Things I should have appreciated as a ftm

MayKay12 · August 2013

Right now I really wish I appreciated not having to change poopy diarrhea diapers while nauseous. What about you?

Shaq1009 · August 2013

Naps and being able to eat whenever and whatever without a tiny person begging for my food.

kali55 · August 2013

Being able to nap whenever I felt like it

jwls84 · August 2013

Being able to go home and lay my lazy ass down on the couch all night then go to bed at 9.

bumpuser9058414 · August 2013

jwls84 said:

Being able to go home and lay my lazy ass down on the couch all night then go to bed at 9.

This. I hate having to function at night to take care of my daughter. Thankfully she's almost 5 and isn't very needy but still, I'd love to just lay on the couch and not move at all.

Momstheword83 · August 2013

I really miss not being able to nap and relax when I want to.

Donniesgrrl · August 2013

I miss the ability to Nap and sleep in on the Weekends without feeling guilty that H never gets his weekend morning off anymore, he gets one and I get one usually, but since I have been so damn tired and sick , he has just been getting up with the kids and wakes me up at like 9. Also not having to share my food, or chase after a 3 year old who is practicing to be a nudist and loves to go outside this way, because his 4.5 year old sister helps him open the screen door and lets him outside (they are working together and it is hilariously awful haha)

katykatykaty · August 2013

Being able to sleep through the night. And during the day. And in the evening. Pretty much any time I wanted...

PinupMomma08 · August 2013

Sleep. Laying on the couch watching tv (what i want to watch lol) and being queasy in peace. Not making dinner. Puking alone.

kdel09 · August 2013

PinupMomma08 said:

Sleep. Laying on the couch watching tv (what i want to watch lol) and being queasy in peace. Not making dinner. Puking alone.

All of this. DS was mimicking me this morning while I was dry heaving and then he started laughing at me.

JAck5209 · August 2013

SLEEP! I want it and need it!

jrw526 · August 2013

Napping when I want and going to bed at 7:30. DS has a wacked out sleep schedule ad hasn't been going down until after 9

. Also cooking what I want to eat vs what I should make so my poor kid isn't eating crap.

heyemilina · August 2013

Being able to nap during first tri. I'm not going to lie - my 2 year-old has watched more movies lately just because sometimes I'm too run-down or nauseous to do much else. I'm lucky that my H spends the whole evening after work playing with DS, taking him to the park, etc.

LaurenAsh23 · August 2013

I seriously don't know how you all do it. I told DH the other day, that saying that you forget about all of the pain during pregnancy and labor must be right, because right now, I can't imagine taking care of another little one while I'm this sick, let alone going through this all again.

AlphaMom82 · August 2013

Going to the bathroom without an audience. Baths...with candles and quiet.

ellajune2012 · August 2013

LaurenAsh23 said:

I seriously don't know how you all do it. I told DH the other day, that saying that you forget about all of the pain during pregnancy and labor must be right, because right now, I can't imagine taking care of another little one while I'm this sick, let alone going through this all again.

Seriously. I want to agree. I was just thinking yesterday as I got home from work and crashed for the nth week in a row how absolutely grateful I was not to have a toddler vying for my attention while I attempt not to puke.

JerseyBella · August 2013

AlphaMom82 said:

Going to the bathroom without an audience. Baths...with candles and quiet.

Def. this, and being able to drink my coffee and watch the news in the am, and eating peacefully!

Melbelle11 · August 2013

Sleeping in and being lazy during the day, being able to go to the bathroom without my son sticking his fingers under the door or wanting to sit on his potty, and being able to take a bath without sitting on a duck, boat, or squirts water toy!

VineyardMel · August 2013

Yep--napping/resting. I'm sure as I get further along I'll also miss the days that I could go run errands and get ready for the baby without, you know, taking care of a baby at the same time.

kmeyers0611 · August 2013

I'm taking a mental note to enjoy all these things now! Although, with my dog, I haven't had a meal in the past two years that didn't include a nose in my lap and I can't seem to get her to let me pee alone either so I guess my food and bathroom audience is just going to get bigger haha

ajdmama · August 2013

I miss how easy it was to get out of the house- no toddler shoes to find, snacks to pack, wipes to get...Now, I have to wrangle a very long and very heavy little boy into a carseat while he is usually trying to pull my hair or grab a smushed up graham cracker off the seat. Today I realized how totally impossible and uncomfortable it's going to be to load DS into his car seat once I get a belly...oh well, goodbye to our sedan, hello to a gas guzzling SUV

jwls84 · August 2013

Berry30 said:

jwls84 said:

Being able to go home and lay my lazy ass down on the couch all night then go to bed at 9.

This. I hate having to function at night to take care of my daughter. Thankfully she's almost 5 and isn't very needy but still, I'd love to just lay on the couch and not move at all.

I know, I feel like a shitty mom and wife these days. I am so lazy! I do spend more time on the couch or lying on the floor than I'd like

AlphaMom82 · August 2013

kmeyers0611 said:

I'm taking a mental note to enjoy all these things now! Although, with my dog, I haven't had a meal in the past two years that didn't include a nose in my lap and I can't seem to get her to let me pee alone either so I guess my food and bathroom audience is just going to get bigger haha

Having a dog wander into the bathroom versus answering questions and being made to "see what I can do" are totally different. You will see. Toddlers are strange creatures. They think when mommy is in the bathroom they need to monitor and entertain you. Ugh. Love her but ugh.

Bonnesetter27 · August 2013

kdel09 said:

PinupMomma08 said:

Sleep. Laying on the couch watching tv (what i want to watch lol) and being queasy in peace. Not making dinner. Puking alone.

All of this. DS was mimicking me this morning while I was dry heaving and then he started laughing at me.

There is nothing worse than having your 2 year old pretend to throw up next to you. Although when I was pregnant the first time I threw up in my classroom all the time. The kids would ask me questions as I was throwing up. One girl seriously asked me why the sky was blue while I dry heaved.

sheyscorona · August 2013

This just gave me a good laugh ladies. AND.... I am sooo happy that Im not the only horrible mother lol. I MISS SLEEP. I forgot how tired you get during pregnancy... I miss naps and laziness

KariB509 · August 2013

When I was pregnant the first time I was able to nap for hours on my days off or the weekends and sometimes I'd even take a nap after work. Now I just have to fight through the exhaustion and end up going to bed shortly after DS does!