111: Everything you need to know about being pregnant with PCOS: Learnings from my third trimester
How have we made it to my third trimester learnings podcast already?!
When I first found out I was pregnant I thought âwell, this is going to be a looooong roadâ and sure it has been 9 months almost but quite honestly, I think itâs gone so quickly.
And as youâre listening to this, Iâd have already given birth and be with my lovely little girl â crazy!
Everyone says that the âhoneymoon periodâ is the second trimester and then you start to feel like very big, slow, flaming hot trash from there on out. But I can pretty confidently say that Iâve felt even better in my third trimester (thankfully). I feel almost completely normal, just with a basketball shoved up my top!
The main thing I found was I had a lot of people (who werenât my OB, GP and midwife) telling me what I can and canât do and what I should and shouldnât be doing. Iâm sure they all meant well (even the strangers who came up to me to tell me I shouldnât be eating my pokĂ© bowl đ â listen to my âpregnancy rules Iâm breaking episode for more on that!).
But at the end of the day, I know my body best and it made me realise, everyone has different experiences.
Who knows, if Iâm lucky enough to have another baby in the future, I could spend my next pregnancy. I’ll be on the couch with my head over the loo for several months!
I got so much wonderful feedback from those expecting and enquiring minds of those that arenât (or arenât planning to have children) on my first and second trimester learning episodes so of course I couldnât leave out the third trimester! And for those of you who are curious â yes I will be releasing a podcast all about preparing for birth and postpartum, so keep your eyes peeled for that!
This episode is for you if:
- Youâre currently pregnant or trying to conceive with PCOS
- You have insulin resistance
- The term âeat for twoâ has been thrown around and youâre wondering if thereâs any truth in that
- You want to know how PCOS can affect pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Youâre curious as to whether PCOS gets better postpartum
- âMom brainâ is getting to you!
- Youâre wondering if you should still be worried about managing your insulin after passing your gestational diabetes test
- You want to know how pregnancy affects insulin resistance and nutrient levels
Some things we cover in this episode:
- Sugar cravings and insulin in the third trimester
- Why you shouldnât stop being vigilant about keeping your insulin under control after youâve passed your gestational diabetes test
- Omega 3s and pregnancy
- Do we need to âeat for twoâ?
- Nutrient levels in your third trimester â and whatâs different in PCOS
- Protein and pregnancy
- What my exercise regime is looking like in my third trimester
- How Iâm feeling about birth, postpartum and breastfeeding
- How PCOS affects breastfeeding
- Swelling and stretchmarks
- âMom brainâ