confession: I'm jealous of preg women

burghbaby · September 2010

I am not a jealous person by nature... never have been. But I find myself jealous of every person who is pregnant. I felt this way while TTC the first time. And then I started feeling it pretty quickly after DD was born. Now that I am impatiently waiting for AF to return so we can TTC #2 I am feeling jealousy all over again - even when I just read on facebook about someone who I don't even talk to being preg.

I've always thought I want 3 kids total but I wonder if I will always feel this jealousy even if we do have our 3 kids. I don't know where this side of me came from but I don't like it!

steve&heather · September 2010

You can have my acid reflux if you want! ;-)

RJHarmon · September 2010

I was too!

ringer10 · September 2010

I'm very jealous of certain things (like movement, hearing the heartbeat) but not jealous when I think of trying to run after DS in 3rd tri.

lraymeremtp · September 2010

I completely understand. I was uber jealous of all pregnant women, especially those it came easy to, when I went through my first two m/c. When I got pg again, and made it passed the "danger zone" so-to-speak, I was still jealous of the women who could have easy uneventful pregnancies. It's unfortunate that we have become this way, but we can no longer delight in the innocence. I know I'll be the same way the second time around, just because I now have a child it's not going to be any easier! I hope all goes well for you in the future!