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At no other point in your life will what you eat literally become someone else. A brain assembling itself at 250,000 neurons a minute. A skeleton mineralizing from your calcium. Blood volume, yours, expanding by half to carry it all.
Yet the guidance most women receive amounts to a prenatal vitamin and a list of forbidden cheeses. The nutrients with the strongest evidence, choline for brain architecture, DHA for the third-trimester sprint, methylfolate in the weeks before most women even test, go largely unmentioned at the seven-minute appointment.
I wrote this guide twice: once as a doctor, and once as a mom. If it is in here, it earned its place twice, once in the literature and once in my kitchen.
WHAT'S INSIDE: A 90-day preconception runway for those still planning The Big Eight nutrients that build a baby, and where to actually get them A supplement protocol including the equally important pause list The trimester map: what is being built, what it feels like, where your effort pays Food safety without the fear-mongering Pregnancy-smart movement and pelvic floor preparation A 7-day meal plan and five recipes built for aversions and energy A trimester-by-trimester action plan
This is for you if you are planning, newly expecting, or deep in the third trimester and want to understand what your body is actually doing. This guide complements your prenatal care and never replaces your OB or midwife.
Dr. Tiffany Gunawardena, DC, MS Biotechnology. IFM AFMCP Certified.
At no other point in your life will what you eat literally become someone else. A brain assembling itself at 250,000 neurons a minute. A skeleton mineralizing from your calcium. Blood volume, yours, expanding by half to carry it all.
Yet the guidance most women receive amounts to a prenatal vitamin and a list of forbidden cheeses. The nutrients with the strongest evidence, choline for brain architecture, DHA for the third-trimester sprint, methylfolate in the weeks before most women even test, go largely unmentioned at the seven-minute appointment.
I wrote this guide twice: once as a doctor, and once as a mom. If it is in here, it earned its place twice, once in the literature and once in my kitchen.
WHAT'S INSIDE: A 90-day preconception runway for those still planning The Big Eight nutrients that build a baby, and where to actually get them A supplement protocol including the equally important pause list The trimester map: what is being built, what it feels like, where your effort pays Food safety without the fear-mongering Pregnancy-smart movement and pelvic floor preparation A 7-day meal plan and five recipes built for aversions and energy A trimester-by-trimester action plan
This is for you if you are planning, newly expecting, or deep in the third trimester and want to understand what your body is actually doing. This guide complements your prenatal care and never replaces your OB or midwife.
Dr. Tiffany Gunawardena, DC, MS Biotechnology. IFM AFMCP Certified.