5 Things I'm Doing to Prepare for Pregnancy | Trimester Zero

In this video I'm walking through the five things I'm doing right now to prepare for pregnancy, and why each one matters to me. I talk through my preconception research (leaning heavily on Real Food for Fertility by Lily Nichols and Lisa Hendrickson-Jack), building out my pregnancy and postpartum plans, keeping a running list of baby items so I'm not making decisions from consumer panic later, brainstorming postpartum freezer meals rooted in ancestral practice — including the 42-day lay-in from Mothering the Mother by Mama Shafia Monroe — and having real conversations with our village about support capacity before the baby ever arrives. This is queer family building, preconception, and intentional living all at the same time. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Preconception is Serious Business 01:00 Reading and Researching 02:40 Creating my Pregnancy, Birth + Postpartum Plans 06:35 Keeping a List of Pregnancy and Baby Items 11:05 Ultimately, Surrender Watch more from Trimester Zero:    • Trimester 0 | Preconception   Read more on Substack: tissaliving.substack.com Follow along on Instagram: @tissaliving Listen to Kinfolk Unscripted: YouTube / kinfolkunscripted.substack.com / @kinfolkunscripted