Have you enjoyed your pregnancy so far?

Gregsbride22 · January 2009

I'm so thrilled to be pregnant with this little boy and love knowing that he is growing inside me. However, I told DH this past weekend that I think this is the only pregnancy I want to have. This pg has been SO stressful with one complication after the other. I think I just want him on the outside already, which hopefully won't be happening anytime soon since I'm only halfway done!

kimmie321 · January 2009

I really have enjoyed this pregnancy except I could do without the whole m/s thing. . I have not had alot of the worry that I had with my m/c pregnancy. I am not sure if it is intuition that everything is ok, or the calm of knowing I can't control anything. Either way, I am so happy to be pregnant.

shannonk03 · January 2009

Ditto Kimmie-besides the fatigue and m/s I have been doing very well, a lot less fear than I thought I would have.

mb72105 · January 2009

I Love being pregnant. I loved it with my DD and I am sure I will continue to love it with this one. However, my DH and I always said that our next baby was going to give us hell since DD was so easy. I think it is starting a little early with the horrible m/s. Multiple times I have almost t/u in my mouth today....(sorry TMI)

I just want to go home and sleep it off

mrsladd · January 2009

Yes and no. The beginning was really hard, because I was basically just waiting to m/c again, and it took a few months before I really felt confident that it was going to stick. Now I'm loving it, and it has been a really easy pg.

My pg with ds was riddled with complications, just one close call after another, and although it didn't bother me (I still just loved being pg so much), my poor dh just hates pg as a result, way too stressful for him. Then again, that's all he knows...I also had a wonderful 1st pg with dd (well, emotionally it was very hard because of my circumstances, but physically it was great).

I really love being pg, and will miss it after this since this will be my last one.

Huggy Bear · January 2009

Hmmm...I would say I don't mind it too much. On the one hand I wish I could just fast forward to the end and just have the baby because I, too, have had worries and complications with the baby. On the other hand, I really enjoy feeling movement and kicks and being able to bond with the baby even before he comes. I guess we will feel much more of a sense of relief after baby is born and he/she is healthy.

valerieanderic · January 2009

I'm not a fan of all of the changes we have to go through. I'm a big baby when I feel sick, so m/s has been tough. With dd I was the same way. Feeling the baby move is fun and the thought of a child growing inside of me is exciting. I haven't had any complications with this one, but I wouldn't say I'm "enjoying" it. I can't eat the foods I want, wear the clothes I want or do some of the activities I want to. Don't get me wrong, it's a small price to pay for a healthy baby, but I can't honestly say I enjoy being pregnant. I'm just not one of those women that glows, I guess!

LindseyS0504 · January 2009

I have totally enjoyed it so far. After that initial first few weeks, where I was pretty nervous, I can't really complain. Things have been great so far!

BarnStar · January 2009

For the most part - yes! I've been fortunate to have a very easy pregnancy (no m/s, no spotting/excessive cramping, etc.) so far. I know 3rd tri is still coming, so I can't say if my answer will change. But as of right now, I would totally do this again if I were guaranteed it would be the same. The scary part is that I know every pg is different...

ARC 07 · January 2009

To be truly honest, no I have not enjoyed it. The only thing that keeps me going is hoping at the end of this I will have a healthy, live baby. I do love feeling him kick though.The bleeding episode, GD, and constant threat of preeclampsia has really been stressful and overhwelming at times. I want more kids...but maybe we will adopt the next one or two.

jamie.LOVES.mark · January 2009

For the most part yes. I think if I hadn't had a previous loss that I would be more at ease. I still stress everyday that something could go wrong, We plan on having at least 2 children, so I guess I need to just get used to it!!

Rachel&Joe · January 2009

I was just telling my mom this weekend that I don't like being pregnant, I am horrible at it, & I would gladly pay $25K to adopt a baby. The first 8 weeks were fine (except horrible m/s) but when I woke up at 8.5 weeks with my underwear full of blood, that's when my ability to relax went out the window. I am only 10 weeks yet my pregnancy is already riddled with problems and I feel like crap day & night. To me, pregnancy is just a means to an end. I don't forsee this improving.

jnealet · January 2009

I have enjoyed it so far. Its had its moments of worry but for the most part everything has been good.

