Posts in Pregnancy
What I Did Differently to Prepare For My Second Pregnancy
What I Did Differently to Prepare For My Second Pregnancy

Preparing your body (and mind) for pregnancy is one of the most important things you can do for your baby’s health but also, your own well-being as a mom.

As a mom who struggled a lot during my first postpartum and a holistic nutritionist and functional women’s health practitioner who works with other moms through this period of life, I knew that I wanted to give this area more attention and especially time when it came to my second pregnancy.

Here's what I focused on (particularly what I did differently) this time.

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Motherhood, Fertility, Minerals, Nourishment, Postpartum, PregnancyKim Perezfertility, preconception, pregnancy, postpartum depletion, fertility nutrition, egg quality, advanced maternal age, second pregnancy, healing depletion Comment
How I Helped a 35 Year-Old Mom Get Pregnant Despite Being Told Fertility Treatments May Be The Only Way
How I Helped a 35 Year-Old Mom Get Pregnant Despite Being Told Fertility Treatments May Be The Only Way

When I first met this client, she’d been trying to conceive for 6 months without success. She’d been referred to a fertility specialist due to her “advanced maternal age” and low AMH. However, she wanted to try a different path before exploring potential treatments.

Within a few months of working with me and using my functional nutrition approach, she got pregnant naturally! Here’s her story.

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Fertility, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Case studiesKim Perezfertility, hormone balance, HTMAComment
What's the Ideal Spacing Between Pregnancies?
What's the Ideal Spacing Between Pregnancies?

I get asked the question a lot: “How long is best to space out pregnancies?”

For some, it’s an easy decision. But for many, it’s not so simple. Ideally, pregnancy spacing needs to take into account many factors- particularly mom and baby’s health. So that’s what this post explores- particularly through my unique lens of functional nutrition + women’s physiology + metabolic & mental health.

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Pregnancy, Postpartum, Hormones, Menstrual Cycle, Baby, FertilityKim Perezpregnancy, postpartum, postpartum depletion, postpartum mental health, metabolic health, functional nutrition, women's health, prenatal health, postnatal depletion, fertilityComment
Is It Time We Re-Think Using "Easy" To Describe Pregnancy?
Is It Time We Re-Think Using "Easy" To Describe Pregnancy?

Have you ever heard the term “easy pregnancy?” There’s nothing inherently malicious about describing a pregnancy as “easy”- especially when comparing a smooth experience to a more challenging one. But the truth is- even if you really do feel great through pregnancy, don’t struggle with any intense symptoms, and enjoy the process- pregnancy is never easy. And we need to stop using that word to describe it.

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PregnancyKim Perezpregnancy, pregnant, prenatal, morning sickness, first trimester, prenatal nutritionComment