Knocked Up: Preserve Your Sexy!

The biggest pitfalls of pregnancy are the negative memories of being depressed and feeling like a beached whale.  What most women don't realize is that falling prisoner to initial symptoms and hormonal changes will set you up for 10 months of hell on Earth.  Here are a few pieces of advice to transform your experience into a memorable one...

First, you must realize that mind, body, and spirit are tres intertwined and one will surely impact the other both + and negative.  Your self esteem and how you feel about how you look affects your mental state and your physical.  You will surely want to puke if you look in the mirror and see a mess.  My mistake was buying huge and non-sexy 'fits to get by.  Invest in trendy, colorful, and form hugging rags and avoid blah looks from the Mall like Motherhood Maternity!  A few resources:

MilanMaternity.com
MothersenVogue.com
FashionForwardMaternity.com (rent designer looks)

So many new rules! So you can't dye or perm your hair? Well this is a great time to explore your natural beauty.  For ugh days try beautiful headwraps or cool hats.  Avoid abandoning your hair as you can do major damage--its bad enough hormone changes rob your natural oils leaving you dry!! Try shampooing less and co-washing more which involves replacing shampoo with conditioners.

Skincare--use moisture all over to prevent stretch marks and cellulite.  This is a great time to become a fan of products boasting natural ingredients sans chemies you can't pronounce.

Shoe game-- be challenged! Continue wearing heels to boost your sex appeal while out and about and keep an extra pair of sexy flats in your purse when you need a rest or for downtime.  Make sure you find trendy yet comfy to battle the case of feet swells!

Make up your face.  A lot of chics go cold turkey and become lazy to the matters of appearance. 

Lastly, stay active by getting out of the house...Funny how you can enjoy most of the same things as when you were bellyless!  Just substitute with virgin drinks ;)  Show 'em that you're one hot mama to be!

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