I'm not going to lie - I'm sure HG is a part of how I'm feeling but I'm not one of these people who is loving/enjoying being pregnant. I know there is no "feeling normal" but I kind of wish there was. I have several friends that wish they could be pregnant all the time because they loved every minute of it.
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I had pretty average, mild pregnancies and I still didn't love it. I was nauseous a lot longer this time around too. But I've gained less weight and started out at a lower weight, so I think my dislike for pregnancy is the same last time and this time. I am grateful to be pregnant, I just can't stand not feeling "normal" in my own skin/body.
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I actually loved being pregnant last time. But I got off easy - no nausea, gained appropriate weight, very little discomfort. I'm crossing my fingers that it's the same this time around, but doubt I'll be so lucky!
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No. I'm grateful for my healthy child and for the baby I'm pregnant with now, but I do not enjoy pregnancy at all.
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Not at all. And I feel bad saying that because I know how lucky I am to be pregnant but I feel very sick a lot of the time. Nothing to enjoy about that.
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1st pregnancy - hell no! I didn't have complications or anything but I was so uncomfortable - bad indigestion, so swollen, lots of pain in pelvis, etc. Everything hurt.
2nd pregnancy - I loved it. I didn't hurt and had so much more energy. I truly enjoyed it.
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Nope nope nope
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Nope. It's not terrible but I feel like I have to limit myself and weird things make me naseous.
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I hate it so much that I can't wait to be through with the child bearing years, even though I love love love little babies. Two HG pregnancies, plus the usual discomforts of pregnancy is terrible for me. The complete exhaustion this time of trying to work, raise a toddler, and have an HG pregnancy this time around was the stuff of nightmares.
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So far, so good. But get back to me in about a month...
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Depends on the trimester. First tri sucked, second was glorious and the end of third is sucking, too.
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I enjoyed it for the most part. I felt very special and beautiful. But there were awful parts, like when I could barely walk from hip pain, and I was alone for most of my second/third trimesters due to my husband's job. That sucked.
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I did at first. Some nausea, but that was just a reminder that I was pregnant! Yay! Then my morning sickness kept ramping up and I was SO sick ALL the time. And the rest of pregnancy was pretty miserable.
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I hated the first 20 weeks and loved the last 20 weeks.
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No, I don't really enjoy it. I don't like being treated like I'm weak, not being able to bend properly, being uncomfortable, etc.
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27 weeks, and it hasn't been that bad. I wouldn't say I enjoy it, but I don't hate it. I am so thankful for this pregnancy and hope I can have one or two more. But I will be most happy when my body is mine again.
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I loved it both times, but I also had relatively easy pregnancies, so that I'm sure has an impact. I can't wait to do it again! I'm going to be sad when we are done.
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Even though I had a really mild, healthy pregnancy I only loved it from 29-34 weeks. Before 29 weeks I always felt some combo of chubby, exhausted, and ill. After 34 weeks I felt huge and uncomfortable. Ha! Totally worth it for my little munchkin, though.
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No. I felt guilty since I was so grateful to finally be pregnant but I had never been more miserable in my entire life.
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Yes!! I love it, well up until now, these last few weeks are brutal
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Nope. I don't like pregnancy....I really, really worried about doing it again but I have been surviving pregnancy number 2. Also, I didn't forget *anything*, so I knew exactly what I was in for.
I have really bad pregnancy nausea (not HG, just super bad pregnancy nausea that won't go away), plus all kinds of fun extra stuff this time around like SPD. Those things, alone with my pre-existing GERD that gets worse in pregnancy, along with all the normal hip and back pain and exhaustion just makes me an unhappy person.
I also had a rough time with LO #1's sleep and eating refusal her whole first year so I worry about going through the newborn stage again, too.
BUT, I *love* *LOVE* being a toddler mom, so I feel like I just have to get through the harder parts, haha.
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I seriously love being pregnant.
