https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:11:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1679374 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 20:16:20 +0000 Silva 1679374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Prenatal yoga, long walks (or short walks- just fresh air and movement!), really spicy chicken wings, at least one massage (worth it no matter how broke you are), and at least for me- a really, really good therapist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1679365 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 20:08:07 +0000 Happygal 1679365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: Ohhhh, good to know. I'm prone to insomnia, too. I've been either waking up very early and tossing and turning already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1679211 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:38:58 +0000 catlady 1679211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a great pregnancy and I think exercise and meditation/guided relaxation helped me the most. I did Hypnobabies in the third tri and loved it. I didn't end up with a med-free birth, but I still think it was totally worth it because it kept me very calm and helped me sleep better. I am prone to anxiety and insomnia so that was a huge help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1679207 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:36:07 +0000 sunny 1679207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regular massages. Ooooh my back ached so bad, I looked forward to my weekly massages so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1679199 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:29:10 +0000 hilsy85 1679199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Exercise! As much as you can, I think that really helped with my labor and recovery. Also, treat yourself a few times a month--mani/pedi, massage, haircut, glass of sparkling cider, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1679187 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:23:00 +0000 Tidybee 1679187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a pretty happy and healthy pregnancy and I attribute it to part luck but also exercising daily, prenatal yoga, and ice cream every single night. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1679179 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:18:21 +0000 Raindrop 1679179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No one has mentioned this yet. I was super worried about birth defects and miscarrying and other things I really had no control over other than the normal stuff.</p> <p>To help stop worrying about this... I actually came up with a trick.</p> <p>I tried to worried about something pretty dumb that I also had no control over and basically told people that I was worried about that and knowing it was dumb, it made me less stress which I think helped me a lot. :)</p> <p>My dumb thing was "I worried if LO was going to come out cute". Of course it doesn't matter if LO is cute or not as long as LO is healthy but it really did make me feel better to focus on this and knowing that either way I'll still have a healthy baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1679070 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:20:45 +0000 Happygal 1679070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like all this balanced advice! I stopped reading my daily app on day 3--too much info, too much "to-do" lists. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1678926 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:19:56 +0000 yoursilverlining 1678926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: I totally agree with your sister – keeping a historical/global perspective is my biggest suggestion. Women have been birthing babies for tens of thousands of years in deplorable conditions. Most women today survive in deplorable conditions. If you’re posting to HB, your standard of living is pretty darn amazing and you’re living a pretty privileged life with access to the knowledge, information, healthy/clean water and food that the majority of women don’t necessarily have access to. Sometimes it's easy to get lost in all the information we have access to though. The human race hasn’t come to a screeching halt yet! It’ll be ok. :silly: </p> <p>On a related note; take “someone on the internet said X was bad” with a grain of salt. Just because one person, somewhere, at some time disagreed with someone else doesn’t mean it’s something you need to worry about and stress over.</p> <p>Get prenatal massages as often as you can, they rock. </p> <p>Not everything is your fault or within your control. Don’t blame yourself for everything. be kind to yourself and your body. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1678884 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:04:36 +0000 LBee 1678884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: I was going to say the same thing. </p> <p>My biggest advice is to try and keep things in perspective. Don't let your expectations keep you from enjoying what is, admittedly, sometime a difficult ride. I truly thought my pregnancy was going to be magical and that I would be the perfect pregnant person. Well, I've ended up with severe morning sickness and pre-term labor. My "I'm not going to take any drug below Category B risk" went out the window the second I needed Procardia. Just try not to google yourself to death and trust your instincts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1678880 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:03:39 +0000 MaryM 1678880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked my SIL about this once. She's about to have her 8th kid and she's the most mellow person I know. </p> <p>I asked her about her sub obsession (because people say not to eat cold cuts)</p> <p>She said she doesn't read any of the books and she tries to remember that women have been doing this forever. She doesn't go overboard on anything, but she believe in moderation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1678878 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:02:49 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1678878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me that was long walks, as much sleep as I could manage, dairy, documenting and planning as much as I could, giving myself a break and the biggest one Buying a Fetal Doppler! That fucker saved my sanity. Every time I got nervous I would find my little boys heartbeat and feel so much better. Warning: it can take a several weeks and a lot of trying to finally find it so don't let it add stress if any of you decide to get one too. In my case it was the best 50 bucks I ever spent. Happy pregnancy to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1678868 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:57:52 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1678868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ice cream definitely helps, but overall I've tried not to worry about things I'm doing wrong (or right). Also, I've ignored just about all the eating rules (just kept up with no raw foods or more than a sip of alcohol). Follow your instincts too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1678851 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:53:41 +0000 Snowdrop 1678851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oooh, following this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/happy-amp-healthy-pregnancy-tips#post-1678817 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:41:20 +0000 Happygal 1678817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We like to wish each other a happy and healthy 9 months at HB. What are your tips for achieving that? Exercise, meditation, ice cream? Share your wisdom! </p>