Fun things to do when you are not pregnant

mollykelley · December 2012

Picking myself up after crying and wife saying that it really has not been that long that we have been trying (8 months feels like forever), we are both 34 but there is still plenty of time (I am impatient). SO I'm trying to look forward to positive things that I can do now that I'm not pregnant.

Are there things you wanted to when you were pregnant and could not? Were there things you did when you were TTC and got a BFN? Were there things that you did after you gave birth that you had missed doing? Right now I want to drink and smoke, and I quit both long ago. So here is my list of "fun" and "good things":

1. Bikram yoga - I'm missing my hot yoga in this cold weather!

2. Hot/tub sauna/spa - going to do this as soon as possible

3. Sushi!!!

4. Whale watching - no fear of getting morning sickness on the boat

5. Kick ass weight lifting class at the gym

Any ideas? Thanks all!

LolaBelle515 · December 2012

You made a great list!

Things I would love to do but simply choose not to in this stage of life with a 7 month old because it would be difficult/require a babysitter mostly have to do with being "spur of the moment." Everything now requires much more planning, if it is at all possible.

1. Weekend get away. Just pick up and go without planning. Find a last minute deal online or throw a dart at a map. It doesn't have to be far to be special. Make it a map of your state if you want to keep it close. Everything requires way, way, more planning now.

2. Stay out past 7pm. That's my son's bedtime. Things I'd like to do past 7: late night dinner, go to parties people host,

3. Go to a movie. I'm not even much of a movie person, but now that they're impossible, it'd be nice to!

Also, go to a Skyzone or trampoline class. They are awesome and you can't do that when you get pregnant!

Good luck next cycle!!

:)

JoySeattle · December 2012

Good lists so far. Here are some more random ideas:

Caffeine
Wine tasting and/or imported soft cheese tasting
Donate blood
Roller coaster / amusement park
Anything high adrenaline, i.e. sky diving
Scuba diving
Tattoo
House projects that involve painting, renovations, etc
Date nights - make a list of your favorite places and do to one each week/month

ball.and.chain · December 2012

Wine and rare steak.

clairmeij · December 2012

Oh god yes! Rare steak, sushi, wine, whiskey.....hmmmmm.

clairmeij · December 2012

Oh, and sex. Enjoy that, because in the first trimester, I've never felt like it less...I hear it comes back in the second tri though :

ball.and.chain · December 2012

clairmeij:
Oh, and sex. Enjoy that, because in the first trimester, I've never felt like it less...I hear it comes back in the second tri though :

Or you could be on pelvic rest due to IVF-enlarged ovaries and be forbidden to have sex for months whether you want to or not... :P

In other words, another vote for having sex while you can!

2moms2b · December 2012

Third vote for the sex here! I didn't feel like it at all in the first trimester, spent most of the second trimester on pelvic rest and now in the third trimester, I feel like a beached whale. Beached whales =/= sexy. Plus now I get winded in everything I do.

My list:

- Get dressed up and go out. It takes me way too much energy to get all fancied up that I am exhausted afterwards. Plus pre pregnancy clothes are much cuter/sexier than maternity clothes.

- Go to the wine bar and taste as many as you can. I know i can have a glass of wine but that would just make me mad so drink up now!

- Do something daring like skydiving, rock climbing. I miss being active and now it's just too hard.

I know my list is a bit silly but these are the things I miss right now. Especially at this point in my pregnancy. The things above just aren't happening

Best of luck and have fun with it!

2brides · December 2012

ball.and.chain:
clairmeij:
Oh, and sex. Enjoy that, because in the first trimester, I've never felt like it less...I hear it comes back in the second tri though :

Or you could be on pelvic rest due to IVF-enlarged ovaries and be forbidden to have sex for months whether you want to or not... :P

In other words, another vote for having sex while you can!

And then you breastfeed for a year that wrecks havoc on your hormones and kills any sex drive you might have hoped would return. And there you are 2 years later.... Indifferent

LolaBelle515 · December 2012

"And then you breastfeed for a year that wrecks havoc on your hormones and kills any sex drive you might have hoped would return. And there you are 2 years later.... Indifferent "

Amen.

mollykelley · December 2012

Okay, sex! I'll tell the wife! Thanks! big grin

clairmeij · December 2012

Hah!!

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