We offer practical tips that will help the expectant mother and her baby to find health, harmony and joy during pregnancy.
All forty weeks will be easier and more enjoyable with the simple but useful recommendations below.
First trimester of pregnancy
1. Save the pregnancy test for memory, which informed you of the appearance of a small miracle in your family. The first testimony of a small life inside you will bring many delightful minutes, when again think about this extraordinary feeling that forever changed you. The emergence of a new life makes life richer, happier and more meaningful, fills it with new facets and deep meaning. The test can be issued in a special frame or put in the baby’s first album.
2. Keep a special pregnancy diary (online or paper). It is most convenient to fill it every week. The troubles are very quickly forgotten touching moments of awareness of the origin of life within themselves, new sensations, first shocks. It will help not to miss the cute little things that will be nice to re-read from time to time. It will also provide an opportunity to share your experience with relatives and friends of expectant mothers who want to learn more about an interesting situation, about your personal experience. Such topics bring together and tune the interlocutors on a single wave.
3. Be sure to go to the antenatal clinic at 8-12 weeks, receive the recommendations of specialists and register.
4. Listen to music for expectant mothers, relaxing and meditative tunes. They will help you to be in harmony with yourself and the world around you, which will have a beneficial effect on the well-being and development of the baby. After all, he feels every emotion, every mood, so it is so important to be cheerful, cheerful and positive. Relax more, do not overwork, learn how to relax and have fun listening to your favorite music.
5. Refuse photo and laser hair removal. If you used an epilator or wax to remove hair, it is better to give preference to them if there are no contraindications (threat of termination of pregnancy).
6. After a preliminary consultation with a doctor, pregnant women are often advised to take folic acid and tabletized vitamin complexes for pregnant women.
7. Save the first photo with an ultrasound scan. It will not be easy to see the baby, he is still the size of a grain of rice. But the very first photo can be framed and sometimes admire it.
8. Often walk in the fresh air. This will enable the baby to receive oxygen in the right quantities, and you feel good. In addition, walking excellently improves blood circulation and gives vigor not only to the body, but also to the soul. But it is important not to overwork and not freeze during walks so as not to get sick.
9. Sleep at least eight hours a day. It is also important not only the amount of sleep, but also its quality. Relax in a pre-ventilated room, choose a comfortable mattress and pillows.
10. Try to avoid conflicts at work, at home, in public transport. Now you do not need it at all.
11. Introduce at least three fruits and three vegetables into your daily diet. Let this be the minimum plan that will help you and your baby get the necessary vitamins and minerals.
12. It is important not to overdo it with water during pregnancy. In the first trimester, try to drink at least one liter of water per day.
13. In order to better understand the processes that are currently taking place in the body, we recommend that you sign up for courses for expectant mothers, read special articles, and watch informative videos.
14. Think about the place where the crib will stand, or plan to repair the children's room, its arrangement.
15. Listen to yourself. Be very attentive to the state of your health and well-being. If you have pain in the abdomen, lower back, unusual discharge - consult a doctor immediately. About a third of women during pregnancy can experience these symptoms to one degree or another.
16. Smile, because Mom’s positive emotions are so useful and pleasant to the baby.
17. Reduce the load when playing sports, taking into account your interesting situation.
18. Use a sunscreen throughout pregnancy to prevent age spots. From 11 to 16 it is not recommended to be exposed to direct sunlight, it is very harmful.
19. Regularly look after your appearance. You glow from the inside and are very attractive, but you can emphasize the beauty of well-groomed hands, skin and hair.
Second trimester of pregnancy
20. Visit the dentist. He will check the health of the oral cavity, eliminate possible problems (caries). Be sure to warn your doctor about your situation.
21. Sign up for a birth preparation course. It is best to visit them with your spouse or loved one, a member of the family.
22. Go to a pregnant yoga class. This is a great opportunity to train the body, stay fit.
23. You can go to a special massage for pregnant women after the third month. This will help improve the blood supply and overall well-being of the expectant mother.
24. Go shopping and upgrade your wardrobe to reflect the smooth change of your shapes.
25. Buy yourself new underwear for pregnant women. Comfortable bra for poured, growing breasts and elastic panties.
26. You can go on vacation with the whole family and enjoy nature.
27. Teach yourself to listen to classical music and lullabies once a day. From the womb, the baby will be instilled with good taste. Remember the words, soon you will sing them to your baby.
28. Try to sleep on your side (preferably on your left). Place a pillow under the knees of a convenient size. After 20 weeks, sleeping on your back is not recommended.
29. Sign up for the pool and attend classes for pregnant women. This will have a beneficial effect on your well-being and the baby’s health.
30. Drink at least one and a half liters of water per day.
31. Use creams or oils from stretch marks (chest, abdomen, hips). In the morning and evening, apply the product with massage, light movements.
32. Make a photo shoot. Such moments must be captured in a beautiful, staged photo shoot. Your position is already noticeable, but you are very elegant and attractive. Find a good photographer who will pick up a great idea for you and professionally implement it. This photo will not be priced!
Third trimester of pregnancy
33. Refresh the wardrobe again. Your tummy has significantly increased in size, you can treat yourself to beautiful and bright outfits for pregnant women. If necessary, renew underwear again.
34. Use a diary for notes; your memory may become weaker.
35. Eat right, do not overdo it with flour and fat. It is very important to monitor weight gain.
36. Take a shower twice a day, because the sweat glands began to work more actively. Use safe deodorants or temporarily discard them.
37. Go to child care courses, because a little more and he will be born!
38. Prepare a list of names for boys and girls (if you do not know the gender). Try to choose, together with the father of the child, one or two of the entire list.
39. You can conduct a second original photo shoot, because you have changed so much and "grown up" lately!
40. Do Kegel exercises. Trained muscles will allow the birth to go more smoothly and recover quickly after them.
41. Choose comfortable shoes, can change the size of the legs (only model without a heel).
42. Eat often, but not in large portions. So it will be more beneficial for you and the baby.
43. Reduce or completely avoid computer work. This is not very useful for the baby.
44. Continue to lead an active lifestyle, taking into account your situation. This will help the birth pass through favorably.
45. Make a list in the maternity hospital and start collecting your things without haste (we recommend starting at 36 weeks).
46. Go shopping only this time for the baby - prepare him an elegant and everyday dowry.
47. A month before giving birth, reduce the amount of cottage cheese, meat, eggs, chocolate and citrus in your diet (affects the elasticity of muscles).
48. Finally, decide on the hospital in which you will give birth. You can negotiate with a doctor, sign a contract. Make a decision about vaccinating the child, the first of which will be offered to be done in the hospital in the first days of the baby's life.
49. Do massage of the perineum using special oils (start 1 month before birth).
50. Listen to yourself and your own feelings at all stages of pregnancy, and then everything will be fine.
Health, prosperity to you and your baby!
