Helpful tips - Pregnancy Video Transcripts
Video 1 Transcript
A couple helpful tips for you while you're at work. Make sure that you get up and walk, move around. That's going to help relieve discomforts. Try not to sit or stand for long periods of time if you can help it. Make sure you get up. Try to take short, frequent breaks. This will especially help as you get more tired towards the latter part of your pregnancy. And if you do have to be on your feet for long periods of time, look into compression stockings or support hose. That will help you. And definitely wear good, fitting, supportive shoes. And always make sure you communicate with your employer if you're needing something extra.
Video 2 Transcript
Tips with formula, if you go to pediatric offices, a lot of times they give them out for free. So whenever you're trying formula, if you need extra formula, I'd go there first. Another tip is to go on walks, exercise, stretch, not too crazy, but just keeping everything limber. And then just discussing, if you have a spouse, definitely discussing the birth plan and things you want them to be supportive with, because they're going to be your main supporter and the main person talking to the people working at the hospital. So make sure that they are, that you guys are on the same page with birth plan.
Video 3 Transcript
A couple helpful tips if you have really bad round ligament pain like I do is calcium. Whether it's just like drinking a glass of milk before bed or calcium supplements or anything like that those can be really helpful and actually take away a lot of the pain that you're feeling as well as like leg cramping anything like that it can definitely help.
Video 4 Transcript
Helpful tip for car safety. Sometimes there's a question of if pregnant moms should wear their seatbelt, especially towards the latter part of your pregnancy, and the answer is definitely yes. It's safest for you and safest for the baby. Keep wearing that seatbelt. Position that shoulder strap just down the middle, kind of towards your stomach. Make sure it's snug, not too tight. And same thing for the bottom lap belt part of it. Put that underneath your belly so it's more supporting underneath. And again, not too tight, just snug, but definitely safest for you and the baby.
Video 5 Transcript
A couple helpful tips for air travel. If you're on a long flight, make sure that you look into, again, support hose or some compression stockings to wear since you're going to have to sit and not really be able to move as much as you can. Try to get up and walk around every one to two hours while you're on the flight. Make sure that you stretch your calves as much as you can just while you're sitting. Just kind of stretch your legs, kind of rotate your ankles so that that blood flow gets going. That should help decrease your chances of getting a blood clot. Try to get an aisle seat as much as possible, of course, so you can get up and do these movements and or be able to get to the restroom frequently and then take your own healthy snacks and drink a lot of water while you're on those flights.
