(1) if you are petite build, you are gonna ended up getting stretch marks no matter how much/how expensive anti-stretch mark cream you use. Wifey burned through many, many stretchmarks cream with no improvements, afterall: a small figure with tight belly skin will not give a lot of room for expansion.
(2) take good care of yourself, eat and sleep well. Try to keep an even, balanced diet. As your belly gets bigger (late 2nd tri-mester, 3rd-tri-mester), you may feel tired and less appetite due to displacement on your stomach from the growing fetus. You may resort to eating 4 or 5 smaller meals instead of your regular 3 meals a day...smaller portions, more frequent eating.
(3) definitely take those prenatal classes offered by the hospital (and bring your SO along). It helps to improve self-awareness .
(4) be careful of catching a cold...
(5) take folic acid amongst other things. Also calcium supplements is highly recommended (for the fetus will "suck" a lot of calcium out of the mother's reserve).
Is 托肚內褲 same as maternity pants?
If yes then I wear quite early ....maybe around 3 months... but not right away.
And yes, put on baby oil or stretch mark cream earlier. I read articles says if you put on stretch mark cream earlier it will be 30% less chance of having stretch mark later on.
As for supplements, I'm not a total fan of that...I only had Materna during pregnancy. But try to have 2 glasses of milk everyday, and balance diet la..
And I don't eat the following:
sashimi or anything raw
deli meat like ham or smoked meat (they are easier to be contaminated, plus high salt content)
non processed cheese
mousse cake (contains raw egg)
honey (not pasteurized-but I think if add to boil water then ok)
papaya (i'm not sure why but mom says not to)
banana/pear ("cold" in nature...not too good to have...i "occasionally" have a one)
water melon (of course, unless getting close to due day)
mango/lychee
crab
shrimp is ok but I don't have a lot