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Hate pregnancy (currently pregnant with my second). Vomited 14 times a day for 5 months. I’m very pleased to be having a baby, but I’d take birth, newborn + postpartum over pregnancy. If my husband could get pregnant instead of me, I’d be keen for a 3rd child, but I’m not doing this again
I have friends who have 2 children and birthed one each: a lovely way to share
I loved being pregnant especially with my first! To be fair, I wasn’t sick or anything and slept as much as I needed. I had a cute lil belly!
It probably depends on the pregnancy. I had an easy pregnancy so would say I enjoyed it especially the anticipation and excitement of meeting the little personality, so much so that I miss it a tad bit. I had the glow, cute belly and everything as advertised 😂 That said, had the absolute worst labor & delivery but post partum has been great so far.
I find the first trimester miserable, second/early third I feel excited and love my bump and the kicks, and then by the end of the third I want to scream and cry I am so tired and uncomfortable. If I did not have to work, I wouldn’t mind it all so much. It is the expectation of working at the same level throughout pregnancy that I find so so hard (and impossible at times).
I did not enjoy it throughout the entire pregnancy except for a few tender moments when I first felt the baby kick. Then it never stopped kicking and that was yet another discomfort to add to the list. Was very happy to not be pregnant once baby arrived. You’re not alone. I’m convinced anyone who says they love being pregnant is lying.
Hated pregnancy, never doing it again.
Idk if 'enjoy' was the right word, but my first pregnancy was easy minus a few weeks of nausea in 1st trimester, fatigue throughout, and general discomfort at the end. I had a high sex drive and had best sex of my life, so that was a total win. Loved feeling baby move around and the excitement of it all.
Second pregnancy has been pretty mild too, but I'm definitely crabby, easily annoyed, and exhausted. You don't get to rest with a toddler, I can't imagine doing this again with 2 young kids. And the increased sex drive perk isn't there, womp womp.
Idk about enjoy, but I don’t mind it overall. I’m on my third and do have some third trimester complaints (pubic pain, heart burn, summer heat) but overall my pregnancies have been easy, it’s fun to dress the bump (I rent from Nuuly), and I like the excuse to send hubs out for ice cream and refuse to lift heavy things 🙃
Yes pretty good! I think I’ve rented every summer dress option (some more than once) but it got me through the entire summer of work and casual needs. I only purchased maternity bike shorts, yoga pants, and some oversized tshirts on Amazon and haven’t needed to buy anything else. I should maybe not have given away my previous maternity pieces but oh well!
I had fun being pregnant. To be fair, I had a very easy pregnancy and apart from some serious heartburn, it was a walk in the park. Not everyone has the same experience so I can totally understand other perspectives.
First trimester was tricky with nausea and worry but second trimester has been a blast tbh. I do have bouts of body image issues but being able to feel my baby kick, seeing my body grow, and also my husband being extra extra protective have all been extremely heartwarming
I think everyone’s experiences are so different. To me being pregnant was a dream compared to postpartum which was a nightmare.
First trimester I have felt like a blob who wants to be on the couch napping all day, second trimester I have felt like everything is back to normal aside from being a little bigger, and by third trimester I feel like I’m the size of a giant balloon and am ready to not be pregnant and have the baby in my arms. I think it really depends on the person because I also hear women who rave about their entire pregnancy.
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I really loved feeling the baby kick, but did not enjoy pregnancy as a whole, even though I got pretty lucky and had a mostly easy pregnancy — my worst symptom was fatigue, but it really kicked my butt.