https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 17:11:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111671 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:09:32 +0000 lizzywiz 1111671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: dessert every night- totally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111498 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:34:21 +0000 lawbee11 1111498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good: I floss every night &amp; drink way more water.<br /> Bad: I eat way more ice cream. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111430 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:02:10 +0000 autumnlove 1111430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lizzywiz: I just ate WAY too much before...fruit is still sugary! I try to eat more berries and more veggies these days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111427 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:59:45 +0000 Pepper 1111427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drink more water. Way more. I was drinking 90-100 oz while pregnant, and I still drink a lot (though not that much). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111418 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:51:03 +0000 jmarionsmith 1111418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i developed a habit of eating dessert every night. now almost 13 months pp i'm finally breaking it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111417 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:49:34 +0000 lizzywiz 1111417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: oh, I forgot about the peeing. I drink less water for exactly that reason! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111413 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:48:02 +0000 loveisstrange 1111413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I mean, other than still getting up to pee in the middle of the night? Lol</p> <p>I drink much, much more water now than I did before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111410 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:46:51 +0000 lizzywiz 1111410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: eat less fruit? why? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111390 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:33:37 +0000 autumnlove 1111390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drink more water and eat less fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111385 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:31:07 +0000 JerricaBenton 1111385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally overhauled my personal care product routine to just about all natural products. I'm more vigilant about vitamins and mostly eat organic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111049 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:26:46 +0000 Bookish 1111049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good:<br /> Started taking prenatals and never stopped!<br /> Got DH to take vitamins and actually go to the Dr for checkups and flu shots, which he has continued<br /> Cut down my caffeine intake<br /> I drank more before having LO; now we make sure one, if not both of us, is fine at night to drive, even if we are drinking at home. And no more than 1 drink on a weeknight. </p> <p>Bad:<br /> Stopped exercising during pregnancy and am having a hard time getting back into<br /> Same with the bad eating </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-pregnancy-or-nursing-habits-life-changes-that-stuck-around-for-good#post-1111021 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:20:53 +0000 lizzywiz 1111021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The good:<br /> I stopped artificial sweeteners, fake fats, and fake tanning products while pregnant and never started again.</p> <p>I used to drink kind of a lot, but I haven't had more than 2 beers in over 2 years.</p> <p>1 cup of coffee a day, down from 3-4.</p> <p>The bad:<br /> I stopped exercising due to high blood pressure when pregnant and never started again (after a solid 15 years of being a daily exerciser!)</p> <p>I started eating more junk food when pregnant, even more when I was nursing, and now it is just gross. Candy bar a day, at least.</p> <p>I stopped wearing heels and never started again (to me that is bad- I like 'em). </p>