How do you relax??

Question

How do you ladies relax and de-stress while pregnant. I run my own Business and manage a bunch if clients, work is usually quite busy and at the end of the day or if I've had a shitty day at work I would love coming home to unwind with a glass of wine or a long hot bath...both of which are now off limits and let's face it simply sitting with a cup of tea desnt really have the same wind down effect as a glass of wine! I mediate in the mornings and read to help be wind down before bed so am missing that "me time" indulgence of a glass of wine with some cheese or a long hot bath to switch off from the stresses of life. HELP!

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So take a shorter cooler bath.   Hubby knows when work hS been chaos and generally those days I come home to a lavender bath ready to go.   Generally it is the text I send when I am finally off the clock.  I work 27 mins from home so he starts the bath then at my normal long hot bath temp and by time I get home it is cooled off and I can hope in spend 10-15 mins in there before it's too cool and I usually feel muuuuuuch better

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You can take a bath it just can't be super hot

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I use essential oils lol ke lavender, peppermint and eucalyptus. You can heat the oil or put a few drops on a pillow... take a nice few deep breaths in ... put a movie on tv 📺 preferably a comedy or turn up for the tv / cell phone and play some relaxing music ... I work in EMS so I work 12, 16 and 24 hour shifts ... to shut off my mind for a bit I play music with isosonic beats .. you can YouTube something called sleep music... it really does help with relaxation... the music sounds a little weird but you'll get use to it and feel relaxed, just need to find the song that works for you. Don't forget the essential oils!