Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on first-trimester pregnancy.

Eat: Eat small and frequent meals/snacks.

Take: Take Folic Acid 1-5 mg daily preferably before you get pregnant and throughout the first trimester!

Try: Try eating candied ginger or hard candy to help with nausea.

Take: Take a Folic Acid 400 mcg daily. Don’t smoke & drink. Visit your OB regularly. Have vaccines up to date.

Small: Small bits of dry carbohydrate snacks, e.g., soda crackers or toast, may help you manage nausea.

If: If you are nauseated , try flat cola at room temperature , it is an old fashioned anti-emetic.

Tender: Tender breasts, nauseous; pee a lot, tired, just feel gross; remember the cause.

Establish: Establish your care; take prenatal vitamins; enjoy your journey.

Bland,: Bland, dry foods. Ginger. Acupressure bracelets or actual acupuncture. Patience and humor.

Expect: Expect some nausea; get early prenatal care; please enjoy this time.

After: After consulting your dr, crackers, ginger ale, and yoga (or similar) usually help a lot !

Remove: Remove wifi, cell phones and television from your bedroom as all that adds up to radiation.

If: If nauseated keep crackers by the bed and eat them prior to putting your feet on the floor.

It's: It's ok to give into your fatigue , it's normal and will go away. Rest when you can.

Ignore: Don't smoke, drink (even a tiny bit), and avoid caffeine. Take prenatal vitamins too.

Ignore: Don't smoke, drink (even a tiny bit), and avoid caffeine. Take prenatal vitamins too.

Ignore: Good ingestion from start contributes to good gestation and healthy baby at end.

Ignore: Call your dr right away if you experience excessive bleeding ; increasing abdominal pain.

Ignore: Make your pregnancy a positive journey! take good care of yourself and your baby(s) will benefit.!

Ignore: If you are sick, rinse off your teeth with water/ Fluoride rinse and spit to preserve your enamel.

Ignore: Rely on social support from your partner, other pregnant friends , plan for the future. Avoid focus.

Ignore: This is a great time to enjoy your pregnancy, listen to beautiful music, and relax.

Ignore: Face, feet, heart, and more taking shape, a wondrous form; in first trimester, is the norm.