Being exhausted all the time and the aches and pains that go along with pregnancy sounds tough to me.
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Migraines and having to take meds which is scary, and not being able to take certain meds.
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The anxiety. I was a mess when I was pregnant just waiting for the.pther shoe to drop. I worried so much up until I heard him cry was when the anxiety went away.
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This is going to sound bad but no alcohol. It was hard during the summer not to be able to have a cold beer.
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Anxiety, and the changes in my body. I felt so frustrated with having to slow down, and really missed my body responding the way I was used to.
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The exhaustion. I'm on my feet all day as a 2nd grade teacher and by supper time I'm beat. Luckily there's only 7 weeks of school left (actualy, I'll be really sad to finish though...) so I won't be working during my biggest pregnancy months. I can't imagine being 8 or 9 months pregnant and teaching!
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I was constantly nauseous and had major food aversions--to almost all foods. I struggled to put on (and keep on) weight. I lost 15 lbs right off the bat, didn't start gaining it back until into the second trimester, and only put on another 4 lbs after I gained it back. I'm sure pretty much everyone is rolling their eyes at me, lol, but it sucked, and I felt very judged by pretty much everyone, from my midwife to some of my family members....asking if I was really willing to put my baby at risk to stay thin, as if I was dieting or starving myself on purpose or MAKING MYSELF THROW UP (yes, I got that one). It was frustrating and I did worry about the effects would have on DS and felt guilty that I was already failing at being a mother.
Of course it was pretty much all for naught since I had a very healthy 8lb 12oz baby boy, but it was a constant worry for almost 9 months before that.
And since I had miscarried my last pregnancy it also took a really long time for me to mentally release a breath and relax about it. I didn't really let myself believe it was really real until I felt him kick the first time, and then I wasn't worried about miscarrying but I started worrying about how often and how strong he was kicking, and did it feel much weaker today and did that mean I was losing him? I was a nutcase who pretty much stressed about every.little.possibility until he was in my arms. I tried to smile through and and enjoy being pregnant, and I did, but it was always tinged with a "what I'm about to lose all of this?"
I loved being pregnant, truly I did, but I was constantly worried about SOMETHING
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The swelling, dear God, the swelling. So uncomfortable!
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I'm 12 weeks and so far the exhaustion has been the worst. I can't get anything done and it's really frustrating to literally not be able to make myself be productive.
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I'm only 26 weeks, but so far the worst was the absolute exhaustion and nausea for 8 weeks straight in the beginning-- and I know I didn't even have it that bad! I never threw up, just felt like I had perma-hangover the whole time, without the fun part. On top of feeling terrible, I felt like I was letting myself down, like I had thought I'd be this glowing happy pregnant lady and there I was, miserable. Thank god it passed and now I love being pregnant, even though my back hurts kind of all the time and I get a shooting pain in my hip every time I shift my weight and haven't slept through the night in a while-- all of that, I can handle just fine.
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@DigAPony: At 12 weeks I thought pregnancy was going to take FOREVER. But at 14 weeks I had a turnaround and now it is flying by at an alarming pace.
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the nausea.
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Not being able to sleep good.
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the severe carpel tunnel syndrome i developed in both hands. i basically lost all my fine motor movement abilities!
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@Foodnerd81: Nice! I hope it speeds up soon for me too. Or at least that the exhaustion fades.
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Right now? All of it
The worst is the pain from a sciatic nerve being pinched that makes it hard to stand, sit, or walk. Add that to horribly swollen feet, exhaustion, inability to have a nice cold beer, and my anxiety being off the charts.... not having the greatest time lol! Buying baby stuff tonight helped though 
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I'm 10.5 weeks and after a missed miscarriage last year, I've been so nervous. I'll gladly take almost every symptom. I'll be so glad when I'm out of the first trimester so I can breathe a little easier. Even after 3 ultrasounds, I'm still a little scared.
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The exhaustion was the worst. It was hard work growing a baby! I don't think I had ever been so tired in my life.
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The third trimester and everything that goes along with it: swelling, heartburn, not sleeping good, exhaustion. Also it was really hard for me to get up and go to work every day. I wished I could have been a bum!
