I’m excitedly expecting my first baby and I know that means I should be thinking sweet thoughts but I draw the line at smelling like a chocolate bar.
I was recommended cocoa butter to keep my growing bump stretch mark free. True, it’s very moisturising but the sickly smell really got up my nose on the tube each morning and added to that lingering queasy feeling.
Since hearing my baby news my friends have been fantastic and given tonnes of good advice and baby stuff but probably the best thing so far is the Mama Mio Congratulations Kit. Far from blooming, I was feeling fat and frumpy and it was so lovely to get something pampering and all for me!
I shower daily which can be quite drying but the Moisturising Shower Cream leaves my skin feeling soft and smells lovely and citrusy. The Super-Rich Body Cream soaks in to my legs, arms, hands and feet really well and hasn’t irritated my sensitive skin. But the ‘piece de resistance’ has to be the Tummy Rub – I love it! Now that I’m 28 weeks pregnant I’m using it twice a day on my belly, boobs and bum. It’s like massage oil and my other half has even been happy to rub it in! The baby wriggles around and seems to enjoy it too.
Maybe I’m a sucker for stylish packaging and a quirky marketing style but the products do feel luxurious and are such a nice contrast to the rounds of unglamorous blood tests and peeing into little pots.
I suppose the best judge is what my skin’s like. I may be gradually popping out of my everyday clothes but, thank god, I’ve yet to develop any stretch marks. I’m going to carry on using the creams and oil and have just bought the Mama Mio Boob Tube as well. It promises to stop my chest from going south – let’s hope it works too!
Since hearing my baby news my friends have been fantastic and given tonnes of good advice and baby stuff but probably the best thing so far is the Mama Mio Congratulations Kit. Far from blooming, I was feeling fat and frumpy and it was so lovely to get something pampering and all for me!
I shower daily which can be quite drying but the Moisturising Shower Cream leaves my skin feeling soft and smells lovely and citrusy. The Super-Rich Body Cream soaks in to my legs, arms, hands and feet really well and hasn’t irritated my sensitive skin. But the ‘piece de resistance’ has to be the Tummy Rub – I love it! Now that I’m 28 weeks pregnant I’m using it twice a day on my belly, boobs and bum. It’s like massage oil and my other half has even been happy to rub it in! The baby wriggles around and seems to enjoy it too.
Maybe I’m a sucker for stylish packaging and a quirky marketing style but the products do feel luxurious and are such a nice contrast to the rounds of unglamorous blood tests and peeing into little pots.
I suppose the best judge is what my skin’s like. I may be gradually popping out of my everyday clothes but, thank god, I’ve yet to develop any stretch marks. I’m going to carry on using the creams and oil and have just bought the Mama Mio Boob Tube as well. It promises to stop my chest from going south – let’s hope it works too!
Love Annette x
