We had 123 responses to the survey! Thank you to all who completed it, and to all who have offered to write - you'll be contacted soon!
Here is an album with most of the results.
Some of the responses to questions without graphs:
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Age of children: These were all over the map! We have quite a few women with infants and toddlers, some with school-aged children, and some with teenagers and preteens.
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Do you experience moodiness noticeable by those around you when pregnant? The majority of respondents either did not have moodiness, or did but it was manageable and did not affect their relationship overmuch. Being tired, uncomfortable, or hungry seem to be the common reasons for moodiness. Some did have moodiness that affected their relationship, and some mentioned depression.
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Exercise during pregnancy. This one had a variety of answers. The majority of women exercised during some part of their pregnancy. Some only in early pregnancy, and some only in the later months. Many did not exercise at all due to body pains or nausea, or because they didn’t regularly exercise prior to pregnancy. Many who exercised mentioned walking or prenatal exercise classes.
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Did you have to adjust your spending after having children? Most said yes, they did have to adjust spending. Some who said no explained they were already good at managing money and/or frugal living prior to having children, so it wasn’t as much of an adjustment.
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Do you control television usage to insure age-appropriate viewing occurs? Most said they did to some extent. Many mentioned using Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu rather than cable as easier ways to ensure children are viewing appropriate shows and movies. Screening programs prior to watching with children or viewing things as a family can help. A couple of respondents avoid Disney programs – I’m curious to learn more about this! Some stated their husbands are more lax with TV viewing.
[–][deleted] 4 points5 points6 points (6 children) | Copy Link
[–]philomexa32, married 11 years, 1.5 year old toddler 6 points7 points8 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Kittenkajira[S] 1 point2 points3 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Gravida 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]PixieDelightsMid 30s | Married 8 years | total 12 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points (11 children) | Copy Link
[–]Kittenkajira[S] 1 point2 points3 points (4 children) | Copy Link
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]Kittenkajira[S] 2 points3 points4 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]philomexa32, married 11 years, 1.5 year old toddler 2 points3 points4 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]StingrayVC 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
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[–]MyRPWAccountmid-20s, married < 5 years, together < 6. 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]SouthernPetite31, Married, Together 9 years 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Gravida 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]kitsunethreetails27, married 7 years, together 10 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link