DID YOU KNOW THAT?

...Until you give birth you should learn to live with the itch you feel on your tummy? It's the well known itch of the 7th month! Your uterus has grown and reached a few inches below the navel. The skin has stretched for good and it "pulls"! Totally normal... Try not to scratch your belly, because scratching will make itching worse! Instead, take a warm (not hot, more like luke warm) shower with essential oils and use a gentle body cream with vitamin E for proper moisturising and nutrition of the region. Itching can extend to the arms and thighs too, and even between the fingers. Apply moisturising cream and try to relax, it helps!

Your sleep will be affected during this week too. It is more common to have insomnia. And that because of frequent urination. The uterus presses on the bladder and... you must go right away! What you can do is try drinking the daily amount of fluids that you need until 8-9 in the evening, avoiding sweet drinks such as tea. It will go away, there will come a week that you will sleep, don't worry! The position that you will choose will help you sleep well. Prefer the left side, as you will feel more relieved, as long as there is pressure in the veins of the abdomen. Also, maybe the diaphragm is in a better position and you can breathe more comfortably.

Emotional ups and downs this week too with your hormones sky-rocketing! It is normal to worry so much about childbirth, and about what comes next... All new mommies feel this way. If you notice, however, that your feelings are becoming more intense and you even have a tendency for depression, talk immediately to your doctor. Do the same, if your partner says so too. Trust a "second" opinion (and much dear one) who lives with you every day... It's for your own good.