Forty-one percent of moms said pregnancy did not go as planned, according to new research, conducted by Talker Research for Motherlove Herbal Company.<br /><br />The survey of 2,000 American moms looked at their experience while pregnant and found that 39% created a game plan for themselves while pregnant — although one in four (25%) weren’t able to stick to it.<br /><br />But the journey only starts with pregnancy: seven in ten (71%) admitted they didn’t know what to expect from motherhood postpartum, although the mothers had mixed feelings about which stage was more difficult.<br /><br />While 25% said pregnancy was more difficult than the postpartum phase, 28% said postpartum was harder and 34% said both were equally challenging.
