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Hey Mom-to-be, It's Back to School Time
Get Kids Ready and Keep Your Stress Level Down While Pregnant
By Shannon McKelden
Moms these days have a lot more options. There's no need to hit the office supply store at all if you're Internet savvy.
Allers dreaded the idea of shopping. "When I was pregnant with my second child, my oldest daughter needed to go back-to-school clothes shopping, but the mere thought of heading into a crowded department store, with screaming tween girls battling with their moms, was traumatizing," she says.
Instead, Allers suggests working the Web. "Use the summertime for your child to develop their own online wish list of the clothes and styles they want for the school year," Allers says. "Let them print out pictures and take down SKU/item numbers. This is also a great time for you to get a sense of what the latest styles are and to discuss what's appropriate, not appropriate, or out of the family price range – instead of having this conversation in the middle of [the department store]."
Online shopping, unlike in-person forays, can be done anytime and anyplace, even from the comfort of your bed with your feet up. Allers found that her daughter Kayla, age 7, really enjoyed getting boxes delivered to the house, so it was win-win for everyone.
Crone found the Internet useful also. "Unfortunately for me, school preparations had to be done while I was in the first trimester," she says. "To make things a bit easier on myself, I shopped for school clothes online."
Finally, Warrell believes every mom should ask herself where she can let go a little and lighten up on having to have things be perfect. "Let go of perfectionism," she says. "When you are focused on what is not perfect in your life (or in your home, with your husband, in your nursery or with your pregnancy) it drains your previous energy and keeps you from being present to, and truly grateful for, all that is."
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