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My Top Five Pregnant In Summer Tips

Air-con, ceiling fan, floor fan, shopping centre, swimming pool, shower, bath, bucket, car air-con, fridge, freezer are all cooling devices. Your body temperature already is higher while pregnant. Couple that with hot weather and you'll be one hot, bloated pregnant demon lady. Stick those sore, bloated feet in a cool bucket of water, have many cold showers, stick your head in the freezer or head down to the shopping centre to bask in their glorious air-con.

Lufflump keeping cool

I don't like plain water unless it's extremely cold and I'm dehydrated. I need fizz. Soda drinks, especially with caffeine, dehydrate rather than hydrate so try and steer clear of them. If you just can't (some days I just HAVE to have Coke) dilute them cold water or soda water and ice. Otherwise for the fizz factor try mineral water or soda water. For flavour add some fresh fruit or cordial. Add ice to every drink, it not only keeps it cold but adds extra water.

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No brainer really - warm weather = less clothes, cool weather = more clothes. I can usually be found just wearing a singlet and undies at home (unexpected visitors are not welcome). It's hot, my shorts are shrinking and bras cause boob sweat. When leaving the house wear loose clothes preferably of natural, light material. Elastic waistbands or wrap arounds are awesome as are kaftans and loose maxi dresses.

Light clothes

Another no brainer but seriously the sun can burn very quickly. You can get burnt away from water too so don't just leave the sunscreen for the pool or beach. Last thing a pregnant woman needs is to feel uncomfy and the last thing their family needs is more reasons for them to whinge. 

Pregnant and burnt

It's no secret that I love sleeping. I always have and no doubt always will. Summer heat can be exhausting especially when pregnant. Also, I seem to sleep badly at night if it's hot and humid (joys of not having air-con) so need a nap during the day. Nap whenever and wherever you can for however long you can. Don't feel guilty about napping either, in my book it's a requirement.

Napping

Piquing My Pinterest Summer Edition

This week's Pinterest challenge I'm getting into the Summer spirit. These are some of my summer pins.

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1. Storms over Brisbane. I love storms so much that A-M and I have a twitter hashtag #stormgirls whenever one decides to venture our way. We haven't had as many this summer, which is both fortunate and unfortunate. It means no floods but also we are in a bit of a drought. Plus falling asleep to rain and storms is one of my favourite things.

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2. Cold drinks. Don't these drinks just look delicious. I love the effectiveness of the cut lemon, straws and paper lemons. Adorable and so summer!

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3. Ice cream at the beach. This takes me back to my childhood days at Bribie Island, having delicious ice creams from the little ice cream shop at the wave beach. So delicious and so summer. I don't think Bribie had sea lice then either.

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4. A pool on the beach. Why oh why doesn't the Sunshine or Gold Coast have these (if they do please correct me)? It's one of my favourite things to see in Sydney and I know it reminds my mum of her childhood.

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5. Sprinklers. This is the first I'm seeing of one made out of a 2L bottle though. Pure genius! Every summer when I was a kid would involve jumping through sprinklers. Usually naked or in underwear, or at least that's how I remember it. Maybe I did own togs?

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