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Surviving The Very First Trimester
1. Get a lot of rest: Most likely, you will be more tired than previously during the first trimester. Listen to your body and go to sleep or take naps when you're feeling tired. This can also mean restraining on obligations, or going out with friends. Do not let yourself worry about housework, errands, or preparing for the newborn child, which has to be done. You will have lots of energy in the 2nd trimester, so let the things that can wait, wait. Also, ask your partner, boyfriend, or family to help you when you are tired. 2. Ask (or beg) your significant other to do the grocery shopping, cooking, and some of the cleaning: You might have aversions to foods in the first trimester or just just do not have the desire to cook. Prepare a list of food items that you like and ask your husband to prepare the meals each night or a couple of nights every seven days. Alleviating the stress of needing to deal with food aversions at the food market and over the stove will help relieve a few of the nausea you can be feeling. Not just that, but if you are like me and working full time, you are tired in the evenings and won't feel like cooking or cleaning. 3. Make large meals on the weekends to last throughout the week: You will find that you have slightly more energy for a couple of hours on the weekends. Snatch up those moments of energy to create a one-dish meal for the seven days (soups, casseroles, lasagnas, stews) so that you have something on the nights you lack the desire and energy to cook. 4. If your experiencing nausea, try different avenues to relieve it: There are lots of tips around to alleviate the nausea, such as eating crackers early in the day before you rise, eating crackers all day, drinking ginger tea, and drinking ginger ale. I didn't find these things to assist with my nausea. One of the things that helped me was eating black licorice, eating grilled cheese sandwiches all day, and drinking lemonade. So, what works for one, does not work for all. Try different things. 5. Don't read all of the pregnancy books: Make an inquiry from your doctor for one book that their practice recommends and stick with that book. If you feel the need to buy several books on the market, don't let yourself get cared about all of the things they discuss in these books. For instance, I thought there was a chance that my baby was going to have neural tube defects ( thanks to absence of folic acid) since I didn't take prenatal vitamins before conception and in the first month of pregnancy. My physician assured me that you do not even have to take the prenatal vitamins until the 20th week. 6. Call your doctor if you have concerns about anything! Your physician will assure you more than the books or anyone else for that matter. Lastly, have a good time during your first trimester! Cherish all of the changes and experiences your system goes through during pregnancy as it forms a little miracle inside. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com If you are pregnant and would like to read more on some of the most popular pregnancy tips, visit pregnancy101.org and also check out 6 weeks pregnant. |
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