Does this feeling wear off?

periwnkl10 · June 2011

I am so completely in love with my son and I cannot imagine how we ever lived without him. Everyday I reminisce about having him in my belly, and I really REALLY miss being pregnant. Even though my pregnancy was complicated I loved every minute of it, and I can't help but wonder when I will get to experience it all again.

I know it's common to miss being pregnant, but I seriously feel like I want to start trying again really soon. Am I crazy? For some reason I feel guilty for feeling this way. I've always wanted several children but never knew I would want them so close together.

I'm wondering if my feelings will change as time goes on.... but right now I just can't stop thinking about adding more children to our family. I feel so blessed to have my beautiful son and I want to bring more of these little angels into the world

perry7285 · June 2011

i think it's pretty normal. lots of women on this board have mentioned that during the newborn stage, they really wanted more kids. whether that feeling changes seems to differ from one woman to another.

anyway, hope you are able to enjoy the newborn stage as much as you enjoyed being pregnant! it goes fast so try to treasure it.

firsttogo · June 2011

For me it did not wear off.... at least until I had my third. I remember it lessening after baby 2. We thought we were done with IF treatments for a while, and then had a surprise BFP. I still love the newborn stage, and can't wait to do it again, but I do have more of an at peace feeling than I have after the boys.

I know what you are feeling though!

Cassian · June 2011

I know exactly what you are talking about. Very shortly after I had DD, I was obsessed with getting pregnant again. I missed it so much, and though my brain knew that it wasn't the right time, my heart didn't know it. I still cannot wait to have another baby, and it has almost been a year. After a second baby, who knows how I will feel, but i miss being pregnant and the joy of a baby is unmatched, so no wonder i can't wait.

ohiostategal · June 2011

I feel this way and DS is 8 weeks, no idea if it will wear off or not. I do wonder how in the world I could do it all with DS and another little baby as DS likes to be held all the time and doesn't nap well.

However right now I would love to get pg again soon. I think we will try to wait a year though so who knows.

cairolio · June 2011

I reaaaallllly missed being pregnant when Isaac was born. However, after the sleep deprivation set in, and the insane feeling of being overwhelmed took over, I was not tempted in the least.

epphd · June 2011

In my experience, yes, it does. I didn't have baby blues, but I had huge "I miss pregnancy" blues. It was the thing that hit me hardest after Sam was born. It wore off over a few months and then by the time he was, oh, say six months or so, I thought - how on EARTH do people do it with more than one child??? We were so happy with just one.

Then I got pregnant again very unexpectedly and it was like the reverse: how will we do this, I don't want to be pregnant again, blah blah blah. Then we lost the pregnancy and I wanted to be pregnant again right away.

Basically, hormones mess with your head. Expect to feel like you're on an emotional rollercoaster for a while!

Mouseygail · June 2011

I felt like that for the first few months, and then went through a period of thinking "omf, I have no idea when I will be ready again" and now I'm at the the swing stage, one sec I am desperately ready, and the next I panic about if a second could be as easy, as amazing, and as loved as DS...

CJ71903 · June 2011

I know what you mean. I'm like Mousygail now - one second I really want to get pregnant again and then I think I could wait awhile. I couldn't wait to be pregnant right after my Babies were born though. It's gotta be the hormones!

MrsRyan61804 · June 2011

I cried like a baby the night before my c-section because I wasn't ready to not be pregnant anymore. I had a wonderful pregnancy and really enjoyed every minute of it. I thought it was just hormones at the time, but It's almost a year and I still miss being pregnant horribly. I wanted to get pregnant again as soon as we were cleared to start trying, of course that didn't happen for us. I fear I may never get to experience pregnancy again. For me it hasn't worn off, if nothing else it has gotten worse the bigger my baby gets.

periwnkl10 · June 2011

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has felt this way! I'm sure the hormones do have something to do with it. I will not be doing anything to prevent pregnancy once I'm cleared, so maybe we'll get a surprise BFP. But if that's not in the cards for us we will probably wait about 1 year before looking into FET.

P.S. I just LOVE all of your siggy pics! This board has some verrrrry cute LO's!

cjsbdl · June 2011

I loved being pregnant and I miss it...and the excitement and anticipation. And I loved L&D with both my babies and I mourn the fact that I'll never get to do it again, but I'm 100% satsified with my little family and the fact that we're done.

MyShellyBelly · June 2011

I LOVED being pregnant and miss it every single day. DH and I think we are done with two, however, I'd love to experience pregnancy again. Only time will tell for us, so we shall see!

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