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52 replies

glossyflower · 18/03/2013 17:12

...a once in a lifetime experience for me, which I never want to repeat again!

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FredKiller · 18/03/2013 17:12

Fucking knackering.

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BankWuggery · 18/03/2013 17:13

Elusive (ok only on cycle 1 of ttc #3 but still...)

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LoganMummy · 18/03/2013 17:21

Much harder the second time round (for me anyway).

But it's also completely amazing and I love having my bump!

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MrsSpagBol · 18/03/2013 17:29

Very very very hard at times.

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Quilty · 18/03/2013 17:39

Long. So bloody long.

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Crmmum · 18/03/2013 17:40

The start of a slippery slope of losing all your dignity, haha!

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sleepyhead · 18/03/2013 17:43

...generally uneventful (if you're lucky like me), but then you get to the stage where you're struggling to get your boots on and you think "enough already"...

I was totally fine until about 35 weeks and then I hit some sort of wall. I don't remember being quite this ungainly last time around.

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ChocolateCoins · 18/03/2013 17:43

Its a PITA!

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Guntie · 18/03/2013 18:59

amazing Grin

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Librarina · 18/03/2013 19:00

Surprisingly enjoyable!

I thought I'd hate it but I've hit the 3rd Tri and am still going strong.

I feel bad everytime I say this for the people who've had a hard time, but I'm looking at it as my reward for TTC being such hard work.

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SeriousStuff · 18/03/2013 19:07

...not what I expected!

I usually have a very high threshold for pain/illness etc... but my nausea and tiredness are turning me into a self-pitying mess! Not looking forward to birth!

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Littlemissexpecting · 18/03/2013 19:10

Not as I expected!
After waiting what feels like an eternity I thought I would love it and enjoy every minute but I can't wait for it to be over.

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SeriousStuff · 18/03/2013 19:12

Littlemissexpecting jinx! I feel exactly the same. I want my body (and my normal appetite) back!

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MotherOfNations · 18/03/2013 19:18

Something I can't believe I'm doing for the 5th time. My Dp says it's not morning sickness I have but moaning sickness.

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AuntPepita · 18/03/2013 19:20

Like a really bad 9 month long hangover, without the fun bit

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WillYouDoTheFandango · 18/03/2013 19:22

...harder than I could ever have imagined, but completely and utterly worth it in the end Smile

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PacificDogwood · 18/03/2013 19:22

... easily come by, not so easily hung on to.
... very exciting once I can be reasonably certain it'll last.
... a thing of the past Grin.

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RJM17 · 18/03/2013 19:38

Tiring!!! And I'm only 5 weeks x

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EthelredOnAGoodDay · 18/03/2013 19:40

Notably worse second time around...
But the end result will be worth it!

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gertrudestein · 18/03/2013 19:50

surprisingly expensive! I budgeted for a baby but not for maternity clothes, pregnancy yoga, joining a swimming pool, eating the contents of my house most days ...

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Saundy · 18/03/2013 21:15

...full of surprises!

No good ones as yet but I live in hope.

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LittleMilla · 18/03/2013 21:27

Not what my body was designed for. Decided I am crap at it!

Owwwweeeeeee

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MumofWombat · 18/03/2013 21:50

...harder second time
...in no way preparation for having a newborn
...sucky
...exciting

I know that might sound contradicting, but getting that positive test is so exciting, and the sucky (I only seem to get the rough pregnancy symptoms - none of the glowing for me!) comes afterwards. Also, I could kill people who say that the uncomfortable nights in late pregnancy are to prepare you for baby. What a load of b$&@$&@s!! I've barely slept all pregnancy and am looking forward to having a newborn as I can remember from last time I got more sleep then than I did when pregnant!

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MortifiedAdams · 18/03/2013 21:52

Lovely and enjoyable with short bursts of.vomit, bit of extra sleepiness, and the occassional "ah shit my ribs are killing me"

Trying for pg 2 atm.

Well, not literally atm....that wpuld be gross.

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JollyYellowGiant · 18/03/2013 21:54

With DC1: Wonderful, glowy, fun
This time: painful, tiring, far too long

And I'm only 17w pregnant!

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