Do you enjoy being pregnant?

sleepeeps

I don't mind being pregnant but I am not visibly showing at all and my symptoms have been mild to non existent. So I am a little jealous of people who are really experiencing their pregnancies. I guess the grass is always greener?

The kicks are reassuring but give me motion sickness and it's like she refuses to pop out and give me a bump so she's just squeezing my bladder.

The part I do hate is the attention from other people. I hate the awful comments and the constant unwanted advice/ questions. It's made me so much more upset and uncomfortable than I expected. Even when people say nice things I still want to talk about something else /: but most of the time it's not nice stuff. It's rude or hurtful. I've been hiding from my family a lot. I never used to give a fuck about people's stupid comments, but now that it's about my child I find it unacceptable.

ashleigh76

Can I just say how nice it is to see honest answers? It makes me feel like I'm not a terrible person for not being head over heels in love with being pregnant. FTM here and I've admittedly had an extremely easy pregnancy. But it is all so different from how I ever imagined it would be. I'm very thankful to have had such an easy time but there are times when I just want it to be over. I'm glad to see that it's not all butterflies and rainbows for every one and I'm perfectly normal for feeling how I do.

ChanStew

nopity nopity nope.

purple_2012

So far I love being pregnant! I've had a fairly easy pregnancy. I'm sure I'll change my mind before my EDD, though.

cwiceangel

I'm with @travelnut11‌ I so don't love the restrictions...

OneLastRefrain

I feel really, really good. No big physical complaints that I know a lot of other women struggle with. I love my big belly.  I always have a nagging worry in the back of my head, and I can't wait to meet this little girl, but physically I really don't mind being pregnant. 

Blergbot

longshotlove said:

It's been a bit of both for me, and I feel so guilty saying so. This was a VERY unexpected and unplanned baby for us. We were decidedly "no kids, ever, period." Somehow this little guy got past TWO forms of birth control (Vasectomy + IUD). It was so, so very rocky emotionally for me, almost destroyed my relationship, and it was SO hard for me to get to a point where I felt I could say I was excited/happy. Now that the constant fights over having him have subsided and I can feel him and I'm preparing, I'm finally feeling great. Physically I've had nothing whatsoever to complain about. Zero morning sickness, nothing feels too different. I'm just.. round. I feel so bad feeling this way though, when I know how many of you struggled to get here, stay here, or are just trying to get through. Nothing but love to you mamas!

I totally understand. Our LO was also a surprise, although I was only on the pill, so I wasn't quite dealing with such low odds. We were on the fence about ever having kids (well, my H was pretty sure he didn't want any, and I was pretty sure I did, but we hadn't come to a decision either way). The adjustment was obviously a little easier for me, but it's made it a little difficult to complain about the "joys" of pregnancy. My H always says, "I told you so!" But once he gets a dig in, he's generally very supportive. But that moment when I had to tell him...oh man! I was so scared! Glad you're feeling great

MindyLang913

No. My belly isn't that big which means my mom keeps reminding me on how it should be bigger. I haven't had morning sickness but I have had horrible heartburn for the past month. Everything just tastes like acid. It even wakes me up at night. My boobs have gotten huge (34DDD) so maternity clothes even look awkward on me. My husband is super sweet and very excited and supportive, so I try not to complain too much, but I miss being able to breath easily and taste foods again.

sleepeeps

@somerandomchick‌ Pregnancy is extremely personal. It's happening INSIDE your body. It's NO ONE's business unless you want it to be. The average person apparently loses all sense of personal space and privacy as soon as they suspect you're pregnant.

