Bellybar Blog

If you’re like me, you prepare for the baby – not necessarily for the delivery. I bought everything we needed by the end of my 2nd trimester – had it opened and washed before I hit month 7! But preparing emotionally for a deliver? Didn’t really occur to me until I went to my [...]

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When I was pregnant and preparing for delivery, my husband and I knew that we needed guidance, especially about pain coping techniques. My husband is a researcher, so he bought over 10 books (yes, 10+!) on different delivery styles. However, I learn by doing, so I signed up for the best birthing class ever [...]

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When I was pregnant, I was so overwhelmed by all of the stuff I had to think about and do before the baby came! So, I called on my friend and colleague, Melissa Moog, to help me. Melissa is the founder of Itsabelly Baby Planners, a leading national consultancy service to help expectant [...]

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For the last week, the Bellybar team has been in Las Vegas at the ABC Kids Show. Meredith and I had a chance to walk the show on Tuesday to learn about all of the exciting new products – for some of our favorites, we were sworn to secrecy. However, we know the [...]

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Since I’m a self-described chocoholic (dark, milk, any kind really!), I was so thrilled to learn that scientists in Finland found that eating chocolate while preggers may lead to happier babies. (Check out the article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3604275.stm. These scientists studied 300 women while pregnant and after – asking them about their babies’ happiness [...]

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Prenatal exercise has many health benefits for mommies to be. Training with light weights can help keep up your energy level, as well as maintain your strength as your body is changing. Simple exercises can help to prevent back pain, excess weight gain, and can even help with circulation. Remember with any activity it is [...]

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Okay ladies, just admit it.  If you’ve ever been pregnant, I know you’ve used this excuse, “well now that I’m pregnant, I’m eating for two.”  But are you really eating for two?  I surely convinced myself that I was when I was pregnant.  I was so hungry all of the time that it seemed like [...]

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Many sources estimate that 80% of pregnant women experience the dreaded “morning sickness” –itself a misnomer, as anyone who has suffered through it can tell you that the nausea can last all day.
Are you one of those suffering?  Well, mompreneurs Romy Taormina and Carla Falcone, can help!  After commiserating about the lack of fashionable [...]

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Last month, we teamed up with The Bump and asked their community of new and expecting moms to name the newest addition to the Bellybar family, a chocolate caramel Bellybar, which is due this fall.  After two weeks of collecting and sorting through hundreds of creative pregnancy-inspired names, we narrowed it down to five top [...]

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Congratulations – you just found out that you’re expecting! The first 12 weeks of your pregnancy are actually among the most important, and your body and growing baby inside will both go through some pretty amazing changes. 
 
It’s such a wonderfully exciting and anxious time!  There are so many fun things to prepare – but [...]

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