101: Everything you need to know about being pregnant with PCOS: Learnings from my first trimester
Itâs no secret now that Iâm pregnant. I could only hide that bump for so long… although lockdown definitely helped me keep it a secret for the first trimester đ I know that for many of you getting pregnant with PCOS is a goal but I also know that some of you have managed to conceive! So youâll be very interested in todayâs episode of the pod.
No one really tells you what to expect when you actually get pregnant with PCOS, because so much of the focus is on getting you pregnant â but not what happens once you are.
Itâs a whole different ball game, let me tell you (as my late second trimester self).
I thought itâd be great to give you a rundown of each trimester and my learnings from them â for those of you who are currently pregnant with PCOS, those of you who are trying to conceive and those of you who arenât but plan to sometime in the future. And of course anyone else who wants to listen to my âbeing pregnant with pcosâ rambles!
Iâll be talking all things testing in pcos pregnancy, nutrition and navigating food aversions while having insulin resistance (ie. what the heck do I do if all I want is white bread and McDonalds fries?!), training while pregnant, what I wasnât prepared for, gut symptoms in the first trimester, supplements and much more.
And these are all things that I help patients navigate in The PCOS Protocol too (so if youâre needing help with your PCOS, even if youâre pregnant, jump in there)! Itâs for anyone and everyone who has PCOS â I want to save you from wasting 10 years, thousands and thousands of dollars, tears and so much energy on trying to figure this all out on your own.
This episode is for you if:
- Youâre trying to conceive and want to know what to expect with PCOS
- Youâve recently found out youâre pregnant
- You have no plans on being pregnant but youâre interested in hearing how my pregnancy is going
- You want to know more about how insulin resistance impacts your PCOS
- You are struggling with carb cravings and food aversions â and you want to know how to manage them while still staying on top of your PCOS symptoms
- Youâve ever heard that you canât exercise while pregnant
- IBS and SIBO are things youâve dealt with so you want to know how pregnancy in PCOS may affect your gut
- Testing and what to get tested when pregnant with PCOS is something that interests you
Some things we cover in this episode:
- Blood testing in pcos pregnancy
- Nutrition and navigating food aversions while having insulin resistance
- Training while pregnant
- What I wasnât prepared for
- Gut symptoms in the first trimester
- Supplements I took in my first trimester
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