The second trimester wasn't bad, but overall I didn't love being pregnant. The sickness during the first trimester was horrible and the last trimester was so uncomfortable and it was so hard to sleep.
I've heard from others that they love being pregnant, were/are you one of those people?
139 votes
clementine / 874 posts
Yes and no. I hated the first and third trimesters for the reasons you mentioned but the second tri was great.
kiwi / 598 posts
Yes, I had a super easy pregnancy, without even a hint of nausea or any other symptoms, really. I worked until 10 days before my due date and probably could have done a few more.
I just knew I'd have a tough labor to make up for it. Sure enough, I had contractions from Thursday morning through early MONDAY before giving birth, back labor and all. What's fair is fair, I guess.
cantaloupe / 6086 posts
I feel pretty crappy most of pregnancy, but I like the special feeling and the baby movement and such. This time if it sticks I'll be third tri in summer in Texas so I'll probably be sooooo done.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
First baby- loved it. Has my share of complaints but overall I was very lucky and really enjoyed it. Second baby- nope. Much worse back pain and more uncomfortable and tired and just done. Then sad that I wasn't enjoying my probably last pregnancy more.
nectarine / 2436 posts
Omg I loved every single second of being pregnant. It was the best time of my life hands down. I had one of those euphoric pregnancies I think.
kiwi / 526 posts
@pachamama: how do I replicate this?? Haha, kidding...but I want a euphoric pregnancy too!
pomegranate / 3904 posts
I LOVE being pregnant. Seriously, I would do it 100 times if I could. I even love labor (with an epi)!
ETA: I've had three babies
apricot / 444 posts
Sometimes. Don't like the nausea, vomiting, food aversions, fatigue. But love and miss the baby bump and feeling amazing for growing those babies.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Don't get me wrong some times pregnancy sucked, but for the most part I loved it. I had such a good pregnancy that I don't want to do it again and have the opposite time since every pregnancy is different. The sucky parts were easily managed like eat bananas to prevent Charlie horses.
persimmon / 1095 posts
Hate the first trimester with its nausea. Lasted until 18 weeks with my second. I neither love nor hate pregnancy after that. I feel great, sleep fine, and worked until my due date both times. If I didn't have a lot of leave available, I would have continued until birth.
nectarine / 2813 posts
For the most part, I loved being pregnant with my daughter. I loved having a bump and feeling her move, it was so special.
persimmon / 1281 posts
I had a very very easy pregnancy. VERY. No sickness at all, the only real symptoms were indigestion towards the end and major swelling (thank you desk job) but I did not like being pregnant at all. I am a thin person and had a really hard time with the weight gain, meaning it was hard on my body.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I voted sometimes, but kinda wanted to vote no. With DD1 I def enjoyed 2nd trimester though! With DD2, I really didn't enjoy much of it physically b/c it was so tiring being pregnant with an almost 2 year old.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
Mostly! Lots of anxiety but overall I do enjoy it.
pomegranate / 3438 posts
Nope. I enjoy the baby kicks but that's it. I got more sleep with a newborn than I did the last few weeks of pregnancy!
grapefruit / 4584 posts
My first and second were great! I loved being pregnant. I was probably ready to be pregnant again before I was ready for another baby! My third was not as great - I got weird motion sickness and had a lot anxiety about the health of the baby - but I still enjoyed some of it.
persimmon / 1322 posts
I voted sometimes. I love the baby kicks, and am always in awe of my body when I'm pregnant. But the worry after multiple losses, the exhaustion, the food aversions, the insomnia, use swelling, and just general discomfort are all things I could do without. I am grateful that I seem to have relatively complication free pregnancies, but I still wouldn't exactly describe it as fun.
clementine / 874 posts
@KT326: Seriously! At least when you have a newborn, you really truly sleep. I felt like I was half-awake during the third trimester because I was so uncomfortable.
nectarine / 2317 posts
Nope. I have fairly rough pregnancies where I can't enter our kitchen and really strong gag reflex and lots of nausea and vomitting. My last pregnancy by mid 2nd trimester my hips were separating so much I struggled to walk at times. My poor DH takes on sooo much while i'm pregnant, he gets so worn out. With DD I had an anterior placenta so barely felt baby movements either, the midwife would hook me up to a monitor and be like can you feel these giant kicks and I couldn't. 
