Anyone miss being pregnant?

alphaphi98 · February 2014

I had my baby boy almost 2 weeks ago and he's so awesome, but I kind of miss being pregnant, especially when I see pregnant ladies. I had a wonderful pregnancy, great experience. I'm a STM and am glad I went full term this time. I only got to 32 wks with my 1st baby. The miracle of life is so precious. And in the grand scheme of things, we're pregnant for such a short time of our lives. I totally embraced the whole experience. I actually liked my big belly towards at the end of my pregnancy. Anyone else miss being pregnant? Or maybe I'm just crazy!

eg214 · February 2014

I heat this a lot. For me, right now I only miss it for sleep reasons. My last couple weeks were great for sleeping.

coffeyandyogapants · February 2014

Still super pregnant here, you arent missing anything girl

djtippietoes · February 2014

Nope. Not at all. I had a really stressful pregnancy though.

Virgo&Aquarius · February 2014

Heck to the no!!!! I couldn't wait for this pregnancy to end! I love being able to eat and not have my throat feel like it's on fire because of reflux. I had a tough time, especially in January.

BB0214 · February 2014

I miss certain parts. I'm a FTM and I'll admit that adjusting to LO is challenging. I'm also losing my pregnancy weight faster than I thought I would, so I miss my maternity clothes. But that's about it.

cksmith29 · February 2014

Hell no! Wait, I'm still pregnant. If you think you miss it, just remember the constant peeing, waddling, pressure, pain, rib jabs, stuffy nose, etc...

halfthetree · February 2014

I think I was missing it before I even gave birth haha I LOVE pregnancy, I could do it over and over again. I miss my belly, and the feeling of not being alone, feelin kicks and sharing those moments with my baby.
I really am looking forward to being pregnant again when we decide to go for #3.

BioGirl21 · February 2014

I really do miss being pregnant, I loved it. I miss my belly, I miss feeling him kick in there, I miss feeling good about my body. I loved being pregnant, I felt beautiful and awesome, which I normally don't feel.
I would do it again in a heartbeat, but I don't want another baby at the end just yet...

Dharmaxe · February 2014

I miss feeling her kick and sleep and me time, but that's all I miss.

Missy0483 · February 2014

I do! I missed it after my first as well. I love being pregnant. I always seem to forgot all the little things that weren't so great during my pregnancy and want to do it again and again. I miss having a belly for a good reason!!

VeronicaAnn143 · February 2014

I miss the sleep but that's about it! Oh and being able to not suck it in!

Madelyn0713 · February 2014

Nope. Still very pregnant here.

Breeze1107 · February 2014

I miss feeling her move and my personal time/leaving the house. If I didn't have to take her to the doctor yesterday I probably would've lost my mind from having to stay inside...I'm only 5 days pp.

sprashley · February 2014

Still pregnant here. And now feeling extra stabby today. Ready to get the show on the road and be over the hip/pelvic pain and the swelling too!!!! So remember the joy of that when you "miss" it. And snizzles too. Just had one earlier and had to shower again bc I have my 39+3 appt today. Although pretty sure I had those for awhile after DD1 & DD2.

Madelyn0713 · February 2014

megash113 said:
Maybe ask this at the end of March when all of the babies have been born. Those of us who are still pregnant and absolutely miserable are likely to throw punches over it right now.

I already liked this but wanted to ditto it, too. The more I think about this the more annoyed I get. There's still 10 days left in February!! I guess people are forgetting this? Ugh.

sprashley · February 2014

Madelyn0713 said:

megash113 said:
Maybe ask this at the end of March when all of the babies have been born. Those of us who are still pregnant and absolutely miserable are likely to throw punches over it right now.
I already liked this but wanted to ditto it, too. The more I think about this the more annoyed I get. There's still 10 days left in February!! I guess people are forgetting this? Ugh.

Andplusalso, some late Feb EDD could/will be going into March.

