https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:22:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286389 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:53:27 +0000 catlady 2286389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hugs! I hear you. I'm only 6 weeks along and already hating it too. I didn't realize that it would be like 100x harder when you have a toddler. Already hoping the next 8 months fly by. The one thing I try to hang on to is knowing that most of the crappy stuff will disappear once the new baby gets here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286384 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:50:37 +0000 Rockies11 2286384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: I got kidney stones from HG too! Being pregnant for me is like 9 months of an actual nightmare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286380 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:45:34 +0000 mdf106 2286380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate being pregnant, and my pregnancies have not been particularly difficult. FWIW I am 35, and so far this pregnancy has been easier than the last one. I don't feel bad about disliking being pregnant, because what I want is a baby, not pregnancy. I hated being pregnant last time, but I intentionally did it again. Last time I felt much better during the newborn days than during pregnancy. I got slightly less sleep, but had much more energy. Also, the fact that DH can help makes a huge difference, both physically and mentally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286378 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:45:19 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2286378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>...and I say all of this having had a really rough time during the newborn days with lo1 (but an easy pregnancy.) I used to be more nervous about that but now I'm just ready to get going! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286377 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:43:52 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2286377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: just sending hugs your way. I love our son-to-be, and I know this is all worth it, but I have a similarly long list. I got an infection early on that did some damage to my gut which has affected everything, plus all the normal pregnancy stuff. Luckily I'm in my 20s still so I'm assuming my body is handling it better than it would otherwise. But ouch. There has been pain I never imagined. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286337 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:56:16 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2286337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: hahaha my sentiments exactly </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286331 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:48:52 +0000 WinterBee 2286331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: I'm still waiting on my BFP so I can't relate, but I hope you feel better soon! My SIL had HORRIBLE pregnancies and was just sick all of the time, it sounds rough, but will totally be worth it in 3 months! Hang in there. :) :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286327 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:45:02 +0000 blackbird 2286327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, pregnancy can go suck a big one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286320 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:40:28 +0000 jh524 2286320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally understand on so many levels!!!<br /> I don't like going through pregnancy because of all the issues &amp; ailments! I get a bloody nose if I blow my nose too hard! I can't stand most smells right now and everything smells like breakfast sausage and it will be the death of me. The smell aversions are horrible and it turns my stomach upside down. Anything I eat turns on me so I'll just stick to oatmeal, bread and apples for awhile. I get these craving that are too strong to handle and I'm sick during the day so can't drink water. And then at night I'm up at all hours because my mouth is so dry that I can't sleep! The bloating and break outs and tummy problems are pure torture! Lol. This is my last one, no more pregnancies after this </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286316 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:33:01 +0000 Astro Bee 2286316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TravellingBee: @Mrs. Lion: I found the newborn days so much easier, too. </p> <p>I also did not enjoy being pregnant. The first 10 weeks were awesome. No nausea, lots of energy, no unpleasant side effects. Then it hit me. MS, combined with motion sickness. Severe food aversions, mostly unable to eat meat. Sensitivity to smell. Ugh! Then bad reflux from 19 weeks on, bad hips and back from 28 weeks on. </p> <p>Poor DH: he'd cook and I wouldn't eat, so he said he felt like a failure for not being able to provide for me. If he ate something during the day. I would still smell it later, despite brushing his teeth, and I'd have to ask him to face the other way at night. We went on vacation at 20+ weeks, and I still had the food aversions and nausea. Try finding vegetarian food in Istanbul! But we got through it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286314 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:31:42 +0000 mrsrain 2286314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pregnant with number 2 too. It sucked last time (and I felt guilty because of how long it took to conceive) and it sucks this time. This is my last pregnancy big DH ever agrees to a third we will adopt.</p> <p>This time I have not been vomiting as much, but I've felt sicker over all. Lots of headaches. Less time to rest, super super nauseated all the time. Also, at 12 weeks my hips are already hurting like they did late in my second tri last time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286297 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:04:16 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2286297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: newborn days were easier for me too. hang in there momma. I hate it just as much as you. I love my beautiful little people but for me being pregnant is nothing but misery &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286296 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:02:36 +0000 travellingbee 2286296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: for me newborn days were much easier. At least DH could help. And all my symptoms went away instantly after birth. It was amazing. Despite lack of sleep I felt like I was on cloud 9. