Her advice is her business card and her image is online – her blog is called ChiaraConsiglia (Chiara advises). The topics of conversation in her ‘virtual home’ are creativity, arts and crafts, furniture, knitting and crochet work. There are loads of ideas you can discover every day. She has given us some advice on how to survive pregnancy.
1. Do not underestimate: Your health and fitness! Do not over-eat and try to stay fit. This will help you in the last trimester, when you may be spared a number of uncomfortable pregnancy-related ‘joys’.
2. Do not overestimate: Your energy! I was lucky to have an easy pregnancy so my habits did not change much. I carried on with the housework, shopping, sport, although I was sure I never overdid it, taking things slowly and resting frequently.
3. If you need help: Ask your friends and family. Being women, we are often too proud to ask for help, but when you are pregnant you really need it.
4. You won’t manage without: Your partner. Pregnancy involves you both. Get your partner to make a fuss of you and enjoy it while you can, because it won’t just be the two of you when the baby is born…
5. My motto for when you are desperate: Tomorrow is another day. You will have sad, difficult days but every cloud has a silver lining and soon all will be fine. Just have some patience!
