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Does anyone else feel this way? I miss being pregnant

alanajfarnsworthalanajfarnsworth member
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I gave birth on May 6 of this year to my beautiful baby girl Angela and I am so happy that she is healthy and growing at an incredible rate. I absolutely adore her and my boyfriend and I are so blessed and happy as ever. I got the Nexplanon rod placed in my arm a few weeks ago to prevent myself from getting pregnant again too soon. We want to wait til I graduate with my masters degree in 3 years before having another baby but part of me feels sad that I cannot get pregnant. Part of me misses being pregnant and feeling my baby move. I was induced and had a horrible labor experience that I was totally unprepared for and I feel guilty but part me aches to get pregnant again like now. I keep mind screwing myself into thinking I am pregnant and that the Nexplanon was faulty. I dream about being pregnant and in my dreams I am so happy about it. I want to be pregnant again even though being pregnant sort of sucked (morning sickness, heartburn, not being able to sleep, and then my poor swollen feet and ankles and my aching carpal tunnel in my wrists an hands). But despite all the yucky parts of pregnancy I miss it and I want it again! I want to have a normal labor and delivery as well. I feel sad that I have this birth control in my arm and I cannot get pregnant even though my boyfriend wouldn't want us to have another baby now anyways. I feel guilty and embarrassed that I feel this way so I haven't told anyone but you guys. Does anyone else feel like this or have you ever this soon after giving birth ?
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  • ltcamacholtcamacho member
    chambersbaby2015 said:

    I definitely miss feeling baby kicks. But that is the only part of pregnancy I miss. That and actually sleeping. I thought I didn't sleep while I was pregnant. Ha!! Boy was I wrong.

    Oh my gosh, this!! I thought sleep was bad before she got here! I do miss feeling her kick, but I'm overjoyed that she's here and I get to see her smiling face every day!
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  • courtneylevesquecourtneylevesque member
    edited August 2015
    I loved they way I looked pregnant. I was lucky to gain any weight I did gain completely in my front - actually my DH thinks that I lost weight everywhere else and it got sucked up into my stomach. I don't miss the sleepless nights trying to get comfortable, the leg cramps, the heartburn or the fact that I couldn't eat without getting sick. But ugh, I never felt sexier than when I was pregnant. As for the kicks, DS kicks at me enough outside the womb so I don't miss it lol
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  • danibonellodanibonello member
    I definitely miss being pregnant! I'm not in a hurry to get pregnant again, but if I could rewind time and relive my last trimester and everything since, I would! I ended up being induced due to pre-eclampsia the day after I started my maternity leave (2.5 weeks early)... so I definitely feel like I was jipped out of those couple weeks of rest and nesting. I'd do anything to get those back.. I felt so unprepared! I'd also love to experience naturally going into labor. I had a whole plan.. contraction app downloaded and all... ended up going in to my 37 week appointment and left 4 days later with a baby!
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  • SmrBrd2012SmrBrd2012 member
    In some ways I miss it. It was a sweet time of being so nervous and excited to meet our baby. And my H waited on me hand and foot. :)

    I really miss feeling the kicks and I miss having my old body, even when being preggo! My body just doesn't feel right anymore. Flabby stomach and lady parts are still sore/feel weird. I just feel "damaged" still. I hope that goes away...
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  • Kye042Kye042 member
    I miss the movements and how I looked when I was pregnant. I only gained weight at my tummy and my breasts. It looked like I had a perfectly round basketball under my shirt. Now it's jello like flab. Yuck.
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  • jujellis1jujellis1 member
    I miss everything about being pregnant. I was induced at 36 weeks because of preeclampsia and in a way I'm so grateful because I'm a teacher and she was due the last week of school so I was only going to have the summer break (10 weeks) with her and instead got 14 but in a way I wish I had stayed pregnant longer. Don't get me wrong , I love that she's here and love living on her and I'm so glad to have her but I definitely want to give her some siblings in the not too distant future
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  • HeatherC21HeatherC21 member
    Every time DH mentions we might not have another one I get sad to think I'll never be pregnant again. Pregnancy was not easy by any means but I do miss the way people treated me, and the little kicks only I could feel and maternity jeans lol. Totally feel you on the basketball belly.
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  • laurexxlaurexx member
    I thought I was the only one. I'm so ready to have another one I feel crazy because I have my hands full with my beautiful daughter and I have zero help from my husband 3 days out of the week because he works 3 18 hour shifts in a row. But I miss being pregnant and my lo is so perfect I wouldn't mind having another one right now.
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  • laurexxlaurexx member
    cassietegtmeier said:

    The only think I miss about being pregnant is feeing him move and not having to clean the cat litter boxes.

