35 tips for a perfect pregnancy
No pregnancy is the same as another, but with these tricks, you will live fully and with greater tranquility the waiting for your baby.
35 TIPS FOR A PERFECT PREGNANCY
We will tell you what to eat, how to calm fears, what to do after childbirth … live your pregnancy to the fullest!
1) Start with the right foot
Once your pregnancy is confirmed, everything revolves around the baby. Seek good medical care, but also empathy and understanding. Choose a professional who instills confidence in you, with whom you can have great communication to feel calm.
2) A new day
Do not run when the alarm clock sounds, now do it calmly, stretch your arms a little and thus you will wake up with more energy. Taking the time to get out of bed will kick-start your circulatory system and you’ll feel better. Also, to take care of your abdominal muscles, lie on your side before joining.
3) deaf ears
Don’t listen to stories about difficult births. Better look for useful information on childbirth preparation courses. Stay relaxed and avoid talking about bad experiences: don’t be scared by other people’s experiences.
4) stay sexy
Your breasts increase from the first moment of pregnancy, so choose a comfortable and beautiful bra, your partner will not go unnoticed! Keep your underwear sexy to continue with a healthy relationship; Ask your gynecologist if they can have sex to lead a healthy pregnancy.
5) Let yourself be pampered
Let your partner spoil you, accept yourself happily and enjoy your pregnancy. Do not hesitate if you will continue to like your partner or not, express your desire: ask for a massage or a hug. Intimate relationships are beneficial to the baby, consult the doctor before.
6) Let’s swim!
When your body begins to weigh more, swimming or floating in the water will make you feel light, it will make you feel wonderful! Physical exercise encourages you, reduces swelling, improves blood circulation and releases tension. Contact with water massages the skin.
7) Get organized for postpartum
When your baby is born you will need to be with him most of the day. Ask for help from a family member to take care of food, cleaning your house, shopping … Remember that all activity goes into the background. Don’t wait until you feel exhausted or your house is in chaos: think ahead of time who you will turn to.
8) Take care of your back
As your belly increases, so does the curvature of the spine. If you spend the day working at a desk, then the problem may get worse: your lower back may hurt. Sit in an ergonomic chair with your back straight and your feet resting on a footrest to stimulate blood supply to both the pelvis and your child.
9) Healthy eating
Nurture yourself, don’t just eat. Choose to eat more vegetables and fruits (choose the less sweet versions, such as apple and papaya); don’t forget fish (avoid high mercury), red meat and chicken are good sources of protein.
10) Remedies against constipation
The hormones of pregnancy also affect your digestive system. Eat cereals rich in fiber and try to do physical exercise, such as light walking (consult your doctor before starting). When you move you breathe better and deep breathing acts as a kind of massage on the intestine, it is ideal for it to work better.
11) Enjoy your cravings
Nothing happens if, from time to time, you consume some chocolates. Although if you get sweet cravings very often, prefer fruits (like mango and pineapple, which help digestion) or fruit ice cream. Consult your doctor about any abnormality to avoid gestational diabetes.
12) Goodbye, heartburn
If you feel your stomach or throat burning (the gastric juices rising from the stomach are very strong and seem to burn the mucous membranes), calm the acidity by liquefying 10 sweet almonds with warm water or milk and take this mixture in sips.
13) Good hydration
Drinking plenty of fluids is essential for your kidneys to work perfectly. Drink natural or mineral water and fruit teas; do not spend a liter a day.
14) Relax fears
If you get anxiety about fear of childbirth or pain, apply a trick: distract yourself. Visit some fun place, go shopping, or create a mantra (a positive phrase) in your mind like, “I love you, baby, I’ll get strength for you.”
15) soothe your back
Sit with your back straight and your neck stretched. Lower your chin to your chest while raising your shoulders; Lower them by twisting and pulling them back. Repeat 10 times … and you will feel like new!
16) Relaxing bath
If your skin itches, bathe with sea salt: it relieves discomfort and softens. You can use almond oil but do not bathe in very hot water.
