Best thing/s you learned while being pregnant?

Question

what are the best thing/s, lesson or tips you learned while you're pregnant that you can share with any pregnant women out there having their first baby like me?

Answer 1

Enjoy sleep while you can, b/c you will miss it when you have the baby!

Also, if anyone offers to help, take them up on it! There is no shame in letting someone watch the baby while you sleep, shop, clean house or whatever! Let them help! If someone wants to do these things for you so you can rest, let them! I learned that pride is not a good thing to have when you have not slept the night through in weeks and you have a screaming newborn.

Also, the sound of a baby throwing up can bring you out of a sound sleep and off the bed in a second. It works to this day.

Answer 2

ENJOY it... It is an amazing experience!!! :) Allways laugh because your baby can hear you and everything around you so laugh and he/she will love it and learn to love and enjoy life like his/her mother..
Allways feel beautiful when you feel beautiful you look beautifull nothing is more beautiful tha a woman lovein every min of her pregnancy.
Eat lots of Subway i ate 2 subway footlongs everyday and only gained 20 lbs. I ate as much as i wanted never worry about weight or if your getting FAT..
Ohhh and most important when the baby come sleep when he/she does or you will never get enough sleep
Read the book "What To Expect When You`re Expecting" it is a wonderfull book and help me alot especially when i had trouble going to sleep!
and what ever you do don`t be as lazy as you can. the more to stay active the easeier the baby weight comes off. also start reaching for your toes and the floor because while all the other pregnant moms need help with their shoes YOU will be able to do it on your own..about Pampering yourself as much as possible. Don`t go overboard. make sure you can still do things on your own and even though it is nice to have someone do it for you. You will feel much better if you Know you can still do it.like rubing your feet. walk alot everyday so when you get further along you won`t have bad back pain and it will be less likely that you will go into labor from walking too much... after 7 month don`t put your arms or hand over your head to reach for something because it can wrap the cord around the baby`s neck.. Don`t meen to scare you just letting you know to becareful.
good luck and Congrats
LOVE EVERY DAY BETTER THAN THE LAST

Answer 3

I discovered how my grandma felt with overactive bladder as a results of fact i became going each and every 40 5 minutes to an hour! I discovered that enjoying tag with a 4 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous whilst 8 months pregnant is a bad concept! I discovered that whilst a tub specific is relaxing that I extra helpful do it whilst my hubby is homestead in case i want help getting up! I discovered that exercising is dually substantial to be sure you may walk at 9 months without being out of breath! I discovered a thank you to take the quickest showers ever as a results of fact no rely what shampoo I used it STUNK and make me nauseous (and puke a pair cases) whilst I had a month of morning affliction. maximum critically, I discovered that basically on the grounds which you're meant to be gaining weight would not recommend which you will desire to consume excessively and carelessly. once I switched from an OB to my midwife, she have been given me on an ingesting plan of extra healthy meals. I gained 40 lbs the 1st 6 months, and easily approximately 10 lbs interior the final 3 as a results of fact i became ingesting wisely (nevertheless lots, yet wholesome lots). fat is soooo lots extra durable to do away with than it somewhat is to positioned on!

Answer 4

1) Exercise is very important, as well as a healthy diet.
2) Keep away of smokers!
3) Stressed mom=crying baby
4) Take care of your husband as well as you are taking care of yourself
5) A neat home doesn't worth the extra work when you are pregnant.
6) Your doctor is not God. Search for information in books, with friends and the internet!
Good luck!

Answer 5

I think being a parent is one of the greatest things on earth. It teaches you to be totally selfless. There is always someone counting on you for survival everyday. As for the everyday growns just take one day at a time, it does go by fast even though it does not feel that way. I missed feeling my baby move inside of me after he came out. Make your own decisions even if you are getting infomation from every which way. Listen to your body you know what is best. After your baby comes of something seems wrong you know best. Good luck.

Answer 6

First of all - not everyone has morning sickness! It's about a 50/50 chance. Just don't admit it if you're one of the lucky ones (like me...) because other women will hurt you. ;)

Second, and most important - revel in what the female body can do. There's magic happening inside you. You're growing a human being in there!! I've had a baby and am pregnant again, and still can't fathom that! Trust your body to do what it's supposed to do, and enjoy the whole process. Good luck!

Answer 7

To take as many long bubblebaths now and naps too cause after the baby you won't have time.
To give in to the cravings otherwise they will drive you crazy. To learn not to be so up tight about housework cuz your house will never be as perfect as before the baby That if we will step back and leave them be most dads will figure out how to take care of the baby.(it may not be the sameway we would do it but they do get the job done)Ask for help and accept help that is offered

Answer 8

how to deal with pain,don't over react,how to stay calm.you don't have to listen to everything that people tell you,do what you feel right and if confused ask a doctor.take time to your self,when the baby sleeps you sleep.when the baby gets a rash use burnt-floor.what's that you ask,it's baking floor(what you use to make bread).clean a frying pan,put a half cup of floor on the pan and cook it.when it turns golden brown it's done.put it in a shaker(cleaned of course)and at every pamper change use it even if the baby doesn't have a rash,it will prevent it.i have lots of things i can tell you but write a question about what tips or what you would like to know,i was tought by a woman who raised 11 children.

Answer 9

There is no such thing as morning sickness, it lasts all day! Feeling a baby move inside you for the first time is the most incredible feeling ever! I have never felt more beautiful than when I was pregnant and I have never felt more pain or was more proud than when I gave birth. Hope that helps and congratulations!!!

Answer 10

It's fun to be able to eat and not worry about "getting fat". Show off your big belly. (You'll miss it when it's gone.) Tums are wonderful for heartburn. (I was eating them like candy the last couple of months of my pregnancy.) Don't feel bad about being tired. Take lots of naps. And be as lazy as you can. (You won't be able to do this EVER again! lol) Maternity clothes are not always necessary. Don't waste money on them if you don't have to. Buy comfy sweatpants or pj bottoms. Drawstrings are good. (You won't have to worry about your growing tummy.) Pamper yourself as much as possible. (This is also something you won't get much of after giving birth.) Enjoy having others dote on you. Soak up all of this attention you're getting. Once the baby is born they get all the attention. Buy a nice comfy bra, with no underwires. You'll be grateful for this towards the end when your breasts swell up in preperation for producing milk. Use cocoa butter as you're getting stretchmarks. If you wait until after giving birth it won't help much at all. Don't get rid of any of your pre-pregnancy clothes. You may think you'll never fit into them again, but you may be surprised. Read as much as you can about birth, feeding (whether it be breastmilk or fomula), and taking care of an infant. Take a lot of time to decide on the following: whether to breastfeed or formula feed, get an epidural, have a natural birth, or recieve pain meds through an IV. These are decisions only you can make, and they are important ones. Read up on any subject you need more understanding on. Decide early on who is going to be in the delivery room with you. If you are going to breastfeed make sure you have a support system, big or small, before the baby is born. Problems can arise, and you want to make sure someone can be there to keep you strong. AND.. Most important of all... Bond with your baby as much as possible before they're born.