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There’s nothing more special than welcoming your precious newborn baby into the world! You’ve provided a safe and nurturing environment for your baby to develop and grow within you. Now they’re on the outside and adjusting to a new way of life. This transition phase and the first few months of a baby’s life is a big adjustment, not only…
The health of a mother directly influences her growing baby. Probiotics have enormous benefits from pre-conception, your first trimester of pregnancy, through to the birth of your baby and beyond. In fact, when you consume probiotics you will not only support your own gut health and overall health, you can also influence the health of your baby into adulthood.
Deciding you want to start a family is an important part of a relationship. You’re taking that next step in life! For some couples, pregnancy happens really quickly, and for many others it can be a long and difficult road. To ensure you and your body are as best prepared as you can be, let’s take a look at the most effective, natural ways to boost fertility. This will help you achieve that positive pregnancy test result you’re hoping for.
One of the most common questions I get as a pregnancy naturopath is whether it’s okay to feed your baby solid food and, if so, when? There’s so much information out there, and often it differs – making it confusing for new families when they’re trying to figure out what to do. As babies grow, they need solid foods to…
Your gut microbiome is a critical aspect of your overall health and is especially important during pregnancy. Most women know that great nutrition helps grow a healthy baby, but did you know that the health of your gut can affect your chances of getting pregnant? What is the microbiome? Your microbiome is made up of trillions of microorganisms that predominantly…
Over the course of a woman’s life, her body will undergo a multitude of changes. There’s puberty, the fluctuations that come along with your cycle, and countless other reasons your shape may change, but you know which stage of life takes the cake for the most dramatic changes during the shortest period of time? You guessed it, pregnancy. Over the…
When you’re expecting a newborn, you’ll no doubt be expecting sleepless nights once the baby has arrived, but did you know that sleep during pregnancy can be just as difficult? Hormone changes can affect your circadian rhythm and the quality of your sleep – leaving many women feeling unrested when they wake up. During the first trimester of your pregnancy,…
Managing your emotional wellbeing when you’re expecting can be a real challenge for many women. These days, there is a wealth of information out there about how to limit your stress, find calm and nurture your emotional health during pregnancy. The hard part can be finding the resources that make your life easier – not more complicated. Since the COVID-19…
Wondering what it means when you’re pregnant and your baby starts kicking? Is it a bad thing? Should you be worried? Along with things like skin changes and constipation during pregnancy, when your baby moves it’s nothing to be concerned about. Between 16 and 24 weeks, you’ll start to feel your baby wiggle, and this will continue until you give…
When you find out that you’re pregnant, there are so many changes in store for your body. Not only will your waistline expand, but you could get unusual cravings, fluctuating moods and alterations to the look and feel of your skin. Are pregnancy skin changes normal? Yes, for most women, skin breakouts, discoloration, varicose veins and skin tags are totally…