Well, here I am. 39 weeks..and ready. I know it could be 7 days, or 14, but regardless I'm ready to meet this babe inside of me. It's weird now feeling like somewhat of a ticking time bomb, and also unsure of when this whole labor thing will begin. Similar to the Pregancy: What I Know Now post, I wanted to go through things I've done, and not done. Not because I think you should follow these rules too, but so I'll remember what I did. Countless Mom's have already told me, "wait...did I do that when I was pregnant? I don't remember...I don't know."
Meds:
- Nordic Naturals Prenatal DHA- Because we don't eat that much fish
- Rainbow Light Prenatals- Because my friend used them
- 365 (whole foods) Probiotics- Refrigerated. Because it helps with pregnancy symptoms and 'they' said it might help with kids not getting too many allergies
Activities
- Yoga- mostly in the 1st and 2nd trimesters
- Walks- lots of them
- Water Aerobics/Swimming- didn't do tons of this but felt good when I did
Food
- no deli meet, unless heated in a grilled cheese
- only cheese that is pasteurized
- Red meat that's medium well- I'm ready for a medium steak
- Lots of snacking
- Only scrambled eggs. I'm ready for over-easy eggs again.
- No alchohol or soda or caffeine
- Lots of Water
Clothes
- borrow borrow borrow
- don't buy too much- you'll figure out what you need
Nursery
- garage sales and consignment shops are your friends
- borrow as much as you can- especially things that the kiddos only use for a couple months
- When you buy things from consignment shops and garage sales the Mom's there will tell you how smart you are for not dropping so much $$ on everything new
Other Details
- Burt's Bees Belly Balm -Got it as a gift and used it when I remembered. I hear stretch marks can still show up later...
- Burt's Bees Foot Lotion- another gift and amazing. Foot massages work out knots which mean no charlie horses for me in the middle of the night.
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