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I'm so happy now that...

dancingsphinx22dancingsphinx22 member
in April 2016 Moms
I'm not pregnant anymore!! :D

A lot of my friends said I'd miss being pregnant, but honestly, I don't. My body doesn't do pregnancy well.

I especially don't miss all those wretched prego symptoms. I'm most excited about not having heartburn anymore, and not feeling like I weigh 1000 lbs.

What are you happiest about now that you're not pregnant anymore?

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  • korpatchkorpatch member
    I am happy because I don't have diabetes anymore! I can eat whatever I want!!! Unfortunately I've had heartburn more after pregnancy than I did during because of the killer amount of Motrin they gave my in the hospital and after. Ibuprofen gives me ulcers. 
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  • MrsZkoMrsZko member
    Just the stress of it all. This was a pregnancy after two losses so I had daily and almost hourly stress. More physical symptoms that I do not miss include feeling so crowded like I can't breath, eat or move lol! He was a long baby and hung high in my ribs which made for a lot of discomfort for basically my entire third trimester! Oh and the acid reflux which made me sick for the first time of the pregnancy at 36 weeks..
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  • dancingsphinx22dancingsphinx22 member
    korpatch said:
    Ibuprofen gives me ulcers. 
    I'm sorry to hear that :'(  Before I found out I was actually pregnant, I thought I had an ulcer because I was taking Ibuprofen for back pain. People thought I was crazy that I didn't realize I was pregnant, but ulcers can/do happen!

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  • WiseUsagiWiseUsagi member
    My nasal congestion is so much better now. It's still there but it's not nearly as severe and I'm not dependent on Afrin to be able to breathe properly anymore. 
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  • redseligredselig member
    I no longer smell like pee. Every time I went somewhere, I had to know where the washrooms were because I always needed to pee. Despite my vigilance, I always managed to pee myself through every cough and sneeze. Urinary incontinence is the pits.




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  • dancingsphinx22dancingsphinx22 member
    @redselig - I hear ya

    On that note, I love that I'm not up every half hour to pee during the night. I get MORE sleep now with a newborn, than I did when I was pregnant. 

    Another thing, I'm glad to have my normal feet back. The swelling in my calves and feet was beyond ridiculous. And they got even worse after I gave birth! What's up with that?!

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  • momofmanyinthemittenmomofmanyinthemitten member
    So happy to be rid of the 24/7 heartburn and the horrible lower back pain.
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  • kdrn913kdrn913 member
    Not snoring at night snymore( I'm sure DH agrees, no more heartburn, and enjoying a glass of wine!!
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  • wildtotwildtot member
    I can sleep in my back and stomach!! No more hip and back pain.
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  • mybigfatgreekfetusmybigfatgreekfetus member
    I can bend at the waist again! I can finally work in my vegetable garden without feeling like an elephant.
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  • dayj11dayj11 member
    @dancingsphinx22
    Im so happy I'm not pregnant anymore too! And happy all the pelvic discomfort and waddling is done!
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  • nikkinbonnienikkinbonnie member
    My swelling is finally done! It was soooo annoying. 
    The other thing that makes me happy is the glass of wine I had with dinner last night. It was amazing 
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  • rebelonerebelone member
    I'm so happy that I'm not pregnant anymore and that this is my last baby!!! OMG the misery I went through carrying this little guy my body can't do it again, I'm sure of that. I had way more days of discomfort, cramping, and misery than I did loving the kicks. Besides, my outside baby snuggles way better than my inside baby.
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  • loveymayloveymay member
    @WiseUsagi  yes! My congestion is lots better, not gone but is better. Im still taking claritin d and using afrin periodically,  but using 1 bottle in a week or 2 instead of 1 bottle every 2 days (seriously, it was BAD!) 

    Im glad to not be a huge whale! Still wearing maternity clothes, but its so nice not to have a huge belly anymore. The best thing is feeling comfortable,  the last few months of pregnancy was miserable. No position was comfy, sitting on the couch, laying on the couch, sitting in a recliner, laying in bed...it was terrible. No more hip pain, no more awful swelling, I can sleep on my stomach, drink wine, eat and get dressed without getting out of breath....and being able to put shoes on because I can now bend over again! Pregnancy is the worst, but LO is totally worth it. 
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  • cjbwifey2010cjbwifey2010 member
    That I am not spitting anymore The worst pregnancy symptom in my opinion. 
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  • amaniupendoamaniupendo member
    Everything
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  • amaniupendoamaniupendo member
    It's amazing how instantly after giving you feel normal and relieved. 
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  • ImpatientPattyImpatientPatty member
    No more feeling like a beached whale FTW
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  • dancingsphinx22dancingsphinx22 member
    amaniupendo said:
    It's amazing how instantly after giving you feel normal and relieved. 

    Exactly!

    Sometimes I think about how hard things used to be just 2 weeks ago - getting out of bed was the worst thing ever. I used to wake up
    so stiff and sore, I would have literally roll out of bed. Not a nice way to start the morning 

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  • jonesl12jonesl12 member
    No more back pain !!
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  • dancingsphinx22dancingsphinx22 member
    Oh and no more skin tags. They just magically disappeared  :)

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  • muzskmuzsk member
    No more excrutiating back pain.
    I can sleep on any side.
    Im no more breathless.
    I can walk straight.
    I can go for hours without peeing.
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  • JayeSkylarJayeSkylar member
    The not being able to eat. Oh MS kicked my ass. And that compared to everything what was horrible. If I could do pregnancy over again without MS I would. 
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  • nikkinbonnienikkinbonnie member
    Yesterday we went on a 4 hour car trip and I didn't pee once the whole time!
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  • muzskmuzsk member
    And those powerful kicks and punches right on my ribs. They are surely not missed. I felt like a soccer field for my son and the rib cage was his goal post.
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  • JadaBlueJadaBlue member
    Everything cited above, but also enjoying steaming hot baths. 
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  • SaVy_05SaVy_05 member
    I'm not on bedrest,
    My hips feel normal again,
    Wine.
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