Thanks for summoning the “Health Preg Crew” (HPC) @riverflows! 😄

Hey @bearone, oh dear mama do I know how you feel. As far as the constipation goes peppermint essential oil has always been my first go to. You can add a drop (only if it’s ingestible) to your tea or just rub a drop or two straight on your belly and rub around in circles in the left direction (that’s the direction things flow in our bodies). I’m tellin ya you’ll be on the loo but just not sitting there, you’ll be taking care of business. Peppermint might also help with the nausea. Just smelling it makes a difference.

For knee pain Wintergreen essential oil relives that. Like you said above the effect of the oils is temporary so you do need to apply them often. You cant just use them one time and be done, apply those babies every few hours!

I don’t have anything for the bladder, that’s just one of those things that us mamas will go through while carrying precious cargo. Maybe someone else has some tips on that.

It also helped me to eat small meals throughout the day instead of two or three big ones. So instead of eating three regular size meals try five small ones throughout the day while snacking on nuts/fruit in between.

For the back pain, do you sleep with a pillow between your legs? This helped me relieve the pressure and it evens out your hip bones so that one side isn’t slanted and carrying all the weight every night. I’m not even pregnant any more but I still sleep with a pillow between my legs and will forever . It just feels better and my knee bones aren’t knocking each other any more.

I hope some of these suggestions help you! Hang in there beautiful mama! You’re well capable ~ ♥️🌺