Why Working with a Nutritionist during Pregnancy can be one of the Best Decisions you Make
Pregnancy is often described as a magical time, but for many women, it can also feel overwhelming, confusing, and physically demanding. Suddenly, your body has new needs, symptoms change quickly, and everyone seems to have an opinion on what you should be eating. This is where working with a nutritionist during pregnancy can make a world of difference.
Rather than guessing or googling, nutrition support gives you personalised guidance that evolves with you through each stage - supporting both your baby’s development and your wellbeing (because you’re important too!).
First Trimester
Support when things feel the hardest
The first trimester can be exhausting. You’re trying to navigate nausea, extreme fatigue, food aversions, and often a lot of anxiety. The last thing you need to worry about is “am I eating well enough". Let me do that for you.
This is where we focus on:
Practical strategies to reach the key nutrients needed for baby’s growth - and in a way that you can actually stomach them.
Managing pregnancy sickness, reflux, and food aversions in a realistic way
Making sure you’re getting enough energy
Reducing stress around food safety and supplements
The goal isn’t perfection - it’s nourishment, reassurance, and support.
Second Trimester
Supporting growth without overthinking
As energy improves (and hopefully nausea subsides), the baby’s growth accelerates, and nutrition needs change again.
This trimester is about balance - getting the key nutrients back in your diet that you might have missed in the first trimester, supporting your body as it adapts to your growing baby, while preventing common pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes.
We focus on:
Adjusting nutrients to meet increased demands
Supporting digestion, energy, and stable blood sugars
Managing symptoms like constipation, reflux, and cramps
Nutrition strategies to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia
Supporting healthy weight gain and body changes
This is about feeling confident in your choices, not being restricted by rules.
Third Trimester
Preparing for birth and postpartum
In the final weeks, your body is working incredibly hard. Nutrition becomes a key tool for supporting labour, recovery, and early motherhood.
Here we prioritise:
Increased needs for iron, protein, omega-3s, and magnesium
Energy support as fatigue returns
Reducing swelling, reflux, and discomfort
Preparing for birth and recovery
Postpartum
Because support shouldn’t stop after birth
Postpartum is often overlooked - yet it’s when women are most depleted.
Nutrition support helps with:
Recovery and healing after birth
Replenishing nutrients lost during pregnancy and labour
Supporting milk supply and breastfeeding energy needs
Navigating the postpartum hormone crashes
Simple, nourishing strategies that are practical with a newborn
You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Pregnancy nutrition isn’t about following a generic checklist. It’s about personalised care, ongoing support, and feeling truly held through one of the biggest transitions of your life.
If you’re pregnant and want guidance that supports both you and your baby, my Pregnancy Support Package is designed to walk alongside you through each stage - adapting as your body and needs change.
If you’re ready to feel supported, nourished, and confident in your pregnancy, I’d love to support you. Book your Pregnancy Support Package today.
You deserve care that looks after you, not just the pregnancy 🤍
