This is the first episode of our three part “What I Wish I Would Have Known” series. In part one, we’re focusing on all the things you wish someone would’ve told you about PREGNANCY! Here’s a brief overview of what’s covered:

• Hormone and mood changes
• What usually happens to breasts during pregnancy
• Spotting – when it might happen and what it might mean
• Varicose veins
• Swelling… everywhere!
• How to support a growing belly
• Constipation and hemorrhoids
• Ligament pain
• Leg cramps - THE WORST! (Take this magnesium supplement to get rid of those awful things!)
• Heartburn
• Carpel tunnel
• Discharge - FUN!
• Changes in shoe size
• Belly button stuff - NEAT!
• Skin changes
• Some basics about nutrition and exercise (check out the Spinning Babies website for more info about daily and weekly exercises to do during pregnancy)
• The mental health side of pregnancy plus a few good resources for perinatal mood disorders:
  • Postpartum Health International
  • Postpartum Health Alliance
  • Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
  • Podcast seriesabout delayed postpartum depression and anxiety
• What it means to have a ‘due date’ and why it’s so important to prepare for going past that date
• The Last Days of Pregnancy: A Place of In-Between

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