Do you enjoy being pregnant?

qme09 · July 2010

Hi, just out of curiosity...

i was wondering how many of you out there are the type that absolutely love being pregnant, and how many are the type that are miserable until the end, but its all worth it for your LO?

a few of my friends are having really uncomfortable pregnancies, and a few love every second of it.

just curious where everyone else stands!

candaceee123 · July 2010

Haha I Loveee Being pregnant.

meganbaird · July 2010

First trimester was AWFUL! I kept telling my husband that if my MS didn't go away, the baby was going to be an only child.

Second trimester is going A LOT better, and I'm finding myself actually enjoying it.

Rink08 · July 2010

As much as I'd love to say that I'm loving being pregnant again, I can't. I'm not miserable by any means, I'm just too nervous to feel comfortable enough with this pregnancy to let myself get overly excited like I remember being with DS. I had 2 m/c's and have been having alot of issues with this pregnancy so far so I think that until I get closer to the end and know everything will be okay, I'm going to stay in this "nervous" state.

NSL · July 2010

I loved being pregnant the first time around, but am liking it less with #2. Mostly I think it's because my biggest pregnancy symptom is horrible insomnia, and trying to make it through the day on no sleep with a 3 year old isn't my cup of tea. I also remember how rough the third trimester is, and am actively dreading it.

~*Sarah*~ · July 2010

last pregnancy had its ups and downs and same with this one. But in general I have pretty easy pregnancies and i am very lucky i haven not thrown up either pregnancies. And that i feel pretty much like myself just a little more hungry a little more tired and a lot more big in the belly. lol so I guess ya i can say i enjoy being pregnant. I love when i can feel the baby kick and know that i am creating a life. I mean who else can do that!! (all other women ?but still) to me its just amazing how the whole thing works lol.ok enough of a text book.

watermellens · July 2010

I looooove it! It's been a very easy pregnancy so far too, so that's probably why. No m/s, fatigue, major food aversions, etc.

~Flossie~ · July 2010

Back in 1st tri I was sure I'd never go through another pregnancy. My m/s was minimal, but I was still hating it. Now it isn't so bad, I'm actually enjoying it.

chach916 · July 2010

I was enjoying it. Until this week. When our AC broke.

lulu3061 · July 2010

I really did not like first tri at all but it's gotten better...

UrbanHippieMama · July 2010

I loved it last time, but not so much this time. Hard to take care of DD while being so exhausted!

hewinked · July 2010

Nope, I don't enjoy being pregnant. I'm extremely grateful to be pregnant and to have another LO, but I'm nauseous 24/7, still throwing up here and there, and generally feel like crap. My DD was born 5 weeks early, so I'm constantly on edge and worried about everything. I love feeling kicks and movement, but that's about all. I totally envy women that say they love being pregnant!

PunkyBooster · July 2010

So far so good!

qme09 · July 2010

chach916:
I was enjoying it. Until this week. When our AC broke.

Oh god, I would die!!! We have a/c everywhere but our bedroom, and I can honestly tell you that I would not survive without it haha. I am enjoying it as well, aside from the heat!

idoinjuly · July 2010

I don't love it but I don't hate it. I don't enjoy not having my body being my own for 9 months then another year of breastfeeding but mostly it's because I miss drinking. BUT, it's pretty awesome what my body is doing right now and I love feeling the baby kicks and hiccups (not yet for this pregnancy but I loved it with dd). I feel really blessed overall!

JoannaJes · July 2010

I really can't stand it. But again, I have other medical conditions that are exacerbated by pregnancy, and I also can't take medication for it while pregnant. So that really colors my opinion of it.

Carilyn · July 2010

I loved being pregnant with my DS. This time, not so much! I've had much worse morning sickness, still throw up about once a week. My hips and back are already pretty sore (ligaments, I guess). I'm still exhausted. It's not miserable, just way different than my DS. Not sure if it is all just related to being my second pregnancy. At this rate, I don't think there will be a third!

Verbose · July 2010

Not even a little bit. I'm extremely grateful to be pregnant & can't wait for my baby to be born... But I don't enjoy being pregnant at all.

KameronLee98 · July 2010

I hate being pregnant, but its totally worth it. The only thing I like about it is feeling LO move. I have to take it SUPER easy and that makes it tough when I have a 2 year old in the middle of summer. I get upset that I don't get to enjoy all of the fun things he gets to do b/c I have to stay at home most of the time.

xxbabycakesxx · July 2010

i feel very blessed to be pregnant right now...and i like being pregnant so far. the first trimester was really easy on me (no m/s). and i say i like being pregnant...not love...because pregnancy has brought out all my anxiousness and nervousness and, well, craziness in me.

futuremrskobos · July 2010

So far I am loving it. I love that I just started feeling movement and it seems so much more real now. It's fun planning for everything and I can't complain.

sighants · July 2010

I enjoy it! I don't like being hormonal or not knowing my body the way I knew it for the past twenty-some-odd-years but I think it is incredibly exciting (and scary and nerve-wracking...things haven't been the easiest and its been far from a perfect pregnancy). As a scientists I also find it absolutely amazing what the human body is capable of doing.