ShreyaR · February 2014

Oh I do miss being pregnant and I actually missed being pregnant even before I have birth hehe just like someone said above! I miss my humongous bump!! And the whole experience!!

shellbell3845 · February 2014

sprashley said:

Madelyn0713 said:

megash113 said:
Maybe ask this at the end of March when all of the babies have been born. Those of us who are still pregnant and absolutely miserable are likely to throw punches over it right now.
I already liked this but wanted to ditto it, too. The more I think about this the more annoyed I get. There's still 10 days left in February!! I guess people are forgetting this? Ugh.
Andplusalso, some late Feb EDD could/will be going into March.

Yep. All of the above.

RondackHiker · February 2014

This thread makes me want to puke on people.

hopefuldog · February 2014

Nope. Still pregnant and still plenty of days left in February for a lot more EDDs to come. Agreed this should be asked in a month or so, not now.

inluv4life2 · February 2014

40+6 here. Nothing else to add.

littlepig2 · February 2014

BB0214 said:
I miss certain parts. I'm a FTM and I'll admit that adjusting to LO is challenging. I'm also losing my pregnancy weight faster than I thought I would, so I miss my maternity clothes. But that's about it.

so is this a thing we're going to be doing now? complaining about losing weight too quickly? because I'm pretty sure you'll get TP'd by everyone, especially those of us who are still pregnant and struggling to find something to wear that cover our huge bumps while trying to remain somewhat comfortable (yeah right) as we watch our due dates come and go. but please, tell me more about how you're sad you're getting your body back. maybe even post a pic of it on HDBD!

Soap1 · February 2014

I wouldn't say I miss being pregnant, but since DS3 is our last baby, I do feel a little bit of the ache knowing I'll never be pregnant or give birth again. I don't even LIKE being pregnant!

iwubrory · February 2014

ugh

TessyMessy · February 2014

Soap1 said:
I wouldn't say I miss being pregnant, but since DS3 is our last baby, I do feel a little bit of the ache knowing I'll never be pregnant or give birth again. I don't even LIKE being pregnant!

This is exactly how I feel. I'm so happy our LO is here but he is our last child. So in some ways I will miss never being pregnant again.

slwprincess · February 2014

Stophoney said:

Soap1 said:
I wouldn't say I miss being pregnant, but since DS3 is our last baby, I do feel a little bit of the ache knowing I'll never be pregnant or give birth again. I don't even LIKE being pregnant!
This is exactly how I feel. I'm so happy our LO is here but he is our last child. So in some ways I will miss never being pregnant again.

This was my last too- tubes are tied. I'm a lil sad that these phase if life is over for me but then again, this pregnancy was BRUTAL. I don't think my body could do this again so that is actually giving me peace. For those that are still in those last few days/weeks... I haven't forgotten. That sh!t was hard. I couldn't eat, sleep, poop, or pee without some unwanted/undesirable outcome. Each day was a mind over matter situation where I had to force my body to carry on. So no, I don't miss that. But yes, for the rest of my life I will miss the amazing feeling of having this amazing person inside of me. It's bittersweet.

sopranopammy · February 2014

I miss being pregnant. I had a pretty good pregnancy without any complications. I don't miss the terrible sleep or the waddling, back pain and getting tired so quickly. The last 2 months were pretty hard but I miss feeling him inside me. My hormones are crazy because I started crying yesterday when I was sitting at the table and I thought about how 2 weeks ago I couldn't eat over my plate because my huge belly was in the way!

Virgo&Aquarius · February 2014

I can't believe people are really salty that others on the board have had their babies and want to discuss topics surrounding it. It's like no one can mention not being pregnant anymore. So what are those who have had their babies supposed to do? Wait until mid March to contribute the board? That doesn't seem fair. Getting blasted about it in different threads doesn't seem fair either. People want to discuss what's going on with them, the thoughts that they are having and what they are experiencing at this point in time...wherever they are in their journey to being a mother.

"And you should love it way more than you hate it / Oh you mad, I thought that you'd be happy I made it"

RondackHiker · February 2014

Virgo&Aquarius said:
I can't believe people are really salty that others on the board have had their babies and want to discuss topics surrounding it. It's like no one can mention not being pregnant anymore. So what are those who have had their babies supposed to do? Wait until mid March to contribute the board? That doesn't seem fair. Getting blasted about it in different threads doesn't seem fair either. People want to discuss what's going on with them, the thoughts that they are having and what they are experiencing at this point in time...wherever they are in their journey to being a mother.

