FERTILITY AND PREGNANCY NUTRITION
Preconception/Fertility
Most people think of pregnancy as three trimesters, but in actuality there is a very important trimester that we’re not considering and that occurs during the 3 months before you get pregnant. It’s important to understand that the vitality and quality of the egg and sperm are determined between 2 and 3 months prior to conception. Egg maturation takes approximately 90 days and sperm just over 60 days, which means that you have the opportunity to influence whether you have a healthy conception, pregnancy, and child during this preconception phase. This is great news!
To support this preconception phase and improve fertility we will focus on:
- Foods to avoid in order to get and stay pregnant
- Fertility boosting foods
- Recommended supplements
- Identifying nutrient deficiencies
- Balancing your hormones
- Managing blood sugar
- Improving gut health
- Avoiding environmental toxins
- Reducing stress
- Other health issues affecting fertility
- MTHFR gene mutations
- PCOS
- Fibroids
- Thyroid/Adrenal Dysfunction
Pregnancy
If you are already pregnant, congratulations! Throughout your pregnancy you have the opportunity to nourish yourself and your growing baby by eating well and taking care of yourself. To help you create this amazing human we will focus on:
- What to eat during each trimester
- The most important nutrients for a healthy pregnancy
- Appropriate movement/exercise
- Preventing/Managing Gestational Diabetes
- How to alleviate unpleasant pregnancy conditions such as morning sickness, fatigue, constipation, heartburn, itchy skin, and night sweats
Postpartum
This is an exciting and beautiful time, but can also be very exhausting! It’s important that you continue to take care of yourself in those first few months so that you can enjoy these special moments with your newborn. In postpartum we will focus on:
- The most important nutrients for breastfeeding
- Preventing/managing postpartum depression
- Balancing hormones
- A healthy approach to losing the baby weight
