Must-Haves for New Mommies

Pregnancy is such an exciting time in a woman's life, especially if it is the first pregnancy! It's essential mom to be doing all the right things, in order to stay on track for a successful and healthy delivery.

Starting with prenatal vitamins, Centrum Specialist(R) Prenatal, is an amazing one. It's dual action, it not only serves as a complete multivitamin, which helps maintain your everyday health, it's also specifically designed to support your baby's growth and development during pregnancy. So, it works to benefit you and your baby at the same time. It has important folic acid, which helps with fetal development, DHA, which supports healthy fetal brain and eye development, and calcium to help build the baby's bones and teeth! It's great to take if you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant. You can check out their facebook page for more info.

Now, of course something moms struggle with during and after pregnancy are stretch marks. Bio-Oil is a cult favorite hailing from South Africa, it is the #1 selling scar and stretch mark product in 11 countries. Filled with Vitamins A & E, and essential oils. Plus the breakthrough, purcellin oil...which helps to absorb and store moisture in your skin. It also helps prevent stretch marks by maximizing your skins elasticity and soothes dry, itchy skin when your belly starts to expand.

It also helps to even out hormonal skin spots that sometimes occur during pregnancy. It even helps to fade unwanted C-section scars! It is best to begin using it early and continue throughout the pregnancy, to help prevent stretch marks from forming. What's also great about this product...it's not greasy, leaves no residue and creates this protective barrier over your skin. Also great for a variety of other uses like hydrating dry skin, taming flyaways and moisturizing cuticles...$12 for 2oz and $20 for 4.2oz at drugstores.

Of course it is so important as a mom to get your sleep - so if you're pregnant, try and get as much rest as possible. A helpful tip for when the baby arrives...sleep when "they" do... because patterns can be erratic at the beginning so get it in when you can! Also, try develop a routine as best you can, try night time rituals like bath and baby massage every night at the same time...this will encourage a pattern, and just like an adult...the massage can help soothe the baby which will help them sleep better.

Sponsored by: Centrum & Bio-Oil