I want my body back!!!!

jshrop · March 2014

So I'm getting "senior-itis" as it is with this pregnancy thing. I am thoroughly ready to be done being pregnant. Yes I want my baby to keep baking until she's ready but I so wish I could sit my uterus under a grow lamp and watch it happen while I sip a nice Cabernet.

So, in all seriousness, what are you looking forward to doing once baby is here that you've struggled with or can't do while pregnant?

For me, I cannot wait to have some energy to work out again, drink the wine, and eat what I please. Oh, and take a really HOT BATH or sit in the sauna!

jshrop · March 2014

Oh yeah! I need to add being able to shave (and see!) my lady bits and inhale deeply!

mschware · March 2014

I can't wait to work out again either! If I'm on my feet for too long I feel like dying so exercise isn't even possible right now. Plus my BP has been acting funny. My eating habits haven't changed too much since being preggo, but I can't wait to have a nice alcoholic beverage either! I also am so excited to be able to actually see myself down there when I'm trying to shave... Oh and actually feeling sexy

haha.

PressLove · March 2014

Sleep on my stomach and have a cocktail

elsa1688 · March 2014

Drink all the drinks and enjoy sex again

ElTrain5 · March 2014

Drinking, having comfortable missionary sexy time, not being exhausted after standing for twenty minutes.....

jshrop · March 2014

Oh yes!!! How lovely it will be to actually enjoy the sexy time and post-coital bliss (rather than feeling like you've been hit with a truck)!

steprozz · March 2014

sleeping on my stomach. oh man it sounds so nice! and all my FB newsfeed was this morning was pictures of everyone's Sunday brunch bloody marys so I think one of those would be reeeeal nice too.

Mztwilson · March 2014

I want a big ass Caesar! Loaded with all the goods and I want to eat without getting heartburn!

ashquack · March 2014

All of the above... So over this:( can't wait to meet baby but soooooo ready to gt my life back!!!

wtfisup · March 2014

When I feel this way, I try to remind myself:

You only have 11 weeks left. A week is a short thing. You just finished a week, and it flew by. You only have to do that 11 more times.
You're always getting closer to this point. Even when you're being lazy. Good job! So much progress!
Long-term perspective: you will spend the overwhelming majority of your life not pregnant. This is a very short period, and it's not for nothing: you're doing this as a gift to the kiddo. Just think of these next couple of months as a gift for her/him.

But what am I looking forward to? Everything, especially sleeping positions and sex and physical stamina and someday having a waist again and being able to SEE my baby and know she's okay.

Ashes92813 · March 2014

I miss cocktails so much. My older sister and I are both pregnant and can't drink at our other sister's wedding in 3 weeks. She is marrying an awful human being and I know we will both ugly, pregnant cry the whole time.
Mmmmm mimosas.

purtz · March 2014

I can't wait to get back into my regular wardrobe! (And burn these maternity clothes!!) Going to FL next week and none of my summer clothes fit...

ELC252011 · March 2014

Laying on my belly, drinking any kind of alcohol, staying up past 10 pm, being able to breath, eat spicy foods. Oh how I miss these things.

tbmadeamistake · March 2014

Sleep, snuggling with C without the bump getting in my way, bath time where all of me is below the water line...so many things!

LovetoLive614 · March 2014

I've been saying that a lot lately too. I am looking forward to no heartburn, being able to get comfortable when sleeping and to not have to walk past all of the cute clothes in the store to get to the tiny, horrible maternity section. I have just started getting into Zulily and I torture myself by looking at all the cute clothes on there I can't fit into.

All that being said, I am also anxious to see what my body looks like after this pregnancy is over.

LovetoLive614 · March 2014

I also feel jipped that I never got the famous "second Tri burst of energy".

jshrop · March 2014

Third tri IS mean! I've been a complete grumpy pants this week!

mjdavies · March 2014

I am excited to not have to factor in an extra 10 minutes to put my socks and shoes on.

Bittycakes · March 2014

I couldn't agree more with everything that as been said. Can't wait to sip wine, eat sushi, to enjoy shopping for cute dresses, wear heels & feel frisky. When I start to complain too much, I try to remind myself that all of this is temporary & I need to feel blessed that I was able to become pregnant in the first place. Nice to know I am not alone in my conflicted feelings:).

curlylocks3 · March 2014

- stop having to stick needles in myself multiples times a day (although thats not ending until 6 weeks postpartum)

- losing all of these dietary restrictions and just be able to eat a regular, balanced diet

- being able to exercise

I'm not including being off bedrest on this list because I am getting by on the hope that I am going back to work at some point prior to delivery, however unlikely that really is. I need to believe.

