The Birth and Postpartum Diaries
Welcome to The Birth and Postpartum Diaries - a place where Mamas share their authentic stories of pregnancy, birth and beyond, and where I interview experts in order to help Mamas, and Mamas to be, navigate this crazy and beautiful season of their lives.
The Birth and Postpartum Diaries
14 | Elly McLean Birth Story - Nutritionist, Emergency Cesarean
In today's episode I speak to Elly McLean who is a nutritionist and Mama to baby Bella. Elly shares her story of preconception, pregnancy, labour and birth and discusses:
- the importance of preconception testing and what testing she chose to do to prepare for pregnancy
- how conception took longer than expected and what she believes eventually helped her to conceive
- the importance of continuity of care in pregnancy and birth
- how she streamlined her business in preparation for a baby
- an alternative to the oral glucose tolerance test (OGGT) for gestational diabetes testing
- how she was able to continue exercise and movement in pregnancy
- how she managed (and overcame) pelvic girdle pain
- what a nutritionist eats in pregnancy
- why you must practice surrendering in birth and not grip too tightly to your "birth plan"
Elly also shares so many valuable insights (that only a nutritionist would know), so I'm sure you'll learn a lot by listening in to this episode!
If you would like to connect with Elly you can find her:
https://www.nutritionelly.com/ or on instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/nutritionelly