I remember telling DH during the few weeks of nausea that I wasn't sure if I could handle going through any more pregnancies.
Now that I'm feeling great, that thought has subsided, but the fear of L&D makes me think that the thought might cross my mind again... I doubt it'll be a lingering feeling though.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
DH and were talking about #2 literally minutes after I gave birth. 
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
I have had a tough time being pregnant. The pain and the worry has been a lot harder than I ever expected. I was actually telling a friend today that if I were super rich I would consider a surrogate for any future children!! However, as difficult as it has been barring a major complication that will make it unsafe for me to get pregnant again I will have at least one more. I don't want my baby to be an only child.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
No, no. Even through the pain of my contractions I remembered thinking, "It's okay, it's okay, I can do this again."
eggplant / 11287 posts
Going through labor and delivery made me realize that it is not as scary or as bad as I thought it would be....I would totally do it again! It was the pregnancy itself that I hated. I had a hard time with giving up my body for so long. I think I will only do it one more time!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
my second pregnancy was so much easier because i gained so much less weight. the first trimester morning sickness was the same, but you feel so good in the second trimester you kinda forget about it.
pomelo / 5073 posts
I'm looking forward to a second pregnancy, hopefully, because our first ended with out the baby. I remember thinking that delivery wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. I was induced and I wasn't prepared for it. I know it will be different when I have a full-term baby, but I remember thinking that I could do it. I am actually hoping that I have morning sickness or something different this next pregnancy because I will worry if it's just the same.
grapefruit / 4817 posts
Pregnancy hasn't deterred me from wanting more, but my c-section sure has. Not sure if I can do that again. That plus postpartum depression makes me think it'll be a much harder decision in a few years. Pregnancy was a breeze until the last 4 weeks, and if I hadnt swelled up so bad, it wouldn't have been too bad at all.
papaya / 10560 posts
i haven't even had the baby yet, and i'm not sure how i can go through this again...not at least anytime soon! i am so lazy, i can't imagine how it would be if i were working right now! i think we're going to have to space out future kids...which freaks me out, because i'm not gettin' any younger!
coconut / 8498 posts
During pregnancy I tried to convince DH several times that we should adopt the rest of our children. Then I had LO and I realized that I would do it 1000 more times. I'm actually looking forward to being pregnant again because it means another child and so much more love. Though, I still hope we add to our family through adoption as well
grapefruit / 4823 posts
I had a pretty easy pregnancy, no MS, no issues no nothing besides some back pain and becoming more and more uncomfortable because of constant pelvic pressure, but I would(and plan to) do it again. And knowing that the probability of me needing a c-section for future children is extremely high, I'm still all about having more
pomelo / 5628 posts
We are already not planning on having another one and I'm pretty relieved! It hasn't been fun so far. (I'm 10 weeks.) Hopefully the good feeling kicks in soon!
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
OH. EM. GEE. Yes definitely. I never expected pregnancy to be so tough. Honestly both pregnancies have been ok overall but I have not enjoyed either of them at all. The only reason I'm pregnant right now is because we didn't want Wagon Jr. to be an only child, or tooo much older than his younger sibling. If we ever do decide to have a 3rd, we'll have to be REALLY rich so I can have a masseuse, esthetician, cook, housekeeper, and personal assistant. 
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
We're not planning on having a second, in part because of how much I dislike pregnancy. I mean, I'm thrilled to be pregnant and having a baby, but I'm not a fan of being pregnant. It hasn't even been that rough of a pregnancy, but geez....I never hit any "golden trimester": I haven't had any appetite and have been sick pretty consistently since mid-December, and am constantly exhausted. Not to mention the rib-bruising, swelling and overall aches. And I still have 7 weeks left plus L&D!
Definitely not the only reason we've decided on only one, but it a factor.
pomegranate / 3729 posts
I had a really easy pregnancy, and an awesome labor and delivery. Honestly, I think I would do it again tomorrow (but don't think I could handle kids being 10 months apart!! haha).
pear / 1946 posts
I was fairly miserable throughout pregnancy with nausea and heartburn, so I definitely thought I'd never want to go through it again. Now with a fussy, colicky 4 week old I often feel like I can't imagine why anyone would do this again!
pineapple / 12234 posts
I had a somewhat easy first pregnancy (despite getting sick every day for 30 weeks) but I didn't have any low pain, pressure, problems sleeping and labor was easy.
Second pregnancy, I felt like I had mono the entire time! I was sick for just as long, had horrible sciatic pain, high blood pressure and I was always in a bad mood. Labor was really hard with being induced also.
So...would I have a third? Maybe. I love my kiddos, all the pregnancy problems weren't so bad once I met my LO's.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I am just dreading my next C-section. I felt everything during my first C-section and I am afraid anesthesia will fail again. Fingers crossed!
pineapple / 12526 posts
Yes. Before I got pregnant with LO, I wasn't even sure I wanted kids. Now she's 11 weeks old and I've got baby fever, despite my rough pregnancy and traumatic birth experience. lol
I must be insane.
cantaloupe / 6687 posts
I definitely felt like I didn't want to go through pregnancy towards the end of the all day nausea that lasted 20 weeks...and I told my husband we were only having one kid while I was having contractions. But the majority of my pregnancy was super easy and I had a very easy recovery from my csection so at the end of the day i haven't changed my mind about having more kids but sometimes I look at LO and she is so perfect to me and I feel like my life is full with just her...but I would love for her to have a sibling
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
My first trimester and delivery were rough, so I'm in a place where I'm still not sure if I want to do it all again.
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