Did you love being pregnant?

aRBe · December 2014

For those who've been pregnant before: Where you one of those people who glowed and said they loved everything about being pregnant and felt wonderful?

or did you feel gross and whale like?

I hated being pregnant both times, I was nauseous and bloated and just felt gross which made me moody and miserable to be around. If you loved being pregnant part of me hates you and the other part is insanely jealous and hoping maybe I'll like being pregnant this time around.

lindy27 · December 2014

I do not love it. I was sick the first 14 weeks and then huge and swollen the last trimester.

I kind of enjoy the 2nd trimester.

lindy27 · December 2014

I guess I did love the kicks and movement. I also loved the naming process and wondering what she was going to look like.

SassetteSmurfling · December 2014

I loved being pregnant. I was very very sick with #1 but I still loved it.

I always said if I could just be pregnant all the time without having a ton of babies I would. I've offered to surrogate for a friend. I love being pregnant.

yelah250 · December 2014

Not a fan but I love babies and kids so I put on a brave face. Lol

aRBe · December 2014

yelah250 said:

Not a fan but I love babies and kids so I put on a brave face. Lol

Haha I have to work on the brave face... I was sporting bitch face from when morning sickness started until the babies came out.

TessyMessy · December 2014

I didn't love being pregnant. I had different issues with both pregnancies. #1 I was sick for 4 months. #2 I had the worst hip pain and was a total bitch.

Maybe this will be my speshul pregnancy where I feel as fabulous as I look and fart rainbows.

Perfect Sonnet · December 2014

I am the same as you...not a fan. I think part of the reason we waited as long as we did for #2 is so that could effectively forget how miserable I was as a pregnant person...especially later when the giant belly takes over. There is a lot of cool stuff, like (some of) the movement, the ultrasounds, growing a human life and all of that. But I dislike not be able to move and function like I normally do. And I miss my clothes. And my wine. It is all worth it though

MarathonHiker · December 2014

Interesting to read these as a FT'er. I'm curious whether or not I'll enjoy it. I know some who did, some who didn't- seems to be a mixed bag.

jesselayne8 · December 2014

I threw up for the first 24wks of both pregnancies but I LOVED weeks 28-36. I was obviously pregnant instead of just looking fat and I could eat whatever I wanted and I wasn't uncomfortable yet.

KMBC2552 · December 2014

I loved it both times. The first time I had some swelling at the end which made me uncomfortable but besides that I've had two really easy pregnancies and I am a pretty happy pregnant person. I think pregnancy evens out my hormones or something.

aRBe · December 2014

@jabs86 I love you! I was sick all the time too. Like I would get sick in the middle of brushing my teeth. I could even keep the secret at work since i lived in the bathroom. And I work in healthcare so if I was puking they would want to send me home.

yelah250 · December 2014

I am not looking forward to being pregnant in the summer or having a newborn in the August heat of NC. My daughter was born in sept so I remember the swelling and general disgustingness of late pregnancy in summer time.

I am actually not feeling as hostile and bitchy as I did during my first two pregnancies. My nausea is much worse this time and I feel rather pathetically thankful for my husband who is picking up the slack in a major way.

nbalkin · December 2014

I loved being pregnant. I am not a small girl to begin with, but I felt gorgeous when I was pregnant. It was a very special time to me.

DaisyZH · December 2014

I hate being pregnant the first trimester. I love being pregnant second and third trimester. I love feeling the baby kick, seeing them on the ultrasound, the anticipation near delivery, thinking of names, buying clothes...

I hate the anxiety of wondering if everything is okay, daily injections (due to blood clotting issue), hematologist visits, worrying I'm going to pee myself and last pregnancy I had a varicose vein on my groin. That made me feel incredibly unattractive although it did go away immediately after birth, thank God!

onemoreis4 · December 2014

I Hated life the first 15 weeks when I was nauseous as f@&k but once I felt better and felt DD moving I absolutely loved it even at the end! I have to remind myself that it gets better since I'm back in the nauseous stage..

lafsalot · December 2014

I didn't care for it, I had a relatively easy pregnancy and wasn't horribly sick, but wanted my body back. Heartburn and the aches and pains were the worst of my symptoms last time and I hated it... This time I'm trying to put on a happy face but nausea is kicking my hind side.

