What would you say was the one thing that you couldnt have got through your pregnancy without?

Question

Any helpful tips/hints/success stories welcome...

Answer 1

My body pillow and flip flops, lol

Answer 2

Two things:
Going for walks with my dog several times a day (even when I could only waddle along for about 10 minutes before having to turn back) I needed my exercise and I wasn't allowed to go for runs anymore, so any excuse I could have to get out and enjoy the day I did and walking my dog was the best excuse
and
Haribo Gummi Bärchens I ate so many I'm sick of them now, but I seriously couldn't make it through a day without a handful.

Answer 3

A large 'cushtie' - one of those modern day bean bags that you can get all over the place now. They are made of stretchy material with small polystrene balls in the middle.
I bought a 5ft long one from a stand in a large shopping centre and have slept with it every night since I was about 20 weeks. It makes getting comfy so easy.
Last night, it was wet from being in the wash so I slept without it and just couldn't get comfortable and only got a few hours sleep!! My husband jokes that I will sleep with it forever now!

Also - some good quality massage oil. Has stopped me getting stretch marks.

Answer 4

Red meat. No seriously. I always had to have steak and potatoes or prime rib and potatoes. Oh and cheese fries. Those were something I had on almost a daily basis. And I only gained 32 pounds with my 3rd boy. Let's see how this pregnancy goes. Already in 4th month. Fried potatoes and my slippers are it so far. hehe.

Answer 5

My job. It's crazy to say, but if I wasn't working, the time would be crawling until the baby comes. I would probably be spending all day at the main public library reading OB medical books.

Working keeps me distracted and organized. "Have to get this done by July.", "Write this doc before handing over this project in June.", etc.

Answer 6

oops, i'm bit late answering this question..

there wasnt one single thing, but a definate collection.
i craved icecreme and havd a mcflurry every day!

i found out at 16wks my baby had gastroschisis and would have surgery at birth. the thing that kept me going was the weekly scans and scan photos. we'd already named him and the photos made him a little person, not a thing. I knew i couldnt hold him when he was born so to help me bond, i called him Reuben everytime i talked about him before he was born.

Answer 7

Ok, I'm going with the body pillow. It got a little cosy with the 3 of us in bed, but at least I got some sleep (not sure about hubby)!!! £25 well spent...

Answer 8

I ate tons of cherry tomatoes so those were a necessity for me. The other thing was this belt I wore UNDER my clothes that supported my belly-takes the stress off your back and pelvis alleviating serious pain. Here it is, it comes sized small to XXlarge:http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2320118&cp=2255982.2256367&parentPage=family

Best of luck to you!

Answer 9

i deff would not have got through this pregnancy without the love help and support of my mum, she has been here for me the whole way through , and also bought the baby lots and lots of presents lol

Answer 10

I loved the book, "What to expect when you're expecting." Also, my husband gave me backrubs a lot with some herbal lotion. I couldn't live without Bojangles fries. I ate them everyday.lol.

Answer 11

My sister could not have gotten through without her body pillow, Guinness (it IS ok to drink during pregnancy!) lots of positive thinking and copious amounts of hot sex with her husband.
(I have a beautiful healthy 10mth old niece from this!)