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286291 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:58:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 2286291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: with my first I did love a lot of it. First trimester sucked but then it was all oh so amazing and I had time to just enjoy being pregnant. This time... Ugh. As soon as one crappy symptom ends the next starts up- done with that nausea? Cool, here are some crippling headaches for the next month. Ok, hormones are stabilizing so your headaches should get a little better, so let me just put the baby's head directly on your sciatic nerve- go ahead and chase your kid at the playground now! BUT- I remember that newborn days were even harder than pregnancy so I'm not even wishing this away because I know it's going to get worse before it gets better. Sigh. </p> <p>@lovehoneybee: does the pain kind of shoot through your butt when you stand up? If so, prob sciatic pain. When you stand try scooting all the way forward in your chair, then turn the foot on the painful side in towards the other leg (like pigeon toed) before standing, helps a little (chiropractor showed me that). That and Childs pose, plus the chiropractor, seems to have helped some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286284 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:43:58 +0000 meredithNYC 2286284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate being pregnant, too. Just super, duper hate it. We're considering a third, and if we go for it I honestly just want to get it over with quickly and then shut the factory down forever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286275 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:27:01 +0000 lovehoneybee 2286275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I really don't enjoy being pregnant at all! I finally passed the constant nausea phase, but now I'm in the immediate indigestion so bad that I can't eat more than a few bites of something without feeling like I've had a third helping of Thanksgiving dinner. I'm exhausted all of the time, and have the worst lower back pain (maybe sciatica? I have no idea but I can't move without pain...). I seriously limp the first like 10 steps after I stand up. I'm not that big but I can't sleep comfortably in any position. </p> <p>I'm excited about this baby, but I'm so ready to not be pregnant... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286271 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:20:01 +0000 wonderstruck 2286271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pregnancy sucks. I was only 25 the first time and thought I was in pretty decent shape and would handle it well, but I ended up with hypermesis gravidarum where I puked tons/IV fluids throughout the pregnancy, kidney stones from the dehydration, gestational diabetes, heartburn, headaches, constantly being achy and not able to sleep....ughhh I am SO GLAD it's over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286260 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:53:02 +0000 ms.line 2286260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel you. Horrible constipation, reflux, bloat, insomnia, constant hunger, relentless fatigue, round ligament pain, backaches and headaches for me, not to mention all the bizarro emotional side effects. I am really happy to be having a baby, but this pregnancy stuff can shove it.</p> <p>ETA: Maybe I would feel slightly less shitty if people stopped telling me how I should "enjoy" this "wonderful," "magical" time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286259 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:52:57 +0000 travellingbee 2286259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FannyMae: @Ajsmommy: yup yup yup. :(</p> <p>She says it well here <a href="https://www.scarymommy.com/i-hate-being-pregnant/" rel="nofollow">https://www.scarymommy.com/i-hate-being-pregnant/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286257 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:47:25 +0000 Ajsmommy 2286257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So sorry you have to deal with all of that!! The worst thing for me was the acid reflux! I have never had it before but I def did while preggo and it was terrible. I don't know how people can live with it.... the waking up in the middle of the night feeling like you about to heave and having it right there in the back of your throat. Ughhh it was terrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286256 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:45:46 +0000 FannyMae 2286256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nose bleeds ughh. I've had really bad nosebleeds since I was a kid, and have had my nose cauterised twice but during pregnancy - BOOOOOM - blood gushes out of my nostrils when I vomit in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286235 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:58:32 +0000 travellingbee 2286235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FannyMae: stupid right? No one told me my TONGUE would hurt!!!<br /> @rachiecakes: oh god thank goodness I haven't had the carpal tunnel. I've heard that's bad!<br /> @Applesandbananas: yes true<br /> @FaithFertility: thanks I can use em! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286234 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:56:11 +0000 rachiecakes 2286234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: big hugs!<br /> I totally forgot about the nose bleeds, awful. I hated pregnancy too. The carpal tunnel would wake me up like an electric shock. My legs were so swollen I thought my skin would burst open.<br /> Fortunately it doesn't last forever :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286231 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:39:53 +0000 FannyMae 2286231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: I hear ya lady! your post made me LOL. wtf is with the sore tongue business? mine's been puffy and sore for ages! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286230 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:37:17 +0000 Applesandbananas 2286230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: I think it being a second pregnancy is harder too, having another LO to take care of vs being able to sneak in a nap when you need it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286229 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:35:32 +0000 FaithFertility 2286229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: Hugs!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286228 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:34:26 +0000 travellingbee 2286228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: thanks. I sometimes wonder if it is so much more uncomfortable because I'm older. At 38, pregnancy seems particularly rough. I think I would have handled it better when I was in my 20s. Fewer aches... I don't know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286225 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:30:04 +0000 Applesandbananas 2286225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hugs.</p> <p>I wasn't a big fan either and my list wasn't anywhere near what you're dealing with. Don't feel bad for not loving pregnancy, it's hard work! And not loving pregnancy doesn't mean you aren't grateful for your LO or excited! </p> <p>Hang in there!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hate-being-pregnant#post-2286224 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:25:20 +0000 travellingbee 2286224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right I know. I'm supposed to love being pregnant especially since it took so long to get here. But I loathe it. And this one is so much worse than my first. So I just needed somewhere to complain. Want to join? Anyone else hate being pregnant? Here's my shit list...<br /> Random headaches<br /> Bloody noses in the morning<br /> Still nauseous every morning and before every meal at 23 weeks.<br /> Constant backpain<br /> Can't bend over already<br /> Feet swollen and sore<br /> Sleeping is uncomfortable and I wake up with numb arms<br /> I am awake at 5 am because I had to pee. Then I was hungry. Now I can't sleep. :(<br /> But I'm tired all the damn time.<br /> Uncomfortable Braxton hicks at the most Inopportune moments.<br /> I get a sore tongue when I'm pregnant and last time it only lasted first trimester. This time it's continued. Awesome.<br /> The freaking acid reflux. I'm medicated but I have a hiatal hernia so everything comes back up at night. Even water. So sometimes I have to sleep sitting up on the couch. </p> <p>Wow I am a miserable, whiny person right now. How do people love this?!?!?! Just 3 more months of this, haha. </p>