What I Did Differently to Prepare For My Second Pregnancy

Preparing your body (and mind) for pregnancy is one of the most important things you can do for your baby’s health but also, your own well-being as a mom.

As a mom who struggled a lot during my first postpartum and a holistic nutritionist and functional women’s health practitioner who works with other moms through this period of life, I knew that I wanted to give this area more attention and especially time when it came to my second pregnancy.

Here's what I focused on (particularly what I did differently) this time.

Why You Need To Prioritize Minerals As a Mom

Did you know that pregnancy gives around 10% of a mom’s mineral stores to her baby? This is one reason why moms are at higher risk for mineral depletion. Along with factors like a history of under-eating, chronic stress, lack of sleep, and more, moms are commonly deficient. Focusing on replenishing minerals can help to restore health and vitality in motherhood, especially with the right test to get a full picture of your body’s stores. Here’s how.

5 Powerful Ways to Boost Your Energy with Postpartum Nutrition

Discover 5 powerful ways to boost your energy postpartum with the right nutrition. Perfect for new moms, these tips will help you recover and thrive!

How I Healed From Postpartum Depletion

Around a year postpartum, I crashed. And it was shocking because I thought I was doing everything right, yet felt more terrible than ever. I discovered, however, that I has been missing some really important puzzle pieces.

Here’s how I went from exhausted, anxious, and burnt out as a new mom to energized, vibrant, and resilient.

How I Helped This Mom Go From Needing Coffee to Get Through The Day and Feeling Irritated by Her Kids to Naturally Energized and Feeling More Calm & Joy in Motherhood

When this client first came to me, she was so exhausted she was needing coffee and sugar to get through her days and she felt constantly overwhelmed and overstimulated. But now, she has tons of stable energy, and not only feels more patient as a mom but more calm and joyful overall. Here’s her story.

A Love Letter to All The Moms "Lost" In Motherhood

Maybe you’re not actually ‘lost’ in motherhood. Maybe you’re just in a season so immersive, so all-encompassing, that you haven’t had the space to come up for air—let alone rediscover who you are now. That doesn’t make you broken. It makes you a mom navigating something really big.

The Truth About Postpartum Weight Loss (& Why Bouncing Back Is a Myth)

You want to lose weight to help you feel more like yourself again postpartum, and that’s okay. But society’s obsession with “bouncing back” after growing, birthing, and nourishing new life and making the top metric of success for new moms how quickly and easily they can fit into their pre-pregnancy jeans again? It’s nothing short of ridiculous and downright misinformed. In fact, the whole bouncing back after having a baby thing is a complete myth and here’s why.

The Secrets To Nourishing Your Body Postpartum

Especially after we become moms, deciphering how to properly nourish and care for ourselves can be an even bigger challenge because the main message we get?…

“Be sure to lose that baby weight and “bounce back” as soon as possible!”

Not only is that really incorrect and super harmful advice that leads to food restriction during what’s actually a very nutrient-demanding period, the real life application of a lot of even the most well-intentioned nutrition advice we hear may seem outrageous, even laughable for motherhood.

Here’s what we actually need to know and focus on in order to best nourish ourselves as moms and thrive.

How I Helped a 35 Year-Old Mom Get Pregnant Despite Being Told Fertility Treatments May Be The Only Way

When I first met this client, she’d been trying to conceive for 6 months without success. She’d been referred to a fertility specialist due to her “advanced maternal age” and low AMH. However, she wanted to try a different path before exploring potential treatments.

Within a few months of working with me and using my functional nutrition approach, she got pregnant naturally! Here’s her story.

Fertility, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Case studiesKim PerezJuly 7, 2023fertility, hormone balance, HTMAComment

Matrescence: The Transformative Process of Becoming a Mother

All those changes you go through when you become a mom? That internal and external transformation- even turmoil- you feel in the time before, during, and after pregnancy? It’s not all in your head. And there’s nothing wrong with you for experiencing it, even struggling through.

There’s actually a word for it: Matrescence.

And it’s time we talk about and normalize it so women don’t feel so alone and can get the help they need to not just survive through it, but thrive.

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