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Pregnancy some general tips for surviving pregnancy |
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by MumKim  (November 2006) (rank 12th) |
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Here is a few things I have discovered while being pregnant.
General tips around the house.
- As you generally get told off if you try to climb on ladders or chairs while pregnant I have found that the kitchen tongs can be handy for getting small
things down from the tops of shelves etc.
- You can use pregnancy as a good excuse to ask your partner to clean the ceiling fans before using them in summer alternatively a long handled duster can be quite useful.
- Most of us try to minimize our chemical exposure during pregnancy, bicarb soda and vinegar can be used for many household cleaning tasks – check out these Minti groups for some great ideas on natural solutions to cleaning your house. household tips and natural living
- If like me you are domestically challenged you may like to check out flybabies .
- Some days my belly is really uncomfortable and bending down to use the dustpan hurts. I managed to find a dustpan designed to use standing up. Note- apparently squatting is actually a good thing to practice. A midwife recently recommended practicing squatting to strengthen my legs prior to labor.
- If in later pregnancy you find it difficult to get things done around the house try using a timer. 15 minutes housework, 15 minutes resting.
Pregnant ladies often get better service.
If like me and another pregnant friend of mine you get cravings for Hungry Jacks (also known as Burger King in other parts of the world) (60 km to my nearest HJ’s !) we have found that the staff are very helpful when you explain that as you are pregnant you need your burger made fresh. My friends’ husband says he is going to get her to order for them all the time!
I have also found that café staff are quite happy to heat food ‘extra hot’. I generally ask for café food to be heated ‘extra hot’ to minimize the listeria risk.
If you get caught speeding, tell the policeman you are racing home for the toilet!
I don’t usually speed but the other night I was pulled up doing 59km in a 50 zone. I had just been to a meeting and was busting to go to the toilet. I didn’t mean to speed but I think my bladder must have been overriding my brain. When the cop got to my window I just said “you got me! Pregnant lady busting for the toilet.” Fortunately he and his partner thought it was a good excuse and let me off with a warning.
by the way
Did you know Minti has a pregnancy group and a pregnancy forum
