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I don't like it either, and I feel really badly about it. I am so grateful that I am pregnant, and I'm grateful that I'm having an "easy" pregnancy. I mean really-- I haven't thrown up, I haven't swollen, I have no real pain (so far, 31.5 weeks), I've had no bleeding or scares. I haven't even seen my doc outside of regularly scheduled appts except for one UTI. So I feel like man… I am such a whiner that I don't like being pregnant! (And I try not to say that to people, except you did ask so I will share… haha).
I just feel weird. Even though I haven't been super sick I've felt "off" for most of the pregnancy and it's not super comfortable and it's stressful to be constantly worrying about every thing I put in my mouth, every fume I'm exposed to, etc. I know our LO is more than worth it but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't super anxious to be done with the pregnant part and move on to the mom part already. (And also to eat a big lunchmeat sandwich and get some soft serve ice cream. With sprinkles).
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I loved pregnancy until the end. September was a busy month in events at work, and I had to work EVERY SINGLE ONE, including a 14 hour day and a public conference. My feet were huge. Someone got upset because I didn't get to the gate fast enough to take their money, and I told them, "I'm 37 weeks pregnant. I don't run ANYWHERE."
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@Mae: The meal after delivery was honestly the best meal of my life. A hamburger with the works, fries, ice cream, and a Speedway Freeze. DIVINE!
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@Mae: I did ask and you are not a whiner! I was hoping seeing that others feel that way too could maybe help us all cut our self some slack. I know I really needed that during my first pregnancy!
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I hated being pregnant, but love being a mother. I did not have an especially bad pregnancy, but I was tired and stressed throughout, and working long hours. I did not feel a connection, until my baby was born, but then it was immediate. My body felt better immediately. It was totally worth it, and I intend to do it again.
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@mdf106: I think I'm still a little afraid to really bond with this baby. I'm hoping to have your experience: feeling better right away, and feeling connected quickly!
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I did not love being pregnant. I also haven't loved my breastfeeding/pumping journey, so sadly...I feel like my body is still not "mine". I am looking forward to being able to stop EPing and REALLY getting my body back.
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@Mae: Not gonna lie, at some point I've had lunch meat (although I requested it on the side and then microwaved it) and Pinkberry. I don't normally eat that stuff but it tasted so great just because I'm not supposed to have it.
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Yes I felt this way both times. I think it was a combination of having my body out of control combined with constant worrying about the baby, although maybe it would have been different if it wasn't physically painful, not sure.
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With DD, I enjoyed being pregnant, despite gaining 70 lbs! I had no complications and I wasn't working at the time so I could rest when I wanted. This pregnancy, however, has been miserable. I haven't even gained half of what I did with DD and I still have had no complications and have kept most of my energy up BUT....being pregnant with a toddler is hell. I'm exhausted and she has gotten me sick pretty much every other week since November. I'm just really grateful for grandmas
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@spaniellove: I've had hot lunchmeat sandwiches, but they just are not as good as cold! And I really miss frozen yogurt/soft serve. Like, anyone else who wanted it I'd be like "omg its finnnnneeee" but I have this over-active guilt complex. Like if anything ever did go wrong, even weeks from now, I'd blame myself/the yogurt. Doesn't seem worth the internal drama.
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@wonderstruck: I was thrilled when we finally conceived, and I am grateful every day (it took us over a year of TTC and a prior miscarriage), but I do not love pregnancy.
My first trimester I was miserably sick. I was comfortable for all of about 2 weeks of my second tri before I started getting back problems thanks to the discomforts of sleeping while pregnant. I am in the first week of my third tri and can't do even normal things without it causing aches, pains, or exhaustion...
So far I am healthy, and so is baby, but I will be so glad when this pregnancy is over! I told DH I'd like to seriously consider adoption next time... we'll see.
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I thought I'd absolutely LOVE being pregnant, especially after dealing with IF for a while. But I'd agree with the rest of you that I really do not enjoy being pregnant.. Granted, I have been on bed rest and high risk since 16 weeks and that's mainly why, but I also feel like I'm constantly worrying between a short cervix, cerclage, 2 risk markers during our anatomy, and genetic testing, I'm going nuts! There are great moments when I feel like I'm bonding with her, but I just want it to be July already and know that she will be ok and healthy.
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@littleredhairedgrl: that's a lot to go through, Mama! I hope that you and the little miss are doing well, despite all of the stresses.
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@LovelyPlum: thank you!!
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I am just about 13w pregnant. This is after 2 MCs and 3 years of trying and I STILL hate being pregnant. I feel lucky and blessed and know this will all be worth it in the end but its TERRIBUL. I can't even imagine how miserable I will be at the end when I'm huge and its over 100 degrees here in the summertime. Perhaps I'll love it in the 2nd trimester, but I'm just sick as a dog all the time, I'm either starving or feel uncomfortably full, the heartburn, the peeing, the sleep issues, the constipation, the stuffy nose. Its been hard to deal with every single day since 5w!
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Yep, HATED it. I had an easy pregnancy- no problems whatso ever- but I hated peeing so much and hell, I hated throwing up and peeing myself (sometimes in public!)at the same time every week for the first trimester.
IF I ever have another, I'd like to grow him/her in a flower pot please.
LOL!
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The second thing I said after LO was born was, "I am not pregnant anymore!" It is a hard job growing a human!
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I didn't like being pregnant either. It was so hard to feel so different. To be so out of breath all the time, to feel faint in the shower, to feel like my belly was going to explode. And I HATED morning sickness. That was miserable. I was so happy to not be pregnant anymore. That feeling of being 10+lbs lighter was amazing.
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I hate it too! I have easy pregnancies too, but just hate being so big. I hate all of the comments about it, all day long. I hate dressing myself. I hate the heartburn that I get no matter what I eat. I keep thinking "only 3 more weeks of pregnancy EVER" as this is my second and, hopefully, last pregnancy. I wish I could enjoy these final weeks, but I'm just looking forward to baby being here and not having a watermelon stuffed in my abdomen!
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I was surprised at how difficult the first trimester was, but other than that I didn't really have any issues. I don't think I "loved being pregnant" if I remember right, but I didn't really mind either. I didn't love having to pee, and I wasn't "all belly" so I didn't love that either, lol.
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I think I actually really do love being pregnant, but I absolutely HATE that I still have to keep doing all the other stuff I had to do before. Same crowded subway commute, same work hours, same household chores, same grooming needs - even though God knows I can hardly breathe/reach/bend/see to do any of it the same way I did before. Everything feels different, not in a bad way, but in a way that makes it very hard to keep on doing anything other than be pregnant.
I wish I could just spend the months sitting in a sunny field tanning my big belly while fairies rubbed my feet and braided flowers into my hair or something. Then it'd be fine!
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@anandam: Bahaha, yes, I do suppose that spending my pregnancy sitting in a sunny field being pampered would really help! Haha!
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