Hello, all! Welcome to your new video.
For today's video, I am going to present you guys the must-have items during pregnancy. The items which I considered an essentials during pregnancy.
I am eight months one week pregnant now.
I've been feeling energetic for the last three months.
Energetic in a way that I could go running.
Or could do anything with that feeling.
I prepared 9 items for today's list.
And, I want to recommend that get the ideas not only from my video but also from other resources, videos or blogs to fully form your own list
Okay, the first item I am going to show you is moisturizing lotion that gives good hydration.
You should start putting on a good moisturization cream since the moment you knew you were pregnant.
In my case, even before the pregnancy I always used moisturizing creams, therefore, my skin was finely moisturized to begin with.
To add to my regulars I firstly used sheep tail fat oil from "Goo" brand.
I also used one from that of Lhamour brand.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get to finish these.
Because I found out my body is likely to get an allergic reactions from animal products.
I had allergic hives on my skin and also experienced eczema. Eczema was extreme in a way that the rash was unbearable.
I thought at the moment that rash been probably from stretch marks that were about to appear.
But turns out no. I was having allergic hives and eczema from the creams I'd been using at that time.
Therefore, sadly I couldn't get to support national brands since that moment.
Then my husband said, "Why can't you use a baby oil?" and recommended that for me. He further said "it is for a baby skin. Clearly it wouldn't have any allergic reaction to any skin type." And it turned out to be true.
I had zero allergic reaction.
Especially this baby oil has this green tinted color and has a very pleasant smell.
Like smell of a gum or after-showery smell.
Yeah, I used that for a several months. But as you can see I haven't finished it.
The reason was it wasn't giving me sufficient moisturization.
The way I found out was the fact that stretch marks started appearing on my body.
Oh, only using baby oil is not adequate for my skin. I can't keep using this I need a better cream.
Then I purchased a cream that suits my skin the best. The cream that gives the best moisturization out of all the other creams I've used in years.
This is just a simple hand and body cream from Trader Joe's supermarket.
It is also "Moroccan Argan Oil" written on it.
I found that cream when I was living in New York.
This cream gives such a satisfactory hydration to my skin. Therefore I purchased almost a whole full box of it.
Each box contains five pieces. I've been using that for two to three weeks, and it is empty halfway through now.
I've been using this now.
I want to recommend you guys please find a cream that is fragrance-free, non-toxic, hydrating and also that suits your skin well.
The second item is maternity belly bands.
You need to keep your belly warm.
Because of the fact that your baby is growing in there, in your womb, inside water, and just outside of that there is really thin skin covering your belly from outside world.
You need to keep your baby warm and comfortable.
If we can manage our belly, abdomin lower back, and kidney region to be warm and comfortable, our babies also get to be cozy and pleasant in our bellies.
I used to use this cute looking belly band.
It is just a thin layered belly band, but it got worn out and got ripped because my belly was getting bigger and bigger.
At first I was like, "oh I don't need any belly band". Turned out it was one of the necessary items during pregnancy.
This thin one can keep your belly warm.
For ladies who are expecting their kids in winter must have this warm belly band.
I received it from my aunt who lives in Japan. She sent all her pregnancy items, the items she was using while she was pregnant, to Mongolia.
And I got it from one of her items.
It is so adorable.
I am even thinking I will still be wearing this postpartum. I've loved to keep my belly warm ever since I started using this.
The third item is seamless maternity bra.
I purchased it before pregnancy.
It is better to have have this, just this simple, non-wired, seamless, and how do you call it? Beige colored bra, especially suitable when you about to sleep.
Because on regular days you would wear your usual bras that fit your breast size right?
But when you are pregnant you really can’t just take off your bra and sleep with a t-shirt like you used to.
Especially when your breasts start producing milk inside of them, so they get bigger and heavier, therefore, you can’t just spread them out all over the place.
I really did start to feel like I want to sleep with my bra on.
However, the regular bra started to feel uncomfortable and tight. Consequently, I needed a bra that is soft, comfy and also can keep things in place.
You can simply say it was more comfortable.
For these reasons, I started using this, so I recommend you guys purchase this.
I bought this from Penti Store Shangrila. If you visit that store you can see a variety of soft bras.
The next item on the list is glasses.
The reason is… Well, I used to wear contact lenses a lot. My eyesights are minus 5 therefore I used to put them on on a daily basis.
I used to use glasses only at home.
But then I found out during pregnancy, eyes usually start to get drier.
And in my case, because my eyes became so dry I couldn’t even put on my contact lenses anymore.
Consequently, what I did was I purchased expensive but high-quality glasses to invest in myself.
Before that, I always used inexpensive glasses but this time I spent a good amount of money as an investment to buy these glasses.
I purchased these glasses from The Center Optic from Shangrila.
The nice thing about these glasses is that they are chameleon glasses.
It was my first time getting chameleon glasses.
When you go outside with these glasses on it transform into sunglasses.
But unlike sunglasses, they do not darken your vision.
And I always used to ask Tsogoo, “Are they dark now?, Did they become dark?”
And he would answer that "yeah, they are."
It can protect your eyes even without you knowing it.
In cases with contact lenses, you can put your sunglasses on easily, but when you have glasses on you can’t just simply put on sunglasses anymore.
So, it is more sustainable for ladies with low vision.
The 4th item is pregnancy underwear.
Pregnancy underwear is usually like this granny and big underwear.
