Pregnancy: 4 Things I’m doing for my health

Hi! Hello!

It has felt like it has been a million years since I have gotten a blog post up to help share some in depth information! If you have been watching my Instagram or are on my newsletter— then you are aware that the last couple months were absolutely crazy busy. Everything was positive— but just very busy.

So some long form content (like this blog) took a bit of a back seat.

ANYWAY, let’s dive on in!

I recently announced to the public that I am currently pregnant with baby number 2. We are very excited to be so blessed and to be expanding our family.

I thought I would share 4 things that I have been doing (or trying to do) each day/week during this second trimester to:

1. Help keep me sane

and

2. To continue to make my health a priority.

That can be really hard to do when you think about all the things that go on each day… and as many of you know your Toddler definitely doesn’t slow down.

I will get to the 4 things in just a moment, but I wanted to share a little background on how things have been so far.

First, we have a healthy baby growing and we are so thankful for that.

Second, I have been so sick.

For a while it didn’t matter what I ate— -It was not staying down. I think the first trimester I mainly ate chips and french onion dip, Gluten Free cheese stuffed french bread, Rice and cereal. I was able to go on walks but working out wasn’t really a thing. I just was not in the head space— and well who wants to workout when you can’t eat anything?

It has slowly gotten better. As I write this I am about 16.5 weeks. The sickness is no longer every day. Meat still sounds terrible 80% of the time. The food Aversions are in full swing— BUT I have been able to expand my diet. SO I am hopeful things will continue to get better as time goes on! I also have gotten back into a more stable workout routine wish has been great.

So Now— I have expanded on some background— I want to share these 4 things that have really been helping me this second trimester. I am not saying that this will work for everyone else, but I want to give some ideas to those that may be needing a little TLC in the same way. I also want to point out that I hope to continue to build on these habits and continue them post-partum as well. It’s all about taking one small step to make some positive changes.

So here we go!

1. Water first thing & some toast in the morning

   ~ Before I do anything else I am filling up water and drinking some. For me I also find that some Carbs right away in the morning has helped keep the sickness a little more at bay. I usually put some almond butter and Jam on it. I eat my toast and drink my water as I get going with the rest of my morning routine.

2. Movement

   ~ I try to get in some sort of workout at least 4 days a week during the morning. I take about 15-20 minutes to do a strength routine, incline walk, or core/pelvic floor and mobility routine. This doesn’t happen every morning but I do my best based off of my schedule, how I am feeling, and if my daughter wakes up earlier then normal.

3. Abide meditation

   ~ This has been new to me. I am SO glad I have added it in. Let’s face it— Hormones and emotions are everywhere these days. Im trying to keep overwhelm and stress away as much as possible. So I take 5 minutes to the app ABIDE meditation and just sit and breath in silence. It’s a daily scripture and devotion meditation that just really helps me feel at peace and focused.

4. Bible Reading

   ~ The final thing I do in the morning is a bible reading. I have a certain plan that I am following and I have certain readings to do each day. Now— Sometimes my morning alone time is up and I need to get moving and grooving for the day— so if this does happen then I can easily listen to the reading I have for the day on my bible app. I love to sit and read my actual bible, but hey we adjust when we need to!

I know that the next question someone is going to have is WHAT TIME DO YOU GET UP. These 4 things really don’t take a whole lot of time— Roughly 30-45 minutes total and I can always shorten or increase the time I have depending on the morning. I try to get out of bed at 5:45am and my daughter is usally ready to start her day by 6:30/6:45am. When my husband is home this also allows for some extra buffer time as well!

For me… this is doable. So I encourage you to find what is doable for you.

It helps to think in this way: I roughly have 12 hours in the day where I am focused on my family, working, cleaning, caring for others, making lists— doing everything else in the day that comes up. I can spend at least 30 minutes before that to set my mind and be intentional with myself and my health.

I hope you enjoyed this and maybe even found some inspiration from it!

Thanks for Reading!