PinkKEL9 · March 2014

I can't wait to be able to sleep on my back and stomach again, breathe deeply and not feel like I just ran up a flight of stairs, not have back pain, be able to see/reach to shave my legs/privates, and wear normal clothes.

nunzchucks · March 2014

1. Sleep on my back or stomach

2. Wine

3. No heartburn

4. Have an actual good, hard workout

MrsAMB07 · March 2014

1 - Bending down without a big belly in the way
2 - laying flat to sleep
3 - drinking coffee with caffeine
4 - playing with my kids more easily
5 - not having to tell DD constantly to be careful with my belly
6 - not feeling like I'm going to pass out if I go up the stairs too fast

MSUMands · March 2014

This lower back pain is off the charts. I'll just be happy be in pain that doesn't bring me to tears getting out of bed. Everything else mentioned is just an added bonus!

kks4471 · March 2014

Definitely agree with everything said, but I really want to be able to walk 20 feet without getting out of breath! I walk a lot at work, and lately it has been killing me.

hlp2709 · March 2014

Getting rid of heart burn, being able to run and work out for longer then 30 min. Being able to sleep on my stomach. Having a mix drink when I want one.

JulieSmiles · March 2014

I would love to be able to walk, stand, move without pelvic and back pain. I'm seriously hoping these things resolve with birth. I am trying to keep positive about all the aches and pains, but 10 weeks seems like a REALLY long time! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...

ktwils2010 · March 2014

Red wine. So much red wine.

bumpuser9343355 · March 2014

Everything that has been said: no heartburn, sleeping on my stomach, having some energy, wanting sex, and mostly drinking the drinky drinks!

JNerd · March 2014

This is our second and last baby so I'm excited to do things like get my body the way I want it to look- I did get back between pregnancies but now I am hoping for long term change.

I also want to get a breast reduction. I am very grateful for what I have and the fact I've been able to nurse (and hopefully will again), but as soon as nursing is done I want to start the process of getting a reduction. I hate my breasts.

I'm also excited to work after my mat leave. I know myself well enough to know that I am not strong enough to stay at home, and I am excited to really be able to focus on my career without wondering how another mat leave will effect it.

This will also 'complete' our family so I'm looking forward to getting things for the 4 of us instead of feeling like we are in 'family limbo' and are missing a piece.

And all the things mentioned by everyone else.

Kinipela7 · March 2014

No more rib pain

No more back pain

No more hip pain

Fitting into regular people clothes

Getting in a really hard lung-burning run

Sleep in any position I want to comfortably

Being able to get off the couch without having to give myself a pep talk

Being able to breathe freely again

Sangria

ksyknelvr73 · March 2014

Alcohol. Sleep comfortably. Not be sore or winded from very basic activities like walking. Be able to exercise how I want to. Caffeine.

MrsP419 · March 2014

I would like to be able to sleep for more than one hour at a time without waking up due to discomfort (I know the babies will have me up often, but at least my body will be able to sleep). Or be able to walk without getting sore or to get up from sitting without being crazy sore. Carrying twins is like being 8-9 months pregnant for 4 or 5 straight months!

flerlgirl · March 2014

Cold medicine

mercy0606 · March 2014

I really, really want a glass of red wine. Or maybe 4 glasses. I would also like to sleep on my stomach!! Lastly, I want to walk for more than 15 minutes without feeling pain. Soon, ladies...soon! Our little ones will be here before we know it!

Susanrush13 · March 2014

Having crazy energetic sex again (I hear you can still do this after you have a kid, right?)

Drinking

Exercising comfortably

Having my legs not stick together because they've gotten mushy

Lying on my tummy to sleep

No heartburn

Bending over

Seeing my vagina again

curlylocks3 · March 2014

MrsP419 said:

I would like to be able to sleep for more than one hour at a time without waking up due to discomfort (I know the babies will have me up often, but at least my body will be able to sleep). Or be able to walk without getting sore or to get up from sitting without being crazy sore. Carrying twins is like being 8-9 months pregnant for 4 or 5 straight months!

Thank you for pointing this out, I couldn't think of how to word it.