Everyone always says that pregnant women have a "glow" about them. I suppose we do have a different aura, possibly from our complete inability to think about anything but the baby we are carrying. It still surprises us how everyone else can go entire hours without thinking about our pregnancy! (Husbands can go for days without thinking about it, until they are brutally ripped back into reality by the bundle of raging hormones that used to be their wife.)
But you know, I think that is only part of the "glow". Personally, I think anyone can have the glow, even if they are not expecting, but following these simple steps:
1. Immediately, and completely, quit smoking, drinking alcohol and caffiene, and stop taking drugs. (both the street variety and the OTC stuff which includes Advil and artificial sweeteners)
2. Begin eating well balanced meals and taking a multi-vitamin the size of my first car.
3. Drink a ton of water, which should be easy because after you cut out the stuff above, water is pretty much all you have left.
4. Sleep for 10 hours each day. This should include at least one nap.
5. Avoid harsh chemicals. This gives you the perfect excuse to let your roots grow out, and to skip out on household cleaning. In fact you should give up cleaning completely to make time for the nap mentioned in Step 4.
I promise you, if you did all the things mentioned above, you will be "glowing" in no time. Well, all this healthy living is making me sleepy, so...
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