A typical morning in the third trimester

- The ideal schedule for me is going to bed

at around 10:00 p.m. and waking up at around 8:00 a.m.

That doesn't mean that I'm sleeping all that time

because our body needs some time to transition into sleep.

And I also do some things to wrap up my day

before actually falling asleep.

I would normally quickly check my Instagram.

I would read a book that doesn't promote thinking,

because one thing I do not allow myself to do

before going to bed is actually watching

a documentary that will make me do further research

or read a book that will make me think.

Because I want a total relaxation before I go to bed.

I always wear a sleeping mask when I'm sleeping

because the sunrise starts at 7:00 a.m. in San Francisco,

and I don't want those first morning lights

to disturb my sleep.

I also wear ear plugs.

They won't be that helpful in a couple weeks,

but I'm so used to them right now.

I started wearing them when I was 17 years old

and now they have produced a reflex in my body,

so whenever I put on the ear plugs my body is, like,

"Oh, it's time to sleep,"

which really helps on the airplanes

or when I'm fighting jet lag.

I need a lot of fresh air when I sleep,

but sometimes it gets too cold.

I don't like air conditioning

and sometimes it gets too loud in the morning.

So what I do, I open our window in the living room,

and then I have our fan in our bedroom

and an air moisturizer.

It really helps when it's hot in San Francisco.

It's rare, but fall in San Francisco tends to be

on the warmer side, so it's really helpful right now.

I start my morning by drinking plenty of water

and that tells my body, "Hey, wake up.

Launch the system.

Let's do it."

The next thing that I do is I actually check my Oura Ring,

and this is the ring that was created by one of our friends,

and it helps you track your sleep every night.

So what I'm trying to figure out right now is what affects

my deep sleep, because I don't get enough of it every night.

And when I do get enough, I look at the data and I'm, like,

"Okay, yesterday I finished my day with a yoga or, maybe,

meditation, or I didn't eat after 6:00 p.m.,

so this is what works for me, this is what

promoting deep in my body,

so I will try to do more of that."

And this is how I'm able to adjust my routine

during the day to sleep better at night.

An absolute game changer to my sleep has been getting

a split king mattress from PlushBeds,

because now whenever Dima wants to turn,

whenever he wants to read in the night,

whenever he wants to stand up and go, I don't feel that.

And we also got a bed frame that allows us to recline,

to lift our legs, and to have some massage.

It was really important for me to get an organic mattress

because the baby will be sleeping on it, as well.

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and they are heavenly in terms of sleeping on them.

I just love this feeling and I think this

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Another thing that helped a lot

is having digital clock in our bedroom.

Instead of taking your phone to check

your time in the middle of the night and seeing

all the messages that came in,

all the calls that you've probably missed,

you just take a look at the clock

and you know what time it is.

Ideally, your clock would be red color,

because red color doesn't disturb your melatonin production,

but I didn't know that when I

was buying our clock, so it's blue.

I also take a probiotic that helps me and my baby absorb

all of the nutrients that we needed.

I've noticed that the more time I spend in bed

in the morning, the better my day is.

So I try to lay in for about an hour, checking my Instagram,

checking on my friends, looking through your DMs,

maybe posting some stories

if you made some posts tagging me.

And only then I would rush into, you know,

checking my emails and checking my Messengers,

'cause this way I am taking it slow in the morning.

So I wake up at 8:00 a.m.

Until 9:00 a.m., sometimes 'till 9:30 a.m.

I just lay in bed doing fun stuff.

And then I start my general morning routine,

brushing my teeth.

And I've recently realized that the right way

to brush your teeth is actually focus on the area

where your teeth meet your gums,

this is where all the plaque is.

And we also got a new toothpaste with coconut oil.

It's really mild.

Highly recommend it.

Then I apply my moisturizer,

change my clothes, and go to the kitchen

to prepare my breakfast.

It's almost the same routine every day for breakfast.

It's buckwheat flakes, coming from Ukraine,

but bought in San Francisco,

with, today it's macadamia milk, macadamia nut milk,

And today I'm making cocoa.

Sometimes I would do tea, but decaf tea

because I'm taking supplements and vitamins

that are not dealing too well with caffeine.

But today we're gonna have cocoa with coconut milk.

As if I'm feeding my pigs.

- Hmm. Delicious.

- I don't know, I like it.

It's healthy, zero sugar.

Mmm, nuts, oats, perfect.

And then after breakfast I go to my desk.

I reply to emails.

I reply to messages and it takes

about two or three hours,

so doing, like, office work.

And then when I'm fully awake,

I start making videos or recording classes.

So doing something more creative

than just sitting at my laptop.

Thank you so much, guys,

for watching my morning routine video.

Let me know what you think.

Let me know about your routines,

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