1st Trimester must haves

S&R2007

What are the things you have found that help out-ie books, preggie pops ect

amylee33

During my first pregnancy I got the Belly Book. I loved it then and now I love it even more b/c I can go back to certain weeks and see how I felt or what to expect at the doctors that week...plus each week I can compare how big my belly is getting

Iblamethebeer

It's so different for everyone that I wouldn't stock up too much until you figure out your symptoms and what works for you.

for instance, I bought a bunch of ginger ale to help with nausea, but then learned that all soda made me sick.  A couple boxes of saltines (which somehow made me sick) are still sitting in my cabinets as well.

I bought a few pairs of pants one size up to help with bloat, but then lost weight from m/s and they don't fit at all.  Similarly, I meant to pick up a bella band, but never got around to it -- I'm at 12 1/2 weeks and still don't need one.

Oh, and I found that daily embryo tracking at https://yourembryo.blogspot.com/ was more entertaining than a weekly update in any of the books that are on the market. 

BlairWaldorf

Common sense.  It's necessary

Soon2BMrsN

Just some good reading material (PG books) and some sweatpants for me!  Oh, and prenatal vitamins, obviously.

agalnamedal

I think I'm one of First Tri's spokeswomen for Sea Bands. I loved mine! Mac n' cheese, WTEWYE, a baby book for the daddy too- my DH was all into it and finished each month before me!

eaglesfan700

I found the weekly updates on babycenter.com to be better than any of the books.

Other than that I didn't buy anything specific for first tri.  Oh I did buy bella bands, but didn't need them until late 1st tri/early 2nd.  As pp said, everyone is different

berry25

I really like the info on babycenter.com too.

None of the remedies worked - not sea bands, gingerale, etc.  Only zofran, which I lurve.

Obviously you need a good doc, prenatal vitamins, and a mom/sister/girlfriend (preferably another mom) to bounce questions off of.  Pregnancy books are fun but not essential and some can be unnecessarily scary to newly pregnant moms.

jkalacy

Carbs. Lots of carbs.

Chrysallys

Ditto on the carbs, Sea bands, small things to snack on like dried fruit.

I bought Preggie Pops but they were not helpful so now I have them sitting around. I also have part of ahuge box of Saltines left.

festivalhippie

Book: ?Your Pregnancy Week by Week

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awesome book! ?i like it better than What to Expect When You're Expecting.?