7 Inside and outside activities with a preschooler.

If you have another baby in the house and your preschooler is already on holidays, like I am, then I have some fun activities you can do to survive and make happy both of your kids.

1. I used to go walking a lot with my baby while my first son was in the nursery. Now, I had to think that my kid won't walk as much as I do. So my daily walking routine, changed on going to different kids' parks to uncharge somehow his battery.

2. Outside activity - Feeding pigeons, this activity is always a good idea, every time we fed pigeons our kid enjoyed. He loves to run after them. What is great as well.

3. Read books, great inside activity. Here I would like to mention that I have observed that if my preschooler is not watching any video or TV, he is keen to listen while I am reading. As well it is great activity for a not sleeping baby.

4. Playing with montessori toys or not so montessori, leaving him play alone, while baby need your attention.

5. Inside activity - scissors. Help to develop his fine motor skills on cutting paper. By the way, it is montessori activity as well.

6. Inside activity - painting. If till now, painting was more for developing his skills on discovering colors and create new things. Now this activity is to develop his ability to write with pencil.

7. Outside activity - zoo, discover the greatness of nature that exists in the World. Here you need help. Daddy is always with us on such complex activities.

Now, our kid is with his grandparents, my parents-in-law, and I understand how much free time I have for me. If you have somebody who can help you, just leave them to help you. I was too tired after such a full activities week. And yes, my preschooler didn't have any screen activity during these days.

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Swimming during pregnancy.

Swimming is one of mostly recommended sports during pregnancy. I am not the fun of this kind of sport, only because I can't swim professional, and I swim very slow comparing with other people in the gym. With my first kid, it happened to swim few times, while with my second baby I was highly recommended to swim by my doctor. From first weeks of pregnancy I felt pain in my back and this pain annoyed me even during the night. Then, I have read that every pregnant has such pains, because of big changes that produce in our body during next 40 weeks. Strange, but I haven't noticed this pain in my first pregnancy.

Recommendations that I received were:

1. Swimming.
2. Massage, with a specialist, it is important not to make massage for all the back as it can be dangerous for your baby and for your pregnancy. Don't try it at home, only if you are specialised in massage.
3. Special exercises to reinforce my back.

I like water, even if I don't really like to swim. Water help you to relax and feel great after a long working day and after a sleepless night. Swimming is great for pregnant, because it is the less dangerous type of sports and bump weight less in the water. Apart of that, the cold water help to revitalize your body and help it to relax.

Recomended styles of swimming:

1. On the back.

This one I was highly recommended, by the way I swim the best on this position, as this position is the most relaxing one while making slow movements with arms.

2. Freestyle.

Apart of reinforcing arms muscles, it helps to the back as well. Even though, in my case, I wasn't recommended to use this style of swimming during my pregnancy. I used to swim at the beggining of the training, to warm muscles and to learn to control my respiration. And then making movements on the back.

3. Buterfly style.

I haven't tried it, but it is totally prohibited during pregnancy, because it requieres a lot of force in the muscles and if you are not a professional swimmer, like me, better do not use this style.

You can begin to swim from first weeks of pregnancy till the last ones, but always you have to consult with your doctor and see if he recommends you to make this kind of sport. Every woman is different and swimming is done to help you feel better, not worse.

Now, after giving birth I am swimming as well. There is no better way to relax after a sleepless night. Swimming help to quit stress and influence positively on prolactina, the hormone of producing milk.

Swim my darlings! You deserves the best in this world!

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