The Expansion Begins

Finally paying attention to my pregnancy means finally getting nervous about what the hell it's going to do to my body.

If I had to pick one word to sum up my biggest fear (disregarding all my ongoing paranoia about whether or not the fetus is still alive): streeeeeeetch.

As in stretched-out belly, stretched-out boobs and stetched-out vadge.

Since I've never paid that much cosmetic attention to my vee-jay (oh, and a bikini wax while you're preggers is a whole other level of hell) my new sudden obsession is keeping my skin as smooth post-labour as it was pre-pregnancy.

This means feeling justified in spending money on new body products since I had to throw out so many when I got knocked up. Good-bye parabens, hydroquinone, salicylic acid. Hello Mama Mio.

This British product line created by three mommies has just been introduced to Canada thanks to The Bay. I was there today picking up my Mama Mini-Kit and Tummy Rub Butter to prevent stretch marks.

All the ingredients are mom-to-be-friendly, including the fragrance.

Whether or not these products will actually have a positive cosmetic impact is sort of secondary to the fact that I need some pampering. Yes, pregnancy feels cool and I am totally pumped about walking around with two hearts beating in me.

However, not fitting into your fat pants and being sober requires some compensating.