Product Spotlight: First Trimester Essentials 12.29

emmylou78

What essentials are getting you through the first trimester? Post your suggestions on battling bloat, nausea, gearing up for baby, or whatever!

This is my first time making a Google sheet, so feel free to edit or give suggestion. This is the sheet that was adapted from the one posted in the Board Organization thread. It shows upcoming topics and links to past topics. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mqlBWywDw6uR06rrrZZ0pQ5FdUpa5hMt4aB6jpO4ha4/edit?usp=sharing

dancingnarwhal

Ginger capsules have been working well for my nausea. I use Nature’s Way but you can only take one per day. If you use a lower dosage one then you can take it throughout the day. Yesterday I tried using Upspring Ginger Drops so I could take them throughout the day. They worked okay, I felt like the capsules worked better for me.

Panaceia

I have a glass waterbottle but for tea and other hot beverages. It was a life saver for me once nausea kicked in as boiling water and ginger root was all I could stomach. 

emmylou78

I bought the Smarty Pants prenatal gummies from Amazon since they were higher in Fish oil and DHA but omg the taste! And texture. 🤢 The ones I have been taking were the Solimo brand gummy and taste great. They actually have more folic acid too- although the smarty pants one is folate rather than folic acid. We eat tons of green leafy veg anyway so it likely doesn’t matter. 

bobbyflies2020

Non-scented 365 bar soap from Whole Foods and Free and Clear scentless shampoo for my husband and I has been a life saver for nausea.

grogu

Sea bands have been helping with the all day nausea over here. 

khenry12

@grogu yes yes yes to seabands. They are lifesavers. 

Eveinshock

emmylou78 said:

I bought the Smarty Pants prenatal gummies from Amazon since they were higher in Fish oil and DHA but omg the taste! And texture. 🤢 The ones I have been taking were the Solimo brand gummy and taste great. They actually have more folic acid too- although the smarty pants one is folate rather than folic acid. We eat tons of green leafy veg anyway so it likely doesn’t matter. 

wait I thought these were delicious!    But I did get them from the supermarket...

emmylou78

Sniffing Rubbing alcohol helps with nausea! Mine hit today so I went and grabbed some alcohol wipes from the unit.