5 Tips for First-Time Pregnant Moms

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Are you feeling overwhelmed with your first pregnancy? Breathe! Here are 5 tips for first-time pregnant moms that helped this mama.

Being pregnant is a beautiful feeling.

Carrying a tiny life in your womb, feeling your little one grow, kick, squirm, and hiccup over the months, is something only you can experience.

While each pregnancy experience is different, it is often regarded as a special time in a person’s life, creating lasting memories and a sense of wonder at the miracle of life.

God blessed my womb thrice, and I have to admit, none of my pregnancies were exactly the same.

With Dottie, I didn’t feel cramps or have any major food cravings. With Little Man, I craved Indian airplane food that’s served on long-leg trips. With Baby Bee, I experienced Braxton Hicks contractions.

Thankfully with all three, I had no morning sickness whatsoever, so yes, I enjoyed all three pregnancies thoroughly.

If you’re a new Mom-to-be or you’re pregnant with your next baby but need a little help, I have a few tips to help make your pregnancy easier.

5 Tips for First-Time Pregnant Moms

  1. If you have to get a pregnancy book that doesn’t leave you feeling overwhelmed, get Heidi Murkoff’s “What To Expect When You’re Expecting. It’s the only book you will ever need to answer most, if not all, of your questions during your pregnancy.
  2. Drink lots of water. The more you hydrate yourself, the better it will be for you and your sweet baby.
  3. Eat healthy. While ice cream cravings and fried food indulgences may feel good, they really don’t aren’t any good for you or your baby. Eat lots of fresh fruit and veggies!
  4. Light bladder leakage happens. It’s normal. Most often, it will go away after you have your baby. But during your pregnancy, don’t suffer through it. Use a microliner.
  5. Take a deep breath and remind yourself that the next few months will whiz by quickly. So enjoy the intimate bonding time you have with your mini-me growing inside you. Talk to your baby (He/she can hear you!), sing to him/her often, and take things slow and easy.

Aside from the tips above, expect to undergo prenatal visits, ultrasounds, blood tests, urine tests, blood pressure monitoring, and fetal movement tracking.

Your doctor will recommend various tests, screenings, and check-ups to track the progress of your pregnancy and identify any potential complications or concerns.

Furthermore, consider knowing your due date, as it’s crucial in monitoring your pregnancy. In that way, you can mentally and physically prepare for your baby’s arrival.

You can use a due date calculator tool to determine your pregnancy’s estimated due date (EDD). Enter your first day of the last menstrual period and your menstrual cycle’s average length into the calculator, and the tool will automatically compute your EDD.

Information is a tool of empowerment. So, follow the tips above as you embark on this life-changing journey. And remember, pregnancy is a transformative journey filled with emotions, physical changes, and milestones. 

Carrying a new life within oneself can be awe-inspiring and joyful. You can witness the growth and development of a tiny human being from the early stages of conception to the later months of pregnancy.  

In short, enjoy your pregnancy.

Do you have any tips to share with our Pregnant Mamas?

 

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24 Comments

  1. What great tips! You’re so right, a baby does fill a special place you never knew existed!

  2. I had a really bad craving for fish fingers with the youngest,I love being pregnant and want another soon :).

  3. Great tips! I drank tons of water, ate super healthy, and walked a mile every day. All helped out tremendously with pregnancy and delivery.

  4. I always dealt with early contractions during my pregnancies so I had to drink a lot of water to help keep them to a minimum. I love that quote above. I remember when I was pregnant with my second child I was almost convinced I loved my first one too much there may not be enough room to develop a bond as closely as the first. I was so wrong.

  5. Yes… I remember those moments when I was pregnant, I would sneeze or laugh to hard and uh-oh!

  6. I remember thinking that my amniotic fluid was leaking when I was pregnant. Ooops, nope, it was just LBL!! That was my first experience with that; no one ever mentioned it to me before.

  7. My friends with kids have told me that pregnancy can be scary. They worried that they were doing the right things, and then they wondered if there was anything above and beyond that they could do. I think every mom should have everything on this list.

  8. Great tips, especially drinking tons of water. Except, I think the What to Expect book is really, really lacking in enough info. Too basic.

  9. These are great tips. Staying hydrated is always important, but even more so when you are pregnant!

  10. Great tips… lots of fruit, veggies and water are a must for every pregnant women… I miss being pregnant it was a fun time.. well besides a few hick ups with the bladder, we all know what I’m talking about 😉 thanks for sharing

  11. No more babies for me! Great tips for those that are still building their family!

  12. Great tips! I loved being pregnant so much I did it 6x! Lol this is great and would recommend everything too!

  13. I loved that book when I was pregnant. I read it with both of my pregnancies too.

  14. These are great tips. The other tip I would add is to keep active and keep moving along with eating healthy and drinking plenty of water.

  15. I was much more healthy when I was pregnant! I drank a ton of water! I drink tons of sodas now!

  16. I loved being pregnant but only did it one time. I was living in Brooklyn and far away from my Mom. I had no one to ask questions to. This would have been a great book for me at the time.

  17. Expect sore feet! I wore house slippers for 4 months and did not care about the looks I got from other people.

  18. I had more than light leakage in the second trimester when I had a horrible case of bronchitis and was coughing so hard! I used cloth menstrual pads. They felt soft and cozy, retained no odor, cost nothing extra (I already had them, and still do), and didn’t pollute the environment. Bulky, yes, if I’d been in skimpy clothes, but in maternity pants? No problem.

    You are so lucky not to have had morning sickness! For those who do, here are my tips for surviving pregnancy nausea. It’s worth it!

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