Products I Actually Used During Pregnancy (and those I didn't!)

Alright, ladies, I have two weeks to go until my first pregnancy is over (honestly, thank Goodness!) and currently my life is sleeping, eating, and preparing my workload to have a baby.
When I first found out I was pregnant I went hard on the things that the internet told me to buy in order to make this pregnancy smooth sailing and comfortable. I am fairly confident now that I can tell you: some of it is actually bullshit and completely unnecessary. Some of it however is a god-send. 

So we’ll have two sections: bullshit vs God-send. 

BULLSHIT

These are products I was told were definitely needed during pregnancy, so of course, never having experienced it before I ordered it online and waited for it to rock up at my door. Some of these things I didn’t even use, some I used once and then promptly forgot about. 

• “Maternity Clothes”
  Hear me out on this one- I did invest in a couple of good quality pairs of maternity pants, but other than that adding the word “maternity” to clothes ups the price. I simply went up a size or two in my normal clothes and was fine.
  

• Home doppler
  I posted on my @the.anxiousmumma Instagram that I enjoyed having the reassurance of one of these around- which was true at the time, I didn’t lie! The thing is, I remember paying some silly amount of money for it to be used three times maximum. Plus there is the whole argument for how accurate they are etc.
  

• Perineal massage oil
  Brought it, could not wait to start using it because you’re supposed to wait until 34 weeks. I got to 34 weeks and just simply forgot about it. Also I cannot see my vagina so whatever.
  

• “Anti-Stretch Mark Cream”
  I made the mistake of buying all these different oils and creams because I was SO worried about getting stretch marks- I used them religiously and can now confirm I still have stretch marks. I have since ditched any expensive products and use Vitamin E cream and Bio-Oil.
  

• Maternity Bras
  I brought two maternity bras in the last nine months and I do not wear either of them- they sit in my top drawer doing nothing. Instead, I wear sports bras day in, day out. I prefer this because they have so much support, they’re comfy and when your boobs are in that really sore stage there is no way they are going to move around.
  

• An overabundance of pregnancy books.
  Limit yourself or you will become overwhelmed!
  
  

GOD-SEND 

Honestly, some of these things I will find a way to continue using after pregnancy because I love them.

• A full body pregnancy pillow
  I was SUPER skeptical about this one and was sure it was going to be in the bullshit column because I brought it at around 12 weeks and it sat under my bed, unused and collecting dust until around 25 weeks. It was only at this point that I was finding it really uncomfortable to sleep and grabbed this out because I was so frustrated. Best. Thing. Ever!!! I could not sleep without it right now.
  

• A lifetime supply of antacid
  I have never had such bad heartburn in my life- honestly, I chew through quickeze tablets like they are lollies. They’re next to my bed, in my handbag, at my desk, in the lounge room- I need easy access.
  

• Slip-on shoes
  I was very naive to think that I would be able to wear my signature sneaker style for the whole of my pregnancy. Newsflash: I could not. My feet are swollen for one, and for the second I can’t bloody reach down to tie them up slip-on shoes are essential.
  

• Comfortable underwear.
  There is a time to be someone who wears g-strings and cute undies day in, day out. This is not that time. Comfort over style when it comes to what underwear you are wearing during your pregnancy.
  

• Pantyliners
  While we are on the subject- panty liners are also very useful because the amount of discharge you’re producing increases. Unless you want to carry around a couple of extra pairs of undies I suggest grabbing a pack of liners. 

Were there products that got you through your pregnancy that you think deserve to be on the God-send list? What about those products you brought because someone told you they were a necessity and then you never used them? Let us know!