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Pregnancy. I had five ER trips during the length of my pregnancy for numerous different issues. It was very very stressful for me.
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probably the nb days. though the two hours of pushing was the worst pain i've ever felt in my life!
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The newborn days were awful.
Breastfeeding was really difficult for the first 6 weeks but it got much easier for the remaining 10.5 months.
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I voted emotional recovery, but I voted wrong! I thought you meant the emotional aspects of becoming a parent, not the delivery specifically.
So I change my vote to none of the above, the anxiety was by far the hardest thing to deal with.
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I voted newborn days. Even though sleep problems now still drive me nutssssss.
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I don't feel like I truly experienced the "hardest" part until I had my second. When I look back, every thing that happened as a mom of one was a walk in the park compared to being a mom of two.
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: don't say that! That is what I'm scared of
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Hmm tough choice. Ttc and pregnancy were not hard for me. Delivery sucked. Recovery sucks (still ongoing at 6 weeks pp..). The newborn days have been generally hard. But I think hardest has been bf. At 6 weeks it is still a huge daily ;sometimes hourly) painful struggle.
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@illumina: You know what they say... one is like none, two is like ten!!!
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Um, all of it?? TTC was really hard (had assistance), hard pregnancy mentally (intense anxiety), complicated c-section (hemorrhaged, passed out on table, had to have transfusion, be in mag sulfate, etc), breast feeding two was tough (cracked/bleeding nips, pumping around the clock, trying to produce enough for two) but the newborn days I think were the worst. I joke about having PTSD from the first 6-8 weeks but I think I really do! I get super-anxious just thinking about that time period!
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I voted TTC, but it is really the losses that did me in. They caused serious anxiety before, during, and to some extent, after pregnancy. A close second was getting injured and giving birth with 2injured hips. I've had a mercifully easier time with postpartum physical recovery, breastfeeding, and with the newborn period.in general. I wouldn't call it easy, but comparatively, it is MUCH better!
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Newborn and emotional recovery. I am coming to the realization that babies are not my favorite thing. Love em, but love toddlers more.
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Definitely pregnancy. I was pregnant far earlier than expected during a period full of huge transitions (moving to a new state, newlyweds, starting grad school) and felt awful pretty much the whole time. I went from one not-feeling-well--awful morning sickness--to the next--acid reflux--and was puking pretty much my entire pregnancy, and also had pneumonia (I've NEVER had pneumonia before but it hurt terribly--I thought it was something wrong with my heart!) and 2 weeks of prodromal labor with every-5-minute-contractions and 5 L & D trips before finally delivering at 37.5 weeks. I still get anxiety even thinking about being pregnant again, and though it's not my only factor or a top factor for only having one child it's definitely a big consideration. I would never want to be pregnant again. I had a blessedly easy newborn period and a shockingly good recovery, especially compared to my pregnancy, and every stage with L has been fun so far--though I might be changing my tune and she'll go from easy baby to maniacal toddler, we'll see!
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1) TTC: It took us over a year with two losses.
2) Pregnancy: I was in an increasingly amount of pain, almost to the point that it hurt to move at all by the end, and I had such major food aversions/full pregnancy "morning" sickness (I was throwing up in labor) that I struggled a lot to put and keep weight on.
3) Labor/Delivery: I wasn't expecting a 31 hour back labor with failed epidurals and a scary hemorrhage. I think as far as intensity this one ranks above #2, but it was only 31 hours, and the pregnancy was much longer
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