SUPER excited to introduce our guest blogger for today. One because she is a fellow PA school wife and knows my struggles and two she just launched her new blog after being peer pressured by me. {Insert evil laugh here}
Seriously though, Katie is an amazing, talented writer who has so much knowledge when it comes to the holistic or “crunchy” lifestyle and we just know she is going to do great things with her blog. We just knew you would love her 4 must have essential oils for pregnancy, and when you are done reading, make sure you go check out some of her other posts and give her some MWOA love. See, more peer pressure.
They always talk about “the glow”. They fail to mention the aches and pains and CRAZY side effects. Oh! And the fact that you can basically take nothing for said aches and pains. Except Tylenol, which is basically the equivalent of taking a spray bottle to a raging fire. Not. Going. To. Cut. It.
One of the ways I try to combat the discomfort, weariness and grumpiness is by using my trusted essential oils. I first started using oils about 5 years ago and haven’t looked back. They have been instrumental in supporting our immune systems, eliminating warts, alleviating the pain of sore muscles, healing minor cuts and bruises, promoting calm and relaxation, relieving headaches, promoting restful sleep, etc.
One of my first “go-to” oils for pregnancy is Lavender. Lavender is fantastic for relieving tension in sore muscles, helping dispel headaches, promoting relaxation, and restful sleep, nourishing your skin AND healing stretch marks. Can I get an “amen”?! This stuff is gold. Liquid gold.
My favorite way to use lavender is to mix it up in coconut oil and slather my belly, lower back and face in it at night. A 1% dilution is appropriate for pregnancy, babies and children. That is about 6 drops of essential oil per one ounce (2 tablespoons) of your carrier oil (coconut, jojoba, olive). You don’t have to use coconut oil – there are lots of options for a carrier oil.
My second favorite oil for pregnancy is eucalyptus. I don’t know if anyone else experiences congestion, colds and sniffles during pregnancy but I for sure do. I love to either diffuse eucalyptus or place a couple drops in my bath or floor of my shower. It opens my sinus’ right up! Ahhhhhhh, a full breath of air!
My next two oils are fairly self-explanatory. “Joy” and “Peace and Calming”. Need I say more? Joy is my favorite when I am doing paperwork at my desk. It helps calm the crazy.
Peace and Calming is my favorite to diffuse at night. I don’t know what magic is in there, but it helps with even the most sleepless nights. I choose to just diffuse both of these instead of placing them on my skin. I am ultra conservative with my oils – especially during pregnancy.
I really hope this helps all you other pregnant mamas out there! If you aren’t pregnant and have some aches and pains, you also can benefit from these oils and MANY others. I love talking about and bringing out my tiny bottles to share with others so let me know if you have any questions!
Gotta add in Gentle Baby. NO stretch marks thanks to that bad boy!
Yes!! I do love gentle baby as well. For some reason my morning sickness this pregnancy couldn’t handle that smell as well as the others. But it is a FANTASTIC oil and also awesome for diaper rash. Seriously worked a miracle on my poor baby’s booty.
Used that when I was pregnant! Nice! And thanks for info!
I got organic carrier oils for myself 2 weeks back from Health & Beauty Natural Oils. It was effective in acne control and also helped reduced my skin pigmentation. I’m planning to buy more combinations for myself and family members too very soon. If you are also looking for the best “Essential Oils” so you visit here https://www.essentialnaturaloils.com/natural-essential-oils
Looking for a present for my prego sister and a friend advocated stretch mark cream of dermalmd and scored massive! She loves the scent and works absolutely properly on her stretch marks. It was the perfect gift to make the daily grind of pregnancy a little higher.