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I enjoyed it for the most part until I hit a wall around 35 weeks. That's when I started to swell and feel really physically encumbered. I didn't know how I was going to make it another month, however once I got over that hump the rest of my pregnancy was pretty ok- until I hit my due date! From 40-41 weeks I was miserable, not physically but emotionally.
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I didn't enjoy pregnancy but tried to remember it's just temporary. I had severe nausea with terrible smell aversions, back pain, gained 50 lbs. and my feet swelled up to the size of bowling balls... But I'm willing to suffer through all that fun for another little blessing
I'm hoping the second time around is better and I'll be busier with a toddler so won't pay attention to every little discomfort
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I love it, I feel like Mother Earth, if that makes sense! I have to admit I've not had any serious pain or complications though... that might have changed things. Minor heartburn and 3rd trimester nausea are manageable...
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No – the only thing I liked about being pregnant is I felt super confident/happy with my body. I have a healthy level of self esteem (aka, no real body-hating or shaming here!) but I felt SO beautiful when I was pregnant. My skin and hair were awesome too, which helped. Everything else about pregnancy – hells to the no.
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I didnt hate it, and I feel somewhat nostalgic about it 2 years later. I was so happy to be pregnant and it was exciting. I felt great during most of my first and 2nd trimester. I got siderailed by kidney stones and a minor car accident and i wish that i hadn't taken on so many ambitious projects during my pregnancy and had taken more time to relax. I definitely pushed myself to hard.
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I love it! My first two pregnancies were easy though. I hope the same is true for the future. I also felt very confident.
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I loved being pregnant, even when I was 8 days overdue in the hottest part of summer in the south. I had pretty minor physical symptoms (minor nausea and heartburn, rib pain) but overall I felt pretty great, thankfully!
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Excluding the last few weeks I loved it.
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I didn't like it. Objectively, I had a great pregnancy -- no nausea, no unusual discomfort, no complications -- but I just felt *wrong* the whole time. Like I didn't belong in my own body or something like that. It was just a weird, unsettling feeling and there was nothing I could do about it.
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I do not like being pregnant. The 1st trimester exhaustion, 2nd trimester I feel pretty normal, except I show really early, get big and stay consistent for like 15 weeks. I am 25 weeks and constantly get told that I look like I'm going to pop. I also hate all of the comments on my boobs. Yes I know they are huge. Thanks for feeling the need to comment. People as assholes to pregnant women.
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My first, yes sort of, my second no. Mainly because of complications with the first is giving me major anxiety with the second.
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Not 1st trimester, even though MS wasn't bad. And not 3rd b/c I was just freaking out about birth and also getting so big/heavy. I did really love 2nd trimester where I sported a cute bump and felt pretty much like myself! Probably also b/c it was summer so I was out & about enjoying it!
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I'm just coming out of the sick stage. I'm hoping I'll love it, but I still feel off.
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Not at all. I always thought I wanted 2 or 3, with the way I am feeling right now I'm pretty sure we're going to be 2 and through.
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Nope. I get sore just thinking about how sore my pelvis was with M.
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I'm only 30 weeks now, but I have thoroughly enjoyed being pregnant so far. I've had a crazy easy pregnancy. No nausea, no complications, very little discomfort, average weight gain. Plus I feel so freaking special!
Hoping to finish out this third trimester strong! I know most people aren't so lucky so I am so grateful.
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I feel horribly guilty saying this, especially with how much I went through to get pregnant, but I hate being pregnant. To me, the only fun thing about being pregnant is feeling the baby move, but there are times where he really hurts me too.
This pregnancy, I've also been sick at some point nearly every day and I'm in my 24th week. I'm pretty over not feeling well, not being able to do things physically (like run), and the weight gain. I very selfishly want my body back.
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It was rough the first twenty weeks, as I had horrible "morning" sickness, and the medicine I had to utilize to make it subside gave me killer migraines. The second half of pregnancy was a dream, though. I wish I could just skip the first part.
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