10 Ideas For Caring For Self in The First Trimester
These are designed to help you embrace the growing changes and inspire you to nurture yourself as you enter this chapter of life and motherhood.
Sink into the bond with your partner. Connect emotionally, sexually, spiritually to prepare your nervous system for birth and help ease the transition into parenthood together.
Create a cozy space in your home, outdoors or inside, to retreat to.
Start a pregnancy journal. Use this space to reflect and connect to yourself. Capture your growing belly in photos.
Prioritize sleep hygiene. Create a peaceful and restful environment in your bedroom, a sleep schedule, nurturing night time routines and rituals.
Explore prenatal books, podcasts, and influencers that inspire.
Continue your hobbies and maybe find a new way to capture your creative self. You are evolving into a new human while you create one!
Research environmentally friendly baby essentials, pregnancy-safe skin care, nontoxic products for baby.
Embrace your changing body with love and start a 10 minute daily routine of self love. This can be anything from dancing in mirror, touching yourself, indulging in the senses, meditation practice, sacred yoni rituals… there are so many options here! Research and make a list to come back to when you’re feeling unmotivated.
Stay active. Prenatal yoga, swimming, walking, hiking in nature…
Purchase a new water bottle to focus on hydration and cultivate a diet that is nourishing.