moonlitemom · December 2014

With #1 I hated being pregnant. 1st trimester was nothing but vomiting. Then developed PUPPP disease and was even more miserable. We eventually had to induce bc it got so bad.
With #2 It was a little better. Not so sick during 1st trimester and was able to treat for PUPPP before it got as bad as #1. So I liked being pregnant most of the time.
Now with #3 the nausea has just began and doesn't seem so bad. All my other symptoms seem to be off the charts though. I'm so hungry, emotional, bloated, exhausted, and did I mention hungry!!! I eat like every hour. I'm really enjoying this one though considering it will be my last.

piedpiper07 · December 2014

I hate the first trimester. I find it difficult to bypass and PGAL mind goes crazy. Second and Third trimester I just can't get enough! I have always been self conscious about my stomach, and when I was pregnant I wasn't at all, it was so freeing! Also, I just loved feeling the kicks and every single thing that confirmed I actually was carrying life.

andbabymakessix · December 2014

Love every bit of it. I've had easy/low risk pregnancies each time. The only downside is that with our 3rd, I got horrible varicose veins in one leg at about 20 weeks that just got worse with each passing day. I remember thinking it would honestly feel better if I just sawed my leg off. Feeling great so far but can feel that slight burn/ache coming back in my leg already at 5 weeks

WashingtonQueen · December 2014

I loved it the first time. The second time was much, much harder.

vtgoodspeed · December 2014

I didn't mind being pregnant but my body apparently did. I'm really hoping this one is easier and I can enjoy it more.

uromys · December 2014

I absolutely loved being pregnant with DD. Up until 30 weeks I had a text book pregnancy, and even from 30 weeks on, I still enjoyed every minute of it. I ended up very sick at 30 weeks in preterm labor and showing signs of Hellp syndrome. Spent a week and a half hospitalized until stable, and monitored twice a week with NSTs from then on out. DD had the cord wrapped around her neck twice (which my previous OB neglected to want to know about) leading to spontaneous decel's during Braxton hicks and labor. Top it off with low amniotic fluid and baby wise I was a mess. I felt great though. I was naïve then. Looking back on the experience with my previous OB practice I will not be allowing them to handle this baby. L&D went okay. I feel I did great, but again I was not happy with the experience with the OB I was using. She wasn't even ready to catch when the time came.

That aside, I have very little aches and pain, but I also didn't look pregnant until 33 weeks. Just major indigestion and an outie by 15 weeks. Damn herniated belly button!

rkmmore · December 2014

nope hated pregnancy , but loved my bump and missed it as soon as it was gone, have gone back to do it again multiple times though so must be worth it in the end

lcwed · December 2014

I loved being pregnant. Not a lot of symptoms and a cute bump. My body, not so much. I had Pregnancy Induced Hypertension so I ended up on bedrest the last 4 weeks. I'll probably have it this time around too. I probably will not enjoy pregnancy as much because I never lost my baby weight from DD so this time around I will probably feel like a whale. Also, I did not have PgAL brain with my first one, but I do with this one. I definitely have woried more in the past week than I ever did all 9 months with DD.

ajetter · December 2014

Yeah, no. Not so much. There are definitely some cool parts to pregnancy. I love being able to feel the baby move, and for a little while, feel like it is just mine. It is a connection no one else can have to that little person.

But in general I've got 24hr queasiness starting around 6 weeks, terrible headaches and just plain miserableness. So I can't say I love it.

MissRunLuLu · December 2014

I have loved it both times!! I'm feeling much more exhausted this time so I hope I can enjoy it just as much! Also - this is our last so ai am trying to take it all in!!

myfriendscallmemeg · December 2014

I only like being able to feel the baby move and a 9 month break from having a period.

Other than that I just turn into an onery bitch with no patience.

That being said, I had an easy pregnancy. Worked until 39 weeks and only stopped because my replacement at work was intolerable for me to be around.

My BP did get high enough to induce at the end, but I didn't feel sick, my body was just giving up. Crossing my fingers some healthier eating this time around helps fight off the high BP.

happywifemama · December 2014

Same as PP love the nine month break and feeling the baby move. My first wasn't too bad until I hit 30 weeks and then I was in pre term and had to go off work and rest and my 2nd DS made me sick the whole 9m and I was off work almost that whole time! Bored!!! This will be my last and I'm hoping this babe gives me an easy time

apritchett50 · December 2014

I had a pretty easy/normal pregnancy and still don't care for it. It's a bunch of waiting and worrying I feel like. Although the outcome is worth it, just not my thing.

