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Pregnancy Necessities

Books
There is so much to learn about pregnancy and motherhood. These low energy months during pregnancy are a great time to catch up on your reading. Since every woman is different each will want specific books to cater to their wants and desires of pregnancy and childbirth. Some books are geared towards a more natural method, others toward a more medicated experience, choose what is right for you. Below are a list of general books that everyone should enjoy reading:

• What to Expect When You Are Expecting by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, and Sandee Hathaway - Love it or hate it, this is the bible of pregnancy books.
• The Mother of All Pregnancy Books by Ann Douglas
• Your Pregnancy Week by Week by Glade B. Curtis, Judith Schuler, and Julian Robinson - This book shows you with illustrations how big your baby is getting each week and what she's developing and growing. A fun and informative book to read.
• The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine – A hilarious and oh-so-true look at what you go through during pregnancy.
• The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer

 

Other Necessities & Fun Things

• Prenatal Vitamins
• Stretch Mark Oil
• Maternity Belt
• Larger Bras - read this to figure out how to measure your new growing chest
• Pregnancy Sleep Pillow
• Journal - A pregnancy journal is a fantastic thing to keep. Pregnancy can bring out so many emotions and writing about your journey is a wonderful way to memorialize them. Our favorites:  
• Waiting for Baby by Tracey Clark

• Belly Casting Kit
• Spa Gift Certificate - A prenatal massage feels devine!

 

Maternity Clothes
Each woman's taste and need in clothes is so varied that it's hard to make a recommendation of what you 'need' to have. Take a look at your pre-pregnancy wardrobe and assess what you have and mirror that in your maternity wardrobe. Maternity clothes are notorious for being cheaply made and easy to shrink. Pay attention to quality and if you think that an item may shrink, hang it to dry. Make sure to splurge on a couple of items that make you feel beautiful and sexy. Here's a list of our partner stores that you can browse around:

• A Pea in the Pod
• MiMi Essentials
• Stylish Maternity
• Maternity Fashions
• Motherhood Maternity