Revelation #1: As I waddled into the sixth month I began craving dessert in the middle of the day (usually fro-yo thankfully) and realized something cool: eating dessert before dinner is actually better because its the sugar and carbs that give us preggies the heartburn we love to hate. So when digesting them in daytime rather than evening and trying to lie down, your body has plenty of time to break them down. Yay to no heartburn at night!
Revelation #2: The power of salad. For some interesting reason, salad has been a super safe bet for a healthy meal without heartburn. It gives me energy too. Also...TMI alert, but I would've loved someone to tell me this: a salad a day will keep the Colace away. So will pear juice and prunes, which taste surprisingly good. Just don't overdo the juice as its sugary too.
Revelation #3: avocado and bananas are magical for relieving leg cramps. Arm yourself with 1/4 avocado in your salad, a banana in your cereal or fro-yo and even one before bed and you're good! Don't forget the vitamin D3 which is oft not given the credit it deserves--I'm up to 4000 a day mine was low and I feel so good while taking it. Leg cramps be damned. And if you have them @ night keep bio freeze by your bedside. Simply awesome.
Revelation #4: a gallon a day keeps dry mouth away. I am naturally thirsty when not pregnant, but holy crap was I in the desert before realizing that I needed to hydrate for two. I also had headaches and was irritable, but a gallon of water (64 whole ounces) a day is the magic dose.
Revelation #5: does this count as mommy blogging? Because I was not trying to do that! But I'm writing these down for all of you who are like me: often so overworked that we lose the regular contact we should keep with our girls who have been where we are at. Also I live relatively far from my family and many of my friends with kids. Workin on that part.
Fare thee well fellow bumps! And I hope your Mothers Day was peaceful.
👶 Xo
K
The sole bump photo permitted online thus far ;-)
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