{"id":17047,"date":"2020-04-14T10:53:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?p=17047"},"modified":"2020-04-14T10:53:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:53:46","slug":"pregnant-and-social-distancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/pregnant-and-social-distancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant and Social Distancing? You&#8217;re Not Alone (Really!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of the things you encounter during your pregnancy are going to be unexpected. But the current imperative for social distancing (and sometimes self-isolation means that even if this isn\u2019t your first, it\u2019s not going to feel like your previous pregnancies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it\u2019s not going to be easy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, even while you be by yourself, you\u2019re not the only one going through this! Here are some tips to give you guidance into how to spend your pregnancy while social distancing.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready Your Home for Baby<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you not working outside the house, now is a great time to do all those million little things needed to ready your home for its newest resident! If you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/what-to-expect-first-trimester\/\">early in your pregnancy<\/a>, start thinking about things you\u2019ll need later on, and start ordering what you can. Deliveries will probably have a delay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re later on in your pregnancy and have the nursery set up and stocked with baby essentials, think about preparing and freezing easy meals for yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on Yourself!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping yourself active is important for your health and your baby. There are tons of online resources for pregnancy yoga or pilates. If you have friends from mommy-to-be classes that you\u2019ve already connected with, you can workout together in Zoom to keep yourself on top of exercise, and to stay social during social distancing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can also take some time to pamper yourself and do the fun thing you may have been too busy to do before, like taking pregnancy pics!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect with Others<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phone and video calls are important for both you and your extended family members. It\u2019s important to check-in, but also to feel like you\u2019re not totally alone. It doesn\u2019t need to be all pregnancy or health talk though. You can both hit \u2018play\u2019 on Netflix at the same time while on Skype and chat away through your favorite <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gilmore Girls<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> episodes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a partner that you\u2019re self-isolating with, the dual life upheaval of isolation and pregnancy might be putting new stress on the relationship. It can be tricky to give each other enough space, but it is just as important as making sure that lines of communication about how you\u2019re feeling, good and bad, are still open.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get Any Fresh Air You Can<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, not everyone has a yard they can enjoy while social distancing. And, depending on where you live, you may have a limited ability to use parks or go on walks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try your best to get what fresh air you can through balconies or windows\u2014as the weather gets warmer, it can be nice to close your eyes and do meditative breathing exercises while letting the sunshine on your face!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find Out if Your Birth Plan Needs an Update<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This depends a lot on where you live, and what your original birth plan was. Speak with your OB\/GYN and\/or midwife about updating your birth plan as developments happen. This includes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/postpartum-recovery-kit-essentials\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your post-natal care plans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of the things you encounter during your pregnancy are going to be unexpected. But the current imperative for social distancing (and sometimes self-isolation means that even if this&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":17048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.12 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pregnant and Social Distancing? 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