Hey there, readers! I needed a wee break & now I am back with the second part of my Optimum Fertility series. As I discussed in my previous post, both environment and nutrition play a huge part in optimum fertility. Today I will talk about the dietary ingredients for an ideal fertility diet. Again […]
Optimum Fertility ~ Environment
I’ve been getting quite a few calls lately about fertility nutrition. Usually, I refer folks to the guest blog post I wrote on pregnancy nutrition, but I thought it was time to address some of the questions right here on my blog. For optimal fertility, you want all of your hormones in balance and […]
Preventing Pregnancy Nausea
Morning sickness. If you talk to enough moms, you will learn that “morning sickness” can happen at any time of the day (or night!) Often dreaded, usually endured, rarely life-threatening (except in the case of Hyperemesis Gravidarum.) Statistics vary, stating that 50 to 90% of pregnant women suffer from nausea at some time during […]
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Prenatal Parenting: Feeding the Baby
I recently asked my friends on FaceBook for blog topics that interested them. Except for one, all of them wanted to know about birth and topics related to post-partum. Not a single one asked specifically about Pregnancy! While I may start a regular blog post where I link to topics of interest to parents (indeed, […]
The Importance of Vitamin D in Pregnancy
Vitamin D isn’t really a vitamin, but a hormone pre-cursor that is essential for the body to grow and function properly. Last year, I was shocked by the many recent reports of Rickets showing up in babies of highly educated, higher-income moms. I dug in and did LOTS of research and am now convinced that […]