    Lmao I'm so used to not doing it. I told my husband I still can't clean it because I'm breast feeding. He knows it's not true but still cleans it for me.
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  • kby721kby721 member
    I miss the anticipation of meeting our little girl and getting everything ready for her arrival. I also miss our first few days with her. I don't think there is anything quite like having your first. A friend of ours just had their first baby and I was oddly jealous of her that she was in labor and spending time in the hospital. I just felt it was such a special time bonding with DD and those first few days/weeks brought DH and I closer for sure. Those are some of the best memories I think I'll ever have. As for another one, I just want to enjoy DD's first year and maybe try for another one a year from now I hopes of having another May baby.
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  • danibonellodanibonello member
    kbradley721 said:

    I miss the anticipation of meeting our little girl and getting everything ready for her arrival. I also miss our first few days with her. I don't think there is anything quite like having your first. A friend of ours just had their first baby and I was oddly jealous of her that she was in labor and spending time in the hospital. I just felt it was such a special time bonding with DD and those first few days/weeks brought DH and I closer for sure. Those are some of the best memories I think I'll ever have. As for another one, I just want to enjoy DD's first year and maybe try for another one a year from now I hopes of having another May baby.

    Yes! I knew even while I was pregnant that I would love the hospital part, weirdly enough. I was even so excited that we went on two hospital tours instead of one lol.
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  • mars8kmars8k member
    If you can manage another 1, why not?!

    I am already so excited about my second, and third, and oh who knows fourth? Lol but when i was pregnant i had almost no energy and i would "nap" for 3+ hours everyday after work then stay up till 3-4 in the morning, i can't do that when i have to take care of DD.

    I always say i'll wait till DD is 2 to get pregnant but deep down i know i wont wait that long lol
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  • courtneylevesquecourtneylevesque member
    danibonello said:

    kbradley721 said:

    I miss the anticipation of meeting our little girl and getting everything ready for her arrival. I also miss our first few days with her. I don't think there is anything quite like having your first. A friend of ours just had their first baby and I was oddly jealous of her that she was in labor and spending time in the hospital. I just felt it was such a special time bonding with DD and those first few days/weeks brought DH and I closer for sure. Those are some of the best memories I think I'll ever have. As for another one, I just want to enjoy DD's first year and maybe try for another one a year from now I hopes of having another May baby.

    Yes! I knew even while I was pregnant that I would love the hospital part, weirdly enough. I was even so excited that we went on two hospital tours instead of one lol.
    Lol I miss the hospital too.
    I also miss how in love I was with my DH at that moment and how in love he was with me. Don't get me wrong, we are still in love, but those first few days (especially the first few hours after LO was born) was like nothing else
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  • kgabhartkgabhart member
    If I could relive the moment they handed her to me in the hospital every day, I would. It was the greatest feeling I'd ever had!

    A coworker recently announced she was pregnant and I have to admit I was a little jealous. But maybe in a year or so I can do the same. We definitely want at least 1 more, just hope it doesn't take 2.5 years to happen again! DD needs someone to grow up with and we are older parents as it is.
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  • justkeeptryingjustkeeptrying member
    courtneylevesque said:

    danibonello said:

    kbradley721 said:

    I miss the anticipation of meeting our little girl and getting everything ready for her arrival. I also miss our first few days with her. I don't think there is anything quite like having your first. A friend of ours just had their first baby and I was oddly jealous of her that she was in labor and spending time in the hospital. I just felt it was such a special time bonding with DD and those first few days/weeks brought DH and I closer for sure. Those are some of the best memories I think I'll ever have. As for another one, I just want to enjoy DD's first year and maybe try for another one a year from now I hopes of having another May baby.

    Yes! I knew even while I was pregnant that I would love the hospital part, weirdly enough. I was even so excited that we went on two hospital tours instead of one lol.
    Lol I miss the hospital too.
    I also miss how in love I was with my DH at that moment and how in love he was with me. Don't get me wrong, we are still in love, but those first few days (especially the first few hours after LO was born) was like nothing else
    Agreed. DH and I are totally in love but there was something very special about the time in the hospital. We were there for 4 days and it became very comfortable (at least for me).

    I also will never forget the look on DH's face when he said "it's a boy. We have a son". That moment is so special to me. DH is not a very emotional person, but when we called his dad to announce the birth, DH couldn't speak. I had to do all the talking because he was tearing up and so emotional. It was amazing for me to see him like that, I never have before! My love for him in that moment was greater than it has ever been before.
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