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May 2012 Moms
lyndsey774
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I'm going to miss being prego....
lyndsey774
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It won't be long now.....I will be holding my LO in less than 2 1/2 weeks (my OB won't let me go past 41).
After a lot of prayer, we got pregnant after a vasectomy reversal. It took us 2 months to conceive. I have 2 step-children and probably won't have anymore biological babies, so this is it for me.
Kinda puts all my minor aches, pains and uncomfortable complaints in perspective. I just feel so blessed to be where I'm at today. The Lord is and has been so good to me and my family. I don't feel like complaining. I feel like being joyful and thankful.
Anyone else?
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Re: I'm going to miss being prego....
I am not going to miss much after this time, but I will miss feeling a lo move inside me especially the first time. I will miss the only me and lo time when I first wake up and he's what I like to call playing. I will very much miss being able to justify eating Ben and Jerry's out of the container ( doing that now). I will also miss the sweet looks other women give me when I'm out and wondering if they are ttc or may just found out theyre pregnant.
Op thanks for this post it was good to think about what I do love about being pregnant! I've been so unhappy most of this pregnancy it's nice to take a minute this late in the game to remember the good!
I missed being pregnant after DD. In fact it wasn't even 2-3 weeks after her birth that I was wanting to do it all over again. Unfortunately/Fortunately due to the fact that I had a c-section and wanted to, but now not happening, have a VBAC we needed to wait until DD was at least 9 months old. Then I decided that I was going to go back to school as my education degree was not getting me a job, we planned for a summer baby.
While we want 2 more kids after this one, I do not think I will be wanting to do it all over again as soon as I did with DD. This pregnancy has been much more trying on me this time than it was with DD. In the end I know it will be all well worth it, but I do not hope to get pregnant again for another 2-3 years after this LO.
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you know... i see a lot of rather negative posts nowadays. yes i can agree we are all in pain and whatnot. but this has been a good experience for me!
i didnt have such a hard time getting pregnant, but i can agree that im gonna miss this. its most likely not gonna be the last time but ive enjoyed feeling the amazing life ive created inside me and seeing him on the u/s. it kinda makes all the other small aches and pains really just that - small.
Dr.Bailey from Grey's Anatomy
My first pregnancy I felt like that. I missed being pregnant. I loved every moment of it, and I didn't understand how a woman could hate it. Then...I got morning sickness. It didn't go away; I still throw up 2-3 times a week. My back started hurting at 8w. I started waking up to pee 4 or 5 times a night at 6w. I never got my energy back. My hormones have been all over the place. My joints hurt horribly. I have arthritis, and I haven't been able to treat it. I have carpal tunnel. I couldn't wait for it to be over. I just wanted my baby safely in my arms, and my body back. With DD, I didn't dread being pregnant until I was at the very end. Literally, she was born the next day. With this one, I found myself wishing I were 40w at 26.
While my pregnancy wasn't planned, I feel blessed at my unexpected miracle. I can't wait to meet him, and I know I'll miss feeling him move. But, um....that's it! I just want him to arrive when he's safely ready.
I agree, but this is my first pregnancy so maybe according to others it won't be the same in the future. I think it helps that I worked hard for this pregnancy, obsessively charting and being VERY ready for it, and for me while I'm so ready to meet my sweet baby girl I will very much miss being pregnant with her.
And just to be clear, this pregnancy has not been easy, though it hasn't been the worst. I had morning sickness that made me feel awful 24/7 for most of first tri. I had tailbone issues so bad I would stop and gasp in pain while walking starting at around 8 weeks (I had to start going to a chiropractor at the end of first tri to stay functional, but it's mostly manageable this tri). My back hurts in general like nobody's business. I am absolutely exhausted all the time. I had food poisoning and learned it's hard to throw up when doubling over to do so squishes your (actual) stomach. I've been getting up to pee multiple times a night since the start of second tri. I have insomnia and haven't been able to take meds for it. I have had a pain in my groin so bad that moving my left leg in almost any direction or rolling over in bed easily brings tears to my eyes, even when being careful. Etc. And still...it's so worth it when I feel her move and realize there's a little person inside of me and I will never have this special, individual time with her again. I am very ready to meet my daughter, but I will definitely miss carrying her inside of me!
ETA: And just to add, I think no less of moms who don't feel this way. I just wish everyone would stop greeting me with, "You must be so ready to be done!" and "Isn't it awful at the end?" I wish the message wasn't to expect it to be awful, and people didn't give me the side-eye when I tell them I still love being pregnant!