Alhamdullilah, I can conclude that my second trimester was quite a breeze. I enjoyed my pregnancy during this period because I can drive to work again, I do not feel as tired as I was during the first few months.
But I do experienced stretch marks at the side of both my thighs and it has been there ever since. (I am now 28 weeks 5 days)
My effort to konon-konon to overcome this is that I bought D'Aura's virgin coconut oil. I saw a pregnant friend posted about it on her insta story and me being easily terpengaruh, went to D'Aura's official instagram account and purchased it in a heart beat. Ha-ha.
I love loveeee the roll on. It does not make my spider veins disappear, but it does control them veins not to spread to my butt and the redness also lessen. So yay to this! I bought the capsule too.. but I did not like it that much because the after taste is just...indescribable. But I will try to consume it back since I am now in my third trimester, and my doctor suggested to start taking VCO now. She preferred for me to take the liquid.. cannot imagine how it would taste haha nangis
*BENEFITS OF VCO*
from google.com
- Prevents stretch marks. Lots of women swear by coconut oil as a great way to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy and help fade existing ones post-birth because of it's moisturizing properties and inclusion of vitamin E;
- And for those of you planning to breast feed, coconut oil is high in lauric acid, which is supposed to stimulate milk production during pregnancy and after birth. Coconut oil isn't the only part of the coconut that can help with pregnancy, either. Coconut water has lots of benefits as well.
and also some say bagus cause senang beranak. So I dunno. Ask me again in January. :P
One of the blessings I got during this pregnancy is that most of my close friends and friends also got pregnant the same time as me. Nadira, Umie, Epy (and the list really goes on!) so I am blessed that I can share almost about anything with them. I am blessed to have my sister in law too, Kak Zana. She had 2 babies already. So she basically guided me through this whole journey, what to buy, when to buy what is good and what is not... and when to BOOK FOR A CONFINEMENT LADY.
So yeah, I was 15 weeks when I book my confinement lady (CL). I really do not know the right time to book for one but most would say to book early as the good ones are hard to get and mostly are fully booked. I contacted a few but lastly I resorted to Kak Zana's ex-CL service. Paid the booking fee and doa for the best. Hope to update more on the CL when I deliver soon.
Among other things that I bought, I did, I experienced and helped me during 2nd trimester:
- Mothercare nipple cream;
- Cocoa butter for stretch marks lotion (for my growing tummy);
- Dreamgenii Pregnancy Pillow (but really, any bolster or big and fluffy pillow would do for me hehe);
- Changed my prenatal vitamins from Similac to Obimin Pluz to Iberet Folic 500. - reason I stopped Similac was because my hb was quite low. So I took a stronger dosage of Iron. Obimin Pluz gave me a disastrous gas in my tummy. and syukur no side effects for me when I take Iberet Folic 500.;
- Started on Neurogain DHA - for baby's brain and eye development;
- Changed my gynae and hospital;
- Essential oils - especially Lavender and Gentle Baby. Both are love and helped me sleep and calm my anxiety;
- Never ever skip breakfast or else I will get gastric;
- Maternity bra and panties. I bought Neubodi nursing bra and Mothercare's maternity panties. Both brands are comfortable, I love them.
- Maternity clothes for office. - could not fit into my kurungs anymore. Aeon has loads of affordable maternity wears, but must pandai pilih cause some of the designs are tacky and not suitable for office wear.
and also, not to forget, from all the checkups, baby is growing well too inside the oven.
She is already 900 gram at 26 weeks. ❤️
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