During my first trimester of pregnancy, it took me a little while to find products that I love. Since then, I have found a few different products that I use DAILY. Honestly, it is pretty hard to imagine going through pregnancy day-by-day without them. I have linked each product below their description.
Prenatal Vitamins
I do not know about you, but I LOVE gummy vitamins. Anything to help me swallow vitamins and avoid a gross taste or sandy consistency, I will do! I have tried a few different brands during my pregnancy, but my absolute favorite are Olly Essential Prenatal Multivitamin and Prenatal Gummy Vitamins by Nature’s Bounty Optimal Solutions. My doctor told me to look for a prenatal that has the recommended daily dosage of Folic Acid, as not all prenatal vitamins do (at least 400 milligrams). Doctors even recommend taking these BEFORE you get pregnant. So long story short, make sure you find one you like because you will be taking them for quite some time!
https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Bounty-Solutions-Essential-Prenatal/dp/B07BHTVTL2
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Heat Pad
A heat pad helps with aches and pains that I personally experience most in my third trimester. Typically these are pelvic pains, lightning crotch (nerve pains in the pelvis), lower back pains, and round ligament pain. The worst part is for me, these pains would get worse when I would lay down. To help soothe these, I use my heat pad!
Pregnancy Pillow
Once again, this has become more important during my third trimester. Getting comfy at night can be hard! It feels like every little pillow and limb needs to be in the right place before you can sleep. There are many shapes of pregnancy pillows. I have a “C” shape and it has worked great! I have not tried other shapes, but hear that they work just as well.
https://www.amazon.com/PharMeDoc-Pregnancy-Pillow-Jersey-Shaped/dp/B01KIQH2VU?th=1
Natural Calm
This is a natural magnesium supplement that has helped with constipation, sleeping, and aches and pains. The raspberry lemonade flavor is so good! This was recommended to me by my doctor.
Cara Loren Pre-workout
My husband got me this for Christmas. Finally a pre-workout that is safe for pregnant and breast-feeding moms! No weird ingredients and all natural caffeine! It also tastes pretty good. Especially during pregnancy, you can feel like a slug. This helped get some pep in my step before working out. I am careful about caffeine in general, so I actually only take about 1/3-1/2 scoop and mix it with a couple cups of water.
https://www.buckedup.com/product/cara-loren-prenatal-pre-workout-supplement
Support Belly Band
Towards the end of pregnancy, your pelvis opens, your baby gets bigger, and you are carrying more fluid than ever – your pelvis is likely to feel a lot of pressure! For me, some days were very painful. I got a belly support band off of Amazon that helps me when I am on my feet. It is not my favorite when I am sitting or laying down because I feel like it pushes my baby into my ribs. However when I am on my feet or working out, it has been great!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0113WE0QS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Waterbottle
Drinking water is SO important. A nurse told me once, “Drink water until you feel like you are going to throw up, and then drink a little more!” Now believe me, this is a completely inconvenient task for a pregnant women as you are constantly needing to go to the bathroom anyway. One of my cravings has been ICE. I cannot get enough. So having a fun, big, cup to keep my ice from melting and water cold makes drinking water a little easier. They do not sell my same one anymore, but here is one that is similar.
Candles/Febreeze
Even before pregnancy, I was a smell person. Meaning I LOVE when things/people/places smell good and HATE when they do not. Pregnancy is this on steroids. For some women, certains smells will make you puke and other smells will make you want to eat the candle itself. Get some good smelling candles or sprays for when you may be feeling a little sick. This helped me on my heavier days of nausea. I love Bath and Body Works for candles. I have linked my favorite scent right now.
https://www.bathandbodyworks.com/p/fiji-white-sands-single-wick-candle-024650526.html
Unisom
You should talk to your doctor before trying this but it has been my saving grace. Unisom is an over-the-counter sleep aid. It was first recommended to me by my doctor for nausea and it helped! However now I still take it for insomnia. I only need half a pill but I truly believe this is one of the only reasons I sleep at night during pregnancy discomfort and insomnia.
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