This may be strange... BUT

bstengler · February 2013

Does anyone miss being pregnant?

I sat down today and went to put my hand on my stomach to feel LO kick and then realized he's outta there!!!
Kinda made me sad. But in glad LO is here!

Allison546 · February 2013

Me too. I loved being pregnant and do miss it sometimes. I am already looking forward to being pregnant again, but all on good time! For now enjoying the amazing result!

mreinke8289 · February 2013

Other women told me I would. I didn't believe them. In the first week after delivering, I was putting lotion on the stretch marks on my belly and I realized they were right. I missed my bump.

I had a tummy gurgle the other day that for a split second I interpreted as a baby movement. Pregnancy is such a unique experience!

michelle&paul · February 2013

I miss it. The big cute belly, the movement only you can feel. Such an awesome experience!

kimmlet · February 2013

I miss it a lot too. I had every horrible symptom in the book but I don't care, I still miss feeling LO move around. I miss DH putting his hand on my belly after work to feel the kicks.

At first I wanted another one right away, like now, but this newborn not sleeping thing is keeping those feelings at bay at the moment.

Kyleedawn08 · February 2013

am i the only one who doesn't!? i had a lot of complications though & it was really stressful which continued into LOs early weeks. but it was so much better to be able to hug him through it & kiss his tiny cheeks! i feel like i can soooo wait the 3-4 years me & SO are talking to do it all over again

LaurelBee · February 2013

I have empty ute syndrome too. Dd will probably be my last pregnancy and that makes me sad. I'm even sad I can't go through labor again!! I miss all the kicks and movements and over all excitement.

ungraceful13 · February 2013

Kyleedawn08:
am i the only one who doesn't!?

Nope. I don't miss being pregnant. The last month+ was horrible so that pretty well nixed that for me. Only thing I miss is the feeling that it is ok to have the extra pounds hanging around.

PatchChild · February 2013

I miss it, but I think I miss being 7 months. When I was all belly cuteness and none of the discomfort.

drpayne · February 2013

Not.at.all.

Eags · February 2013

I do miss it, but at the same time I'm so happy we have our LO on the outside now! I def enjoyed my pregnancy though and look forward to giving DS a little brother or sister when he's a little older.

martha919 · February 2013

Do not miss it. In fact, I don't even think about what it was like to be pregnant. Ever. I will definitely do it again soon, but yeah, I'm in the not missing it camp.

apansey87 · February 2013

Not in the least. I always wanted two or three kids and now I don't want any more. I had severe depression the majority of my pregnancy and now that it is finally fading away I can recognize how bad it really was. I don't think I would be able to care for DD if I had another pregnancy like that. Not that I have any desire to be pregnant again anyways.

sbevmc09 · February 2013

Yeah, I miss it in some ways. I did enjoy being pregnant for the most part. It's a special time. So I do mourn the loss of that special time in some ways. Good thing I have a pretty adorable newborn to snuggle to help me get past it Wink

sbevmc09 · February 2013

PatchChild:
I miss it, but I think I miss being 7 months. When I was all belly cuteness and none of the discomfort.

True story! I was just thinking about this the other day, that I could happily live in 2nd tri forever, even really early 3rd tri. I'm convinced the last few weeks of pregnancy are designed to be so uncomfortable that you're ready to go through whatever delivery hell comes just to get the baby OUT!

Strozyk Hayes · February 2013

In the end i wanted to meet our baby so bad And I looked forward to labor so I don't miss it. I love being able to sleep on my back, not having to pee every 15 min love being able to eat more, a small glass of wine now and then. So no I don't miss it, however...my brain is already thinking about number 3! Am I nuts? Lol. I plan to nurse for a couple years so I had better not lol.

One odd thing after I gave birth the contractions when I nursed were so intense it was worse then part of the labor! So painful. I refused all meds, and used hot packs, which were a god send...oh right the odd thing, after birth my uterus would jump around. It literally felt like a baby was in there kicking like mad. Such a strange experience. So even after our baby was out I still had kicks, maybe my stomach was kicking her back lol.

BLPL101 · February 2013

Yes, absolutely. I had DD at 35 weeks and I feel like I missed out on being huge and wanting her to get out, etc. I never got that uncomfortable and I am jealous of women who have full term babies.I had bad morning sickness and a lot of complications, but I loved being pregnant. I can't wait until I am again. I won't take one day fore granted.