entrepremom

No I am not pregnant. Not yet. Not now.

But I have this habit of checking items for mothers. May it be in fashion, cosmetics and the what you haves out there. The list is very overwhelming and I know that I can’t possibly buy all those stuff with the little earnings I have. But then, a habit is a habit – I still check out several sites daily and most of the time wishes that I should have done this and that when I was pregnant with Yona, that I should have been more fashionable and well-groomed (I was at my worst when I was pregnant! but hubby says otherwise…), that should have bought this for myself, etcetera.

Well aside from the good things fit for mamas, there are also things that you should avoid during pregnancy like smoking, illegal drugs, processed foods, contact with reptiles because of the salmonella, caffeine, over the counter or prescriptive drugs unless required by your doctor, tick bites, fish as they contain methylmercury – known to have bad effects on the baby’s brain, Vitamin A supplements, Botox injections – such a no no especially if you are pregnant and/or breastfeeding as the baby gets nutrients from you, x-rays, microwaves, stress, electric beds, water beds, etcetera.

Of these things, I am guilty to some but I never went beyond the limit. I drink and ate little amount of the what-nots because of my cravings. It took me a week before I finally gave up caffeine since I am such a coffee addict. It’s also sad that I have to give up junk and processed foods and abhored the fact that I will drink milk for mamas every single day. But hey, it’s all worth it. I gave birth to a healthy and smart baby girl 4 years ago and I saw the benefits of avoiding the whatnots.

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