Take naps. Don’t worry about housework. Cancel all non essential activities and responsibilities and stresses. I don’t know if it’s actually true, but I believe it whole-heartedly: the less you do physically, the better it is for your babies. I used to be one to move
large objects without help (6 months prior to getting pregnant, I moved a washing machine up a flight of stairs all by myself with no trouble). I am an ox. BUT. For the sake of my developing babies, I decided to take it easy. A ‘heavy’ load for me during pregnancy to lift was a full laundry basket: a far cry from my heaving a large metal object through a stairwell. But I honestly feel it was good that I limited myself. Some say, the more you work and do, the better off you’ll be. I thought that at the beginning, but when it came right down to it, I was more comfortable taking less risk.There are women who work up until the day or week before they deliver their twins. They never go on bed rest. They have a problem free vaginal delivery with no drugs and go home to breastfeed their twins with no problems for 18 months. But, from my experience with other twin moms, this is not the norm. The best advice I could give during pregnancy is listen to your body. Your body will tell you if you’re hungry, thirsty, or tired. All you have to do is listen and obey. I had to learn to listen better. It isn’t hard to obey when your hands are shaky and your stomach feels queasy.
Whale Coverings - aka: Maternity Clothes
The dreaded maternity pant. If you are a fashion conscious woman, get ready for a slap in the face. I am not at all fashion conscious. In fact, I wear my dispatch
uniform many places just because that's what I'm wearing for the day. Dressing for a non-work day, a nice pair of jeans, leather sandals, and a solid color, v-neck tshirt was my style. Dressing up is wearing nice jeans with closed-toe shoes and a solid color, collared v-neck shirt. Dressing fancy is black whatever. So, I'm pretty casual.Maternity clothing is terrible. I'm sure it has improved since my mother wore it, but I honestly believe most maternity clothing is designed by a man with a beer gut. It's not comfortable. You feel like you look horrible and then you put on your stretchy, ugly pants. I never cried when I wore my whale coverings, but I didn't put up with it for long.
To lounge around the house, I wore tshirts and gym shorts. Once I got hugely pregnant, I wore size 4x gym shorts. That's right. I waddled myself into a Walmart and went to the "Big and Tall" section of the men's department. I bought five pairs of shorts and after a break at the snack bar and potty, I waddled back out to the parking lot happy with my purchases.
Other Pregnancy Highlights:
-Traveling 300+ miles one way for a baby shower. The actual travel part was horrible because I was so uncomfortable: I was close to tears the whole trip. But being there was great. Coming home was just more travel that I could deal with.
-Adjusting finances for taking time off work & possibly for bed rest
-Perinatology appointments (high risk pregnancy) in addition to all the regular OBGYN appointments .
- Trying to pick out/register for the perfect baby crib, stroller, carseats, bottles, etc.
-Kidney stones - twice.
-Gallbladder attacks - twice.
-Failing the glucose test that made me so sick afterwards I had to take at 2 hour nap. Since I failed, I had to poke my finger 4 times a day.
- 24 hour urine test to check my kidneys: means pee in a jug for 24 hours and keep it in the fridge. Very gross.
- Bedrest for 1 month.
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