Juicy self-care secrets for a struggling mom to be

How many times a day do we hear about self-care? It is everywhere.

Everyone wants to make sure we are relaxing and slowing down however in my practice what I often find is, self care is the first thing to go when it comes to the journey to pregnancy. I know for me, when my husband and I were trying and then suffering with infertility that was such a hard and trying time that sometimes all we did was eat, sleep and think about becoming pregnant and why it wasn’t happening. I would literally go weeks without doing anything for myself. I was so stressed, upset, angry and couldn’t understand why I wasn’t getting pregnant. The last thing I wanted to do was to stop and do something for myself. Even if it would be relaxing and was probably what I needed I didn’t prioritize that because I didn’t think I deserved to take care of myself. I was literally walking through life like a zombie.

What changed in me was when a friend of mine called me out. She said, Kela you look terrible. You need to start taking care of yourself and your potential new baby. In that moment a light bulb went off and I knew she was right. I did need to take care of myself. I deserved it. What I did to make sure my self care never fell by the wayside again was to make a nourishment list. On this list were 20 things that at a moments notice I could pull from that I knew would put me in the most relaxed state, things that I deserved to do and that felt great. I am going to share 5 of these with you today and I encourage you to make a list of your own, your body and your future baby will thank you.

My top 5 nourishment tips

1. Take a bath (with bubbles)
2. Get a massage
3. Go for a walk in nature
4. Sun-gaze (this will make vitamin D, which everyone needs especially if you are trying to get pregnant.
5. Deep breathe and meditate

What do you do now? In my health coaching practice, I help you develop your own nourishment menu and learn to put self-care on your priority list in a way that is simple, easy and fun so you can start developing healthy habits that will put you on the right path to conception and a healthy pregnancy.

Let me know in the comments, what is your favorite nourishing activity? Whatever it is make yourself a priority and do it today.

Love and health,
Coach Kela