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 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 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 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 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 4th, 2009
Morning sickness. Constipation. “And you want me to swallow THAT?!” According to the American Pregnancy Association, more than half of all pregnant women experience morning sickness, and the last thing you want to do when nausea hits is swallow an enormous, elephant-sized pill – right? With the sheer size of horse prenatal pills, it’s no [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 3rd, 2009
If you’re expecting, nursing, or even thinking about getting pregnant, there are several vitamins and minerals your body needs to keep you yourself (and your baby) healthy. Anyone who’s been pregnant can relate to the barrage of nutritional advice from family, friends, magazines, TV shows, etc. that starts coming your way once you announce that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22nd, 2009
Everyone’s talking about it. Omega-3 DHA. The essential fatty acid has gotten a fair amount of press lately for its powerful role in helping to support proper nerve and brain function, especially for developing babies. But is it really as important as all the hype makes it out to be? A resounding YES!
Several recent studies [...]
