Host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes explains her six-week podcast break was due to moving across the country, an unexpected third pregnancy, illness, and parenting two sons, including one with glycogen storage disease managed by individualized nutrition; she shares that amniocentesis at 21 weeks confirmed her unborn baby boy does not have the disease, and she is embracing being a full-time stay-at-home mom, so future episodes will be less consistent but ongoing.

She highlights resources for female athletes, including RED-S education and a $15/month RED-S recovery membership, and then reviews basic pregnancy nutrition: prenatal folate early, managing first-trimester nausea with small frequent meals, hydration, and adding protein/fat; increased energy needs in second (~350 kcal/day) and third trimester (~450 kcal/day); screening for gestational diabetes; food-safety cautions (listeria, salmonella, mercury); and key nutrients including iron (27 mg/day) and choline from eggs.

Episode Highlights:

01:22 Period Pain Sponsor
03:00 Why Episodes Paused
03:50 Pregnancy And Move
04:27 Genetic Risk Fears
09:34 Amniocentesis Results
12:20 Boy Mom Update
13:52 Work And Childcare
17:21 Embracing Stay At Home
22:03 Motherhood And Identity
25:01 Support Beyond Motherhood
27:47 Reds Help Resources
29:55 Recovery Membership Pitch
30:31 Pregnancy Nutrition Basics
32:25 First Trimester Nausea Tips
37:25 Second Trimester Calories
39:40 Third Trimester Growth
42:18 Glucose Test and Exercise
48:37 Food Safety While Pregnant
51:07 Key Micronutrients Folate Iron
54:03 Wrap Up and Subscribe
56:55 Podcast Outro Resources

Resources and Links:

FANP 140: My Newborn’s Medical Condition + Life Updates
FANP 143: Individualized Nutrition For All + Glycogen Storage Disease
FANP 132: Treating Chronic Heartburn & GERD Through Pregnancy
For more information about the show, head to work with Lindsey on improving your nutrition, head to: http://www.lindseycortes.com/
Join REDS Recovery Membership: http://www.lindseycortes.com/reds
WaveBye Supplements – Menstrual cycle support code LindseyCortes for 15% off: http://wavebye.co
Previnex Supplements – Joint Health Plus, Muscle Health Plus, plant-based protein, probiotics, and more; code CORTES15 for 15% off: previnex.com
Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast Archive & Search Tool – Search by sport, condition, or topic: lindseycortes.com/podcast
Female Athlete Nutrition Community – YouTube, Instagram @‌femaleathletenutrition, and private Facebook group

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