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Aug 2024
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Episode 77: [The LOdown] My Second Trime...

Lauren Papanos
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[The LOdown] My Second Trimester Pregnancy Update

I can't believe the second trimester is already nearly behind me. In a few days I enter the third trimester and before I do I wanted to update you on everything I've been up to these past few months. I'm sharing details on the advanced labs I ran on myself and why, changes in my supplements and nutrition, practices I'm doing to prepare my physical body for labor and my future plans for Functional Fueling. Tune in to learn more!

A few things we chat about in this episode 👇👇👇

  • the labs I ran on myself, the results of them and the changes I made based on them
  • new supplements and nutrition changes I've made
  • finding out I have marginal cord insertion
  • how I prepped for the Gestational Diabetes screening test, what I used and my CGM data around the test
  • ways I'm prepping my physical body and things I'm planning to prioritize in the 3rd trimester
  • my plans for the future of FFN and juggling mom life and career

Important show links 👇👇👇

 

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