So that it can cover your entire belly.
Because it can cover your entire belly I was so...
You can't imagine how good it felt when I was putting on this underwear for the first time.
As soon as I put it on I was like "Oh, it feels so comfortable"
Before, I used to make fun of these kinds of underwear, but now I can't live without them.
So, when you are purchasing maternity panties please choose buying soft, fitted but non tight, and seamless panties. It is for your baby to be warm and comfortable.
If you put on our belly bands then your maternity clothes on the top of your panties the belly will be so warm, pleasant, and really comfortable.
Therefore, please consider buying soft cotton material panties.
Now, next item on the list is maternity pants.
You would really need these. I realized after trying on these clothes that "Oh, out of all clothes, the maternity clothes are the most comfortable.
Not basketball clothes or anything." I used to believe that basketball jerseys or exercising outfits are the comfortable ones.
So I loved to wear them.
But now, I am 100% sure that out of all clothes in the world, maternity clothes are the best in term of comfort.
I've been wearing these in winter, autumn, spring but not in summer. It was too hot to wear in summer.
It is really soft inside. As you can tell that I've used these pants for a long time.
It even has lint balls on it. I've been using it so long, so long that lint balls already started forming.
As the belly gets bigger you absolutely needs maternity pants.
You don't need to buy many of it.
I purchased only two or three pairs of pants.
You should just purchase them once and use it all the way through.
I am considering to keep using them even postpartum to keep my belly and kidney area warm.
The next item on the list is maternity support belt.
For me this was... (sigh) I cannot not wear it.
I found out some ladies were hesitant to wear it. Because it could feel itchy and too hot to wear.
For me, I wear that like this.
You would stick it on the backside.
The reason why these maternity support belts were essential for me was without them I felt like... my belly felt like leaning forward. That felt really uncomfortable.
Therefore, with these belts it can support my belly
especially as my body grows bigger the belly tends to sit lower.
With that belt it can support your belly from underneath.
It also supports your back and prevents from backaches.
Your belly gets bigger, your baby gets bigger therefore, you feel heavier and heavier to the front.
And that also causes more backache.
Once you buy a high standard maternity support belt, it really supports your back.
For now, I have my most favorite belt on.
But, I also have other variety of styles. This one, you can put it on from the front. Also this one is same.
The different thing about that belt was you can put it on and stick sides in the front.
But, it was hard because it kept falling of easily.
This one lifts your belly from the front and has sticks on the both sides so that you can stick them in your back side.
If you decide to put on this, you also need support from the back.
The back support goes like this and these two ends sticks on the sides.
Let me show you the belt I have on right now.
This part is so important for you guys. Taking off my belt is really...
As I said this one is my favorite. Because it can lift your belly on this side and on the back, you cross the ends...
Phew... As a baby grows bigger my lungs are being pushed therefore, that leads to shortness of breath.
So I have to take my breath for a minute. Can't speak longer with one breath.
Okay, after you cross the ends you bring them in the front and stick them on the side.
The lifting force is powerful enough to support your belly in the front, also strong enough to support lower back in the back.
I use it on almost daily basis.
Especially during work it is an essential.
Oh by the way, I forgot to tell you. I just put it back on while standing but it is better to put it on while laying on the bed after waiting for your baby to move upside.
Okay, the next item is so important one.
And that one is pregnancy pillow.
Oh, I sleep like this.
I would put my pillow under my belly and put the rest between my legs. The back side comforts your back and you will sleep like this. ZZZ (giggles)
I love this pillow so much.
My father-in-law bought it for me. He ordered it from China, and it took quite a while to be shipped here.
And this pillow really turned out to be a necessary item.
Before I started using this, I would use my usual pillow right?
A person who is not pregnant would sleep just regularly like this right?
This position was fine at first, but as my baby grows bigger, I started developing this need that my belly needed to be supported from the side as it continues to feel heavy overtime.
Further, my back also needed a support because my belly was kind of dragging my back to the front.
And it left a space that felt empty.
And what I did was I was using two pillows and used to sleep in a position like this.
Eventhough I was sleeping like this, I still needed another pillow to support my back.
So it couldn't work therefore I couldn't sleep well for a while. Then I saw this pillow online I was like "Oh my god, I need that pillow immediately."
And my father-in-law ordered that online for me, and when it was delivered it satisfied all my needs during sleep. It felt like I was being hugged.
When Tsogoo hugs me from behind I also wanted a hug from the front. But when he hugs from the front, I wanted a hug from behind as well.
To put it simply, I have extra "needs" to sleep.
This pillow was really helpful for me to sleep well.
Therefore, I want to let you know that please invest your money in that kind of needs.
The last item is yoga mattress.
I simply bought it online.
Just a regular, black, rubber, and also it is not that thick and not that thin as well.
I didn't buy it before pregnancy, I've already had bought it before that.
It really helped me a lot because you know, you can't do any exercises except yoga.
Although you can go for a walk, you can't do exercises that require body force such as running or lifting.
I've been using this everyday for stretching and doing yoga.
Therefore, I would recommend you guys to buy nice yoga mattress that fulfills your needs.
I presented you the nine must-have items which I considered absolutely important during pregnancy based on my experiences.
I hope you will find this information useful.
I will be already given a birth by the time you are watching this video.
Therefore, after birth I am also thinking about sharing must-have postpartum items after delivering my baby.
So goodbye for now, see you on the next video.