Jill+Dave · January 2009

I'm glad that I'm pg but miserable with m/s... I can completely understand now why some people only have 1 child. We plan to start trying again once this baby is 6 months old. I keep telling DH that I don't know how I'll make it taking care of a baby when I feel this awful for weeks on end. I'm sure we'll manage somehow but boy doing this at least 3 more times (ideally in the next 5 yrs) is going to be rough.

Summerstarr2 · January 2009

There are definitly things about this pregnancy I haven't enjoyed, but I think overall I actually can say that (so far) I like being pregnant!

LI444 · January 2009

Honestly, and I haven't admitted this even to my husband, no, I am not enjoying this pregnancy at all. I'm grateful to be pregnant, but after going to hear a heartbeat with the first baby and not finding one, I don't trust my body to let me know if things are okay or not. I had a tiny bit of spotting, too, which made me sob and freak the heck out, and now I'm sitting anxiously waiting for the doctor to call and let me know if my hcg levels are high enough to say that I'm doing okay. Even if I am, I'm going to be a basket case until I'm holding my baby.

I don't have much in the way of symptoms, just sore breasts and a vague queasy feeling once in a while, the same symptoms I had with the first pregnancy.

If I lose this one, too, I don't know that I can try again. I have no idea how so many brave women have lost several babies, some of them very far along, and keep trying.

nellieboo · January 2009

Ummmm, nope. Not a big fan

I do love feeling her move all the time in me, and think it's cool. But, everything that comes along is just not fun....gaining weight, zits all the time, uncomfortable. It is definitely a miracle that my body can do this, I'm just not enjoying the process and am not one of those cute glowing pregnant women, haha! I know it's short term though, so I'll take it to get my daughter here!

sharon2004 · January 2009

I haven't minded too much physically, but the stress in the beginning was very hard. I had spotting in the very beginning (6 weeks), which turned out ok, and then had pretty much constant stress from weeks 12-17 due to abnormal NT scan & CVS results (which I would absolutely do again), and we finally got to breathe a sigh of relief after normal amnio and echocardiogram results. Since about 18 weeks, it's been smooth sailing and I just can't wait to have the baby.

We used to think we wanted 3 or 4 kids, but we might just have one more after this one. It's so much harder after having a loss and then having complications.

hula_lula · January 2009

Thankfully, yes. With this pregnancy I actually understand why people say they enjoy being pregnant. With my DD, I was so sick all the time that it was really, really hard to enjoy it. I was thrilled to be pregnant but the first thing I said after delivery, literally, was "Thank God I"m not pregnant anymore".

After I lost my 2nd pregnancy I knew I wouldn't take it so lightly anymore. It was nice to have my 3rd (and last) pregnancy be so enjoyable.

JessMike07 · January 2009

After my m/s went away about 4 weeks ago...I've finally started to enjoy it.

eas15905 · January 2009

I think it's still to early for me to say. I know the first time around I was excited about everything - even m/s was great because I was pg. Now I feel more apathetic about it. Don't get me wrong, I really want a baby - the thought of that is the only good part right now. Maybe I'll change my mind once I start showing and feel less sick...

JessiLW · January 2009

It makes me sad to say this but honestly no. I hate how sick I've been. I'm still throwing up everyday. I hate the constant nausea. And I hate that nothing has worked to help me feel better. I also hate the fatigue and crippling insomnia. I just want to feel normal again and I am terrified that I never will.

Onto the good parts...I love my baby, I love feeling all the kicks and squirms. And selfishly I like the attention I get from strangers. I love that people open doors and carry heavy things for me and I love that my DH does all that dishes (smell makes me vomit) and laundry (DH doesn't want me to carry the basket down the stairs.)

So I guess its a toss up. A love/hate thing but I definately love that, god-willing, in a couple of months I will be holding my beautiful little boy.

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