Glad to be pregnant

By Poonam Sharma

* The bonding with your partner gets more stronger with the arrival of little one. Child is said to bind two people together.

* No guilt for putting up weight, after all one does put on weight in pregnancy.

* Excuse for shopping, choose loose fitted and comfortable clothes for those special months. Modern maternity fashions are chic, made of comfortable materials and designed to suit active and corporate lifestyles

* Enjoy walks with your partner or family member as fresh air is good for you and your baby.

* Suddenly you will be no less than celebrity, from parents to in-laws to neighbors everybody will give you advices and pay extra attention. Your husband will be not left behind when it comes to advices.

* Buy lots of baby care books and get actively involved in online new mom forums.

* Start a new hobby, knit for your coming baby, decorate his/her room with toys, singing lulalbies try your hand at everything.

* You will get more closer to your mother and realize what she went through when you were born.

* Career woman and mother has become commonly accepted combination throughout the business world. So now you can talk about flexible hours, the ability to work from home, and job sharing.

* Join antenatal classes and meet new friends. The variety of classes offered helps participants understand the physical, medical, emotional and spiritual aspects of childbirth. Instructors share important news on child development, newborn care and tools to help juggle a profession, a family, the in-laws, the latest baby gadgets and one's sanity. Today's prenatal education classes are filled with ideas on how to make life easier during pregnancy, birth and parenting.