Unconventional Pregnancy Practices

NeonNoon

Are you doing anything unusual or funny to help your pregnancy along or make you more comfortable?

I started wearing minimalist toe-shoes pre-pregnancy while walking in the park to strengthen my feet and improve my posture.  I wear them more diligently now in the hope of fighting lowering arches and widening/lengthening feet that a lot of women go through during their first pregnancy.  They look very goofy and it's probably a losing battle, but I don't care!

Jenarena

I love my toe shoes. Shoot I need to get them back out. Thanks for the reminder @NeonNoon‌

NicoleWI

OMG, I thought you meant ballet slippers and did NOT understand. Had to Google it.

KirstenAlecia

toe shoes???

NeonNoon

haha.. yes, they look as ridiculous as they sound @KirstenAlecia:

https://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=toe+shoes&gbv=2&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ei=8cpGVPbjO8Xo8QGgpID4Cg&ved=0CCoQsAQ

harmonicbabe26

MH got a pair of those many years back when he was obsessed with proper runnig form. IMO they are ridiculous (SORRY to those who love them) and I told him that. Hee hee. I also didn't think his obsession would last long and it didn't. Total waste IMO haha... Random: At our local REI there is one guy who always wears a pair of those... They crack me up.

Oh, but i have nothing to add to unusual practices. Not doing anything special.

KirstenAlecia

oh goodness......i think would feel really weird in those! lol

MrsDL

My neighbor is an avid runner - he would wear those to run and he got a hairline stress fracture in his tibia this past spring.  I should say he runs (or did - it has been slow to heal) miles a week and marathons so the impact is not the same as walking, but his orthopedic doctor pretty much blamed the shoes and said they didn't give enough impact support.  My neighbor himself is also a physician.  Needless to say he doesn't plan to wear them for running anymore. 

Bigboneded

I wouldnt think of them as very supportive for your feet to save arches... hmm. I have never worn a pair, though. I do agree supportive shoes, good arches are important, but I have been mostly in Dansko or athletic shoes.

Samuelismomma

I use walking shoes with arch support because arches are so high..wish I would of had them for DS.

BabyBliss76

Oh my I don't think I could wear those. Lol! It looks like I would really have to stretch out my toes. Lol! My feet did grow with my first! I was a 6 - 6 1/2 now I buy 7 1/2 and 8's!!!! Ugh! I was so afraid that they would grow again when I was pregnant with #2, they did not thank goodness.

KirstenAlecia

Speaking of shoes......hubby and i are walking and have been since before I found out.....i think now would be the time to invest in good walking shoes....the ones i have now are hurting my feet. I plan on continuing to walk briskly so its going to be a must.

niknak1208

I'm sure that many of you have probably seen something on FB or other places about Young Living essential oils?  We initially got a starter kit because of chronic back pain that my husband has.  The panaway really did wonders for his pain and peppermint. I've experimented with the diffuser and have diffused lavendar and peace and calming in my kids rooms at night before bed.  I do think it makes it 'calmer' in their rooms but I don't know if it actually helps them sleep.  I use stress away on the bottoms of my feet before bed and that sometimes helps me sleep better.  But recently someone told me to try lemon on the base of my neck and my clavicle.  Last night was my first try and I only used it at the base of my neck but I feel like it really helped my nausea.  I put it on this morning again .. base of the neck and my clavicle.. and I noticed that it's starting to wear off now and I put it on about 7am this morning.. but it did take the edge off.  

I would do just about anything right now to take the nausea away!  I just feel like ass.  

chucktgirl

Ha! I'm doing just the opposite: I'm wearing my high heels more often so I don't become "frumpy mommy". I want to make sure I don't lose my balance and appropriate gait when I dress up!

mattandlora

I got minimalist shoes with the first pregnancy, but they weren't toe shoes. (Merrell Glove, to be exact). I loved them so much that I kept wearing them after the baby was born, then went out and got a new pair with this one (in a size bigger.....sorry. It sucked because I was a size 10 before the first pregnancy).

With the last pregnancy, I started drinking a bunch of pineapple juice when I hit 35 weeks because it was supposed to help dilate / efface the cervix. I still had to be induced a month later.

I haven't done anything really crazy with this one yet. I guess the weirdest thing is that I'm still trying to hide it at work. People in my department know, but that's it. I don't even know why I'm trying to hide it. I guess I don't want to deal with annoying questions.