pregnancy must-haves

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1. Camelbak water bottle. I love this thing. I’m not great at drinking a ton of water in a day, but this way I end up sipping on it all day long.

2. Snoogle. This thing is a LIFE. SAVER. Luckily I was able to borrow one from a friend. I don’t know if I’d be able to sleep without it.

3. Burt’s Bees White Tea Facial Cleansing Wipes. My goal is to use natural products (they’re better for you and for baby!), and Burt’s Bees makes it easy, since it’s available almost everywhere, and works so well! These are great when I don’t feel like washing my face at night.

4. Burt’s Bees Pomegranate Lip Balm. Again, all natural. And always needed.

5. Burt’s Bees Sensitive Daily Moisturizer Cream. And again. It’s also doing a great job of keeping my skin smooth and glowing, especially since I am not about doing my make-up in the morning.

6. Yoga capris or pants. (The ones above are from Kohl’s.) Stretchy waist + stretchy pants = perfect. And you don’t have to necessarily buy maternity! Get them now, use them later, too.

7. Comfy shoes, like the Sanuk Yoga Sling flip flops. These are so amazing. You may have read about  how much I loved these during our babymoon, but I’ll reiterate – the bottoms are made of yoga mats. My feet felt great the minute I put them on, and they’ve been comfy every time I’ve worn them.

8. Maxi skirts and dresses. (The one above is from Target.) These are great because a) they don’t need to be maternity, b) they’re comfortable but look dressy, c) you don’t have to fight to get them on like you do jeans towards the end of the pregnancy (even maternity ones), and d) you don’t have to worry about shaving. Win win win win.

9. Exercise ball. We saw one in a birthing class video, and my hubby instantly ordered it. I’m so glad he did. Something about resting on one of these, and moving your hips back and forth is really nice.

10. Comfy lightweight knit blanket. I couldn’t resist when I found this one at Ikea, and it’s been perfect – not too hot or too cold.

What were some of your pregnancy essentials?