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Moms: Pamper Your Body
Looking
for some ways to pamper your body and be the center of
pregnancy attention? Well, it is about
time. Just because you are pregnant doesn’t mean you have to
forget all about you and focus solely on the baby. There are
many ways to spoil your self or allow someone else to do for
you. This is beyond just unplugging the phone, lighting candles
and taking a bath, this is fun and relaxing. Most of all, it
also alleviates some of the pregnancy symptoms you have had
to endure. At first with everyone keeping focused on baby’s
delivery, you might feel a bit guilty for wanting some attention,
too. Do not feel guilty- you are the one nurturing this being
inside you and deserve a bit of pampering as well. There is
nothing wrong with asking for some TLC or pampering at this
time, in fact it should be on the high priority list of things
to do.
Massage is one of the best methods of relaxation. It also
has many more health benefits such as improved lymph system
drainage and circulation. It improves the immune system, relaxes
ever-strained muscles from the new weight changes, removes
toxic build up in the body, and promotes a sense of inner peace.
Most women have no clue what they are missing until they get
one. Getting weekly or bi-weekly massage can make your overall
pregnancy experience better. It can help ease many of the nasty
hormone effects of pregnancy. Reducing stress can help promote
a healthier pregnancy. It allows blood to better to the baby
and can reduce the risk of stress induced miscarriage or low
birth weight.
The benefits of massage include:
- Reduces
stress
- Releases
endorphins
- Helps
with lymph drainage
- Helps
muscle tone
- Promotes
muscle elasticity
- Minimizes
spider veins
- Reduces
fatigue
- Helps
alleviate symptoms of morning sickness
Here are some pampering tips for the mom-to-be:
1) Bask in a lavender foot soak! Fill a small basin with warm
water and add up to 5 drops of essential oil of lavender. Immerse
both feet and soak for ten minutes. This will allow the foot
muscles to relax which has an all body effect and smells great
too.
2) To soothe sore, swollen, tender feet, fill a 2-liter soda
bottle with water and put it in the freezer. After it's frozen,
place on the floor and roll your foot back and forth over the
bottle to relieve aches and spasms. The cold also helps remove
old stale blood from the area to be replaced by fresh blood
once warmed back up. Make sure to put a towel between you and
the bottle for protection reasons.
3) For a relaxing aromatherapy bath that can wisk you to another
land, combine 2 drops each of oil of essential oils neroli,
lavender and lemon, with 6 teaspoons of apricot kernel or sweet
almond oil, add to a warm tub. Bath water should be no more
than 100 degrees Fahrenheit and one should soak no more than
20 minutes. If you like it hotter, no more than 102 degrees
and only stay in for 10 minutes.
4) To pamper your pregnant belly and help reduce your risk
of stretch marks, soak a washcloth in small dish of warm milk,
and apply to your tummy. Re-dip and re-apply for up to 15 minutes,
then add a rich moisturizer like pure cocoa butter.
5) Treat yourself to a massage. Have your partner give you
a great rub down with coco butter. This will melt your worries
away and reduce the chance for stretch marks. Also make sure
you get a professional session done at least once a month.
This will benefit you in more ways than one.
6) Try a romantic night with your partner with dining and
whatever else you love to do, enjoying one last pre-baby fling.
Have spontaneous sex, assuming of course, that you're still
in the mood or can. Sex has many relaxation benefits and the
intimacy is awesome.
7) Let a friend do something nice for you. Ask them to prepare
some casseroles for the freezer; this will come in handy those
first few weeks at home with baby. Ask her to pre-address your
baby announcements or thank you card from your baby shower.
Even helping by cleaning your house from top to bottom can
be so wonderful. This is one time in your life when it's okay
to call in all your favors.
8) Make a belly cast so you'll have a one-of-a-kind souvenir
of this amazing time in your life. You and your partner can
even put your handprints on the tummy for personalization.
These are easy to find at any craft store, baby boutique, and
the Internet.
9) Schedule lunch, dinner, or a movie with a friend or your
partner on your due date. That way, you'll have something to
do if your baby decides to show up fashionably late.
10) Succumb to your urge to nap or sleep in. If there's one
thing that's likely to be in chronic short supply during the
weeks ahead, its sleep. This could very well be the Sandman's
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by SolveYourProblem.com
: 2006
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