Few pregnancy aches & pains for me + Nexcare review

I have friends who (I'll say this as constructively as possible) have moaned from start to finish during their pregnancies.  Although pregnancy is not an illness, far from it - for me it really is a blessing & I feel incredibly fortunate to be about to have my second baby.  Pregnancy related ailments can make you feel a little off colour from time to time.  I think I've gotten off pretty lightly both times as I've never had sickness, stretch marks, SPD, oily hair, skin breakouts or swelling in my hands & feet.  I have found ways to ease the aches I have had and so far am still as active as ever & really enjoying my pregnancy.  Here's a few things that have affected me and how I've overcome them:

1. First & third trimester tiredness.
It really does just hit you! Feeling tired isn't great, especially not if you're working or have other children (or both..). There's so much going on in your body during pregnancy that it's hard to sleep sometimes at night and then nap during the day as you can always rely on car horns, couriers, barking dogs & other people to disturb you!  A mix of Spa Tone iron supplements, vitamin c through freshly squeezed orange (followed by gaviscon to reduce the heartburn risk) and a nice Jo Malone candle has worked wonders to help me sleep.  My dream genii pillow has helped me stay comfortable and a mug of hot milk before bed really relaxes me.

2. Crampy legs - ouch!!! Pregnancy yoga taught me to circle my ankles on awaking in the night and keep my legs moving through the day (easy with a 2 year old!).  Thankfully my legs aren't too crampy now and I know what to do when they are.

3. Lower back ache - I have only had a little of this fortunately and it's been very connected to particular activities, eg. Leaning into my rabbit hutches to clean them, crawling around soft play with Posey, not bending my knees properly when lifting things.  Nexcare kindly sent me a Maternity Support to try and I love it.  I feel supported! It makes my bump feel comfortable and secure.

The maternity support is just 1 product from Nexcare's range of antenatal & postnatal products, retailing for around £38 in Mothercare and Baby specialist stores.  You can't tell I'm wearing it and it doesn't dig in or scratch my skin.  I will most definitely wear it for my remaining weeks of pregnancy.

4. Emotions! Oh boy, I have a fair few days when I could just cry! I have no other explanation for this other than there are so many hormones flying around my body just now that sometimes they take over! My solution? Meet a friend for a play date, take Posey to the farm (she loves animals), get a nice hot drink and magazine, retail therapy or get my nails manicured! Simple things....

Here's to a healthy, ache-free last few weeks of pregnancy :)x