[May14th2011]

When you become pregnant will you-

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes?
Give up Caffeine?
Tell everyone right away or later?
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along?
Exercise regularly?
Keep working/going to school?
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down?
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes?
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room?
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait?

[plan4fate]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? yes/dont smoke
Give up Caffeine? no I don't drink a lot of it now so I'm not worried
Tell everyone right away or later? undecided
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? not sure.
Exercise regularly? probably not. I could barely sit up with my first pregnancy. The extra blood made me dizzy.
Keep working/going to school? if I'm working at the time, I'll continue until I'm not able to anymore. But wont be returning.
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? I will try and keep it to a minimum.
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? maternity
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? baby will sleep with us in our room. If it affects DH's sleep (and therefore causing risks to him on the job) I'll move into Reme's room with the baby.
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? wait

[ColoradoJess]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? Alcohol- yes, of course, but I don't smoke as it is.
Give up Caffeine? I only drink a cup of tea day anyway, so probably not, unless the doctors tell me to
Tell everyone right away or later? Probably tell our parents right away, everyone else a little later, maybe around 6-8 weeks.
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? Probably a mix - I'm a Type A planner by nature, but sometimes things get overwhelming, so I have to take breaks.
Exercise regularly? Yep! Already workout 4-5 days a week.
Keep working/going to school? Yep, unless something prevents it.
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? I don't plan on dieting, but just continuing to eat healthy and try not to gain a ridiculous amount.
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Both - I'll wear my own until I need to upgrade, lol.
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? Specific room - across the hall from our room
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? Probably wait until after the baby shower to buy stuff unless there's something really particular.

[HappyHippy]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? I don't smoke, I only drink wine and I will probably have a half glass or two while pregnant. In Italy it is actually common for pregnant women to still have a glass of wine and it is even prescribed by Midwives/Doctors if pregnant momma is stressed out.
Give up Caffeine? I don't drink caffeine often, so probably
Tell everyone right away or later? I wait until I'm closer to 2nd tri
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? Well I've already planned everything now, so...
Exercise regularly? Exercise is great for pregnancy, I will continue to ride bike as long as I can as well as pregnancy workouts and yoga
Keep working/going to school? Yes I will continue with my business
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? I let my body do what it needs to do. I eat healthy.
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? I could never adjust regular clothes to fit in the second have of 2nd tri, so I will ahve maternity clothes
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? Bed-share
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? I already have all I need. I'll probably buy some cute extras like knitted booties and hats while pregnant. If I have a girl then I'll have family go on a shopping spree for me, but I'm set with boys since I have 2 already

[Irish_Wristwatch]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? i dont drink or smoke
Give up Caffeine? I dont really get a lot as is. I hate coffee and we seldom have pop, I do love chocolate so i wont give that up
Tell everyone right away or later? Later (around 13 weeks)
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? Im planning already
Exercise regularly? I will keep doing what im doing (walks with the kids) but i dont plan on taking anything new up
Keep working/going to school? im a SAHM
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? I will let my body gain what it needs, I wont restrict myself but i wont eat junk all day either
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Mat clothes, but im hoping i wont need to buy any new ones
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? They will sleep in our room at first but we do have a nursery for once they are a little bigger
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? if its a girl I will buy stuff but if its a boy i doubt I will buy anything, since we have 2 boys already

[Mommy_of_7_Angels]

When you become pregnant will you-

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? Don't do either now.
Give up Caffeine? No.
Tell everyone right away or later? Not sure.
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? Wait.
Exercise regularly? Depends on what my doctor says. The first trimester is iffy for me.
Keep working/going to school? Yes
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Gain whatever is needed.
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Buy maternity
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? Both
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? Not for a while,

[mom2pne]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? I don't do these already
Give up Caffeine? already have
Tell everyone right away or later? I'll tell people after I see a heart beat and know the baby is there. I had a blighted ovum in April 2008 and a chemical pregnancy in March 2011
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? leave it till I'm further along.
Exercise regularly? yes I plan too. Not sure if it will actually happen.
Keep working/going to school? I'm a sahm and will continue to be.
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Most likely keep it down as I am trying to lose weight already to be thinner before ttc. (See ticker!)
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Buy maternity clothes.
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? Sleep in my room! I found it so much easier with my twins and Lennox to do that!
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? Wait as I want to be on team green and not know the gender and have my last be a surprise!

