Best Pregnancy Advise

What I wish I did while pregnant!:

1- do as much 'me' stuff as possible. While pregnant I stressed a lot! and told myself I didn't need to do anything extra for myself bc how could i spend even a penny on myself when we needed to save, save, save. But once your little one shows up- priorities change and your time is even more limited. So do it now, go get a pedicure, go to the beach for the day, spend all day in bed watching Netflix or reading a good book! make a point to do something 'not baby' related with your partner. 

2- pace yourself- pregnancy is just the start of a long, long marathon. I know even about 4 months in, I was ready to be done being pregnant- eating sucked, it was hard to sleep, I was super stressed, working out and yoga became super un-fun. But then a friend reminded me, this is just the beginning and while that was terrifying, it helped me remember to be more present bc this road is long! 

3- make a birth-plan and be positive but also make peace with the idea that it might not go your way. Also ask your doctor about your 'options' are because nothing is scarier than not understanding what is happening to you and feeling like you don't have any options. My birth-plan was thrown out the minute my midwife informed me that i could end up with both a vaginal birth and a c-section, i didn't even consider it. I had wanted as little medicine as possible- I ended up with an empideral, and then general anistesa. The birth of my boys was not ideal and was the only thing i didn't want to happen but we all came home in 3 days, healthy. 

4- keep exercising- giving birth is exhausting and having a little be extra stamina is always good. plus it helps for a speedy recovery and again more stamina for late night feedings. It was super minimal but we went for a short 10 min walk everyday until I gave birth. and then started walking (super slow) about 3/4 weeks after i gave birth. it was really important to me to keep active, and to simply get outside in the fresh air and my dogs needed to walk so it was a family affair- everyday. then after i gave birth, not right about but definitely 6 or 7 weeks after i started walking everyday again with the dogs in one hand and the boys in the stroller.