17) sleep well
In recent months it is almost impossible to sleep a night of milestone. You will have to get up to the bathroom or, for some strange dream, your baby will move a lot, but you should try to have a restful sleep: rest your belly on a pillow and put another between your thighs. Ask your partner to massage your feet with a drop of lavender oil.
18) Dating as a couple
Try to go to the movies, to dinner, to the theater … with your partner. When your child is born it will be somewhat difficult to do so. Take time to reactivate your love bond, your baby will perceive that you are happy and will grow healthier and stronger!
19) Communicate with your baby
Touch your belly, think about your son, talk to him and gently massage your tummy. That has positive effects on your little one.
20) Say no to extreme looks
Before making a drastic decision (paint your hair, cut it …), meditate on it. During pregnancy, the face tends to become more rounded and plump; Maybe short hair does not favor you, do not think that for comfort it is the best thing for you.
21) Say another due date
It is best to know that your loved ones care about you, but it can be stressful for you to be asked over and over again in the last days of your pregnancy if you are going to be born or if you are late. Avoid getting nervous and enjoy relative calm before the big day.
22) Pamper your legs
They usually swell and increase in size by at least a half size during pregnancy. Also, the weight gained affects the calves, where the blood stagnates. To prevent varicose veins from appearing, rest your legs and ask your gynecologist for light exercises to stimulate the muscle and help to adequately pump blood.
23) fill up on oxygen
Take a deep breath, as if you were going to send the oxygen to the last corner of the body. Expel air slowly; your mind and baby… they will appreciate it!
24) Reserve time for yourself
Try to do something nice once a day: have coffee with a friend, go to the cinema, read a book, go shopping or enjoy a relaxed walk in the park. You must have a balance between the phases of activity and those of rest.
25) Goodbye to bad mood
If something sad, angry, or stressful happened to you during the day, do this exercise 10 times: Stand with your feet apart and aligned with your shoulders and your knees slightly bent, drop your shoulders back and bring your palms together. hands at chest height.
26) stimulating fragrances
To regain strength, put three drops of citrus essence on an aromatic stone. Get comfortable in a chair with your feet up and your back well supported, close your eyes and take a deep breath, enjoy the smell. The citrus essence is perfect to activate your energy. Not all oils are appropriate during pregnancy: consult your doctor.
27) Good information
Having adequate information on hand is essential during pregnancy and postpartum. Parents and Children accompanies you at all times during the nine months of gestation, answering your questions and giving you the security you need.
28) Energy source seeds
If you’re dying for a snack, avoid junk food and prefer nuts. They will give you zinc and magnesium. 20 grams a day is enough because they are also rich in fat, do not overdo it!
29) Self-healing massage
A cranial massage will relieve tension. Place your hands on your head as if you were going to wash your hair and make circles with your fingertips to stimulate the scalp and nerve terminals, freeing yourself from negative thoughts and emotions.
30) Relieves headache
When you feel like your head is going to explode, soak two plush mitts and put them in the freezer until they’re cool enough, but not to freeze. Put one on your forehead and one on the nape of your neck, close your eyes and try to blank your mind.
31) Bye, stress!
Put yourself in a comfortable place, close your eyes and try to breathe slowly and consciously. Focus on you and your baby.
32) Relax your facial muscles
Relax the muscles in your face, making faces! For example: frown, twist your mouth, open your eyes, smile … Do it for a minute and then relax everything.
33) Healing candles
Candlelight helps you relax. Turn on a white one and while you light it think of something positive about your pregnancy. Stare at the light and try to relax.
34) Cheerful flowers
Colors are like vitamins of the soul. Therapists who work with colors believe in the efficacy of yellow, the color of the sun, the joy of life and communication; They recommend putting yellow flowers in a vase and having accessories or objects in that color in specific corners of your house: they will lift your spirits.
35) happy music
Whenever you can put on your favorite music, and sing! Listening to melodies that make you feel happy helps your child in a positive way. You can also create a special music list for your baby and put headphones with moderate volume around your tummy, perceive how you stimulate your baby from the uterus!
