Before, During, and After Pregnancy Nutrition
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 26th, 2010
Over the years, we have empathized with so many of our Bellybar consumers who were struggling with swallowing their “horse pill” prenatal vitamins. Well, I am so happy to say: NO MORE!
We have launched the most delicious CHEWABLE prenatal vitamin! No more gagging on enormous pills or burping up yucky vitamins. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 2nd, 2009
Wondering how to get through all the holiday party goodies while pregnant? Well, our favorite dietician, Jodi Greebel, has come to the rescue with some healthy eating tips for the holiday season - and guess what?! She’s a new mom herself! Here are her tips and tricks:
1. Stand (or better yet, sit) away from the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 5th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 12th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2009
Earlier this summer I spent several days investigating the composition of prenatal vitamin and mineral supplements. Part of the reason I became a supplement sleuth was because Leslie asked me to do that for Bellybar. The other part of the reason was I needed information on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 18th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 9th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2009
* Guest post from Jennifer Johnson, owner of Baby Makin’ Machine and blogger for Conceive Online
I never really thought much about nutrition. I’ve never been really good about sticking to a healthy diet or a good workout plan. “When I’m pregnant I’ll worry about it,” I tell myself. But would I really be able to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 18th, 2009
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 [...]
