At some point does it become easier to be patient?

waiting4Baby00 · April 2011

I?m nearing the end of my first trimester and every week I feel so wrapped up in moving on to the next week of pg, i.e. to the next "fruit or vegetable". I was thinking this was because I will feel more comfortable with the idea of being excited about the pg once I know that the risk for miscarriage is as low as it can get.

Once I start to ?show? and I can feel the baby kicking, will it be easier to just sit back and enjoy the pregnancy, or does it always feel like a waiting game?

mama31 · April 2011

Nope, becuase once you get to 2nd tri then you get inpatient about when you will have the ultrasound to know the sex of the baby, then you cannot wait for 3rd tri, then baby. It never ends.

SugarQueen101 · April 2011

For me it still feels like a waiting game. Now, waiting for the big ultrasound is crazy. I want to know if I'm carrying Tobi or Allegra! Then I'll bet that I can't wait to hold him or her. It's an endless waiting game. But that's not really bad is it? because that means that there is always something to look forward to :-)

I will say that it has gotten easier now that I can feel the baby and know that there is a good chance that I get to keep him/her. Those punches & kicks are a good distraction. I'll probably miss this once he/she is here.

Like my dad used to tell me all the time, I'm just going to enjoy the moment.

fancefpp · April 2011

i started to relax a little bit after i found out the sex and was able to see my little man on the screen. i'm still impatient but it is a little bit better. Also, for me, the fear of miscarriage it still there and i think it will be until I hold my baby for the first time.

bunny1114 · April 2011

I'm almost 22 weeks along and it's still a waiting game, but in a good way! After 1st trimester, you will be relieved that risk for miscarriage goes way down. I just passed the milestones of my bump starting to show, finding out we're having a girl, and feeling the baby move. Now it's onto waiting for baby shower and birth classes. Week by week seems to go by SO slowly, but overall, I can't believe I am already past the 1/2 way marker.

KendraJoette · April 2011

For me it is easier with my second pregnancy, cause Im chasing a 14 month old around..., but it never got easier with the first...I thought the first tri was slow because I had a MC before I got pregnant with DD, and I thought that the risk of MC was why, but there is always the next thing... waiting for your ultrasound, to feel the baby move, starting your 3rd tri, and then getting the baby out.... just try to enjoy it as much as you can... good luck

WhitePicketFence · April 2011

Pregnancy is pretty much just one big waiting game. There is always something to look foward to.

bellethebride · April 2011

I think I'm actually at a spot where I feel comfortable just being. But I'm a second time mom so that might be why!

I was eagerly waiting for the end of the 1st tri and pass risk of miscarriage, the anatomy ultrasound and genetic test results. But now that I have all of that - and a toddler to run after and no baby shower to get excited about I'm enjoying the time I'll have to just organize and spend time with DS before baby 2 gets here.

NurseLaLa · April 2011

Yes...

In the second pregnancy

CDK2 · April 2011

SugarQueen101:
For me it still feels like a waiting game. Now, waiting for the big ultrasound is crazy. I want to know if I'm carrying Tobi or Allegra! Then I'll bet that I can't wait to hold him or her. It's an endless waiting game. But that's not really bad is it? because that means that there is always something to look forward to :-)
I will say that it has gotten easier now that I can feel the baby and know that there is a good chance that I get to keep him/her. Those punches & kicks are a good distraction. I'll probably miss this once he/she is here.
Like my dad used to tell me all the time, I'm just going to enjoy the moment.

I did. I loved having DS with me but I missed feeling him move inside me. Once they get here you go from wishing time would speed up to praying it slows down...because it really does go by too quickly! That has helped me this time around...I don't want to hurry up to be at the nexty stage because I will hurry up and miss time with my son and having the baby inside me.

I know it's really hard but try to enjoy your pregnancy it goes too quickly

etoyama · April 2011

I'm still feeling very impatient! I'm anxious for viability now. I'm hoping I get more patient once I reach that milestone but I doubt that'll actually happen.

ZaraLou · April 2011

This is my 2nd pg and i def. feel less impatient because all of my time is occupied by my dd. However, the first time around was HORRIBLE! It was the slowest 9 months of life. I would literally count down the days and just stare at the calendar feeling like it would never come. There is always something else to look forward to during pregnancy and time just drags. The funny thing is, right after I had dd I started to desperately miss being pregnant and felt like I wanted to go through the whole crazy impatient game again. Once my dd became mobile that feeling quickly went away as i was spending every second chasing her around the house. Now that I'm going through it again I feel much more content and hopefully will just enjoy this pregnancy as it will probably be my last. Try to just slow down and enjoy it!

mreinard · April 2011

I totally agree with the PP!!! You won't really be able to sit back and enjoy it until the second time around.... that is when you're busy chasing #1 around! I barely think about my pregnancy this time, last time I was obsessed with it... I just don't have time for it!! Heck half the time I forget I'm even pregnant... until I look in the mirror and see how much bigger my belly is compared to last time!

This poor 2nd kid is getting short-changed already #1's u/s hung proudly on the fridge, was scanned and emailed to everybody- and this time I'm pretty sure #2's u/s is buried under a pile of mail on the table

water-fairy · April 2011

Yes. You will. On your second pregnancy. I am too busy with a toddler to pay attention to what size is the baby this week. A completely different experience from my first pregnancy. I am still very excited about the baby but because I know what happens once s/he is born I am fine with being patient. Funny thing is, this time it seems like time is flying by too quickly.

SailorGray · April 2011

Not with the first! I was so impatient with DS. With this baby, I want time to slow down because I am really nervous about having an infant and a toddler. Well, the time is flying!!

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