Life Savers!

[erica57401]

Okay ladies, something fun to take our minds off the intensity of now...What things saved your life this pregnancy - things we may have not been able to live without? Feel free to share any and all!! It'll be interesting to see if things overlap...

Morning Sickness: ginger ale and Virgil's rootbeer
Craving Foods: Ice Cream, Greasy Mexican, French Fries, Strawberries and pastries!
Skin Irritation: Vitamin E Oil and pure cocoa butter
Comfort Object: The small pillow I clutch like its my boyfriend...
Clothing Object: a black zip up hoodie that i can pull over anything to hide my newly-chubbed arms
Nesting Helper: Baking!! and the swiffer
Smells: DH got this new soap by Herban Cowboy and it smells SO good. His scent bothered me for the first few months...
Pain management: The Hip Press and Massage
Book: Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and the Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
Website: This one OF COURSE!
Prenatal: Just Once Vegan Guard Complete Prenatal by Rainbow Light


Im sure there's more...but I can't think of them right now...

I thought of this in the shower yesterday and thought it would be a fun post for all of us! yay!

[christinespurlock]

my body pillow!!! I love it.

[KerriAZ]

Fun post! I took your list to add my own in!

Morning Sickness: cinnamon candies and Zofran!!!!!!! LOL
Craving Foods: Ice Cream, watermelon, Subway turkey and ham sandwhiches with LOTS of lettuce
Skin Irritation: Vitamin E Oil
Comfort Object: My extra fluffy pillow and my birthing ball
Clothing Object: My black jean shorts. SO soft and comfy! WHY oh WHY didn't I buy two pair?
Nesting Helper: My DD! LOL (Since I was on all the bedrest!)
Smells: Freshly cut grass (Although this is normally a smell I love anyway! LOL) Smells that bothered me were DH's soap! He had to change brands while I've been preggy if he wants me near him after he gets a shower!! LOL
Pain management: light Yoga and my birthing ball
Book: Being on the bedrest, really anything I could get my hands on! But I really like Debbie MacComber novels
Website: This one OF COURSE! (DITTO!)

ETA: With the bedrest, my laptop has been a life saver for me, too!!

[njbeachgirl]

Morning Sickness: Didn't have any!
Craving Foods: Hummus and veggies on pita, and Eggs! almost every day!
Skin Irritation: Mother's special blend by mountain ocean
Comfort Object: my body pillow- aka george clooney
Clothing Object: my beloved ugly grey maternity athletic shorts
Nesting Helper: Yeah I love the swiffer duster! and my dyson!
Smells: Lemons
Pain management: shower massage thingy
Book: spiritual midwifery, wise woman herbal
Website: This one OF COURSE!
Prenatal: i take generic prenatals!

and, DH has been awesome all around


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