Credit: SWNS / Courtney Thornton
A woman has revealed her non-negotiables for pregnancy – including monthly gifts, a spa membership and a push present - and says she "deserves to be spoilt".
Courtney Thornton, 30, wants to have her own children but says pregnancy is one of her “biggest fears in life”.
To help “alleviate” her anxiety, Courtney wants to be married before falling pregnant, have a present for each month she's expecting and have a spa membership.
Following the birth, she wants a doula and night nurse for guidance and so she can sleep.
A woman has revealed her non-negotiables for pregnancy – including monthly gifts, a spa membership and a push present - and says she "deserves to be spoilt".
Courtney Thornton, 30, wants to have her own children but says pregnancy is one of her “biggest fears in life”.
To help “alleviate” her anxiety, Courtney wants to be married before falling pregnant, have a present for each month she's expecting and have a spa membership.
Following the birth, she wants a doula and night nurse for guidance and so she can sleep.
Category
🛠️
LifestyleTranscript
00:00As the pregnancy progresses and gifts can get bigger and bigger and bigger,
00:03and then the grand finale can be the push present, you know, like a car.
00:07These are my non-negotiables while pregnant.
00:11Number one, no ring, no baby. Self-explanatory.
00:14Number two, I will not be working. My body is going through enough.
00:18I don't need to also undergo the stress of work.
00:30Number three, monthly prenatal presents.
00:38I need a present a month, a good one.
00:40Almost like a 12 days of Christmas kind of vibe.
00:43Nine months of pregnancy, I need some gifts.
00:47Push present, this is going to be like the grand finale gift.
00:50So maybe like each month as the pregnancy progresses and my pregnancy symptoms worsen,
00:57you know, the gift can get bigger and bigger and bigger,
00:59and then the grand finale can be the push present, you know, like a car.
01:03I need a spa membership. I need massages. I need, like, facials.
01:09I need a prenatal massage, you know, right before I go into labor.
01:13Like, I feel like that's important, and it has to be an upscale spa.
01:17I don't want, like, hand in stone. No.
01:19This needs to be like Joseph Anthony.
01:21If you live in Philly, you know Joseph Anthony.
01:24Joseph Anthony is good.
01:26I need a doula and a night nurse.
01:28I would like to give birth in a hospital because I do want an epidural.
01:31I don't plan on giving birth naturally, and also if something happens to the baby,
01:37I want there to be all the medical supplies right there, readily available.
01:42But I do want a doula because I feel like a doula helps with, like, the holistic aspect of giving birth.
01:48Like, they're there for, like, the emotional aspect and stuff like that.
01:52They can kind of answer any questions that I have and kind of ease my anxiety about it.
01:57So a doula is important.
01:59A night nurse is also important.
02:00I need to sleep.
02:01Housekeeper.
02:03I don't know if I'll be nesting or not.
02:05I don't know what my vibe's going to be, but I would like a housekeeper.
02:09I'm not getting on the floor to clean the baseboards.
02:11Are you crazy?
02:13I need a meal prep chef.
02:14I want someone to prepare meals for me because I know that I'm not going to be—
02:18I'm not going to feel like cooking while I'm pregnant.
02:21You know, my feet might be swollen.
02:24And then after I give birth, I likely will be spending all of my energy with the baby.
02:29I'm not going to want to get up and cook.
02:31So a meal prep chef and a chef to make healthy meals and, you know, foods that are really good for the baby and good for the pregnancy.
02:39And finally, prenatal yoga.
02:41I think it's important to move your body and get the blood flow going.
02:47So I have to have like a yoga membership, a nice yoga spot.
02:53I think there are some places in Philly that do like prenatal yoga, like that specialize in prenatal yoga.
03:00So, yes, these are my non-negotiables for pregnancy.