[Memi]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? Yes, I had one or two sips of DH's beer during the summer heat with my first pregnancy, but I wouldn't really count that.
Give up Caffeine? No, I already don't consumer much at all.
Tell everyone right away or later? No, I wait until I'm out of the first trimester with the exception of family.
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? Start planning immediately. I'm a planner.
Exercise regularly? Yes! This was my biggest regret with my first pregnancy.
Keep working/going to school? Yes, I'll continue to work PT until baby arrives.
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Try to keep healthy, but not be too consumed on numbers
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Maternity clothes. I embrace the comfort!!
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? Baby will have their own room but will sleep in our bedroom for the first few weeks.
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? If I have another boy then I'm pretty set. If I have a girl, let the shopping begin!!!!

[~ Nicole ~]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? I'm sorry but if anyone answers no to this question than they should not be getting pregnant!
Give up Caffeine? Reduce
Tell everyone right away or later? Later
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? Immediatly
Exercise regularly? Yes
Keep working/going to school? Don't do either now
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Keep it down, Just saw my cousin and sister gain 70lbs while pregnant and they looked really bad
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Maternity
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? Sleep in my room until we get a house in a couple years
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? Shop till I drop!

[cocosmumNco]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? i gave up both when i got pg with my dd and never started again
Give up Caffeine? no because coke calms my sickness but i will cut down.
Tell everyone right away or later? later past 12 week mark
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? straight away i can't help it
Exercise regularly? will try
Keep working/going to school? will try last 2 times i was signed off
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? if i'm not sick i will try to keep it down if i am i lose weight any how.
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? bit of both
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? our room
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? wait till 20 weeks plus

[Shades of Grey]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes?
I will still have a small glass of wine from time to time

Give up Caffeine?
No, but it will be in moderation

Tell everyone right away or later?
Depends on the circumstance. I think I would wait a bit, telling a few people as I am more comfortable

Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along?
Im a planner, I cant help but start planning

Exercise regularly?
yes, yoga and walking

Keep working/going to school?
I dont do either

Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down?
I'll let whatever happens happen.

Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes?
both, whatever is comfy!

Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room?
my room at first

Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait?
I'll buy some, no rush. But I couldnt wait too long

[Banned-midnight.train]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? I don't smoke, and I'm underage so I rarely drink if at all (DF is of age)
Give up Caffeine? Cut back, like I did last time.
Tell everyone right away or later? Our parents, my bff, and probably his brothers, will find out pretty early. Wait on everyone else (ok and DS, but he won't know whats going on)
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? Probably wait awhile, I tend to put things off for some time.
Exercise regularly? Yep, I have a regular work-out routine I'll keep following, but I'll modify as needed.
Keep working/going to school? I'm a full time student, and yep, I'll keep going. I teach music guitar too a few days a week, I'll probably keep with that as well.
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? I'd like to keep about what I gained last time (around 20-25lbs), I'm just gonna eat healthy and work out and whatever happens happens.
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Both
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? Our room first, then move to big brother's room.
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? But some stuff, wait on other stuff.

[MissusF]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? I don't smoke but I'll stop drinking of course
Give up Caffeine? don't drink it
Tell everyone right away or later? Wait until 12+ weeks
Start planning things immediately or leave it until you are farther along? I like to start planning in my head right away but probably won't buy anything until further along.
Exercise regularly? Yep! I worked out through my whole pregnancy with dd and I think it really helped my labor and helped me to stay comfortable throughout pregnancy. I still gained a ton of weight and I shudder to think how much more I would have gained had I not been exercising.
Keep working/going to school? yep
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Try and keep it down! I gained more than I wanted to with dd and now I'm trying to lose it. It would have been easier to have not gained it in the first place.
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? maternity clothes. There was no way my regular clothes would have fit at the end. Heck, most of them don't even fit now and I'm two months pp
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? Baby will have a nursery mainly because I have fun decorating it but they will sleep in our room for the first few months.
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? Wait

[BrittanyLBH]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes?
Yes/Don't Smoke

Give up Caffeine?
Yes

Tell everyone right away or later?
Much later.

Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along?
I'm in a constant state of planning.

Exercise regularly?
I'll probably be on bed rest again.

Keep working/going to school?
I don't do either now.

Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down?
I gained about 25lbs with my first. I wouldn't want to gain more than than next time.

Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes?
Yoga pants and loose tops.

Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room?
All the stuff will go in the nursery but she will sleep in our room.

Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait?
We'll start shopping immediately, but get a little at a time over the pregnancy.

[isaroo]

(sorry my format suck, I'm on my iPad)

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? I'll give up alcohol, gave up cigarettes with the last pregnancy, even though I miss it so much, much harder now that it won't effect Nate
Give up Caffeine? I'll cute back
Tell everyone right away or wait? We'll tell in the second trimester again
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? I'll plan in my head, but won't do anything until we know the sex
Exercise regularly? Yes, as long as my pelvis doesn't turn to mush again
Keep working/going to school? Keep working
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Already a bit over weight, So hopefully I won't gain much
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? I'll use the few jeans and shorts I used last time.
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? They'll have their own room, but will be in our room until they sleep through the night
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? I'll constantly be updating my amazon cart, but won't buy anything until I need it

[RandaBear]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? Don't smoke, and will give up alcohol. Rarely drink anyway.
Give up Caffeine? Haven't had caffeine in three years.
Tell everyone right away? Tell Mom, sister, and best friend right away, but wait till second trimester for rest.
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? Immediately
Exercise regularly? Yes
Keep working/going to school? Have to. Own my own biz.
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Whatever baby needs
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Still have my maternity clothes
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? My room
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? Will buy stuff right away

[marinewife0702]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? Yes
Give up Caffeine? Yes
Tell everyone right away or later? After 10w
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along?Leave it, immediate planning was for the 1st one lol
Exercise regularly? No lol
Keep working/going to school? Thats my biggest regret. I wish I finished school but I was so exhausted this last around that I am not sure what will happen with the next...
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Keep it down
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Use the ones I have
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? Sleep in our room until Mommy is ready...daddy is always ready to kick the baby out of the room lol
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? Wait, unless its a girl lol

[futurehope]

When you become pregnant will you-

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? I don't smoke and only drink occasionally, so this is an easy one.
Give up Caffeine? I have switched to diet soda and will cut back
Tell everyone right away or later? family right away ans then everyone else after maybe 12 weeks
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along?I am OCD so probably start planning right away
Exercise regularly?trying to do this already
Keep working/going to school?working yess
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down?try to keep it down by eating healthy
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? not sure
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? will have own room
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? probably buy right away. OCD again

[irishblessing]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? I already don't smoke
Give up Caffeine? I already don't consume much caffeine
Tell everyone right away or later? Not sure, I waited till 20 weeks with my son to announce
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? Further along
Exercise regularly? absolutely
Keep working/going to school? Keep working
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Keep it down
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Adjust my regular clothes
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? My room for a while and then it's own room
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? I won't really need anything lol

[Babybear4]

Give up Alcohol/Cigarettes? Don't smoke or drink as it is.
Give up Caffeine? I don't drink caffeine.
Tell everyone right away or later? I'd like to say later but probably right away.
Start planning things imediately or leave it until you are farther along? I don't really "plan", I just take things as they come and with a third baby, I can't see that we would have a whole lot to plan.
Exercise regularly? Ha! No. I don't exercise regularly now. If I start a good routine, I will keep it up when I am pregnant but I won't start anything other than walking once I do get pregnant.
Keep working/going to school? I am a SAHM.
Let yourself gain a lot of weight or try to keep it down? Gain weight! I love being a fatty when I am pregnant. I eat as healthy as I can but I don't deny myself, either.
Buy maternity clothes or just adjust your regular clothes? Maternity, fa sho. That is one of my fave parts, it that everything is all about the pregnancy!
Will you have a specific room for the baby or will they sleep in your room? He/she will start out in my room and depending on if we get a bigger house of no, will either then move into a room of his/her own or baby will share with one of my kids.
Will you go out and buy stuff for the baby or wait? I will probably get one or two gender neutral things until we find out the gender. I have a bunch of boy AND girl stuff but I would like to get the new baby some of his/her own things, too.