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| Chocolate Peppermint Stick |
{70% organic, folic acid, iron, protein & fiber...plus, they are pretty freaking delish!}
. Kashi Heart to Heart Nutty Chia Flax: Ok, now don't buy this expecting it to make you drop to your knees in holy yumminess. It's pretty good (enough for me to re buy it) and again makes for a good snack (I eat mine with unsweetened vanilla almond milk). It's high in B6, B12, and (again) folic acid. The reviews are fairly negative on the Kashi site and I have to admit there is a lot of truth in that a majority of the flax/chia seeds sink down to the bottom of the bag. However, I didn't feel like I was eating bird seed like some of the reviews said. I doubt this cereal would be for everyone, but it's worth a shot!
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| Palmers Cocoa Butter Massage Lotion |
.Palmers Cocoa Butter Massage Lotion: I really like this lotion & will continue to use it up until I have our baby girl. I started out using Bert's Bee's Mama Bee Belly Butter and I have it sitting in my medicine cabinet. Once my sickness passed and I could tolerate smells again, something in my brain started hating the Mama Bee. Maybe I associated it with my sickness, not sure. I am 29 weeks pregnant and have no stretch marks as of yet. Granted, this could have all to do with my body, rate of weight gain & genetics and nothing to do with any lotion. However, this lotion also helped once my belly really started to grow causing my tummy to itch. It's also really affordable so that's a plus!
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| Nature Made Prental Multi + DHA |
.Nature Made Prenatal Multi + DHA: Even though I strive to eat as healthy as I can, taking my prental vitamin is a {weirdly} favorite part of my daily routine. I always feel like I'm giving Layla a dose of health. My midwife recommended a prenatal with DHA so I've been taking this specific one since my first trimester. The prenatal I received from the doctor made me super hungry and I swear made my face break out. I've had no side effects from this one! I take it after dinner every night & will continue to take it while breastfeeding.
*Side note: if you have a membership to Costco I recommend purchasing it there. Most stores only sell the 90 count and for around $18-20/bottle. I bought a 120 count bottle at Costco for around $12.
.Maternity Leggings: I linked to Gap leggings, mine are honestly a cheap random pair I found at Ross a long time ago {before I was even pregnant, long story}. I've always been a leggings fan but now I literally wear them with e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. Granted, I'm pregnant during the colder months so a lot of the cute maternity shorts & skirts are off the list for me. I have two pairs of Gap maternity skinny jeans that I really have every intention of wearing, but leggings are just so easy.
.Prental Yoga with Shiva Rae: I read a lot of reviews on prenatal yoga DVD's before purchasing this one. Prior to becoming pregnant, I loved practicing yoga and how it made me feel physically and mentally. I was looking for a routine that was challenging enough for me to feel like I "did" something, however I didn't want it to be overly tiring or with poses that made me nervous. Going from traditional yoga/hot yoga classes, this tape seemed super dull at first (especially before I had really started to show or "feel pregnant"). However, now that I'm in my third trimester I really like it. There are enough standing poses that leave your leg muscles feeling worked but there is a lot of stretching (which I thought was boring in the beginning) but now I love! With the tight hips I experience from sleeping along with just feeling less flexible right now, it feels really good to stretch and breathe. The tape has 3 actors, each one in a different trimester so you can follow along with your correlating actor. There may be (and probably is) a more exciting/fun DVD to try but for me I just stuck with this one.
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| Maternity Leggings |
.Maternity Leggings: I linked to Gap leggings, mine are honestly a cheap random pair I found at Ross a long time ago {before I was even pregnant, long story}. I've always been a leggings fan but now I literally wear them with e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. Granted, I'm pregnant during the colder months so a lot of the cute maternity shorts & skirts are off the list for me. I have two pairs of Gap maternity skinny jeans that I really have every intention of wearing, but leggings are just so easy.
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| Prenatal Yoga DVD |
.Prental Yoga with Shiva Rae: I read a lot of reviews on prenatal yoga DVD's before purchasing this one. Prior to becoming pregnant, I loved practicing yoga and how it made me feel physically and mentally. I was looking for a routine that was challenging enough for me to feel like I "did" something, however I didn't want it to be overly tiring or with poses that made me nervous. Going from traditional yoga/hot yoga classes, this tape seemed super dull at first (especially before I had really started to show or "feel pregnant"). However, now that I'm in my third trimester I really like it. There are enough standing poses that leave your leg muscles feeling worked but there is a lot of stretching (which I thought was boring in the beginning) but now I love! With the tight hips I experience from sleeping along with just feeling less flexible right now, it feels really good to stretch and breathe. The tape has 3 actors, each one in a different trimester so you can follow along with your correlating actor. There may be (and probably is) a more exciting/fun DVD to try but for me I just stuck with this one.
...so, those are my main essentials that I've loved having during this pregnancy!
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