely healthy” and “so smart and energetic.”

She adds that she recently found him eating butter directly from the package, “so I guess we can officially call him a Wise Traditions Diet baby.” Her son is an Andean boy whose father is from the Peruvian mountains visited by Dr. Price.

From Wise Traditions V25N2,SUMMER 2024

Meritt was born at home in March 2022, and though our household practices the eating habits of Weston A. Price to the best of our abilities in suburban southern California, she had a hard time from the start. Issues that plagued us during her entire first year included being underweight (a whole pound less than any of her four siblings), tongue-tied and diagnosed with a parasite infection, feeding issues and allergies. When she turned one and we were able to start her on whole raw milk and cod liver oil, her health made a 180° turn! She gained five pounds in one month, and her eczema immediately cleared! She is now a healthy and thriving toddler who consumes plenty of raw milk and butter! We are so thankful for the wisdom of Weston A. Price and how it has helped her. The two photos show her at eight months (underweight and struggling to thrive) and five months later—chubby and vibrant!

From Wise Traditions V25N1,SPRING 2024

Sigrid (“Siggi”) is thirteen months old. She and her four-year-old brother Toren were born in the comfort of their home. Their mother reports: “Both have been grown with intention and nourishment from a largely Weston A. Price diet and ancestral lifestyle. Siggi is pictured here eating a drumstick from one of the pasture-raised Thanksgiving turkeys we grew on the farm. We absolutely love it when she signs for ‘more’ when requesting raw butter and bone broth. We are seeing incredible spacing in her brother’s teeth, and we receive compliments regularly on how healthy our children look. Siggi is engaged, confident, robust and quick to laugh. We are so blessed to have healthy children. Additionally, I am thankful to have been raised by my own mother who followed Dr. Price’s teachings.”

Artemis (two and a half years old) and Philippos (five months old) were both born unassisted at home, the third and fourth children in the family. Their mother had very enjoyable pregnancies after the first trimester and worked on the homestead until the very moment of birth. During pregnancy and lactation, she enjoyed plenty of raw milk, cheese, yogurt, bone broth, sourdough bread (with lots of butter), red meat and liver, and also took cod liver oil and high-vitamin butter oil. She reports, “Everybody comments on how beautiful, happy and high-spirited our children are. They attribute it to genetics, but we know better. Thank you for the extremely valuable work that you do!”

From Wise Traditions V24N4, WINTER 2023

I wanted to share about my son Fulton, born at home in July, 2023 weighing over nine pounds at birth. Now four months old, he weighs a hefty twenty-two pounds! We are avid believers in the Wise Traditions nutrition, starting at conception and even prior, so Fulton’s nutrition started more than four months before conception with a prenatal diet of organ meats, homemade fermented foods, cage-free eggs, wildcaught fish and daily cod liver oil. At four months, Fulton has been enjoying breastmilk (on demand), a cage-free, farmfresh egg yolk almost daily as well as cod liver oil daily, and he will try chicken liver when he turns six months. The way that he has been nourished shows in his looks and behavior—he is one strong baby in every way possible. How priceless it is to know how our food choices have formed him.

Lola and Luca were born in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Mom and dad were lucky to discover Nourishing Traditions and WAPF well before conceiving their children and are thrilled that the children are robust and thriving. First foods for both babies were breastmilk, cod liver oil, pastured egg yolks and raw cultured butter. Lola is very alert; her first word was “ball” and she was out of diapers completely by fourteen months. Luca, like Lola, is doing elimination communication and is equally bright with a charming gaze. Mom is deeply supported in her postpartum phase with ample liver, raw dairy and sunrise walks.

From Wise Traditions V24N3, FALL 2023

This little munchkin, Ana Luiza (left), is eight months old and the first grandchild of long-time WAPF members, born at home without assistance last November with her proud grandma at her side. Ana Luiza’s mama was raised on a traditional foods diet—including animal fats, raw dairy and fermented and cultured foods, whereas her grandma was fed soy formula as a baby and was vaccinated with every vaccine on offer (a lot fewer than now, but not great either), spending most of her childhood on antibiotics and four continuous teenage years on tetracycline to “treat” acne. As a baby, Ana Luiza’s mama received her first vaccine at four months old and had a negative reaction; her parents instantly understood it to be from the vaccine (with a little help from a wise pediatrician), and she was never vaccinated again. Ana Luiza thrives on breast milk; grass-fed and organic animal foods and fats from lamb, liver, beef and pork; some berries with raw cream; and vegetables cooked in ghee and tallow. She was nine and a half pounds at birth and has never been unwell. It’s amazing to see how bright and engaged she is. Her grandparents couldn’t be more in love. This is also a love note for WAPF. Your work matters—we can heal generational illnesses and poor health!

Junia (below) is a one-year-old bundle of joy and energy. Her mother, a chapter leader and holistic dietitian, enjoyed a healthy, easy pregnancy eating WAPF foods (raw milk, liver, sardines, cheese, fermented veggies and homemade sourdough bread), taking walks in the woods and sharing the joys of pregnancy with two other expectant mamas. Despite a long and difficult birth that ended in a C-section, Junia has been a robust, vibrant baby since day one. She is social, curious and active, and draws attention for her beauty and brightness wherever she goes. Of course, she loves to eat. Her favorite foods are homemade yogurt, cheese, butter, sausage, bananas and breast milk! Her face lights up when it is time for her daily cod liver oil, and she licks the spoon clean! Junia’s family is so blessed to have the wisdom from traditional diets and WAPF to help keep her as healthy and happy as possible!

