A Pregnant Lady's Favorite Things

myfingerhurts

I'm generally a very laid back person, but pregnancy has given me OPINIONS. About pretty much everything. My DH thinks it's hilarious how hot/cold I have become about the most innocuous things. Soda? HATE IT. Yogurt? OMG give it to me now! Music? Very quietly and maybe only in the other room. 

So, I thought it would be fun to put together a list of the ten things I currently can't live without, and would love to see your's as well! Maybe even steal a few things that sound delightful... 

My Favorite Things

1. Leggings as pants. Normally I would only do this at home, but now it is all the time. To the store. To work. Out with my friends. Leggings for everyone!
2. Sports bras. The super-soft seamless kind.
3. Greek yogurt. I want to eat it all the time. I'm sort of dreaming about it right now...
4. Going to bed at 9:30. Enough said.
5. Taking excessively long showers. The kind where I use all of the hot water. Ahhhh, glorious!
6. Bagels with cream cheese. Nothing tastes better.
7. Tennis shoes. (With the leggings, duh.) I'm looking pretty stylish these days.
8. Arugula salads with pears, walnuts and pasteurized blue cheese. Lots of Omega 3s plus deliciousness. 
   
9. Lemonade. Helps with the nausea and tastes so good. 
10.  Stretching. Just laying on the floor and rolling around for a few minutes makes me feel so much better. \

snikai

I drank some lemonade last night and it seemed like my bloating started to go away. I think its a diuretic. Anyway, loved it!!

shaunnar053

I love this list! I want some lemonade now

GeorgiaDottie

I love everything on your list! I cannot get enough bagels and cream cheese! I have greek yogurt every day for lunch!  Only difference is I've been passing out at about 8;30pm!

va74momof2

Pineapples! Peanut Butter and Banana Toast! Water with lemon slices...I can't do sugar!

berticus87

Sweatpants, naps, and watered down drinks (everything seems so sweet now). Bagels and cream cheese sound pretty good!

mrscate88

I'm with amberulrich, sweatpants are my love! Lemon water, ginger lozenges, afternoon naps, and french fries! This is fun

GingerPop79

I am all about lemonade right now. Bagels and cream cheese definitely!

GingerPop79

Oh, I forgot to add mashed potatoes and French fries, I cannot get enough!

aprilmay92

I've been going through lemonade like crazy!

kjs08

Cranberry pomegranate juice, "bar food" (pizza, burritos, wings), trail mix with m&m's in it

pregat40

Stool softeners, Gatorade and ginger ale, cheerios, banana,Toast, waffles with peanut butter, cough drops...

seifertfish

Purple Gatorade (glacier cherry is also yummy but harder to find), California rolls sans avocado, and milk, milk and more milk! I 100% am loving leggings and sun dresses right now (yay SoCal weather!)

mrscate88

seifertfish said:

Purple Gatorade (glacier cherry is also yummy but harder to find), California rolls sans avocado, and milk, milk and more milk! I 100% am loving leggings and sun dresses right now (yay SoCal weather!)

I love the Glacier Cherry Powerade which is always at Albertsons when I shop. Love my sundresses too, our So-Cal weather rocks!

kaylarenae3

Forget the bagels, just give me the cream cheese :P also Oreos and milk!!

Knottie00400192

Simply Lemondae is amazing right now, laying on my couch watching tv with my feet propped up is great, top ramen chicken flavored noodles taste like heaven lol, grapes and cherries...yeesssss, but how are you all wearing leggings to work? I need answers so I can wear them without getting in trouble lol.

mybabynumber2

Pistachios omg can't stop ! String cheese and pickle. Tangy oranges anything with a 'bite' to it mmmmmm

mybabynumber2

*strong

JosefinK

Yes the lemonade!! Has to be still and cloudy. I just had to pop into the shop a get a bottle as was so thirsty and too much water makes me nauseous.

Mash. I don't think I have had mash for years, then suddenly it was the tastiest thing ever.

Early nights. (8pm last night)

Jeggings and flowy blouses. My new best friends.

Ensuite bathroom. For endless nightly trips..

Downstairs bathroom. For (very loud waking up the neighbours dog style) wind letting..

Banana chips. My nausea treatment.

Getting OH to clean the shower because the cleaning product fumes are bad for beany.

Oranges. Normally a nightmare to peel, suddenly so worth the hassle.

Lots and lots of other little things

blizmark

Maple brown sugar cream of wheat, apples, bubble baths, my honey's sweat pants, laying in bed, weekends, girl scout cookies!

LoveLee85

Lemon lime Gatorade, grapefruit, strawberries, bananas, the occasional hand full of cheese Doritos!!!
Going to be BEFORE 9pm!!! It's amazing.
I'm creeping up on 11weeks and no bump yet. Ugh! Can't wait!!

beansideirae

ewwww with the yogurts and lemonades LOL, prego me thinks those are disgusting!! I had to throw out a big thing of yogurt because I couldn't stand it about the only things making me happy these days are chocolate Luna bars. I got over my Mexican food obsession, tho I can still eat it. I can drink orange juice and strawberry seltzer water, that's about all the liquids I can do. and I can't find a pair of pants or skirt, no matter how stretchy, that doesn't feel too tight! if it wasn't 9 degrees F I would wear dresses every day.

meggipi5

I'm SO down with this list, especially the leggings (I'm getting more this weekend) and bagels with cream cheese (I'm getting more this weekend).

