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Your Last Weeks of Pregnancy: 9 Last Minute Things to Do While Waiting for Baby to Arrive
The last few weeks of this pregnancy have been so hard. They seem to be going by so slowly. I’m getting more uncomfortable, more tired, and more impatient! I really just want this baby here, in my arms. It doesn’t help that I’ve started maternity leave, because I just can’t work anymore. I’ve been struggling to find things to do while waiting for the baby! It can be easy to get bored these last few weeks while I’m not working. It seems like all I’m going to be doing is waiting around, which I don’t want to do. (This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from…
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What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag: A Checklist
Although I had been surprisingly good at staying on track when it came to getting ready for the baby, packing my hospital bag was the one thing I procrastinated. You can spend almost nine months preparing for the arrival of the baby, but when it comes to taking maybe a few hours to pack my hospital bag and prepare for the actual event of giving birth? Nope, too much to ask! However, I eventually started. I think part of it was the fact that when I mentioned to people that I had not started around 35 weeks, some people started freaking out. I feel like that’s a good time to…
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A Natural Birth Plan
My Birth Plan for Labour and Delivery I’m hoping that writing this will actually force me into finally writing out my birth plan, because that’s one of the few things I’ve been putting off (along with packing my hospital bag… but that’s another post for another day). I have about 5 weeks left and it’s ending fast. For those who don’t know what a birth plan is, it’s a plan that you can either have in mind or actually write out on how you want your labour and delivery to go. For example, whether you want any kinds of medication or not would be on there. You can write a…
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7 Ways to De-Stress During Pregnancy
Self Care for The Mama-to-be When I think about pregnancy, especially in my third trimester, I don’t think about how ‘de-stress’ and ‘pregnancy’ go together in the same sentence. The closer you get to the end the more stressful it can be! It seems like babies need so much stuff, but they really don’t need a lot. From car seats to strollers, to onesies and socks (so many socks…) to diapers and baby bath stuff, it seems endless. Plus all the nursery stuff! It can definitely get overwhelming. I know when I first started researching all the stuff baby would need, I found endless lists on Pinterest, perfectly categorized into…
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Pregnancy Must Haves For a More Comfortable Pregnancy
As I neared the end of my pregnancy I started thinking about the beginning. Looking back, it seems like it went by fast but it feels like the closer I got to meeting our little one, the farther away it seemed! It was a process for sure. I guess that’s what pregnancy is, the process of making a little human! However, it’s not all fun and games. It can get uncomfortable and you’re often an emotional mess. For example, the one day when I was pregnant my husband came home with a coffee he got before work, like he had had this coffee all day. But I saw the Tim’s…
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Pregnancy: Three Tips to Help You Through It
Pregnancy is wild. Our female bodies are able to create another whole human being during pregnancy, within the span of nine months, which may seem like a long time when you’re pregnant, but it really isn’t. Our bodies can house little beings, make them feel safe and warm, from inside us, so close to our hearts. And the fact that I am fortunate enough to take part in this miracle? It’s an incredible feeling. Don’t get me wrong, as amazing as it is, it’s hard. I’ve had it pretty good compared to other women. I never really got sick, maybe a few nauseous days in the first trimester that didn’t…