John Larix Jacob B. (left) was born at home into an old fuel tank converted to a cold plunge tank/birthing tub. He is a joyous little guy. (His parents say he’s the reason people have babies.) He is sweet, giggly and loves to wrestle. His mother was trying to grow a fat, happy baby this time round, and by God’s grace (and lots of raw milk, beef, liver, honey, fruit, etc.), she was successful. The family thanks WAPF for the nutritional wisdom that is so important. They continue to do elimination communication and encourage other parents to let their baby use the potty!

Maven (right, shown at two months) is now four and a half years old and was joined in July 2023 by her sister Leiora (not shown). The family has been following WAPF since 2004, eating plenty of meats, fermented veggies and raw dairy. Mom was thirty-eight when she had Maven—the family’s first child—and in her early forties when Leiora was born. Both pregnancies were easy, and the second birth was even easier than the first (perhaps due to the increased cream and cod liver oil mom consumed and the fact that it was a home birth). Both girls were born with big round heads and faces and broad noses, quite different from their parents, who both have very narrow faces and palates. The girls were/are completely breastfed—no pumping, no formula and no bottles.

From Wise Traditions V24N2, SUMMER 2023

Beautiful Grace April was born into the world in April at thirty-seven weeks, weighing an incredible eight pounds, four ounces. It was a quick, first-baby, three-hour labor. Mom followed the WAPF diet from the start with daily cod liver oil, plenty of butter, daily eggs, liver paté twice weekly, bone broth, sourdough bread and raw milk from six months when she at last found a local farmer who delivered. Mom, age forty-two, and dad, age forty-six, avoided ultrasounds and even the recommended anti-D immunoglobulin, choosing to trust God throughout. The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) didn’t make it easy, especially as they deemed mom “high risk,” but Grace’s parents refused to back down. Grace is a very content baby thriving on breast milk, and mom is still following the WAPF diet for nursing mothers. What mom and dad wanted was to bring a healthy child into this world, free of vaccines and ultrasounds, fed on good nutrients—and this was achieved. The family wants to thank WAPF for sharing its wisdom.

Charlotte was born at home with just her father and grandmother as witness in November 2022 after a twelve-hour, pain-free labor. Her mother had a wild blissful pregnancy, with her prenatal care consisting of sunbathing, river swimming and walking. During her pregnancy, she focused on herbal infusions and lots of local eggs, raw milk and liver, with the majority of the family’s food coming from a local farm. She nourished herself postpartum with organ meats, congee, broth and rest. On mom’s plentiful milk, Charlotte has grown from eight pounds to over twenty pounds at six months. Charlotte is a strong-willed ray of sunshine who loves all the attention she gets as the first grandchild, as well as kicking her toes in the grass and spending time with other kids. When the family introduces solid food, Charlotte will start with egg yolk, liver, local root veggies and meaty bones.

From Wise Traditions V24N1, SPRING 2023

Liam Isaac was born at home on February 28, 2022 after a six-hour uncomplicated labor. Liam’s mother had been following a WAPF diet since college and introduced the importance of dietary preparation for healthy babies to Liam’s father while they were still dating! Good nutrition, exercise and chiropractic adjustments during pregnancy made a huge difference. Postpartum went great as well; people warned Liam’s parents how hard the first few months would be and how tired they would be, but this was not the case! From the beginning, Liam was a highly alert, mature and contented baby. He started on solid foods at four and a half months (he already had two teeth by then), and he now eats and drinks just about anything. In fact, he thinks cod liver oil is dessert and gets excited when it is brought out after dinner. People tell Liam’s parents how lucky they are—but they know it isn’t luck at all.

Violet Brave was born in September 2022 after a wonderful pregnancy. Her parents focused on preconception nutrition and mama ate plenty of paté, sourdough bread, bone broth and cod liver oil during pregnancy, focusing on building healthy bone structure and setting her up for success. Working as a nurse, mama had vibrant energy throughout the entire pregnancy and walked in the sunshine or lifted weights daily. Violet was born into her daddy’s arms, alert as can be. Her first foods were egg yolks, beef shanks and avocado. Her parents see so much advancement in her as she grows and develops smoothly and quickly! They are grateful to WAPF for all of the information and encouragement shared.

Gareth Elwin was born robust and healthy at forty-one weeks, weighing over nine pounds, after a natural labor attended by two midwives. Mom was very active and comfortable throughout the entire pregnancy, going on winter hikes up until two days before he was born. She also had some of the best vitamin D levels the midwives had ever seen! Gareth has been very active and strong since birth. He has bright blue eyes and lights up any room with his huge smile. His favorite foods (besides breastmilk) are liver sausage, cod liver oil and eggs. Pictured here at six months, he is now a happy, silly and energetic twelve-month-old who loves crawling and exploring. His parents followed the WAPF nutrition principles for several years before his birth, with an emphasis on bone broths, organ meats, fresh eggs, raw milk, fermented vegetables and cod liver oil. They maintain a large garden, raise chickens for eggs and meat, forage for wild edibles, buy direct from local farms and are also passionate about using herbs for nutrition and as medicine.

Baby Genevieve is a pasture-raised, nutrient-dense heritage breed, sourced from God! During pregnancy, Genevieve’s mama drank lots of raw milk, gratefully consumed grass-fed chicken, beef, pork and other local meats, and enjoyed fresh sourdough bread from her mother and in-season whole vegetables straight from the farm she was working on. All of this having made baby Genevieve extremely healthy and strong, she was home-birthed into a space of love. Genevieve has been drinking raw warm milk straight from the breast for the last five months, sleeping through the night with peace and ease. Her parents couldn’t be more blessed or proud!

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