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2nd Trimester
Be honest, who hates being pregnant?
Maybe this is more for 2nd time mom's but I really do not enjoy being pregnant. I have pretty non eventful pregnancies but I think I am a bit too vain for pregnancy. I just don't feel cute, pretty, sexy when I am pregnant. I feel giant, hormonal, uncomfortable and just plain gross. I am just curious if I am the only person who feels this way?
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Re: Be honest, who hates being pregnant?
I actually like it more this time! I don't know if it's because I rushed though my pregnancy with DS, or b/c I'm simply not ready for 2 babies in the house
I do enjoy being PG though and LOVE the belly that comes with it. I have had a very easy PG thus far though, so ask me again in a few weeks
Carter Robert 7.18.08 | Brynn Sophia 5.24.10 | Reid Joseph 9.10.12 | Emerson Mae 1.27.14
Personally, I love being pregnant - even if I do feel particularly disgusting.
Most of my friends have absolutely hated being pregnant and complained throughout the entire thing.
I'm with you... I'm definitely very excited for the end result, but right now, the extreme back pain has really taken over and made this whole thing kind of miserable. Add in the millions of zits covering my face, chest and back and I just feel gross...
Here's to April.
My sentiments exactly
:: raises hand::
I feel exactly how you do. I have heard that people say that pregnancy is the best time of their lives and I just can't say the same thing. My body feels foreign and I'm constantly uncomfortable. I could only imagine how awful I would feel if I was sick or having complications.
I hated being pregnant with DD. I was puking until 26 weeks and 2 weeks later diagnosed with GD, it wasn't fun. This pregnancy has been much easier, so I'm enjoying it more!
I can raise my hand to this one. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful but this is a nerve wracking time for me. My last and first pregnancy ended in a late term loss and I get people say things like "enjoy this pregnancy" yea ok....like I am not worrying all the time.
I try to not complain but I do feel better than I did last time. I still do feel gigantic and at times yucky. It also bothers me how our society kind of creates a gross image of pregnancy I think that's why many of us feel this way. (i'm totally on a vent today about maternity departments disappearing from retailers- the lack of cute clothes makes me feel like we are not suppsed to dress cute!
I try to overcome these yucky feelings by treating myself to a pedicure or trying to accentuate the positive- even when those lovely changes in my body include acne, bacne and bad hair. I also think- at least we don't have the gestational period of elephants- 2 yrs! :P
Honestly? I hate it.
Which makes me feel really badly because I thought I wanted to be pregnant so much. It's completely made my anxiety/panic disorder flare up even worse.
I am loving being pregnant! I'm pregnant with my first and my husband and I have always wanted one child. We are both enjoying the experience so much that now we can't imagine not having a second. With that being said, I have had a very easy pregnancy so far. I had ms for about 2 weeks in the first trimester and that was it. As far as my bump, I love seeing it get bigger. It means I'm that much closer to meeting my LO!
This! Exactly! While I'm interested in all the changes and am super excited about the end outcome, being PG just isn't all that fun.
Bar tab = $156,000, Bus to Foxwoods = $0, Puking in the Stanley Cup = Priceless
First time mom here, and yep, I hate it. There have been a couple moments of joy... the first ultrasound, and hearing our baby's heartbeat... but overall it's been kind of sucky.
HOWEVER, I am just starting to feel better. Ask me again in a couple weeks, and I may tell you that pregnancy is a glorious experience.
I will probably also change my view when I start feeling LO and when we start buying baby stuff making this seem more real.
Yep, I'm gonna have to go with these two ladies. I'm glad I don't have IF issues...but just b/c I don't like it, doesn't mean I'm wishing away the pregnancy. Tthe bottom line is: this just ain't fun!
I'll be honest and say I hate it. I hate the fact that I'm so sick in my first trimester (both pregnancies), and the weight gain (coming from somone who worked for 3 yrs to go from a size 16 to a size 4...it's just mentally challenging to watch your body get bigger again, even though it's for a good cause!). I hate that this time around I've had HORRIBLE acne and the only products that clear it up and keep it away are Dermalogica, which is $$$$. I hate that I'm EXHAUSTED all the time and can't stay awake much past 9PM anymore. The curl pattern in my hair has changed and instead of my cute curls I know have horrible frizzy waves that stick out all over (my stylist said it probably will not change back, either!). I feel like an enormous sea cow, not attractive AT ALL!
Then there are the horrible allergies that seem to get worse by the day, the heartburn, the bloody noses, the sciatic nerve pain....and I feel more "on edge" all the time, like my patience has worn out or something, which is not typical for me at all....so then I get upset with myself because I don't want to be the "crazy angry pregnant lady"!
I just keep trying to remember that it's worth all the hassle b/c I will get a beautiful son out of it.
Pregnancy is a LOVE/HATE relationship for me. Somedays I hate it. Other days I love it. I miss my hardcore running training for marathons and being small in the waist now I feel huge and hormonal all the time. Although I have had a easy pregnancy thus far compared to many. Right now I am starting to feel him loads and I love that. I also like touching and holding my belly...yes my @$$ and hips are fatter and my belly is round but it is SUCH A crazy miracle/blessing to have life growing inside you. Stop and think about that for a moment. So when it comes down to it. I cannot decide if I like it or not. HAHA
I don't really care for it. I love babies though. :-)
Maybe if I had easy pregnancies it would be a dif. story. I had an ectopic & a m/c prior to DD (I was pg. 3x's in 1 year incl. dd). So my dr. labled me high risk & I had a butt load of blood tests done and early u/s and lots of dr.'s visits. Then I had kidney stones w/ DD & gestational edema. I ended up being induced because of low amniotic fluid. This time around I had m/s til week 15, kidney stones 4x's, H1N1 and an upper respiratory infection. I realize the sickness is not related but it puts a damper on enjoyment while I'm trying to chase after a toddler. Because of the stones I have to drink 100+ ounces of fluid a day so I pee non-stop and my DD takes those opportunities to get into every & anything. I'm already so over this pregnancy LOL. Now I'm up every hour at night peeing, w/ acid reflux or losing feeling in my arms or feet. At least I get induced somewhere around week 38 or 39 this time. I will admit though, I love the pregnant belly. I think it's cute.