10 First Trimester Tips & Must Haves | Your Pregnancy Survival Kit

MAN OH MAN. My first trimester was tough! This was especially surprising to me, because during my first pregnancy, I did not have these symptoms. This is my second pregnancy, and it has been quite challenging in many different ways. It got so bad that I got extremely nauseous when I drove, and couldn’t drive for weeks and was bedridden.

This has led me to test and try EVERYTHING that everyone recommended. Below are the 10 things that I worked for me and I hope works for you as well!

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Nausea Relief

1. Ice, Ice, BABY!

This was SO surprising to me, because typically, I am a room temperature beverage type of gal. I usually drink my water at room temperature, but during my first trimester, I got nauseous drinking water!

I thought to myself, “How can you be nauseous by water?!?!” This was a huge issue, because we are supposed to be extra hydrated when pregnant!

Solution: FILL THAT CUP WITH ICE and find a bottle that keeps your water ice cold and is also easy to travel with. These are water tumblers and travelers that I highly recommend.

Amazon Links:
Most Popular Tumbler
Easy to Carry Tumbler (my personal favorite)
Best Ice Molds for Water Tumblers

2. Sea Bands

I honestly have never heard of Sea Bands before this pregnancy, but Sea Bands generally help those who are sea sick AND NOW those who have morning sickness.

Sea Bands uses acupressure (pressure points) to relieve your nausea. The bands are worn on your wrists. I generally wore them in the morning, when my nausea was at its worst. You can feel free to wear them as long as you need to.

NOTE: Sea Bands also sell Sea Bands for pregnancy, called Sea Band Mama. I purchased both their original and pregnancy bands. The main difference is that they add a ginger fragrance to further help your nausea.

It might not sound like a big deal, but the ginger actually really helped me. It is similar to when you smell essential oils, as it gives off beneficial effects to your mood, etc.

Amazon Links:
Sea Band Original
Sea Band Mama (I like the added smell to help with morning sickness)

3. Nausea Relief Candy

I have tried so many different brands and flavors that claim to help morning sickness and pregnancy nausea. Below are my favorite ones that I highly recommend! I find it helpful to alternate between some of these candies throughout my pregnancy.

My favorite candy to help with my morning sickness and nausea is this Sweet Peppermint from Pink Stork.

My other favorites from Amazon:
Preggie Pop Drops (love the variety of flavors)
Lemon Ginger Honey (over 11,000 reviews!)
Another Popular Lemon Ginger Candy

MUST HAVE: MORNING SICKNESS ROLLER!

I have made these rollers for many of my girlfriends during their pregnancy and it is a great option to help support your pregnancy naturally! These rollers are easy to use (directions on the labels) and easy to take everywhere you go!

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4. Pregnancy Teas

I love that there are teas to help with pregnancy!
Out of all of them, there are three brands I recommend.

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Earth Mama Organic Ginger Tea The best tasting ginger tea for nausea relief. The ginger is not too overpowering and it also has a hint of mint in this tea.

NATALIST Nausea Relief Tea This one taste delicious! It is made with premium ingredients and you can definitely tell! It’s a good tea to just enjoy and know that it has essential herbs that help support a healthy pregnancy.

Oat Mama I love that Oat Mama has teas for each trimester of pregnancy! I got all three already, because their first trimester helped me with my morning sickness. I would drink this immediately after waking up to help kick start my day.

5. Healthy Ginger Ale

I’m sorry, I know you have probably have heard of sooo many recommendations that involve with ginger. I wanted to add this because I truly felt this healthy ginger ale from Olipop was very helpful.

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Olipop Ginger Ale I am a huge fan of Olipop. Not only do their drinks taste delicious but there are so many great benefits – especially, beneficial for your gut health. (Which is so important!)

Helpful Foods

Moments when you have strong food aversions, but need to eat!

6. Sour + Tangy Freezer Pops

Sounds odd, but eating foods/fruits that are more on the sour and tangy side can help, such as, lemon and lime. And the colder…the better!

7. Jello

I was living off of jello for a long time. I still have them stocked in my fridge at 15 weeks. The most helpful flavor is the lemon lime.

If I am feeling fancy (aka. not nauseous)… I’ll add a dollop of whip cream!

8. Ensure or Boost Shakes

THIS helped me a lot. I had total mom guilt for both kids (for my toddler and baby in the womb). I felt bad that I was bedridden and was too nauseous to take my 2 year old toddler out to the park, but then I was also not able to eat anything for my baby in the womb.

I then talked to my OBGYN, and he said that Ensure or Boost Shakes can help fill me up, without digesting solid food. I got Ensure Plus to get more protein, and love all three flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry!

Also, same with this recommendation… the colder, the better! So stock them up in your fridge.

Amazon Links
Ensure Plus
Boost Shakes

Additional First Trimester Tips

More Tips to Help Ease First Trimester Symptoms

9. Switching Prenatal Vitamins

Naturally, I purchased the same prenatal vitamins I took when I was pregnant with my first. Because, it worked well for me the first time around, but unfortunately, this was not the case for my second pregnancy.

I was gagging every time I took them. For a while, I wrote it off as it just being my first trimester nausea causing me to gag, but after switching my prenatal vitamins…my morning sickness and pregnancy nausea lessened.

I switched to Pink Stork Prenatal Vitamins which also includes DHA. It has a slight vanilla after taste, which I personally like.

Amazon Link
Pink Stork Total Prenatal + DHA

10. Vitamin D

Because I was bedridden and couldn’t drive, I was inside the house a lot. This all really took a toll on me.

When I went to see my OBGYN, he said that from my blood tests, I was lacking Vitamin D. He recommended I take short walks outside and take daily Vitamin D.

Immediately, I thought, “Another pill?!” Luckily, I found one that taste like candy! I wish I could take more than one a day…it is that good.

Amazon Link
Vitamin D Gummies

I hope you found these tips helpful!

If you have any other recommendations, feel free to leave a comment to help other beautiful mamas.

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