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timelessclassicmovies replied to your post:Sooo...I was reading BD (again) and we learn that...

WAIT IS THERE A NEW SNEAK PEEK UPDATE WHERE SHES PREGNANT CUZ I DIDN’T SEE IT

No, but there are very very old pieces set in the future where she’s pregnant. You can find them here, here, and here.

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Sooo...I was reading BD (again) and we learn that one of Reginas biggest insecurities is not having a degree, will she ever go back to school and get one?

Y’know, I think she’d like to, but she probably won’t for a few years yet, because there’s the wedding to focus on now, and then, y’know, a baby on the way not long after. But maybe once the little one is a bit bigger, she’ll finally get a chance to. 

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Would you be able to write more for your future fics of BD when regina is pregnant? There amazing!

Thank you!

I'm sure we'll revisit that time for some one-shots in the future. When I get bored. lol 

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May I ask a question about timing? If it is a winter wedding, safe to assume winter 2014/15 with baby girl coming winter of the next?

Well, THIS is winter 2014/2015 so that would be an awfully quick engagement and wedding. So no, not this winter. Baby is born February 2017.

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Does Regina's business ever begin to really do well? Not that it's not doing well now, but does it ever take off?

Like... Magnolia Bakery well? Probably not. 

But she does alright. She's comfortable. She and Robin will be able to afford their living expenses, and school, and be able to save a bit. Which is pretty much the definition of success here in NYC. lol If you can save, you're doing well!

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How does BD Regina keep fit? She seems fairly busy, tasting very sugary treats often and is described fairly thin. Does she gain a lot of pregnancy weight or is it just a small cute belly? Will we see her getting annoyed at how big she is? :)

Y'know, the easiest time I ever had losing weight was when I was working 8-hour retail shifts on my feet. You burn a surprising amount of calories by standing/walking/hefting and just doing stuff. I don't think Regina sits down a whole lot between 4am and 3pm, so that helps keep her a bit more svelte. And I don't think she indulges too often in the food around her -- she'll eat a croissant for breakfast or something, but she probably brings actual lunch, or just has a croissant sandwich. Which isn't the healthiest option, but it's not the worst. And NYers walk a lot,  so there's that. 

She probably gains a little bit of weight during pregnancy, but not too much. I think Cora had fairly high standards for Regina and how she ate and how she looked, and I think that's sort of internalized for her. So she's aware of gaining too much, even if she's pregnant. She'll gain an appropriate amount, she'll probably want to drop a few pounds after the baby comes, but she won't gain a lot. Robin will tell her she's being ridiculous, that she does not need to lose that extra ten pounds she gained, that she shouldn't worry about that. She's been through pregnancy once, so I think she has fairly realistic expectations about how big she'll get, but it will definitely annoy her once the belly starts getting in her way. And a job that has you on your feet all day isn't the greatest thing for you when you're sporting that baby belly, so she'll definitely be frustrated by the back pain and such once she gets big.

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Could we have another update on regina being pregnant or an intimate birthing scene please?! Loved your first two!

Not until after BD is finished.

There is mention of her birth in one of the BD pregnancy pieces I've done already, although it was a bit glossed over. I'm not sure how intimate of an experience it'll be for them, though - it's a pretty standard hospital birth.  He'll hold her hand an urge her to breathe and push, and she will squeeze it so hard he thinks she's going to break it and tell him he's getting snipped before they leave this place so help her God because she is not going through this a third time. That sort of thing. lol

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I don't know if you have gotten this question before. I'm gonna ask anyway. Do you think in the future of BD, Robin and Regina will argue over when they find out the sex of their baby? During the pregnancy or when she is born? I know Regina would want to know, but Robin may like the idea of being surprised.

Y'know, I know I have answered this question before, and I honestly can't remember what I said. lol

I know Regina would want to know - she's a planner. She'd want to pick out the nursery and all that.

Robin might like the idea of a delivery surprise, but I don't think he'd fight for it. And I think it would be less that he'd want to be surprised, and more that he's happy with whatever he gets, so he doesn't need to know before the birth for his own sake.