How do you prepare for pregnancy?

All the planning and thinking in the world is all well and good but it just happend when it happens....I always find (and I did with the birth of my daughter..) that 'happy accidents' are the way to go...

Sometimes you can 'plan' stuff out so much...and get a bit fearful....when you 'get' pregnant it's a case of having to deal with it....which I think is the best way...

Also, for all the ammounts of literature and/or experts out there, you will find that some things work/some things don't....children ARE very individual little creatures, we all know that....but it happens from the start! LOL!

Anyways....enjoy....

Sammy Jo Duponte xx

read, talk with other parents, watch videos, and then forget everythign you hear and see. no blueprints. (darn the luck).
but try not to over prepare and over plan. it's a joy to be a parent. and wonderful to grow along with your child.

read lots of books, talk to moms, & maybe dad can join a website for dads, sometimes its not as natural for dad. but congratulations, this is an exciting time for you!

buy bigger clothes....lol. seriously though, there are tons of books, both you and your spouse can read. theres also all sorts of parenting classes....if you have any friends with kids, offer to babysit, thats the best way to get hands on experience....also, eat right and take vitamins. you definitely want to be healthy....healthy mommies have healthy babies!!! congrats!!!

start taking prenatal vitamins now... its very good for you ... excerise and get your rest... try not to stress too much and also start reading books and hanging with people who have small children... get use to handling them and you can also take a parenting class or two

Take your prenatle vitamins, eat healthy, exercise all the way through your pregnancy, WALK A LOT expecially during the last month, read books. To prepare the dad have him read books, go with you to your doctor visits. But in reality nothing can prepare you for the life changing experience you are going to go through after having a baby. It is a wonderful one.

They recommend you taking folic acid ( B vitamin) about 3 months before you actually are going to start trying...it has been shown to lower the chances of birth defects. Taking prenatal vitamins, can be done anytime...

Stop smoking, and drinking, if you do those things. They have been associated with fetal injury....low birth weight, fetal alcohol syndrome...and birth defects.

Those first 3 months are so important, when everything (heart, brain, liver, spleen, spinal cord, etc) are developing....the fetus is very vulnerable.

It's great that you are being so pro-active, already....your baby is going to be very lucky to have a mom like that.

over and above what unicorn59 writes...i'd say try and do and achieve everything you want to for yourself before you have your baby. less frustration for you long term. life is not over, it is just totally different - you no longer come first.

Take vitamins, exercise, eat right......... that's how you prepare your body for pregnancy.

Now, to prepare your mind............. good luck with that!

Truth is, everyone's different........I had been trying to get PG for a few years & when it finally happened, I was shocked.