Edit: now that I'm reading this I feel really negative! There are some cool things I really loved. It was so exciting finding out the sex and the same when I learned I was going to be induced. It was also fun getting all baby things ready!

dani1124 · December 2014

I guess I loved most of it. I didn't have any morning sickness so that was awesome. I loved feeling the movements. I had bad sciatic nerve pain so that sucked but prenatal yoga helped.

KH7337 · December 2014

I absolutely LOVE being pregnant. I had an easy pregnancy last time, and was able to exercise and enjoyed it. I am so grateful that I had an easy pregnancy hoping for the same with #2!

SidraJedi · December 2014

First trimester is hard. I like second and third tri. I hated feeling the anxiety that everything might not be okay and it didn't go away until I was holding my baby after she was born.

worldsokayestmom · December 2014

I hated being pregnant the first time around. I was sick starting from week 6 to week 13, which felt like an eternity. Zofran worked for the nausea but gave debilitating constipation. I had the worst pelvic pain and LO was breech. So it felt like her head was in my ribs, and I could barely breathe.

I side eye anyone who says they "loved" being pregnant. It's the grossest, most uncomfortable thing you will ever do in your lifetime. Or everyone just has Momnesia and doesn't remember the awfulness.

deslau · December 2014

Haha, I loved second trimester does that count? First trimester was hyperemesis and my appendix being removed! Third trimester (37 weeks) was a huge car wreck by some idiot girl not looking where she was merging on the highway! That landed myself a fun ambulance trip where they couldn't find her hear beat and a few days in the hospital. She ended up fine and came with precipitous labor close to her due date, I just had some bad bruises, a swollen knee, and torn muscles. Here's to no surprises although the nausea and urping are getting out of control.

ajetter · December 2014

NanaCook said:

My BP did get high enough to induce at the end, but I didn't feel sick, my body was just giving up. Crossing my fingers some healthier eating this time around helps fight off the high BP.

I don't know if this will make you feel better or worse or whatever... with DD1 I was induced at 38W1D because of high bp. It was making me sick enough that I ended going in to L&D on the weekend and they wouldn't let me leave. That pregnancy I ate like crap and never worked out.

When I got pregnant with DD2 I was probably in the best shape of my life. I worked out the entire pregnancy and ate relatively healthy. My BP started climbing around 36 weeks, and I was induced at 38 weeks exactly.

Apparently my body just doesn't like being pregnant past a certain point. Obviously your situation could end up being totally different, but I felt like maybe the BP my first pregnancy wasn't my fault after all.

ajetter · December 2014

@Nanacook meant to tag you in my above response. Whoops!

Ktrue85 · December 2014

FUCK no. But I love babies so it's cool.

pmcd886 · December 2014

With DS1 I was nauseous all the time until 15 weeks. Then the last month of my pregnancy I swelled up so bad I couldn't wear shoes. I would slip the front part of my foot into my biggest flip flops, I couldn't get my toes through the strap. My labor was 36 hours, 3 1/2 pushing, and they sent me home from the hospital twice because I wasn't progressing.

With DS2 I never got sick, never got swollen, had a 10 1/2 hour labor, and pushed 3 times. It was a pretty much a cake walk.

I am already feeling miserable this time

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daniellepanda · December 2014

Overall I really liked being pregnant last time. I did not have any morning sickness. I was tied and working full time so that was not my favorite part. I had issues with pre-eclampsia from 20 weeks on which was stressful at times, but made it to 38 weeks before being induced. I am not looking forward to rlp in my hip again. But I loved having my bump, eating healthier etc.

Meeeow · December 2014

Hate it. Hate it, hate it, HATE it. I was miserable throughout last time. Morning sickness lasted FOR.EVER. Kidney hyrdonephrosis starting at 20 weeks. That was the most awful pain ever. I didn't gain a ton of weight but still felt like a total whale. Hate it. In the end, I know it's totally worth it ... but still, I hate it.

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