The only think I liked was not having to suck in my stomach ever!
nectarine / 2317 posts
@KT326: I felt the same.. I could barely sleep by the end, I felt way more well rested with a newborn than in the 3rd tri!
honeydew / 7463 posts
For the most part yes, I like it. Not every minute or every day. But I like it more than I don't.
That being said, I only have one LO. So when we finally had a sticky pregnancy with him I sort of pampered myself. I got weekly massages, lounged around, naps, early bedtime and sleeping in, etc. I have a strong feeling it wouldn't be like that if it happens again 
coconut / 8861 posts
Sometimes. I liked the second trimester best both times. First trimester, I was so sick and nauseous. Second trimester always felt like the groove even with a toddler in tow. Third trimester is my worst. Both times I had GBS, various infections, and discomfort. I'm at a time where I'm happy to not be pregnant anymore.
kiwi / 578 posts
So the first tri ickiness is a major bummer and the third tri definitely gets uncomfortable, but I love pregnancy warts and all. I get a lot of joy and excitement out of carrying a child, so for me the bad is overshadowed by the awesome. That being said, although I've had some early losses, my pregnancies have all been uncomplicated. If I had faced complications, etc I bet I wouldn't feel the same way!
nectarine / 2765 posts
A big ol nope for me. Other than being thrilled to finally being pregnant, the whole pregnancy itself was extremely uncomfortable, miserable and painful.
pomelo / 5573 posts
I really did. I think it helped that I had easy pregnancies - no morning sickness, not too many aches and pains, etc. Some sciatica and some heartburn near the end was the extent of it. I loved feeling the kicks and having that connection with my babies.
coconut / 8472 posts
I hate pregnancy with the fire of 1000 suns . Six months postpartum with LO2 and I still get happy when I think about the fact that my tubes are tied and we are done having kids and I never have to go through pregnancy again.
I had miserable pregnancies. GBS, pelvic pain, back pain, nausea well into 2nd tri, tons of false labor, traumatic first delivery, heart burn. The list goes on and on. I hate the way pregnancy makes me feel (like my body is breaking down) and the fact that I get so much guilt over being the sole caretaker of another life and having blood sugar issues. I never want that responsibility again, I like having my body be my own.
kiwi / 698 posts
No. The only thing I like about it are feeling baby kicks. Everything else is not enjoyable for me, and I have had relatively easy pregnancies.
nectarine / 2784 posts
Overall, yes! A few minor complaints, like heartburn, but nothing that I didn't sign up for.
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
Overall, no. This pregnancy has been a lot harder than my first. But, I still have moments when the baby moves or just the overall feelings of anticipation and excitement. It's not all sunshine and rainbows but I definitely try to enjoy the happy moments too 
clementine / 756 posts
I loved being pregnant. LOVED.
As a woman who struggled with anorexia and body dysphoria in the past, pregnancy was a truly empowering time for me. For the first time, I felt truly proud of my body and like it was doing what it is supposed to do! Also, as someone who doesn't fit into most of the female gender stereotypes, it really made me feel truly female, which was pretty cool.
We're only planning to have one and it makes me a little sad that I probably won't get to be pregnant again. I've actually considered being a surrogate!
pomegranate / 3272 posts
The first time? Loved it. Super easy. The second one, not so much. . .
persimmon / 1445 posts
Hate hate hate being pregnant. I would prefer to go through labor honestly. If we have more kids we are probably adopting them so I never have to go through that (along with some other reasons as well obviously)
pomegranate / 3658 posts
@ShootingStar: Yes this. Ten thousand suns. I get happy sometimes just thinking about the fact that I'm not pregnant, and yet I'm still facing down the prospect of doing it all over again for kid #2. I cannot even grasp what all these people found enjoyable about it. Seriously like... what is it that there is to enjoy? Just the anticipation?
And my pregnancy wasn't even half as bad as many people's pregnancies!
coconut / 8854 posts
Yes!! I love it! 1st trimester is tough with sleepiness and nausea, and 3rd trimester is difficult for me with swelling. But all in all, I would keep doing it over and over! hahahah
nectarine / 2436 posts
@Bibliolove: What was up must go down. I had a TERRIBLE time after the euphoria, still suffering from some mild depression 14 months out. I wish my hormones weren't so affected. Yikes.
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