When you are pregnant, it can feel as if you have to lay with your feet up and avoid having any kind of fun. The good news is that this doesn’t have to be the case for you. If you want to have fun while you are pregnant, you can, and there are plenty of things that you can do to take your mind off of your swelling stomach and sore feet!

You are carrying a miracle, and the best thing that you can do is to allow yourself to be pampered and enjoy these moments. Pregnancy doesn’t happen for everyone, and when you are blessed with carrying a child, you can enjoy every ache and pain while having fun! The good news is that pregnancy is filled with exciting moments, and we’ve got ten of those things below!

Let people look after you

If there was any time in life to pamper yourself, it’s now. You need to look after you but more than that, you need other people to look after you, too. You will have so much running around to do when you are a new mother that you should take pause right now. Eat with two hands, sleep as much as you like and shower – oh, blissfully shower! You need to enjoy some pampering while you can. Let family take you to a spa and go and spend time moving slower than you ever have. Life is going to turn into a whirlwind soon enough.

Host a party

You don’t have to do much or those, but you can host a gender reveal bash to celebrate the new baby you have on the way. It can be more of a bash to celebrate their health while revealing their gender along the way. There are plenty of themes to enjoy for a gender reveal party, and it’s a nice way to enjoy all your friends and family in the same place for a change.

Take photos

Every month, take a photo of your belly. That’s a growing human being in there, and this is grand enough a moment to want to document it for life. You want to be able to go back on that album one day and remember the moments you had and the way you felt, and one day, you can pass that album to your child for them to look at with their own children. You can even go one better and have a maternity photoshoot done as a way to celebrate the moment you brought a child into the world. Some people love to book a videographer for the birth, too!

Scrapbook

If a diary or journal is really not your thing, then you need to consider scrapbooking. You can add photos of moments throughout the pregnancy, such as the moment you found out you were pregnant and the gender reveal. You can record your cravings and feelings, the sleepless nights due to pregnancy insomnia and beyond. Scrapbooks can help you to record such important memories that you won’t want to let go of.

Go shopping

The most fun thing to do is to shop while pregnant. Tiny baby bootees, a new bassinet, sleepsuits, the stroller – it all is so much fun to choose and you can have such an amazing time planning and preparing it all. You want to buy things for yourself as well, not just the baby. You will need maternity clothes and these need to fit your new body – which will absolutely change over time!

Go for a makeover

Pregnancy makes us feel differently about our bodies, so why not go and pamper yourself? Get your hair done and freshened up before labour, and go and get a manicure and pedicure. Don’t be afraid to take some money for yourself for once! Your body is changing and you must honour it. Try new makeup and new outfits to suit your changing frame. You won’t regret it!

Spend time with your mother

Whether your mother or mother-in-law, spend some time with the family matriarchs if you can. Your mothers will know more about pregnancy and labour than most people you know. The best thing that you can do is to get their expertise and advice. You want to have them feel involved, too, but you can also use the time to lay down any boundaries you may have when it comes to visiting hours after the baby is born. If you want to have some space after the baby is born, you’re going to need to be clear and polite.

Have a babymoon

A babymoon is a holiday you take as a couple before your first baby is born. You don’t have to go too far, but time spent somewhere beautiful and peaceful to connect as a couple before your lives are changed is important.

Make friends

Join in a pregnancy class like an antenatal class. You can meet other pregnant women who are in the same boat as you. It’s an incredible bond, and it takes a village to raise a child. You need a village of women you can turn to when things feel impossible or when labour kicks off!

Make lists

From baby name lists to lists of equipment you still need to buy, you will find that lists are everything. Lists will prevent you from forgetting the things that you need to do and it will help you to keep track of what you have already done. You may not have been one for lists before, but you’ll find them quite the proper way to do things while you’re pregnant.

Pregnancy doesn’t have to be a bore. You can spend time with friends and bonding with people, bonding with your baby and bonding with your partner. You deserve to feel good throughout your pregnancy, and each of these ten fun things is the best way to support your pregnancy. With these tips, you will get to birth relaxed and happy!