"And you should love it way more than you hate it / Oh you mad, I thought that you'd be happy I made it"

BB0214 · February 2014

Ladies, I am very sorry about my comment. I did not mean to come across insensitive or rude. I really never do. I honestly wasn't thinking when I wrote it. I apologize for being offensive.

RondackHiker · February 2014

car seat said:
Bahahahaha.

NO.

But I do think it's a little silly that people can't talk about not being pregnant anymore. I haven't been pregnant in almost five weeks. Yup, a lot of people are still pregnant - because you got pregnant AFTER other people.

Sorry ladies. Love you, but you're being silly.

I'm too cranky and pukey today to see my silly. Confession?

I think I'll still be cranky about "omg I'm losing the baby weight so fast!!!!!11!" post baby Rondack coming.

littlepig2 · February 2014

@virgo&aquarius speaking for myself here (obviously) but I don't care if other people talk about their outside babies and not being pregnant anymore. it doesn't bother me that you're not pregnant, I'm happy for you and very envious but I know my time will come at some point. what bothers me is the whole weight loss portion of it. it's unnecessary and you never know who is struggling with body image issues or weight issues. as long as that gets left out, people can talk about whatever they want to!

ras26 · February 2014

Nothing to add that others haven't already said, but I think in general, those with "inside babies" are genuinely happy for those with "outside babies" and are understanding that having a newborn has a ton of difficulty and questions associated with it too. It is rationale and logical that there would be lots of posts about PP and newborn issues. I think it was a) the weight loss post and b) the "OMG pregnancy is so awesome, I really miss it" posts that no one wants to hear when they are enduring the final weeks because it doesn't feel awesome right now. We are admittedly cranky and we can't wait until we're all in the same boat again.

inluv4life2 · February 2014

I like reading all the baby posts and am super happy for everyone that has an outside baby. I'm still pregnant so I don't miss it, though I will at some point. This is my last kiddo even though I always wanted 3 kids. My age and finances keep me from going there again. Love to all!

questisthebest · February 2014

Some things. I'm gonna really miss working with my midwives, I feel like I got really close to them and its gonna be hard being out of their Care. I also miss having a cute belly, rather than a squishy muffin top belly. My husband's dog liked me more pregnant, he doesn't care much for me now. With the exception of the last week, I slept great in my third trimester... last night baby went a max of 2 hours between feedings, so I kinda miss that sleep. I have to say though, as much as I loved my inside baby, there are no comparisons to the love I feel for my outside baby, and I would much rather have out than in, but I'll be much happier when I'm more recovered

littlepig2 · February 2014

WTF is happening to our board? is this even a serious issue? yes, some of us are still pregnant and we're miserable. yes, it feels like lots of people have gorgeous outside babies. but can't we just skip threads that we don't want to read like we've been doing this whole time? remember all the "I've only gained 8 lbs and I'm sooo tiny!! everyone is jealous of me!" and "hi I'm a random poster just here to stir shit up." posts?

I like reading the outside baby posts because I feel like I'm learning a lot and if someone misses being pregnant, more power to them! I feel like I'll miss it too if LO ever leaves but I don't think there needs to be a wait for a post like this. will it make some of us jealous that we can't miss bring pregnant yet? sure! but that's not a reason to be angry.

cksmith29 · February 2014

No inside babies vs. outside babies please!

becausemom · February 2014

Bookshelves said:

cksmith29 said:
No inside babies vs. outside babies please!

First laugh in two days. Thank you so much for this. Lol.

littlepig2 · February 2014

@bookshelves one of the best movies. ever. cause when you're a jet, you're a jet all the way from your first cigarette to your last dying daaayyyyy

JordyInIndy · February 2014

Bookshelves said:

cksmith29 said:
No inside babies vs. outside babies please!

@bookshelves You're my most favorite person of the day! I was a shark my freshman year of HS and you totally just brought back my glory days.

Also, I miss things about pregnancy but not pregnancy as a whole. PgAL brain is much happier now that my baby rainbow is on the outside. Hang in there still pregnant ladies, you're almost there!

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