What will you do differently for your 2,3 etc. pregnancy?

[beth144]

So, what will you be doing differently this time around if this is your 2nd, 3rd or more pregnancy. I would change a lot. I feel like I was pretty uninformed with my first pregnancy. Here some of the things I'm doing differently this time.

- eating healthier, more fresh fruits and veggies, more whole foods.
- exercising/stretching, didn't at all with my first and i think it effected my confidence more than anything.
- take a better prenatal vitamin, and cod liver oil (not every day for the CLO)
- this is more for the birth, but i will be having a home birth this time and probably be doing the hypnobabies program.

Please share! I'm sure we're all curious to know.

[J's Mombee]

I hope to find a MW
I plan to avoid the nice hospital that I had DS in... bc they were mean, and inpatient.
I hope to explore the idea of Homebirthing
I plan to sleep more in lieu of sleepless nights...

but that is all that I am willing to explore right now... DS is 10 months old, and the thought of my being pg again right now is frightening I do want more dc, but I am waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too scared right now.

[mama_b]

I'm going to eat better, not as much sugar.
I'm going to do yoga.
I'm avoiding caffeine (though this is not by choice).
I'll be having the baby at a birthing center or at home rather than at the hospital.

[weliveintheforest]

Definitely eating better and getting better exercise. I'm planning to start a prenatal yoga class on Monday and I think that will be really nice, to get out and just spend time on me and the new babe. I worked full time for most of my first pregnancy so I didn't get very much good exercise or food. I just ate whatever I felt like I could keep down.

I will also be avoiding dopplers (although I may have one imaging ultrasound if I think there is a reason) and having my baby at home, unassisted.

[noah's mom]

- homebirth instead of hospital birth
- eat healthier (esp. watch the sugar intake)
- be consistent with my prenatal vitamin (I'm notoriously lax with any type of supplement that I'm "supposed" to take regularly)
- consistent exercise (walking, calisthenics)
- get my "projects" done early!!!!! (last time, I went on mat leave 2 wks b/4 my due date and wouldn't you know, 2nd morning of my leave my water broke!!!! Good thing my nesting instincts had kicked in and I set up the nursery on my ONE day of pre-DS mat leave )

[stellimamo]

-UC or atleast a homebirth for me.
-try not to be as worried and stressed.
-better eating habits to ward off GD and Pre-E