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The itching
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The heartburn and reflux was the worst for me with both pregnancies. Throwing up acid everyday as soon as the morning sickness stopped was the worst, and that constant heartburn that i had for 30+ weeks that nothing ever help settle it down.
SO glad I never have to deal with that ever again.
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The incessant advice. No matter what I did, It elicited some stupid ass remark from someone.
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With #1, the swelling. it was ridiculous! i couldn't even tie my sneakers!
With #2, i'm exhausted and have an (almost) 12 month old...there is no resting this time! and the heartburn/reflux/indegestions...it's horrible! -
The worst part for me was light sensitivity. My computer monitor at work made me nauseated first trimester. Once that passed I became sensitive to bright lights. A glimpse of the sun or flash photography would set me on the path towards a migraine. Instant headache and nausea. I called them "day ruiners". I felt like such a diva asking people to refrain from taking flash photography.
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The dietary restrictions. I had to change my diet several times during pregnancy especially once I found out I had GD. In the beginning, you avoid all of the things you should...then you find out your food aversions...then I found out I had GD and there go my carbs. And finally, once LO was here and I was breast feeding, EVERYTHING gave him gas. Once I went back to work and stopped pumping, I ate everything I couldn't for the last year and a half. It was wonderful.
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For me its the vulnerability I feel. I can't dodge in and out of crowds or traffic any more, I have no hope of defending myself if I need to and I get so light headed, going anywhere alone is pretty scary for me now, which is unfortunate because I have to travel for work!
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swelling towards the end
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The crazy hormones/how emotional I am
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Mine was my spikes in blood pressure (dizziness/spots) & in the beginning the all day sickness and constipation!
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Bed rest for 7 weeks sucked!
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@Lindsay05: oh yeah - that part sucked.
I actually had a really good pregnancy. It was only at the end that I had really bad pain in my pelvic bone and couldn't move a whole lot.
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@Lindsay05: I'm totally with you. No alcohol was tough, especially since I had just turned 21 before my first pregnancy!
I guess the other part that was hard for me was the being pregnant part. I had easy pregnancies both times, non-traumatic births, but I'm just not someone who enjoys being pregnant. That being said, I wouldn't trade either of my kids and I hope we eventually have a third little one.
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I've been extremely fortunate this pregnancy and don't have the normal "pregnancy" symptoms. So for me, the hardest part is the constant worry about the baby's well-being and the fatigue. I'm currently 25 weeks.
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low iron/blood pressure. heartburn. Otherwise, I've been insanely lucky with a relatively symptom free pregnancy.
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Being tired all the time is no fun and knowing that's it's only going to get worse when he's born is daunting!
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Right now, at 35 weeks, I am really struggling to stay sane and positive. I have the following problems:
--shortness of breath
--random racing heart episodes
--nausea/dizziness has returned (all night, and comes in waves during the day)
--food aversions have returned (I had them and the nausea till 18 weeks and they came back at about 32 weeks)
--very painful round ligament pain, it's like someone's ripping my stomach muscles apart - happens when I walk, drive, roll over in bed, etc...
--knees can't support my weight when getting up from a chair, toilet, etc (had weak/knee problems before pg. much worse now)
--moderate swelling of knees down to feet, makes it painful to walk
--overall soreness especially in my upper back
--hemmorhoids and other bowel issues
--carpel tunnel for the last 10 weeks or so
--braxton hicks that are sometimes quite painful though they aren't supposed to be
--a big numb spot on my stomach that bothers me more than it probably should
--downright exhausted
--have to pee all the time (hard when i can barely get up lol)Basically I had a hard first tri up to the middle of second tri, then by the end of the second tri I started to get other physical problems, and THEN my morning sickness came back. So I'll say that now is the hardest time - only made easier by the fact that it's going to be over soon!!
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Right now I'm 8.5 weeks with twins and the nasuea has been killer. Hoping it subsides...soon.
The worst is the pain from a sciatic nerve being pinched that makes it hard to stand, sit, or walk. Add that to horribly swollen feet, exhaustion, inability to have a nice cold beer, and my anxiety being off the charts.... not having the greatest time lol! Buying baby stuff tonight helped though 
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