I am wearing another gorgeous dress gifted from Pinkblush. This one has little white & orange flowers all over it with a black background. The tiered look along with the open tie back are my favorite parts of the dress. It comes in & out of stock and also in a couple other floral prints, so be sure to check it out at the bottom of the post. Pinkblush has definitely been one of my favorite place to shop for maternity clothes, especially maternity dresses!
I am also linking some other flowy & floral options that are perfect for summer.
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I am well into my second trimester now (19 weeks) & feeling SO much better, but I was pretty sick almost my entire first semester. I scoured the internet and asked everyone I knew questions about what they used to make them feel better in the 1st trimester. I found some of these options through trial & error, and some through recommendations. I am going to give a quick run-down of what helped make the 1st trimester bearable for me. Keep in mind, I was still VERY sick, but these things helped. (disclaimer: I am not a doctor & this is not medical advice. Seek out your doctor if you have questions during pregnancy.)
Seabands I used these in my first pregnancy and in fact, I’m just stopped wearing these at 19 weeks. I wanted to make good & sure that I wasn’t nauseous anymore before I stop wearing them constantly! I wear them at all times during the day & take them off when I’m sleeping. The way they work is they have a small hard bead that sits on your wrist at your acupressure points & this pressure is supposed to relieve nausea/motion sickness,etc. They are quite tight when you first start wearing them, but they loosen up and get more comfortable with wear.
Magnesium Oil I also used this in my first pregnancy, more towards my 3rd trimester for restless legs. I was told by my doctor this time around that magnesium (taken orally or topically) can help with nausea so I began using it in my first trimester this time around. I would spray the back of my legs & bottoms of my feet in the mornings after showering & before bed each night. Call it a placebo, but I swear this really helped me. I could feel a difference in my nausea when I did use it vs. forgetting to use it.
Vitamin B-6 If you’ve ever had any type of severe nausea, I’m sure your OB has recommended a combination of Unisom & B6 to help. Well, I tried this & it definitely seemed to help, but the Unisom made me so drowsy & unable to function the next day. I slept great with it, but it was SO hard to get up in the morning & I felt so out of it. This was not ideal with a 3 year old to take care of, so my doctor suggested just the B6 which helped tremendously!
Epsom Salts Something I am doing in this pregnancy that I didn’t do even once last pregnancy is taking baths. At least weekly, sometimes more, I soak in the tub with some epsom salts to help ease the soreness from being pregnant. The round ligament pain, the sciatic pain, etc starts to build up & a nice relaxing bath always seems to help!
Eye Mask I had quite a few headaches in my first trimester & this eye mask (which I keep in the freezer for maximum effect) seemed to help take the edge off. For whatever reason most of my headaches were behind my eyes & made me sensitive to light so the coolness & the blocking of light really helped. It was like an instant relief as soon as I put this on.
Belly Butter I swear by this belly butter. It’s all I used in my first pregnancy on my growing bump and I got no stretch marks there. I know people say stretch marks are genetic but I’m not sure I believe that because I didn’t even think to put it on my thighs & butt & I got stretch marks in those places, but not even one on my stomach where I applied this daily. I am using it again this time around, in all the places I may be apt to get them! (side note: this belly butter IS a little greasy if you’re not into that. But I feel the greasiness helps it soak into the skin & my belly has never been itchy when I use it, which I know is a common complaint of pregnancy.)
Bath Thermometer With all the baths I’ve been taking, I wanted the peace of mind that I wasn’t getting the water too hot for the baby (because normally I love a HOT bath!), so I got this bath thermometer. I generally keep it under 102* & I never feel lightheaded or like it’s too much.
Other things that helped that I can’t link to are:
MintLifesavers I would suck on these after throwing up or when I just couldn’t get a bad taste out of my mouth.
Spearmint Gum I used gum for much of the same reason as above, or for chewing under my mask (wearing a mask has made me very nauseous).
Gatorade There was a period of time when I couldn’t keep water down for whatever reason, so gatorade is what kept me hydrated. My husband would also bring me a small glass of gatorade before I got out of bed in the morning to go with my bedside crackers so I’d have something in my stomach before getting up.
Buttery Round Crackers I know that a lot of people recommend saltines & I did eat those for awhile, but they tasted way too salty for me, so these are what I used as my “bedside crackers”. I would eat a few before I got up in the morning (along with my gatorade), and I would keep them in my purse or near me to have something in my stomach when feeling sick.
I am well into my second trimester now & feeling so much better, so there is hope! I hope that if you’re reading this, some of these things give you relief & you’re on your way to feeling better soon! ❤
