I am PREGNANT!! I am very excited to talk through all the first 12 weeks of my pregnancy in this podcast after having to keep quiet for so long. I talk about making the switch from preventing to planning, to the nausea, to what I’m eating, and to how I am preparing now. Listen in below!
two little new bonuses since my second pregnancy now:
1. Grab my FREE PREGNANCY MEAL PLAN right here!!
2. Grab my Beginner’s Checklist & Guide to a More Natural Pregnancy!
I’M PREGNANT!
Wow wow wow I can’t believe I’m typing out those words.
First of all, I just want to say I know this news can be hard for some to hear that are in the middle of their own fertility journey — and I just want to say I know no words can make it any less painful, but know that I’m sending love and hope your way even in the darkest of moments. My heart in sharing what I share today, is to transparently share this part of my hormone journey — just as I’ve transparently shown the lowest of times in my journey too. I hope you can find some hope in my story, as someone that once has crazy hormone imbalances herself too!
And yes, since I talk so much about getting off hormonal birth control and doing things more naturally which I know gets skepticism a lot… I will answer the burning question: it was planned 🙂
I am so beyond excited to share this journey with you after having to keep it quiet for so long (which was SO hard when I try to show up daily for y’all!)… hope you enjoy the bits and pieces of the start of this journey I share in this episode!
PS: (updated)
See my 2nd Trimester Favorites and Recap Here
See How I prepped for labor in 3rd Trimester HERE
See My Birth Plan HERE
See my Birth Story HERE.
Listen to the Podcast above, or listen on itunes HERE, or on Spotify HERE!
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In this episode of Real SOULutions:
02:00 – How and why did we decide to be pregnant?
08:00 – Our first pregnancy test
12:00 – How did I tell Brandon I was pregnant?
17:00 – My pregnancy symptoms
24:00 – The foods I can and can’t eat now because of my pregnancy
33:00 – Things that help me with nausea
39:00 – My favourite products in my first trimester
44:00 – Preparing for a home birth and finding a midwife
My 1-stop shop for nontoxic products mentioned in this episode! https://freshfitnhealthy.com/essential-oils/ or a blog post guide on how i used them all in pregnancy and labor right here.
UPDATES SINCE BIRTH:
- For a link to ALL my favorite oils and nontoxic products from young living during this pregnancy, I made this page right here that shows them all so you can easily scroll through just the pregnancy favorites of mine! –> Pregnancy, Labor and PP Oils Guide
- For all other favorite products within pregnancy, see my 2nd trimester recap HERE and my “how I’m preparing for labor” post right HERE!
- All my 1st Trimester Amazon Musts HERE
- All my 2nd/3rd Trimester Amazon Musts HERE
- And all my labor/baby prep Amazon musts HERE!
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Did you miss a past episode on Real Soulutions?
- Why Ovulation is Important and Why You May Not Be Ovulating
- Natural Pregnancy and Birth with a Pediatric Nurse
- Progesterone Problems
- Estrogen Dominance & Root Causes
- Hormonal Birth Control Myths & Truths
- Bloating and Gut Healing Tips
- Starting tips for balancing your hormones
- PCOS: types, symptoms and solutions
- Fatigue and Increasing Your Energy Naturally
- Tips for Regulating Your Cycles
- Hormonal Acne
- Coming Off Birth Control
- Fertility Awareness Method & Tracking Ovulation
- Cycle Syncing Pt 4: Luteal Phase