Do you know how much protein you need during pregnancy? It's probably less than you think.

In this episode, expert fertility and pregnancy dietitian Bec Norris walks you through how to figure out your protein requirements for a healthy plant-based pregnancy.

If you're pregnant or planning to be, listen to this espiode about preparing for a healthy plant-based pregnancy.

Take the Free Plant-based Pregnancy Diet Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

Here's how I can help you have a healthy plant-based pregnancy:

• Take the Free Plant-based Pregnancy Diet Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

• Planning a plant-based pregnancy in 2023? Join the Prep Your Body For Baby waitlist here.

• Searching for the right/best prenatal? Book a Diet and Supplement Assessment to turn confusion into clarity fast! Book here

• Connect with Bec on Instagram

Preparing for any pregnancy but especially a plant-based pregnancy is the best thing you can do for yourself and your future baby. 

In this episode, expert fertility and pregnancy dietitian Bec Norris discusses what you need to consider when preparing to start to try to concieve and how long before you want to be pregnant you need to prepapre. 

If you're  planning to be, listen to this espiode about preparing for a healthy plant-based pregnancy.

Take the Free Plant-based Pregnancy Diet Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

Here's how I can help you have a healthy plant-based pregnancy:

• Take the Free Plant-based Pregnancy Diet Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

• Planning a plant-based pregnancy in 2023? Join the Prep Your Body For Baby waitlist here.

• Searching for the right/best prenatal? Book a Diet and Supplement Assessment to turn confusion into clarity fast! Book here

• Connect with Bec on Instagram

Pregnancy is a time when a woman's body undergoes significant changes and there are increased demands for essential nutrients but what about calcium do your requirements go up and should you take a calcium supplemnet?

In this episode, expert fertility and pregnancy dietitian Bec Norris discusses what actually happens to your calcium levels durign pregnancy and how much you need to have a healthy plant-based pregnancy. While taking a supplement is impotant, it is not the only way to get enough calcium in. 

If you're pregnant or planning to be, listen to this espiode about meeting your calcium reuqirements during pregnancy.

Take the Free Plant-based Pregnancy Diet Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Calcium requirements during pregnancy

• Plant-based sources of calcium 

• What to look for when choosing a calciunm supplement and how much you need

• Other nutrients to support absorption of calcium and when to take a supplement

Here's how I can help you have a healthy plant-based pregnancy:

• Take the Free Plant-based Pregnancy Diet Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

• Planning a plant-based pregnancy in 2023? Join the Prep Your Body For Baby waitlist here.

• Searching for the right/best prenatal? Book a Diet and Supplement Assessment to turn confusion into clarity fast! Book here

• Connect with Bec on Instagram

Pregnancy is a time when a woman's body undergoes significant changes. Healthcare professionals often focus on weight gain as a measure of fetal growth and maternal health. However, is weight really the best measure of a healthy pregnancy? 

In this episode, expert fertility and pregnancy dietitian Bec Norris explores the misconception that weight is the only factor to consider when determining whether or not a woman is having a healthy pregnancy. While weight gain is certainly an important factor, it is not the only measure of maternal health. There are a number of other factors that healthcare professionals should consider, such as blood tests, nutrient levels, and ultrasounds.

Bec also delves deeper into the need for a more empathetic and supportive approach to pregnancy care. 

If you're pregnant or planning to be, don't miss out on this thought-provoking episode about the misconceptions surrounding weight gain during pregnancy and the importance of approaching pregnancy health with empathy and support.

Take the Free Plant-based Pregnancy Diet Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Weight as a factor in determining healthy pregnancy

• Alternative measures to weight for evaluating pregnancy health

• Emotional impact of conversations around weight during pregnancy

• Other parameters to focus on during pregnancy regardless of weight or weight gain

• The relationship between weight gain during pregnancy and fetal growth

• Diet adequacy and nutrient levels 

• The importance of advocating for dietary preferences during pregnancy

Studies referred to during this podcast:

• Intake of carbohydrates during pregnancy in obese women is associated with fat mass in the newborn offspring

• Is maternal obesity a risk factor for anencephaly and spina bifida?

