hey guys it is Jen and I are you here with me today because she wanted to be here today I
wanted to share my second trimester must-haves I am definitely in the thick of my second trimester
right now nearing the end of it in fact so I feel like I have a few things that are must-have
recommendations that'll help pretty much anyone during their pregnancy during this period of time
if you're not pregnant yet to give you a little bit of an idea or if you're also going through
the same stages as me let me know that down in the comments I would love to know what stage you're at
or if you're just somebody who's not going to in just curious a that's cool to let me know that
I wanted to start off with some of the obvious things that are really helpful so this right here
is my belly butter everybody knows that during the second trimester your stomach is starting
to really get a lot bigger sometimes in the first trimester you can get away with having your belly
not really change too much but by this point your stomach is stretching your skin is stretching and
sometimes your belly skin gets kind of itchy this isn't necessarily going to keep you from
getting stretch marks because that's more than anything genetic I really like this particular
one this is from belly and it's a stretch mark minimizing cream okay are you going to explain
to people about what's good together okay so this particular brand belly they have quite a
lot of products that are really amazing skin care products and they're specifically formulated for
women going through pregnancy and post pregnancy I like that the cream is like pretty heavy but
it's not sticky or uncomfortable and it doesn't smell too strongly these products aren't going
to magically keep you from getting stretch marks but the extra moisture definitely helps with any
itching and can potentially help your skin be a little bit more elastic and comfortable during
the period before and after you give birth next I wanted to talk about something that might be a
little random and weird but totally makes a huge difference I love these reusable straws I know a
lot of plastic companies are like coming under fire for having disposed well straws because
it's just filling up landfills I feel like when you're pregnant you get so thirsty and it's so
much easier to drink a lot of liquids as much as you need when you use a straw these are my
favorite I found them I think on Amazon so I will leave a link down below of where you can
buy these but they fit in my ball mason jars super well speaking of that there's it is so
important to keep yourself hydrated especially when you started to get bigger you get really
really really thirsty and so what I prefer is to use a glass water bottle because it's just really
great for refilling the water it keeps it colder and I just feel like water tastes so much better
from glass versus a plastic bottle or even metal glass is kind of my personal preference this one
is from Life factory I like it because it can hold quite a lot of water in here and it also
has little markers of how many milliliters and ounces so you can see both and make sure that you
get enough liquids that you need for your daily intake as a pretty easy top and then you can just
reclose it so I just really like the design of this particular one but I have a few different
glass bottles and I try to keep it by my bedside like all the time wherever I am I like to keep
a water bottle with me just to make sure I stay hydrated in case I get thirsty the next product
I wanted to talk about I mean if you guys have been pregnant before I'm sure you're no stranger
to this lovely bottle this is tums I feel like second trimester is when things start to get
sort of squished up in your stomach and esophagus and all of that you get a little bit of heartburn
and by a little I mean fire of a dragon breath painful heartburn Thomas is like amazing it
really helps if you have mild to medium heartburn like I do I keep this by my bedside pretty much at
all times because I don't know when it's going to be that I'm going to have the fire of a thousand
serious flames it just has really saved me and a lot of different situations where I was just
so uncomfortable to the point where I couldn't fall asleep at night Thomas is your friend plus
it has extra calcium for your babies growing bones doesn't taste the best in the world but it works
the next must-have are over the belly pants I'm talking about jeans I'm talking about yoga pants
leggings whatever it is I just find that at this stage when your belly is really protruding having
an over the belly hand situation makes things feel not only more comfortable because there's
no pressure on your lower abdomen which is where it gets kind of uncomfortable to have things
like squeezing and on your belly I just find it also gives a little bit more support so you feel
really contained but not overly compressed if you guys haven't tried these out they are super
comfortable not saying everybody should just like buy themselves a pair of maternity jeans
honestly I wore these all through my pregnancies and afterwards while I was healing while my body
was changing I feel like I personally definitely got my money's worth out of them the ones that I
wore the most in my own pregnancies are from H&M like this pair right here their mama line runs
on the slimmer side so if you tend to be like a tiny person like me and have trouble finding
maternity pants that fit it's an option to check out finally I wanted to mention something that a
lot of you might not even realize existed actually a seat belt seat cushion that you attach to your
car it helps for the strap that goes in front of your stomach to actually go in between your legs
the one that I have is called safe ride for kids and it has just made my car trips so much more
comfortable and bearable because during my last pregnancy especially I would just sort of try
to yank the seat belt down but the place that the seat belt naturally hit it kind of pushes against
your uterus so if you're actually in an accident it might not be the safest place for your baby so
I really love using it it's very substantial and is very very comfortable I did a little video clip
that I wanted to show you of like how it works so you guys can see what I mean so this is the
little safe ride for kids cushion that we it's a little bit elevated and has this metal clasp
that the seatbelt goes under so I'll get in and show you what it's like and I can get up through
the little metal piece here it doesn't hit my stomach my seatbelt is over both of my thighs and
it makes it so much more comfortable whether I'm driving or just writing as a passenger and it's
all secure and it also buckles to the seat behind here so it's not like sliding I think that thing
is amazing I used it for both my pregnancies and I know it's just something that you use for a very
short period of time but if you're somebody that commutes or just is in the car quite frequently
I think it's actually a really great investment for your safety and comfort during your pregnancy
so I guess that is about it for the second trimester must-haves in case you didn't see
my first trimester must-haves I will leave a link up there that you can click on to watch that and
if you guys have any must-have recommendations that got you through your second trimester let
me know that down in the comments if you enjoy these videos I would love it if you would hit
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