The Bellybar team was in full-force at the American College of Ob/GYN conference last week in San Diego.  We love hanging with the docs and healthcare providers!  And they loved tasting our new Bellybar Prenatal + DHA Chocolate Vitamins.  Comments included:

• My patients are always struggling with swallowing the horse pills – they will love this!
• Chocolate daily while pregnant? But of course!
• Oh this will really cut down on my patients complaints about taking their vitamins daily – the won’t ever forget!

We were thrilled that the medical community is excited about our chocolate vitamins!

• The Pregnancy Companion App for the iPhone.  This app is so great!  Written by two OB/GYNs with very busy practices, it gives pregnant mamas all the information they need and want… at their finger tips!  And best of all – it’s FREE!  Check it out here:  www.pregnancycompanionapp.com
• Preeclampsia Foundation.  It’s hard to believe that women still die in childbirth in the US – no one can imagine it!  However, the gals at the Preeclampsia Foundation are here to educate all of us about the warning signs.  Check out their website for great information at www.preeclampsia.org.  And pick up some of our chocolate prenatals – studies show that eating chocolate daily can ward off preeclampsia!  There’s no better reason to eat chocolate.
• Belly Bandit.  Um, something that shrinks your belly after you deliver?  Where do we sign up!  These are the secrets that the celebrities know and we are now learning!  Check out their terrific product at www.bellybandit.com.

What are some of your favorite pregnancy finds?  Share them with us!

Bellybar DHA Soft Chews

Have you heard of Omega-3 DHA?  Well, our OB docs have been educating us that studies show DHA may help support baby’s brain and eye development.  And, who wouldn’t want to support our little one’s brain growth?!  But, interesting new studies are coming out to suggest that Omega-3 DHA may also help ward off postpartum depression.  Thanks to the dedicated researchers at the University of Connecticut for investing in this important topic.  To read more about the study, visit http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2011/06/fish-oil-may-reduce-postpartum-depression-symptoms/  And, look for fish-free DHA in the  Bellybar DHA products – getting your Omegas never tasted so good, yum.

There are so many powerful twos:

1)      Love and marriage

2)      Mother and child

3)      Chocolate and well… just about anything!

We believe so much in the power of chocolate and anything that we’ve coupled it with a once unlikely partner…. prenatal vitamins.  Why not?

Introducing the first ever chocolate prenatal vitamin!  Our Bellybar Prenatal + DHA Chocolate Vitamin balls are launching today on bellybarproducts.com and drugstore.com and are coming soon to diapers.com.  We are beyond excited for our newborn!

As we launch this wonderful chocolate + prenatal product, we will be discussing the Power of Two and all of the wonderful partnerships that come from motherhood.

Help us kick this off – what powerful twos do you like?

Nursing women need at least 300 milligrams a day of this primary fat, which builds brain cells and the retina.

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Introducing five companies poised to make a lasting impression on the world of dietary supplements and functional foods.

Developing quickly since its founding in 2005, San Mateo, CA-based NutraBella has grown up beyond its signature Bellybar brand nutrition bar for pregnant women, offering a full menu of products designed to support the unique nutritional needs of women before, during and after pregnancy…

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Bellybar — Bellybar Prenatal, Bellybar Boost, Bellybar DHA

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Bellybar extended its product offering and reformulated existing line of products designed to support the health of expecting and breastfeeding mothers. The enhanced Bellybar nutritional program features three categories of foods and supplements, including: Bellybar Prenatal…

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Bellybars from Nutrabella

This review is done in cooperation with The Healthy Moms Review Team that I am a part of. I did receive free products, but that in no way affects my review.

All I have to say is yummy, yummy, yummy! I tried the Mellow Oat first which is oat graham and yogurt covering half of the bar. I love yogurt and oatmeal. With my iron still low these Belly Bars have 18mg iron, plus 800mg of Folic Acid and 8g of Protein…

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Bellybar Review & Giveaway — ENDED

Bellybar is teaming up with Designs by Vanessa to offer my readers a chance at winning a prize pack of prenatal goodness. Bellybar offers snack bars, shakes and chews packed full of key prenatal vitamins and minerals (including Omega-3 DHA) women need before, during and after pregnancy…

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Bellybar review & GIVEAWAY — CLOSED

***CLOSED*** Congrats Ashley, Rachael C & Cheryl F.

When you’re pregnant, what you eat is so important. And in the first trimester, what you can “keep down” is equally important. You’ve got to nourish your body and baby, but ideally want foor that tastes good too. I’ve found that my new favorite treats are Bellybar products…

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Bellybar — Healthy and Delicious On-the-Go Products for Expecting and New Mothers

It’s no secret that pregnancy can bring along immediate cravings. When we are on-the-go we tend to choose things based almost completely upon convenience and not always on what may be healthy. Fortunately for expectant women, founders Leslie Barber and Meredith Lincoln created the Bellybar line in 2005 allowing today’s women to have that same on-the-go convenience yet offering a delicious and healthy alternative from junk food…

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