If you add one thing to your pregnancy diet, let it be home made bone broth. Homemade bone broth has an abundance of healthful and healing qualities for both you and your baby throughout pregnancy and into postpartum. Bone broth supports and strengthens your immune system, helps your body recover from illness more easily, and may help to relieve nausea.
Read MoreYou know exercise is healthy, but for some reason there's a lot of fear surrounding prenatal exercise. Evidence-based research recommends you engage in 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise on at least three days of the week (unless you have medical contradictions). By remaining active throughout your pregnancy, you’re likely to
Read MoreYour pre-pregnancy weight and the amount of weight you gain during pregnancy can have profound effects on your own health and your baby's health. It’s normal and necessary to gain weight throughout pregnancy. And your goal is to gain weight slowly and steadily as per the recommended guidelines we've shared below. Gaining too little or too much weight throughout pregnancy is linked to a number of problems
Read MoreAs your baby grows, the skin around your middle stretches. Stretch marks can happen when your body grows faster than your skin can keep up with. This causes the elastic fibres just under the surface of the skin to break, resulting in stretch marks. Moisturising daily can help, however there may be more at play.
Read MoreIf you’re looking to reduce your intake of caffeine during preconception, pregnancy or postpartum here’s a list of safe to drink herbal teas. Enjoy.
Read MoreDespite what you’ve read about soy, it’s not the health food you think it is. And it’s especially problematic at a time when your nutrition matters most; before and during pregnancy.
Read MoreIt's very common to have cravings and food aversions while you're pregnant. In fact, up to 90 per cent of women experience cravings during pregnancy, especially during the first and second trimesters. But what cravings and food aversions are normal? And is there anything you should be concerned about?
Read MoreShe has two boys under 3 and is exhausted! But it’s not why you think. Yes, she’s running after two active and busy little munchkins all day long. Yes, she’s still breastfeeding her youngest and waking up to him in the night... she has every reason to be tired. But totally exhausted? No. Completely burnt out? No. So what’s going on here?
Read MoreBy eating refined grains we lose nutrition instead of gaining it — making processed and packaged foods nutrient robbers. Not ideal considering our focus during pregnancy is to eat a nutrient-dense diet. To eat nutrients for two.
Read MoreNo one can prepare you for how tired and nauseous you're going to feel during early pregnancy. Take heart in the fact that feeling this way is completely normal. And considered a sign of a strong pregnancy. Morning sickness is experienced by 90 per cent of women during pregnancy.
Read MoreMinimising exposure to pesticides and fertilisers is important, especially during pregnancy, as toxicity from pesticides and fertilisers negatively impacts mum’s health and baby’s development.
Read MoreFinally, you’re pregnant and can eat what you want, when you want, and how much you want! Right? While you may not wish to have this myth busted, refraining from “eating for two” will make for a happier pregnancy and healthier baby. Here’s why.
Read MoreIt’s an exciting time and all you want to do is start trying, let nature take its course. But before you get carried away, you take a moment of pause to consider that it takes two very healthy parents to make a very healthy baby. And of course you want to give your baby the best possible start in life. Your wish is for a quick conception, an easy pregnancy, uncomplicated delivery and the arrival of a happy and healthy bundle of joy within a week or so of the due date.
Read MoreI feel incredibly blessed to have had an empowered, transformative and positive birth experience. I attribute this to three things…
Read MoreYes, baby brain is real. Add these recipes to your meal plan to boost your intake of essential fatty acids, especially DHA, and overcome the effects of baby brain.
Read MoreGood nutrition is essential for well-being throughout your whole life, but during pregnancy it plays a specific and vital role in every aspect of your baby’s development. By eating a varied, whole and real food diet you’re on track to giving your baby a healthy start in life. But, did you know, different nutrients are required throughout the various stages of pregnancy in order for your baby to thrive?
Read MoreThese are 10 of the cutest, unique and fun pregnancy announcements we’ve seen. We especially love number 7. How and when did you share the news about your pregnancy?
Read MoreWe know stress isn’t great for our health, but what about the health of our baby? Regardless of what’s causing us to feel stressed — a disagreement with someone, a demanding career, getting the nursery set up, keeping tabs on what you can and can’t eat, juggling multiple after-school pick ups and drop offs — is there reason for concern?
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