Soon2BeNewMommy · July 2010

Hey We Have The Same Due Date, How Cool? Lol. But anyways Im In the Middle. I Like Being Pregnant Because Of The Blessing Im Bringing But The Hormonal Part Is The Nag, Thats The Only Part I Would Change

OlgaP4 · July 2010

meganbaird:
First trimester was AWFUL! I kept telling my husband that if my MS didn't go away, the baby was going to be an only child.
Second trimester is going A LOT better, and I'm finding myself actually enjoying it.

Haha I told DH the same thing. I said if he wants any more children, we will have to adopt. Now I feel great and am actually enjoying being pregnant

trizzie · July 2010

I am NOT the poster child for pregnancy. I have horrible pregnancies. I love the outcome, but I hate the journey. We are two and through.

BekW2009 · July 2010

meganbaird:
First trimester was AWFUL! I kept telling my husband that if my MS didn't go away, the baby was going to be an only child.
Second trimester is going A LOT better, and I'm finding myself actually enjoying it.

SAME! That's what I told my father-in-law... he pouted for a whole day when I told him God wanted this LO to be an only child. Of course I was kidding.

Kat_Bride · July 2010

Hmm. I feel so happy and lucky to finally be pregnant, but it's definitely uncomfortable with the peeing all the time, the insomnia, and the perpetual stuffy nose. There are also so many restricted foods I can't eat while pregnant, and that's a bummer. But it's all worth it.

MSC03 · July 2010

I actually don't seem to mind being pregnant much at all--and I've been pregnant for like the last year or so. (5 months + 6 months so far with this pregnancy)

J's Jen · July 2010

I was miserable for the first 16 weeks. I thought pregnancy was horrible and said I would never do it again. Now, at 19 weeks I have stopped throwing up several times a day, and my moods have evened out, and I think pregnancy is wonderful! I can't wait to meet my little baby!

sandradpage · July 2010

i am sooo greatful to be pregnant....but i really am not enjoying it....i keep threatnign the bump no sisters or brothers if it cant settle down a bit...ps week 16 m/s back with a vengence...

tabaskoa · July 2010

I'm really enjoying being pregnant. Sure there are times when I'm uncomfortable, but mostly I'm having fun with it!

TAMLVSCARL · July 2010

So far, loving it!

minn85 · July 2010

It's still early for me, and I honestly I feel the same as when I am not pregnant. Except my boobs are bigger, but I still wear the same size clothes.... so I love it!

Jessi+Aiden · July 2010

I feel really bad saying this, because I have had, by any standards, a very easy pregnancy. But still, I do not enjoy being pregnant. At all.

I'm not miserable, I'm not hot all the time, I can still do pretty much anything I want without much extra trouble, I have a super supportive wonderful husband... so I really shouldn't be complaining. I had just gotten out of treatment for an eating disorder when my husband and I started trying to get pregnant and thankfully, we were successful very quickly. I could not be happier to have this little boy. But at the same time, dealing with all the physical changes, gaining weight, feeling fat all the time, having people constantly comment on my size, the whole crying at the drop of a hat thing... all much harder to deal with than I expected.

Overall, the physical part of being pregnant: Piece of cake.
The emotional side of things: Hard as hell!

Jaimers375 · July 2010

I'm not miserable but I also don't love it. I just want the baby to be here.

8yearslater · July 2010

I feel almost exactly the same as Jessi+Aiden, minus the eating disorder.

I dislike everything about this, and fought against it for years, but it's the only practical and cost-effective way of becoming parents of a kid whose mental/health history and pre-natal care are really known to us.

I'm an extremely private person, and being pregnant forces me to wear my personal life on the outside for anyone to see and comment on. I hate that.

I also detest the fear that's part of the whole experience. The medical community makes you afraid of everything. Sure, it's all statistics, but I find no comfort in that. Here's the thing: 1:20,000 Americans have a prolactinoma (pituitary tumor). I had one. So no statistic makes me feel "safe" because *I* was the 1. So all the food restrictions, safety things... I take it all very seriously because I could be "the one."

The result is that I've basically shut down and hide from social contact except for work, with which I have no choice. I don't like being out in public looking like this, and I can't eat anything I don't prepare myself, so what's the point in meeting up with friends for dinner or lunch? I have to be "that person" who grills the waiter on all the ingredients and then has to trust that s/he's not lying to me. I struggle through family gatherings with a pasted on smile because they expect me to be happy, and I'm not.

I love the baby already and want her to be out and well, and can't wait to be a parent to her. Round the clock feedings and poop and all the other messes and smells and inconveniences are welcomed with open arms because I'm good at taking care of others. Plus, I think we're going to have a really good daughter.

I just wish there really was a stork.

DLD102 · July 2010

Hate it...sorry, I do.

Laura N M · July 2010

Right there with you! I'm having an easy pregnancy, but don't enjoy it at all!

Patois27 · July 2010

It all depends on the day, and what time of day you're asking me

The first semester was horrible but I'm honestly enjoying the ride now. It's amazing the little things that happen (kicks and twirls) everyday that make it worth all the "pain and suffering."

Judith Parker · July 2010

I ADORE being pregnant, it's such a lovely experience to go through.

Although I could do without the first six weeks, LOL.

lisatlantic · July 2010

I do not enjoy it... 1st tri was the most physically challenging/draining/exhausting time of my life. Now I feel much better physically, but I can't say I love the state of being pregnant. I just want my baby here already!

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