The host should be the one who decides the approximate number of people who will be invited, based on the venue and budget. A good suggestion would be to have the main party at the home of the mother-to-be because that way, she does not have to haul all the great gifts back home…she just puts them in the baby’s room.

If you are unhappy passing on a traditional family name, don't rule out using it as the middle name as a compromise to keep from breaking the family tradition.

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.

Many experts believe morning sickness is caused by a mixture of rapidly changing hormone levels, enhanced smell, and increased stomach acids (this contributes to heartburn and acid reflux in some cases as well).