Hubby and I have talked about trying to get pregnant later this year, after I finish up a diabetes study that I’m doing right now that specifically requires that I don’t get pregnant.

We’ve actually been talking about having kids for a couple of years now, so I’ve had a lot of time to think about what being pregnant will be like.  I’m reasonably active, which I have heard is supposed to relieve a lot of the more negative side effects.  And — I’m sure the doctors are going to love this — I am going to continue to ride my horse as long as it is comfortable to do so.

I’ll take pretty good care of myself when I’m pregnant.  I won’t take vitamins or anything — the darn things aren’t really even digestible by your system — but we already eat quite well, so it won’t be difficult to make sure I get certain things, such as folate.  And being type 1 diabetic, I’ll also be checking my blood sugar almost constantly to be sure my control over my diabetes is as tight as it can possibly be.

The other thing I plan to do is to continue to dress as nice as I normally do.  I see so many women who totally go grunge when they are pregnant, and while I don’t plan on spending a fortune on maternity wear, I’m also not going to let myself go like that.  I’m always at the barn, so a few good pairs of maternity jeans will be a necessiity once my regular ones don’t fit anymore.  And I just love the darling selection of tops you see online.

What about you?  How did you handle being pregnant?  Did you eat well and dress cute, or did you find that it wasn’t really such a big deal?

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