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Being NOT pg is WAY BETTER than being PG :)

MayDayGirlMayDayGirl member
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Obviously I can't speak for all pregnant women, but if you're having a hard time being pg there is HOPE!  You will feel normal again one day!   The night I had Brighton (he was born at 10:38pm, so late) I slept better than I had in months, and I got woken up every hour!  But those hours were amazing!

Now he wakes up every 2-3 hours in the night and I STILL sleep better than I did when I was pg, and feel more well rested through the day. 

And yes my tummy has more skin than normal but my face/hands/legs/feet aren't swollen anymore!!!  And I actually look normal again!!  Like me!

So if you're getting to the end and feeling like it's SO HARD (and it is!!) just know one day you'll have your little baby AND feel great again!  

1 month later I'm ready for sex, excercise, heck you name it I want to do it!  But when I was 30+ weeks pg, I didn't even want to walk to my mailbox!

So just hang in there ladies!  Your babies and your normal selves are coming again Big Smile 

***EDIT*** and of course I would do it all again for my Bright, and I hope to again one day for more kids, because the end result is worth it, but dang it's HARD!!!! 

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Re: Being NOT pg is WAY BETTER than being PG :)

  • Jen&John2005Jen&John2005
    I'm going to try and remember this in my third trimester.  Thanks for the hopeful message!
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  • sixressixres

    Haha, love the post Rachel and thanks!  I'm so wanting to sleep on my tummy or half on tummy and half on side.  I want to wear non-maternity clothes again and want to have my normal lung capacity back.  My midwife just told me today that I might not make it to Jan 1st and I'm due the 21st of Jan...excited about that!!!

    Glad to hear things are going well for you!!  Brighton is ADORABLE!!!!

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  • Beasley05Beasley05
    Thanks for the encouragement! I sure need it!
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  • LisaandBryanLisaandBryan
    Thanks for the hope Rachel.  I am so looking forward to being able to sleep on my side without the intense hip pain I have been feeling for the past few weeks.  And to get rid of all the zits! Gross! :
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  • LucyPevensieLucyPevensie member
    Speak for yourself Missy - I am tired mess!  Stick out tongue  I'd like to stuff Jack back in my tummy for a day and take a little break from pumping!  Ugh. 
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  • LovingLife_06LovingLife_06

    Thanks for the encouragement!!  I just decided the other night that I'm really not fond of pregnancy.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining becuase I'm pregnant - DH and I are truly blessed and we acknowledge that every day.  I'm just not one of those women who love being pregnant.  I can't wait to meet our little one and to begin to feel like myself again. 

    And, yes, I would go through this again, and I plan on it.  ;)

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  • CherlynCherlyn member

    Thanks, I really needed to hear this now as I feel more exhaused the past week than I ever have in my life!

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  • DenverGrlDenverGrl
    (sigh) I miss being pregnant.  Of course I was miserable towards the end!  And it was sooo nice when I could sleep on my stomach again.  But I miss it. 
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  • mrsolsenk12mrsolsenk12
    Thanks for the encouragement. i will have to remember that as the months go by.
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  • MereD19MereD19 member

    Aww Rach - that was very insightful. THANK YOU!

    I am like the PP who said that being pregnant is just not something for them. Don't get me wrong - I am SO BLESSED and lucky to be given this oppurtunity, and would go through this and a million times worse over and over for my little one, but I cannot wait to get back to my old self.

    The past few weeks I have been a little down thinking about my body and how uncomfortable I have been, but I'm trying to stay REALLY positive these last few weeks and enjoy my little bump .... b/c it truly is a miracle and I need to embrace it - or I might regret just "wishing for my pregnancy to be over already!".

    I'm glad to hear your experience, and hope that I can add to that in a few weeks!

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  • bmf8140bmf8140 member
    I needed to hear this! I'm totally ready for Bennett to get here and I'm feeling like total crap. Luckily, Friday is my last day of work!
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  • FaithinloveFaithinlove
    I am so looking forward to tying my shoes again without frustration, sitting with my legs crossed, looking at my shoes, sleeping on my tummy, and not having to roll to get up from laying down. Thanks Rachel....its nice to know that it doesn't seem to take to long to get back to normal. These days I am getting really uncomfortable and I know that it is going to continue to get a bit more unbearable, but soon our little half-pint will be here and all of this will seem like a breeze.
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  • yankee42yankee42

    im so glad you feel that way :)?

    i sooo ,iss being pregnant though..of course i would not trade having these awesome boys for anything..but i was lucky and had a great pregnancy until the last 3 or 4 days..i mean even with over 10 weeks of BH..i loved it, and i though i was way way way more attractive then :(

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  • MsGirl1MsGirl1
    Thank you! I am COMPLETELY miserable right now and somedays wonder if my body is just going to totally give up on me. I really feel like I am not going to make it through this.....whenever I am having a bad time I am going to read this! thanks for giving me hope!!!!
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