When you are pregnant you can very quickly become bombarded with lots of this you SHOULD or shouldn't do. So in this week episode and boil it down to the 5 areas that I have focused on in my own recent pregnancy:
Planning the '5th Trimester' (find out what I mean by that in the show and postpartum period
Nutrition - the 3 foods to focus on eating and being kind to yourself
Calming the nervous system - learning how to 'flick the switch'
Assembling your holistic healthcare team - the therapies I've used to keep me healthy/sane during pregnancy
Essential supplements
I also talk about how I have found pregnancy a challenging experience and why I have been happy to be utterly SELFISH during this time!
Resources
Listen to Ep 27 about the importance of preconception care here
This is the prenatal I have used at different points throughout my pregnancy
This is the probiotic I take BUT ideally, you want to focus on fermented foods like this
Get the recipe on how to make your own ghee here
Read the 5 myths around saturated fat here
Meditation apps: Headspace, Calm, Live from Rest (a Christian based one)
The ONLY books I read during pregnancy...
The Fourth Trimester - all about the postpartum recovery time
Natural mama's guide to pregnancy - a week by week guide that it helpful and fun to have
The Nourishing Traditions of Baby & Child Care - very helpful and VERY alternative but all back with research (just be aware it can sometimes be written in a slightly fear mongering way but I have still loved it and will continue to use it through my babies early years)
Healing Your Body Naturally After Childbirth - this is me getting prepared for my postpartum period!!