Many stores where the mother registers are now giving out blank baby shower invitations. Or, the hostess can spend a little more and have the cards professionally made, such as is done for a wedding. Generally, though, the kind found in stores are perfectly acceptable and very cute! Or you or your hostess could make your own invitations.

Unique baby names can be a great thing as your child grows older, but be careful not to chose a name that is so unique your child is picked on by other kids once he or she is in school. Dweezil Zappa ring a bell?

Your heart rate should never increase beyond 140 beats per minute while exercising, especially while pregnant. If you are sweating profusely or you cannot talk while working out, you are exercising too hard.

Recent studies have suggested that mothers who have morning sickness also have less micarriages, but just because you are not "sick" doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong. Only about 50-60% of women experience morning sickness.