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What surprised you most about pregnancy and parenthood?

In her new book, "Full of Life," Nancy O'Dell shares tips about motherhood that she wishes someone would have told her. What piece of advice do you wish someone would have told you before you became a parent? What is an unexpected experience you've had? Share your thoughts!

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Keep routines and simplify, (get rid of clutter and organize). Less is better because more time for you and the kids instead of cleaning.

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- cmcoder

- 9:06 am EDT on Fri Apr 10, 2009

I had no idea that I would have to be a stay-at-home mom because child care for infants cost more than my mortgage!

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- cmcoder

- 9:09 am EDT on Fri Apr 10, 2009

I never new how much fun it would be to watch my children learn and be so fascinated with the world around them.

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- cmcoder

- 9:11 am EDT on Fri Apr 10, 2009

remember not to give children yp to 3 so many choices....you are still the parent and if you say no mean it

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- bgspols

- 11:38 am EDT on Fri Apr 10, 2009

I realized that you can have a serious, highly publicized knee injury and still wear outrageous high heeled gold shoes on TV.

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- kenny04

- 3:26 pm EDT on Fri Apr 10, 2009

For real, I obviously forgot where babies come from. If you push out a baby, your butt will hurt afterwards; for real.

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- Andrea.-1022442

- 1:33 am EDT on Sat Apr 11, 2009

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swhite28

I knew that my whole life would be revolving around my kids once I had them, but i didn't realize how much having kids affects EVERYTHING you do. (going to the store, getting gas... forgetting somthing in the apartment and having to lug a 25 pound carseat and a 3year old allllll the way back up the stairs bc your by yourself!! ((ughhh)) Also couples should really sit down and talk about how and when they plan to discipline bc the lack of communication can cause a lot of problems. : ) but at the same time, i love my babies so much and wouldnt of done it any other way!!

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#1 - Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:26 AM EDT

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Jana-1021833

I never knew how much I could love someone--A mother's love is undescribeable. Once I had my own, it was at that moment I knew exactly how much my mom loved me.

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#2 - Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:26 PM EDT

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kenny04

I was intrigued this morning watching Nancy O'Dell and her special orthopaedic knee injury rehabilitation shoes. Who knew that after such a "serious" knee injury you can still look fabulous in gold, super high heeled and strappy sandals. Now those must be perfect for healing.

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#3 - Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:23 PM EDT

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BMPinTX

What surprised me most about pregnancy is that it could end in stillbirth. Mine did.

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#4 - Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:51 PM EDT

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Tx Mom

I was amazed to see a tiny foot pushing on my belly where we could see it and then being able to tell what it was. I cried.

I cried again when he showed me he was taller than me.... :-)

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#5 - Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:39 AM EDT

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