Do you miss being pregnant?

vanceandlori · May 2010

Just curious.

I look at PG women and I am not envious, not one bit. Not even when they are in the "comfortable" stages (2nd tri, where you can tell that they're pregnant, but not HUGELY uncomfortable yet)... and yet I remember that when I was PG, people used to tell me that they miss it and they loved it.

kauai_luv · May 2010

I'm with you Lori. It was something new and exciting, and it was fun to share the experience with everyone around me, but actually being pregnant... I'd have to say I don't miss that one bit! I want to have more kids in the future (maybe 2 or 3!) and I am not really looking forward to being PG again. I am not dreading it or anything, but now I know that it's not easy. The end result is so worth it though!

vanceandlori · May 2010

kauai_luv:
The end result is so worth it though!

Oh, I agree with you 100%. It IS totally worth it, and yet I can't imagine going through it again.We want another one (I think) and even though I had a really easy PG and labor/delivery, I'm still not looking forward to being pregnant.

mie · May 2010

I do miss it sometimes.

Married2MrWright · May 2010

I dunno...somedays I miss it. The anticipation, the excitement of what will be...and the inside baby kicks. But, I do not miss the nausea, the aches, the GD...nope not at all. I do marvel at how my body created another life (with a little help from DH) and find myself looking forward to doing it again. Amazing, considering I was so ANTI baby for most of my life...seriously...I never thought I'd ever want to become a mother let alone be pregnant.

mrspresley · May 2010

I miss feeling her kick all the time. she was really active and it was something I really enjoyed

otherwise, i don't miss it at all!

lisakeiko · May 2010

I do, partly because I used to get more sleep back then! I had a really easy pregnancy so it's easy for me to say that I miss it. I was lucky and only had morning sickness for about a month in the 1st trimester and none of the bloating, lightning crotch, stretch marks, extreme fatigue, sleepless nights, etc. that I know others have had. I also loved my bump. For once, I wasn't worrying about a flabby stomach or muffin top and it was nice to just feel comfortable with my pregnant body. And of course, I miss the kicks and hiccups. Smile

myday1708 · May 2010

Totally do NOT miss it. Funny, but I think the same thing Lori does when I see PG women... I just look at them and feel like, Hahaha, you have no idea what is in store for you! NO SLEEP! And awesomeness. I also want another but am totally NOT looking forward to being pregnant at all!

lola808 · May 2010

It's too soon for me to miss it. I think one day I will, and I think I'll have a new appreciation for what the pregnancy produces. The first time, it was just too hard to wrap my mind around the fact that we were making a real, live human being. Now, I get it... and I think that'll be really exciting to have in mind the next time around!

redshoegirl · May 2010

Not a smidgen of a hint of a weensy bit. I was so uncomfortable so early in my pregnancy (I measured 40 weeks at around 28 weeks) that I simply couldn't physically enjoy myself. I know carrying twins is very different, but no, I don't miss it.

All of this said, sometimes I miss the easiness of that period. Don't get me wrong, my pregnancy was extremely difficult and SUCKED. But in terms of being able to go where I wanted, when I wanted, without wrangling two kids or timing everything around a schedule of "quick, they've eaten, get them in the car NOW!"...that freedom, I suppose.

MauiWedding08 · May 2010

not really, but the excitement of growing a baby and feeling kicks and hiccups is awesome. I look forward to doing it again (and maybe again) and after we are done having kids I know I will be really sad. I doubt we will ever find out the gender so I think that adds another bit of anticipation that I miss in a way - it's hard to explain. Now that I have met Jack I absolutely love him, the anticipation during pregnancy of guessing what our baby might be like is so fun.

HulaLove · May 2010

I don't really miss it, I actually hadn't thought about it until this post.

I do miss the kicks, the hiccups and the anticipation, guessing what he/she would look like and who she would be. I had a really good pregnancy and I'm looking forward to being pregnant again. But I don't see pregnant women and long to be pregnant right now.

I liked my body while I was pregnant. I would like to be late in my second trimester next summer so that I can rock my bikini and bump at the lake. Last summer I was 4-5 months pregnant and I just looked like I had drank too much beer.

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