Sometimes it seems like everyone has unwanted advice for pregnant women. If pregnancy was really that big of a deal, the human race couldn't have survived for so long. So take heart--it's not likely that you'll screw it up--and enjoy a few funny do's and don'ts of pregnancy.
How to Announce Your Pregnancy
Do call family and friends to invite them over for good times and good news.
Don't post a picture of your urine stick on your Facebook status.
How to Exercise During Pregnancy
Do enjoy gentle activities like swimming and prenatal yoga, with the counsel of your caregiver.
Don't take up skydiving, cave diving or bull riding.
How to Plan for Delivery
Do take a childbirth preparation course and write up a birth plan.
Don't get stoned on the way to the hospital.
How to Include the Baby's Father in the Pregnancy
Do invite him to the ultrasound and fill him in on details of baby's growth, your crazy hormonal dreams and funky food cravings.
Don't make him wear one of those empathy bellies or beat him in his sleep, just so he knows how it feels.
How to Stay Hydrated During Pregnancy
Do drink a sensible amount of water, milk and juices.
Don't wear the baseball cap with the built-in beer cans.
How to Announce the Baby's Birth
Do call or email your friends and family over the next few days, sharing the baby's vital statistics and listening to more unsolicited advice.
Don't send everyone in your cellphone address book a copy of baby's first picture--emerging from the birth canal.
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