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I hated being pregnant with S...I was tired and in a groggy fog the entire time. I enjoyed my pregnancy with DS, but he was 8 weeks early.

I'm only 9 weeks into this one, but I'm doing everything I can to enjoy this pregnancy. I need a better attitude about it.

I did not enjoy it. I felt guilty about it, because I figured I should be happy about it all the time, but it was so uncomfortable and I just did not like it. Love the kiddo that came out, but don't think I'll do that again!

I didn't enjoy the first trimester. I didn't have horrible morning sickness, just felt nauseous and exhausted and. Guilty about not enjoying it. After that though I really did enjoy it and was in no rush for it to be over when I had her the day before my due date. I didn't get a lot of the bad symptoms like heart burn.

Now that its over though ii love having abs again- they are still weak and mushy buying can lift things and sit up without help.

Both pregnancies have sucked but I still love it. I love that im growing a little human and can feel it's kicks and flip flops. As uncomfortable as I am... And as much as I miss my migraine meds, I don't want it to be over.

@Mrs. Bee: Just curious, what did you do/think differently to make you really enjoy your last/second pregnancy. I really want to make this special because it probably will be our last as well.

HATE. I seriously loathed being pregnant, people would gush about how magical and special it was and the glow and how great I must be feeling...and I would look at them like they were nuts. In the first trimester I threw up anywhere from 3-10 times a day. With medicine this gradually decreased to 1-2 times a day, but it never stopped and I was nauseous the whole time, I was still throwing up in the delivery room. I also got kidney stones, which I've never had before, twice. My LO loved to kick my rib cage, I felt bruised and sore. I couldn't sleep between the nausea and the awful heartburn.

And now, not even quite 4 months later, I'm wanting to do it again. I must be going crazy! But I know every pregnancy is different for most people. Fingers crossed I'm like you @Mrs. Bee and the second time is easier.

I really liked being pregnant the first time and breezed through it with hardly any discomfort. This time, I'm not loving it per se, but I'm not hating it either. I wish I had more energy and motivation to get out there and do stuff with my LO, but other than that, it's just there.

We plan on having three, so I think this one is already feeling the effects of middle child syndrome. I was super excited about being pregnant with my first as it was all so new and exciting, and I'll probably be really sentimental next time as it will probably be my last time. This pregnancy, meh, whatever. A means to an end!

ETA: just to clarify, I am very excited about having another baby - it was solely the experience of pregnancy I was referring to in my above post.

So far I do not like it. I don't have the worst symptoms like some people but I just feel weird and off and not like me all the time and I miss feeling normal. But, I'm only 5.5 weeks so I'm still adjusting and I haven't had the full experience yet. I hope that once I get used to it and/or it gets better in the second trimester I like it.

Overall I loved it. I was sick the first 16 weeks but quickly forgot about that when I felt better. The last few weeks were uncomfy but in between I felt great!

I have 2 weeks still to go, so still time for things to change, but generally I have loved this pregnancy! It's been a lot nicer than I thought it would be, even with the sickness of the first and most of the second trimester. My skin and hair look great, I feel healthier than I did pre-preg, but most of all I've learn how important it is to listen to and trust my body; when I feel the need to eat something in particular, I need to do that, when I need to eat, drink, rest or get some exercise I have done it.

I'll look forward to doing it all again when the time comes

I hated my 1st trimester, the 2nd tri was not too bad except for round ligament pain and then the 3rd tri got tough again with horrible heartburn, rib pain, and hip pain and just pain everywhere.

Overall I loved it. I loved not having to suck in my tummy, loved kicks, the special treatment I got, didn't stress as muh about dieting. But I hated that I never slept good, aches, and at the end the beaches whale feeling when trying to roll over in bed.

I mostly hate how I feel everyday. I haven't felt normal or even good for four months now and it's been really hard. But I love that I will have a baby at the end of this journey and that it will all be worth it.

I feel so guilty saying this but it's been pretty awful. I was very sick til about week 20, then came the awful constipation, then delightful diarrhea. The round ligament & back pain has been horrible...I barely sleep & wake up about every hour my back/hip hurt so bad. I'm 27 weeks so I know I still have a ways to go and once one ailment goes away, another takes its place. Everyone says how fabulous I look pregnant, I'm glowing, etc, but honestly, I feel anything but fabulous. Despite the misery, I'm beyond thrilled to finally be pregnant and can't wait for these little twins to be born. I know it will all be worth it.

@LovelyPlum: THIS! Exactly how I feel (except it's been a rough 18 weeks).

So far (31 weeks on Friday) I've absolutely LOVED it. I've had it verrrrry easy though. I haven't had any morning sickness/fatigue/food aversions/medical issues/etc., so I think that's been a huge part of it. I'm only now just starting to get a little uncomfortable from time to time (getting in and out of bed). In all honesty, it makes me SUPER nervous thinking about having another one, because I can't imagine things going this well again!

@MrsKoala: I thought of you!!! I can't believe you've been going through this for 18 weeks...you have great patience, lady. I've had a few hours (6!!! yesterday!) where I'm feeling better, but then it all crashes spectacularly. Here's to hoping it turns around for both of us very soon!

@locavore_mama: thank you!

My first pregnancy (and labor!) was SO easy. The only thing that was hard was the pain I had in my pelvic bone the last trimester. But, I wasn't too uncomfortable and I had zero nausea. I was running up until the end of the 8th month.

This pregnancy is kicking my butt! I'm so nauseated all the time, and it's worse for 2 days if I attempt to work out. I'll see how I feel after the first trimester is over

I enjoyed the 2nd trimester and early 3rd, but that's about it!

The final month was pretty hard. I couldn't wait to get the baby out of my belly even though I didn't have all my ducks in a row to receive him (back then). The first trimester I was puking my guts out for weeks and it was the hardest time of my life. My face was like a pizza all through those 9 months! Argh!

Overall I didn't have much problems with it though and I do enjoy the 2nd trimester a lot, and the beginning of the 3rd. I took great care of myself, better than I ever ever would! I forced myself to go to yoga class every week, and I eat so well, I don't drink coffee. I also didn't gain much weight on myself other than my belly, so it wasn't hard to get back my figure. And I enjoyed the kicks and moves LO made inside me. Those were the most intimate moments