Product Whore: My favorite Mama-to-Be Products

When I first told people I was pregnant and that I was due 8/31, the been there done that moms said some variation of the following, "It's going to be a long hot summer." Then there was the time that my mom and I went fabric shopping for the nursery chair and the woman at the home interiors place and she were reminiscing about laying under ceiling fans, scantily clad, during the summer while pregnant.

I'm beginning to understand what they are talking about.

We do have air conditioning, but I have refused to turn it on before June 1. My husband rigged up this box fan in our window at night and that combined with the ceiling fan has done the trick. It's just the rest of the house that is H-O-T. My friend JT sent me a care package when I first told her I was preggo and it included a tube of Mama Bee Leg and Foot Cream. I "saved" it until the summer given that it has peppermint in it and BOY AM I GLAD I DID. I have slathered this on my legs and feet for two nights in a row and the peppermint combined with the cool air from the fans has been wonderful. Last night my husband even gave me a foot massage with the stuff - AHHHH. My feet have been so sore lately. I highly recommend this stuff - I'm sure any lotion with peppermint would suffice, however.


Since my feet have been uber sore, I have also opened the Earth Mama Angel Baby Happy Feet Foat Soak that AH sent me. I also saved this for the end of pregnancy since I had read about the sore feet thing. I'm pretty sure I will be soaking my feet nightly. This stuff smells heavenly. If you didn't want to splurge on the foot soak, I reccomend epsom salts (which are like $2 for a huge bag at Walgreens) and a few drops of essential oils (peppermint again for cooling). I did this pre-pregnancy and loved it.

Finally, I have breezed through my Earth Mama Angel Baby natural stretch oil and the Mama Bee Belly Balm and am on to the Lusa Mama Belly Balm. I really liked all three of these products and haven't had much itching on my belly and no stretch marks yet (fingers crossed!). The oil and mama bee are definitely on the greasy side, which my dry skin loved, particuarly in the dry winter months. The Lusa stuff is much less greasy and perfect for this time of year in WI. Plus, it's made right here in WI!! My mom, nana and I are hooked on the Lusa Lotion bars so i thought I'd give the Mama line a try.