January 14th, 2010 | 
Author: Author Helen Burroughs is stay at home mom to three precious little girls. Visit her website below for more nursery and baby checklists and advice on how to create a beautiful baby nursery.
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Mom’s Pregnancy Checklist
Pregnancy is such an exciting time, especially if it’s your first. Your body is changing, your emotions are up and down. A precious little creation has invaded your body and is taking over!
The list that follows is my compilation of pregnancy essentials. Selected with you in mind, each of these items will help to make your pregnancy a little easier, and wonderfully special…
To Make Your Pregnancy A Little Easier
1. Pregnancy Vitamins
These are really important for baby’s development, and for your continued well-being.
2. A Back ‘n Belly Contoured Body Pillow
From neck and back support, to padding between your knees, the body pillow has everything you need on both sides, so you turn over and leave the pillow where it is. It’s great! No more pillow fighting at 3am.
3. A Wheat Bag
After four pregnancies, my wheat bag has become a firm best friend. An absolute must for easing all those minor aches and pains associated with pregnancy.
4. A Birthing Ball
Primarily used as an aid during labor, it’s also wonderful for backache during your pregnancy.
5. Maternity Clothes
Treat yourself to a few well-fitting maternity outfits. A woman’s pregnant body is a beautiful thing — you don’t have to hide it under a sack.
6. Stretch Mark Cream
The last thing you want at the end of your pregnancy, is a bunch of stretch marks. You can minimize the chances of their occurrence by using a good cream or oil.
7. Baby Books And Magazines
When it comes to pregnancy, labor and birth, knowledge is power. The more informed you are, the more confident and relaxed you will be. And a relaxed mommy makes for a contented newborn.
To Make Your Pregnancy Really Special
1. Make a Keepsake Box
Into this little time-capsule, put every little reminder of your special baby-carrying months. (You can add keepsakes of baby’s birth too if you like.)
2. Buy a Digital Camera
Indispensable for taking pictures of the bump and progress on the baby nursery decorating project.
3. Find a Good Pregnancy Calendar
Pregnancy calendars come in the form of online weekly e-mails, or printable 40 week calendars that you can hang on your bedroom wall. Either one will keep you up to date with what to expect next.
4. Keep a Pregnancy Journal
You’ll be surprised at what you’ll jot down from time to time. Remember, those emotions are going to be rocking and rolling!
5. Buy or Borrow a Good Baby Name Guide
Earlier, rather than later. If you really want a stressful experience, you’ll leave choosing a baby name for the last minute.
6. Beg, Borrow or Steal a Doppler
No more waiting for your Ob/Gyn appointment to hear the incredible sound of your baby’s heartbeat.
7. Make a Belly Cast
You can buy a kit, or make your own from scratch, but this is a must do. What a perfect reminder of this wonderful time.
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Mom’s Pregnancy Checklist
Pregnancy is such an exciting time, especially if it’s your first. Your body is changing, your emotions are up and down. A precious little creation has invaded your body and is taking over!
The list that follows is my compilation of pregnancy essentials. Selected with you in mind, each of these items will help to make your pregnancy a little easier, and wonderfully special…
To Make Your Pregnancy A Little Easier
1. Pregnancy Vitamins
These are really important for baby’s development, and for your continued well-being.
2. A Back ‘n Belly Contoured Body Pillow
From neck and back support, to padding between your knees, the body pillow has everything you need on both sides, so you turn over and leave the pillow where it is. It’s great! No more pillow fighting at 3am.
3. A Wheat Bag
After four pregnancies, my wheat bag has become a firm best friend. An absolute must for easing all those minor aches and pains associated with pregnancy.
4. A Birthing Ball
Primarily used as an aid during labor, it’s also wonderful for backache during your pregnancy.
5. Maternity Clothes
Treat yourself to a few well-fitting maternity outfits. A woman’s pregnant body is a beautiful thing — you don’t have to hide it under a sack.
6. Stretch Mark Cream
The last thing you want at the end of your pregnancy, is a bunch of stretch marks. You can minimize the chances of their occurrence by using a good cream or oil.
7. Baby Books And Magazines
When it comes to pregnancy, labor and birth, knowledge is power. The more informed you are, the more confident and relaxed you will be. And a relaxed mommy makes for a contented newborn.
To Make Your Pregnancy Really Special
1. Make a Keepsake Box
Into this little time-capsule, put every little reminder of your special baby-carrying months. (You can add keepsakes of baby’s birth too if you like.)
2. Buy a Digital Camera
Indispensable for taking pictures of the bump and progress on the baby nursery decorating project.
3. Find a Good Pregnancy Calendar
Pregnancy calendars come in the form of online weekly e-mails, or printable 40 week calendars that you can hang on your bedroom wall. Either one will keep you up to date with what to expect next.
4. Keep a Pregnancy Journal
You’ll be surprised at what you’ll jot down from time to time. Remember, those emotions are going to be rocking and rolling!
5. Buy or Borrow a Good Baby Name Guide
Earlier, rather than later. If you really want a stressful experience, you’ll leave choosing a baby name for the last minute.
6. Beg, Borrow or Steal a Doppler
No more waiting for your Ob/Gyn appointment to hear the incredible sound of your baby’s heartbeat.
7. Make a Belly Cast
You can buy a kit, or make your own from scratch, but this is a must do. What a perfect reminder of this wonderful time.
Author Helen Burroughs is stay at home mom to three precious little girls. Visit her website below for more nursery and baby checklists and advice on how to create a beautiful baby nursery.
Flat Tummy Diet Plan – The Mom’s Guide to Getting Thin the Fit Yummy Mummy Way
Both new moms and not so new moms want to lose the belly fat caused by pregnancy and childbirth. We are always on the lookout for a flat tummy diet plan that will get us the slim, sexy stomach we want. Some of us turn to diet pills, which are not the best choice. The side effects can be awful.
Actually the best diet plans use both nutrition and exercise to lose belly fat. Diet alone will allow you to lose pounds, but won’t necessarily get you a flat stomach. In order to do that, you must exercise.
This is where Fit Yummy Mummy comes in. It was designed especially for moms to get back into shape after childbirth. It is a diet, nutrition and exercise guide created by a mom that will teach you how to change your lifestyle to get the body you desire.
The creator of the program, Holly Rigsby, is a certified personal trainer and a women’s fitness coach. She knows that moms are busy and has incorporated this aspect into her guide. The exercises are short and her diet plan is easy to follow.
What makes the Fit Yummy Mummy program different from other flat tummy diet plans is that her book does not just say to do a bunch of cardio, 100 crunches and eat a sensible diet. It goes beyond that and teaches you how to make changes in your lifestyle so you can have long term weight loss and keep in shape for the rest of your life.
Holly includes a meal planner and menu guide that will let you feed your entire family a healthy, nutritious meal. There are no fad diets or crazy food choices. Learning to shop the smart way at the grocery store is the only requirement.
As for her exercise plan, Holly uses short burst workouts that let you burn calories fast, allowing you to lose weight quickly. All of the workouts can be performed in the comfort of your own home.
If you have been looking for a new mom’s flat tummy diet plan, I believe the Fit Yummy Mummy program may be your best choice.
To see a complete review of Holly’s program please visit http://www.exercisesforaflatstomach.com.
