Listen, pregnancy is a lot. It’s beautiful, magical, life-changing—and also nine months of swollen ankles, weird cravings, and wondering if your belly button is going to pop like a turkey timer. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve hit the What do I even do with myself? phase. Don’t worry, I got you.
This is not some snoozy list of “take a walk” and “hydrate” (ugh, I KNOW). We’re talking fun, creative, actually-worth-doing things to turn pregnancy into an experience you’ll remember for the right reasons. Let’s go.
1. Throw Yourself a Different Kind Of A Party (Baby Shower or Not)
Why wait for a baby shower? Host a “Pregnancy is Weird” night with your friends. Everyone brings their weirdest pregnancy craving (pickles in peanut butter? Sure). Play ridiculous games like “Guess What Fruit Size My Baby Is This Week.” Bonus: You get to be queen for the night, and no one can argue with you.
2. Make a “Push Playlist”Â
Forget those soft, angelic birth playlists with wind chimes and Enya. You need a POWER playlist for labor. Beyoncé’s Run the World (Girls)? Obviously. Cardi B’s Money? If it gets you hyped, it’s going on the list. You might be pushing a human out, but you’ll be doing it with vibes.
3. Test Every Mocktail Known to Humankind
Yes, you can still sip on something fancy. Challenge yourself to try every bougie, non-alcoholic cocktail you can find. Make it your mission to find the best non-boozy margarita in town. Or, get experimental and invent your own signature mocktail. Name it something ridiculous. (The Preggatini? The Baby Bump Breeze?)
4. Document The Weird Stuff (Not Just the Cute Stuff)
Everyone takes the glowing, hand-on-belly maternity pics. But what about the real pregnancy moments? The ones where you’re laying on the couch with a snack resting on your stomach shelf? Or the face you make when the baby kicks you right in the bladder? Take those pics too. One day, you’ll laugh.
5. Plan the Ultimate Post-Birth Feast
Listen, hospital food is...not it. And after labor, you will be ravenous. Make a list of the best, juiciest, most crave-worthy foods you can’t have right now. Sushi? A massive deli sandwich? A freakin’ margarita the size of your head? Plan it, dream about it, and have someone ready to deliver.
6. Find the Perfect “I’m Over It” Outfit
There will come a day when your patience for being pregnant is gone. You need an outfit that says, “Don’t ask me when I’m due.” Maybe it’s a giant sweatshirt that says Currently Making a Human. Maybe it’s a robe and slippers you wear to the grocery store. Whatever it is, rock it.
7. Get a Blowout for Absolutely No Reason
You’re already carrying a whole new life. Why not also carry perfect, bouncy hair?
8. Make a Pregnancy Bingo Card
“Are you sure you’re not having twins?” Check.
“Oh, enjoy your sleep now!” Check.
“You’re GLOWING!” (Am I? Or am I just sweaty?) Check.
Turn all those classic pregnancy comments into a game. If you get Bingo, treat yourself to something amazing (like a foot massage, because...feet).
9. Try Every Ridiculous “Labor Induction” Trick
Sure, some of these are old wives’ tales, but will you be desperate enough to eat an entire pineapple at 39 weeks? Probably. Start making your list now: spicy food, bouncing on a yoga ball, going on a long walk, eating dates like it’s your job... It’s part science, part entertainment.
10. Binge a Ridiculous TV Show Guilt-Free
This is the time to commit to a totally unnecessary, drama-filled reality show. The Bachelor? The Kardashians? Love Is Blind? No shame. You deserve pure, brainless entertainment.
11. Go on the Bougiest Date Night
Before date nights start including a diaper bag and a bedtime panic, treat yourself to a luxurious night out. Fancy restaurant? Yes. Decadent dessert? Yes. Foot rub at the end? YES.
12. Find Your Signature Pregnancy Snack
Pick something that will be your thing. Something so iconic that your friends will forever associate it with you. My friend ate an absurd amount of watermelon during pregnancy. I went through a grilled cheese only phase. What will yours be?
13. Plan a “Mom Glow-Up” for After Baby Arrives
You won’t care about this immediately post-birth, but at some point, you’ll want to feel like you again. Maybe it’s a fresh haircut. Maybe it’s a spa day. Maybe it’s finally wearing something other than milk-stained pajamas. Future You will appreciate this.
14. Take Advantage of the “Pregnancy Pass”
You have the best excuse to get out of literally anything. Tired? Nap. Hungry? Eat. Don’t feel like going somewhere? Oops, too pregnant, can’t make it. Use it while you can.
15. Gift Yourself The Ultimate Pregnancy Gift That’s Actually for You (And Which You'll Love)
Listen, people are going to shower your baby with adorable onesies and tiny socks (which, let’s be honest, will disappear into the void after approximately 3 days). But you are the one growing this tiny human, and you deserve to be celebrated right now, not just after the baby arrives.
That’s where Rumbly comes in.
Rumbly is the only pregnancy gift box that focuses on you, the mom—because while your baby is important, so are you. Every Rumbly box is curated to give you luxurious, practical, and just plain fun essentials to help you feel supported and cared for during pregnancy. Think:
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Final Thoughts: Make Pregnancy YOURS
Pregnancy doesn’t have to be all waiting games and swollen ankles. Make it fun, make it ridiculous, make it you. And don’t forget to share this with your other pregnant friends, because trust me, they need this list too.
Also, seriously, get yourself a Rumbly box. Because self-care should start before the baby arrives.
Now THAT is how you make pregnancy actually fun. đź’ś
Sending love,
Rumbly
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