• Eat, drink, and be merry.
Make a point of stopping for snacks and meals at regular intervals, no matter how crazy things may be at the office. Keep a bottle of water on your desk so that you can remember to keep yourself well hydrated. And try to keep your stress level to a minimum. (I know, I know: It's easier said than done!) (Discover spa tips for pregnant women.)
• Master the art of the power nap.
If you're feeling drop-dead exhausted (a not uncommon condition during the first and third trimesters, by the way), then try to squeeze in a nap during your lunch hour or afternoon break. If that's not possible, make flopping out on the couch for half an hour a sacred part of your daily arriving-home-from-work ritual.
• Get your zzzz's.
You can't expect to function well on the job if you're sleep-deprived, so be sure to hit the hay early enough to get a good night's sleep. Your sleep needs increase while you're pregnant. Instead of getting away with seven or eight hours a night -- what a typical woman of childbearing age requires -- you may find that you need nine or ten hours.
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Excerpted from The Mother of All Pregnancy Books by Ann Douglas. Copyright 2000 by Ann Douglas. Excerpted, with permission by Macmillan Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
