Miss pregnancy a lot

mintea · April 2012

I am finding myself missing being PG so much. Anyone else? Or am I totally nuts? I don't know why exactly, I had morning sickness for the first 7 months and gestational diabetes that complicated eating and required pricking my finger a ton, so it wasn't exactly easy, but I generally loved being pregnant. It felt like such a magical, beautiful, and special time in my life and I miss it dearly. Feeling LO kick from the inside, wondering what the future would bring, sporting a little bump. Pregnancy is just such a hopeful and exciting time.

I was lurking on some other BMB and websites where people with LOs around ours' age are TTC or BFP. Before having our little one, I honestly would have said that I thought that was insane or frankly irresponsible and now I just feel so jealous.

We don't plan on TTC soon, but I am wondering if this pregnancy-fever I have extinguishes after a while or if I will feel it until I have another. And then will it come back?? Will I forever be pregnant or wishing I was?

jldubb0626 · April 2012

I'm right there with you. I was thinking 1 and done for DH and I but now I know I want a second. I had a smooth and easy pregnancy and DS is SUCH a good baby so my only hesitation is that it won't be as smooth the second time around.

dmsny · April 2012

jldubb0626:
I'm right there with you. I was thinking 1 and done for DH and I but now I know I want a second. I had a smooth and easy pregnancy and DS is SUCH a good baby so my only hesitation is that it won't be as smooth the second time around.

My thoughts exactly.

jju_stb_jju · April 2012

I miss pregnancy a whole lot as well,I miss my bump, I miss his lil kicks, I miss when I would sit at home and listen to him on my home heart monitor, but then when ds has bad days and is fussy (which is rate as he's a pretty good baby and rarely cries) its those days I realize I would not want another baby any time soon! I applaud the moms who have two under two, I know I would not want that nor would be able to handle it! Plus I want ds to have his time alone with us:)

Vii Lii · April 2012

I didn't like being pregnant, but I think it was more the circumstances I was in. I was just starting a high-stress internship position when I found out I was pregnant. I had another intern from school who was highly competitive. The first 4 months I was sick all the time and trying to hide it in a new environment was tough. When it did come out, I became very self-conscious of being the pregnant intern. My internship ended a month before I was due, and the job I was hoping to get was eliminated due to budget cuts. IT's coming back next year and I'll be applying for it, but my pregnancy made me feel weak.

lbarrera86 · April 2012

Me too!!! I loved all 3 of my pregnancies and would love to have just one more!! It's one of the most precious feelings ever

fernane · April 2012

I miss it sometimes, too..it really is an amazing season. Makes me look forward...waay forward, lol, to number 2!

btartaroind · April 2012

Me too! I get so jealous when I see pregnant ladies. I guess I enjoyed pregnancy even though it was uncomfortable with plenty of bumps and complications on the way. I honestly can't wait for #2, but I am going to try to plan it where I'm not pregnant during the holidays in dec lol.

poobear2015 · April 2012

I miss being pregnant too. At first I thought it was the baby blues because during the first week - I'd stare at her next to me and cradle my tummy waiting for her to kick. Then realizing o ya - she's out here. It made me so sad. And even now I look at my deflated blub of a belly with all the marks and miss it.

sparks2987 · April 2012

The only parts I miss my hard belly...not deflatted mess I have now! Eatting whatever I want without guilt and having her with me all the time

HappyToBe2012 · April 2012

I miss being pregnant somedays. I had a really easy pregnancy. I think I miss her being with me all the time the most, especially with going back to work. When I was pregnant, I didn't have to leave her during the day. Though I don't miss being treated like an invalid by people around me.

redheadscu · April 2012

I definitely miss being pregnant sometimes, because I had an uncomplicated pregnancy. However, I feel opposite from a lot of PPs.

I thought I wanted a lot of children; four or five. But since DS came, I feel like I could never love anything else so much; even another child. Maybe it's because motherhood is still so new, and maybe I'll feel differently in the future. But I feel like DS turned out so perfect, and looking back, childbirth is really scary. I had a rough delivery that ended in a vacuum assist, and now I can see all the things that could've gone wrong that I didn't see in the moment.

So I feel very fortunate that DS and I both got through the process healthy. I love him so much, and feel like he's such a perfect child. Could DH and I possibly be so blessed again? I don't know. If we were blessed with another child, I would of course be excited and happy, but I don't see myself TTC anytime soon.

jeannej86 · April 2012

I miss it. I think it's a weird control freak thing where I had LO to myself all the time and no one else could have her....and she went with me everywhere

As much as I loved being pregnant with the first one, I think I'm going to love my consecutive pregnancies even more. Now that I know what to expect..and understand that it is actually a REAL baby inside of me. (Everything is so surreal with the first one)

I also miss labor and delivery ( I know...I'm nuts) but it was such a powerful moment. I can't wait to have it again!

Ok...well I can wait. Our plan is three years, but you get what I'm saying.

kjs2012 · April 2012

I thought I was crazy for thinking this too. I finally admitted to it at a baby shower and they pretty much thought I was crazy. I really do miss it. I love my baby and I am so glad she is here but I miss being prego even though I was nervous there was a strange sort of excited calmness that came along with it.

At the baby shower some grandma types laughed at me and said thats because the 1st one is always an angel and the last one is always the worst.

I thought we would wait at least 2 years for TTC again but I'm def considering earlier.

kjs2012 · April 2012

I wonder if it is some sort of biological thing to have this feeling, because I was def terrified of labor/delivery before being prego but it isnt scaring me anymore, I miss it.

louberrypie · April 2012

jeannej86:
I miss it. I think it's a weird control freak thing where I had LO to myself all the time and no one else could have her....and she went with me everywhere

totally me. i would love another baby, but we're only in the place of dreams right now. reality is a ways away.

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