FINDING OUT YOU’RE PREGNANT

Whether you’ve been trying to conceive for a while or it’s an unexpected blessing, finding out you’re pregnant is an overwhelming feeling. Hey --- Congrats!!!

You’re excited, nervous or could even be scared … totally understandable and let me assure you that you’re not alone. You might have started Googling your symptoms and some even went further on searching for possible names for their baby.

Before you go any further, let us help to guide you on what to do next while waiting to meet your little one.

• Visit an Obstetrician/Physician. Schedule an appointment with your chosen doctor to confirm pregnancy, find out your due date and to improve the chance of a healthy pregnancy. You may consider doing some research, go ask your friends or relatives and look into their credentials, give them a call or visit. From there, choose a practitioner whom you trust and feel comfortable with.
  
  

• Pregnancy Announcement. Decide how you would want to let your friends and family members know that you’re expecting a baby. In this digital age, it is more convenient to announce it through Social Media but others still would want to keep it a little private. Sometimes folks like to go all out in a big public reveal! Your call! Here are some cool ways to announce your pregnancy.
  
  

• Naming your Baby. This is one of the best and exciting parts of being pregnant for you and your partner. Others wait until their last trimester or even when the baby is born but there’s nothing wrong if you’ll have a list of possible baby names during the early stage of pregnancy. Check this out!
  
  Another option is hearing possible baby names in a song sung directly to your child. What fun is that? Listen to names here!
  
  

• Create a checklist of things that you will be needing or would want during the pregnancy.
  
  This could include:
  
  

Pregnancy book to start reading about what to expect in the next few or a journal probably to jot down questions to ask your doctor on your next appointment or your emotions. It could be the same material to use in managing your finances.

Download a Pregnancy App. Thanks to technology, monitoring your pregnancy and having access to information is a breeze. There are various apps that you can choose to download depending on the information you’d like to keep up to date.

Maternity clothes. In the next couple of weeks, that tiny baby bump will soon expand and you'll find yourself digging through your closet and have nothing left to wear that still fits you. So as early as now, it's wise to start checking out maternity wear that’s stylish but won’t break your bank either as you might only get to wear it in a couple of months.

Pillow as a Sleep Aid. As your belly grows, sleeping could be a bit uncomfortable and others find comfort in using body pillows.

Baby Monitor. Hearing your baby’s heartbeat is just an amazing feeling! It’s even better if you can listen to your little bambino’s heartbeat in the comfort of your own home? The Womb Music Baby Monitor is a Personal Sound Amplification Product that allows you to hear your baby's sounds like kicks, movement and the most enjoyable, your baby’s heartbeat. Use the coupon code BLOG5OFF to get $5.00 off your next order.