• Maternal Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods-Rich Diet and Perinatal Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Here's how I can help you have a healthy plant-based pregnancy:

• Take the Free Plant-based Pregnancy Diet Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

• Planning a plant-based pregnancy in 2023? Avoid 3 mistakes hurting your fertility (and what to do instead) with the 3 Day Plant-based Fertility Kickstarter. Join here

• Searching for the right/best prenatal? Book a Diet and Supplement Assessment to turn confusion into clarity fast! Book here

• Connect with Bec on Instagram

In this episode, join Plant-based Fertility and Pregnancy Dietitian Nutritionist Bec discusses new 2023 research helping women determine whether or not they would be benefit from seeing a fertility dietitian. 

Click here to work out your own score and access the 2023 study.

Here's how I can help you have a healthy plant-based pregnancy:

• Planning a plant-based pregnancy in 2023? Avoid 3 mistakes hurting your fertility (and what to do instead) with the 3 Day Plant-based Fertility Kickstarter. Join here
• Searching for the right/best prenatal? Book a Diet and Supplement Assessment to turn confusion into clarity fast! Book here
• Unsure how your diet needs to change now that you're pregnant? Shhh! Get the secret podcast episode here to unlock how your plant-based diet needs to change to meet your nutrient needs when pregnant (p.s it might not be what you expect...)

• Connect with Bec on Instagram

In this episode, join Plant-based Fertility and Pregnancy Dietitian Nutritionist Bec discusses plant foods to boost your iron during pregnancy.

Here's how I can help you have a healthy plant-based pregnancy:

• Planning a plant-based pregnancy in 2023? Avoid 3 mistakes hurting your fertility (and what to do instead) with the 3 Day Plant-based Fertility Kickstarter. Join here
• Searching for the right/best prenatal? Book a Diet and Supplement Assessment to turn confusion into clarity fast! Book here
•  Wondering if you’re eating enough of the right nutrients to grow a healthy baby? Help me design my next offer here
• Unsure how your diet needs to change now that you're pregnant? Shhh! Get the secret podcast episode here to unlock how your plant-based diet needs to change to meet your nutrient needs when pregnant (p.s it might not be what you expect...)
• Connect with Bec on Instagram

In this episode, join Plant-based Fertility and Pregnancy Dietitian Nutritionist Bec as she dives into 5 key areas to focus on when you're newly pregnant and have no idea where to start. 

LET’S CONNECT:

Take the Free Pregnancy Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

Apply to Nourish Your Pregnancy

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This March, get a FREE copy of my latest e-book Nourishing Good Sleep with every Butterfly Maternity sleep pillow purchase.

In this episode, join Plant-based Fertility and Pregnancy Dietitian Nutritionist Bec dives into the 1st 1000 days of life and why working with a pregnancy dietitian can help you have a feel-good, healthy plant-based pregnancy. 

Studies referred to during this podcast:

• Nutritional Gaps and Supplementartion in the First 100 Days
• Early life nutrition and the opportunity to influence long-term health: an Australasian perspective
• Epigentic programming, early life nutrition and the risk of metabolic disease
• Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy
• Maternal sleep during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• A Mediterranean diet with additional extra virgin olive oil and pistachios reduces the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): A randomized controlled trial: The St Carlos GDM prevention study. 

LET’S CONNECT:

Take the Free Pregnancy Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

Book a free 15minute discover call to get started! 

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This March, get a FREE copy of my latest e-book Nourishing Good Sleep with every Butterfly Maternity sleep pillow purchase.

In this episode, join Plant-based Fertility and Pregnancy Dietitian Nutritionist Bec as she dives into all things sleep during pregnancy, why so many pregnant mamas struggle with good quality sleep, what's happening from a hormone perspective and how food and nutrition can help you get better quality sleep.

LET’S CONNECT:

Take the Free Pregnancy Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

Join the go-to empowering community for plant-based mamas-to-be.

Apply to Nourish Your Pregnancy

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This March, get a FREE copy of my latest e-book Nourishing Good Sleep with every Butterfly Maternity sleep pillow purchase.

In this episode, join Plant-based Fertility and Pregnancy Dietitian Nutritionist Bec as she answers a question from Michelle: "How do I meet my choline needs without supplementation"

LET’S CONNECT:

Take the Free Pregnancy Quiz to find out if you're eating right!

Apply to Nourish Your Pregnancy

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