1. Pregnancy Survival Skill: How to pick up a dirty sock off the floor
Spread your legs slightly past hip width apart and make sure you have something sturdy to hold onto like the back of a chair. Proceed to squat downwards slowly in front of the object you are trying to grab. If you become short of breath, tired, or the target does not seem to be anywhere within reach, relax, lower yourself to the floor and yell for help.
2. Eat whatever you can hold down, or whatever sounds good to you.
Babies are the perfect little leeches and will drain whatever they can from what you eat. While it's a great idea to stick to the recommended diet, if there's a day where all you want to eat are grape Popsicles, embrace it!
3. Get a "good night's" sleep whenever you can.
On that note, time permitting, sleep whenever you can. Listen to your body, it knows what to do. If you can't sleep and try to force it you will only become more frustrated. Trust me, you can find plenty of interesting things on the Internet at 3am.
4. It's ok if you don't get cravings like people think you should. Not every pregnant woman wants to eat dirt, pickles, or peanut butter.
5. Enjoy the pregnancy "so cute" comments while they last. Once the baby arrives you're just another woman with a screaming child.
6. Don't freak out if you have weird sex dreams about your 60 year old neighbour or your old gym teacher. It comes part and parcel with being pregnant. If you're too scared to go back to sleep, see #3.
7. Feeling your baby move will be one of the most surreal moments of your life. Seeing it move is even more surreal. Enjoy every second!
8. Fibre is your best friend. 'Nuff said.
9. Your nose will become your worst enemy. You will smell things from miles away and for hours after it's gone. Find the one scent that doesn't irritate you and keep it close by. (Think t-shirt or piece of cloth with a nice relaxing essential oil sprayed on it.)
10. And finally...
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