What do you wish you were told/not told before pregnancy?

[slightlyonedgemum]

We're hoping to start TTC in a few months time and whilst looking on the net for info on being wheat free and whether it'd affect my baby earlier, I found an advisory website telling you what you should eat/not eat, supplements to take, why you should garden wearing gloves etc and I'm now a bit shell shocked and feeling rather nervous!

So, what were the important things you read/heard and what made you panic for no reason?!

MyNameIsInigoMontoya!

• trying to do the stressing before TTC in order to be logical and rational by then. Seems to be working (I do admit I have a strange and generally illogical way of thinking with this).

• that's actually really good advice - thanks!

• I already don't have child free time. My DH has a DS from his first marriage (first wife died) so I acquired a 7 year old last year. Wish I'd thought of all that before the wedding as although I knew what it'd be like, it's still tough.

• definitely like the idea of eating lots of blue cheese but the most exciting I'll probably get is gardening without gloves...

• I'm really excited about having a baby but not being pregnant. Apart from already having DS, I've got lots of child experience/knowledge so mainly impatient as I want to put it to good use!

• Those mantras sound very helpful-maybe I should put them on the fridge? My mantras with an 8 year old DS are 'funny child' 'what on earth is he going on about' and often asking him if he's nuts. He takes it well!

Ha, maybe I should write your ones down somewhere for when DS gets to that stage I still have no clue about 8-year-olds!