I'm all about that pizza these days, too. Geez.

mrscate88

Had a veggie sandwich from Subway today that was to die for! Also loving oranges, strawberries, and pineapples. Sleeping any chance I get, although hubby, 2 baby cats, and 2 whiny dogs don't let that happen enough! This list could go on and on. Have a great night ladies!

melewen

Real ginger ale, lying around when I'm feeling exhausted (naps are too much work to me!), bittersweet chocolate sauce (which I had on fries last night.. No joke), SWEET TEA oh mommy, and preggie pop drops are lifesavers. Nothing sounds good honestly!

missmandah

Naps but now that's why I am awake at 3am cause I literally slept all day. Cold granny smith apples dipped in peanut butter. Ice cold bottled water. I did love subway for about a week and now the thought of it disgusts me.

Knottie00400192

Yes cold ice water and juice is amazing and real ginger ale yes!!!! Pickles too! But that cold ice water

Vane8910

STRAWBERRIES! In my yogurt, water, popsicles, on my pancakes, it really doesn't matter how I eat them, I JUST NEED STRAWBERRIES

ReneeJ2011

@Vane8910 OMG I LOVE STRAWBERRIES right now too!!! I could eat them all the time but it sucks because the currently aren't really in season and the ones in the store don't look so good.  My favorite things are currently:

Blue Gatorade

The fact that I get to wear scrubs to work (with elastic waistbands of course) 

Pajama pants

Naps 

B6 and Unisom

Carbs

That my DH now cleans the bathroom because "All those fumes are bad for baby"

fordjo

I loved strawberries, now I can't stand them.
My must haves
1. Lemonade
2. Pineapple
3. Papaya
4. Hot chocolate before bed
5. Naps
6. Dresses
7. Pillows and last but certainly not least
8. Back rubs

Mewkie

Naps and French fries.

Kiek

1. Roasted brussel sprouts! I could probably eat those every meal

2. Naps. I daydream about them but I have an 18 month old lol

3. The smell of cider vinegar and cider vinegar on cucumber slices with salt and pepper

4. Foot rubs

5. Sex as much as possible lol

5. Water with slices of fruit in it

This pregnancy is nothing like my last lol. All I craved were sweets and Mac and cheese lol

lzgraggen

Pregnancy does some weird things! My favorite things are my sweatpants, naps, raspberry sorbet, vitamin water, white cheddar popcorn, any Mexican food, and string cheese (I love that string cheese! )

kebar18

All about the leggings!! They are the only thing I am wearing right now. I just bought 4 more pairs this weekend because I never use to wear them. Still haven't figure out what foods work for me. It seems to change day to day. But I definitely need to give the lemonade a try

runbaby24

This post is really making me crave lemonade!!!

cjstats87

I am craving pizza, salads with tangy dressing...I had the strangest craving yet...the chicken Alfredo my sister brought to the hospital after my DS!!!! Also my maternity jeans, hubby's footie pajamas and long LONG hot showers (even though I haven't shaved my legs in weeks!)

After reading these others I'm going to bread co tomorrow for bagels!!!

Crook251

1. Lemonade sometime blueberry lemonade

2. Foot Loops I can eat them all day!

3. Salt and vinegar chips

4. At least an hour nap

5. Leggings ...you are a life saver!!!

6. Green grapes ... Not too sweet nor too sour

7. Water...frozen just enough to shake up and make small ice chip

8. Snuggle time with my 2 sons...they just make me feel so special

9. Lotion...my skin has been extra dry lately

10. Super cold orange power aid

cjagogo

Mmmmm lemonade, ice cold water, cucumber rolls with cream cheese, popsicles, bagel sammies. I need to get some decaf iced tea....I miss tea!!! I also need good non see through leggings!! The Motherhood store near me was a joke. They had nothing.

beansideirae

last time I was crazy about strawberries but this time I don't like them that much. instead it's oranges! and I am really wanting a bagel with cream cheese and sliced cucumber on top.

Katrina919

Raisen bread, cheerios, smartfood, pink grapefruit, oranges, bananas and salted caramel!! But I could hate half this stuff tomorrow, thats the way it has been going.

Kat0730

Knottie00400192 said:

Simply Lemondae is amazing right now, laying on my couch watching tv with my feet propped up is great, top ramen chicken flavored noodles taste like heaven lol, grapes and cherries...yeesssss, but how are you all wearing leggings to work? I need answers so I can wear them without getting in trouble lol.

I wear my leggings with long tailored button-down shirts and tall boots so that only a small stretch of the legging is actually showing. That's how I get away with wearing leggings to work in a legal office! So far, no one's complained...