People who would never be so full of assumptions become so weird and awkward and it feels violating to me. Even random strangers. And then they are offended when you just want to change the subject, even as politely as possible. Sometimes they mean well, sometimes they don't. It always feels like I'm in some sort of alternate twilight zone world. I guess I don't like feeling like I'm always on display for interrogation. I'm kind of glad I waited til 20 weeks to tell most people because 5 months of this is enough.

sleepeeps

Also, even as a person who is studying early childhood in school and was absolutely FASCINATED by pregnancy before I got pregnant, I have never in my life made a bizarro comment to a random stranger about their pregnancy!! The same way I wouldn't comment on anything else about their physical appearance aside from maybe "nice shirt!"

gittybaby

I have loved my pregnancy so far. The first trimester felt like a long hangover, but wasn't too bad. I'm enjoying the energy of the 2nd, but had my first experience with insomnia last night and it was not fun. I just love feeling her move and seeing my husband's excitement and our families'. If I could change one thing, it would be that we would already have a house and not have to deal with the stress of house hunting. I'm a bit wary of the 3rd trimester though…I hear it's a beast!

janexo221

I love it. Love love love it. BUT I don't think I can do delivery! Scared to death! !!!

joliereign

Nope. I have moments where I don't hate it, mostly when I feel him moving. Generally, I just want April to roll around and deliver this baby. I feel like I'm stuffed to capacity and the idea that I still have 14 more weeks of growth left terrifies me.

SuperFudge00

I was enjoying it until tonight when baby moved, I couldn't breathe, got nauseous, threw up and then finally fell asleep with ten pillows propping me up. But I'm up again because I can't sleep upright.

amystan

I love you for starting this thread!! Whenever i try to complain to my mom or a close friend I only get"it's a miracle, you'll love it soon" SO ANNOYING! I hated it up to two weeks ago and now I enjoy it at times but it's still mostly a pain.

slipsintothesea

I don't hate it. First trimester was really rough but the second has been fine with some minor aches and pains. I really enjoy feeling him kick and seeing my belly move and knowing that it's because of my little baby boy in there. I think the hardest part is other people's comments and my mil thinking she can keep asking me how much weight I've gained. I'm really hard on myself as it is with that stuff and she is obsessed with being skinny so it doesn't help when she bugs me about it. I never answer her about it and the last time she asked was on Christmas eve so I felt I should bite my tongue and tell her I didn't know instead of saying what I really wanted to say.

justyouraveragemama

longshotlove said:

It's been a bit of both for me, and I feel so guilty saying so.

This was a VERY unexpected and unplanned baby for us. We were decidedly "no kids, ever, period." Somehow this little guy got past TWO forms of birth control (Vasectomy + IUD). It was so, so very rocky emotionally for me, almost destroyed my relationship, and it was SO hard for me to get to a point where I felt I could say I was excited/happy. Now that the constant fights over having him have subsided and I can feel him and I'm preparing, I'm finally feeling great.

Physically I've had nothing whatsoever to complain about. Zero morning sickness, nothing feels too different. I'm just.. round.

I feel so bad feeling this way though, when I know how many of you struggled to get here, stay here, or are just trying to get through. Nothing but love to you mamas!

Same here, this was very unexpected for me since I was on bc. I was also in a bad relationship (which thankfully I got out of) so I had a really hard time adjusting and getting excited. I'm still not as excited as I want to be sometimes since there are a lot of mixed emotions still going on.

I like being pregnant for the most part, I just really don't like the restrictions and people treating me like I can't do anything for myself. But overall I like being pregnant.

be888

I love it, or at least I love it at the moment, not so much in first tri. I loved it last time too. So far both my pregnancies have been pretty easy. I still feel like it is my last, because I have a lot less energy this time with a toddler. I feel for people that have difficult pregnancies, because it is definitely a trying time physically and emotionally.

springlove59

I wouldn't say I love pregnancy, but I am really excited to meet my baby girl. I feel really lucky, there are so many people who want to be pregnant but are unable to be or who have had major difficulties staying that way so I feel bad complaining. Plus my pregnancy has been pretty uneventful and easy... but now that the 3rd trimester is hitting it's definitely getting harder. Even getting up from the couch can feel like a marathon...putting on socks in the morning is difficult now too. But I love feeling my baby kick and move around. Wouldn't trade it for a thing... and it's the final stretch!!!!

longshotlove

Thank you so much to everyone who sent love my way. I'm so glad to be a part of this fabulous community. I was having a tough morning before getting on here. :x