Theirs Is the Kingdom_A Fictionalized History of the Early Christian Church by Roberta Damon

Author:Roberta Damon [Damon, Roberta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732502611
Goodreads: 45035216
Publisher: HigherLife Publishing
Published: 2019-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Kalend of Sextillis:

This is my fifth month. Marcella taught us about the pica stage:

A one-day fast will ease the stomach and prevent sickness.

Oil rubdowns must be given daily.

The diet will include small portions of easily digestible food—porridge, soft boiled eggs, cold water.

If the stomach should become upset, astringents should be applied. These include rose oil, myrtle, or unripe olive oil.

I am to wear a tightly wrapped woolen girdle for support.

About the sixth month, my food intake will be increased, I will sleep, and I will begin a regimen of exercise to augment my strength for labor and delivery.

During the seventh month, physical exertion will slow because of the greater weight of the baby. Then, I shall wear linen support bandages.

I shall have wine and sweet-water baths to calm my mind.

My belly will be rubbed with oil to prevent marks that remain after birthing.

The birth canal will be injected with softening oils and goose fat.

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