You are in the final stage of your pregnancy ride. You feel painful and uncomfortable all day long as if your body were powered by a different socket and juiced up by itself. The third trimester is a time for celebration and exhalation. You did it! You’re almost there.🤭
Tips to stay comfortable in the third trimester
🤰Always stay positive!
Your belly is so big now that you might find daily routines and movement a bit difficult. It’s time to throw high heels and tight skirts👗 away and opt for comfort. Loose but supporting clothes will keep you the most comfortable throughout the day.👚 Sandals and flats🥿 will allow room for your growing feet and help you walk more easily.
🤰Pillows are your new best friend
Your body is heavier adding the weight of the baby.👶Pillows provide perfect support and are portable so you can carry them around the house easily to help you ease the discomfort. You can put a pillow behind your back to lean on when watching television shows. You can also use an U-shaped pillow to support your belly when you sleep at night.🛏️
🤰Rest
Baby👶 is due soon and your body is working hard to keep both you and your baby healthy. While you’re over the moon about your baby coming out, you become a regular visitor in the bathroom at night, meaning your sleep is interrupted.🚻 Make sure to take short naps here and there to make up for those late night wakings and avoid overworking yourself in the morning.⛅
🤰Massage
Abundant aches and swellings annoy you during the third trimester. How about a massage?💆Massaging helps alleviate inflammation and relax your body.
🤰Baths
Can you imagine making a hot spring right in your bathtub?🛀 The warmth of the water♨️ not only relieves pressure and body aches but makes you feel relaxed and allows you to have a moment of peace.
Other tips to stay comfortable in the third trimester
🤰Heat pad is always helpful
Grab the heat pad🔥 whenever the discomfort becomes unbearable. The heating pad will definitely help alleviate your aches when all other methods fail.
🤰Keep your body moving
Unlike common beliefs that you need to lie in bed all day to feel better, moving actually helps your body heal quicker after birth.🏃 Even if you’re not a fan of hard-core exercises, you can always keep a light and consistent exercise routine for a healthy pre and post-pregnancy body. Find prenatal yoga class, daily walks, or any kind of exercise that works for you.🧘
🤰Stay hydrated
Dehydration during pregnancy is no walk in the park and worsens your aches and cramps, leading to more stress on your growing baby. Stay hydrated all the time.🌊 Keep a bottle of water with you throughout the day.🧋 If you’re afraid that drinking too much fluid might keep you awake at night because of multiple bathroom trips, try to fulfill your hydration requirement in the day and lessen your fluid intakes at night.🥛🌙
🤰Eat smaller, more frequent meals
We know you have suffered from indigestion and heartburn. During the third trimester, it kicks into high gear, making it harder for you to enjoy your favorite food to the fullest.🥘 Try eating smaller meals throughout the day instead of having three big meals. You’ll be surprised by how it is easier to keep gas and bloating at bay, digest food slowly and absorb nutrients better.😋