Vitamin D (AKA the sunshine vitamin) is super important for pregnant women but sadly it is a very common deficiency. Even in Australia with our long summers and loads of sunshine vitamin D deficiency is still common. A woman’s vitamin D requirements increase during pregnancy because the growing baby is entirely dependent on mum’s stores of vitamin D for growth and development.
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I’m 6 weeks post partum and can now say my baby was born last month! How am I recovering? REALLY WELL. I did things a little different this time and it has made such a big difference to my recovery. Read on as I share with you how to speed up recovery after a c-section and how to shrink the pregnancy belly.
Read MorePacking my pregnancy hospital bag seems to require so much more thought than packing for any holiday. Maybe because I’ve been on more holidays than hospital stays or because the nerves start to set in and I start trying to micromanage everything. Keep reading for a full run down on what is in my hospital bag.
Read MoreTaking a pregnancy multivitamin before and during pregnancy is VITAL. But what is a good one? Keep reading to find out what to look for when choosing a pregnancy multivitamin and why folate alone is not enough.
Read MoreThroughout my pregnancy the safest and best option to deliver bub was a constant point of discussion. It wasn’t until 6 days before the birth that I knew exactly how bub was going to enter the world. For those who have been following me throughout the pregnancy know that I have two fairly big scoliosis curves. When I was 17 years old I had an operation to straighten and fuse my thoracic spine (top half) but the lumbar curve was left at 40 degrees (a straight spine is 0 degrees).
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