To ask for your happy pregnancy stories?

[YoungScrappyHungry]

Posting for traffic as I'm so fed up.

I'm only 7 weeks with my first and have had the shittest time mentally and physically so far. In and out of hospital with hyperemesis gravidarum, taking a ton of anti sickness drugs, which in turn I'm worried about effect on baby. All my good intentions and plans for a healthy pregnancy out the window. Just cried to DH as already been sick 3 times this morning.

I'm just praying it gets better.

Can anyone tell me their positive pregnancy stories? What did you like? What was your favourite trimester? Does it get better!?

Im on my second pregnancy. This time around my first trimester was horrible with awful nausea, survived on crackers and chips, couldn’t stand the smell of anything, so really feel for you. I had no energy in my first trimesters, I felt absolutely gross and bad no motvation for anything ( even showering some days) really didn’t think it would get better but around 9 weeks it started to ease.

In my second trimester now and so far I feel great, and have more energy and enjoying it more, same as last time.

I loved 2nd trimester onwards first time around, loved feeling baby move And was in awe of my body growing a human being and had a pretty good birth. Really missed being pregnant after baby was born and bad a cry about it.

3rd is a bit tougher when you’re bigger but I still loved it.

I hope your sickness improves and you start to enjoy your pregnancy more

Oh god that sounds utter shit. The second trimester is LOADS better ime. You have a nice sized bump so don’t feel like a whale or just look a bit fat. Plus the sickness usually goes and it’s when you can tell people and they’re all happy for you but you don’t need to stress about what to put in the hospital bag etc as it’s miles off.
I had a lovely pregnancy with DS1. Glowing, fucking brilliant hair... loved it. I’m 30 weeks at the moment with DS2 and it’s been rubbish, sickness (not as bad as yours), backache, leaking boobs, piles.... all the good bits 🥴. Each pregnancy is different and the trimesters are different too so even thought this is a mega shit bit you could well have a cracking t2 and t3 this time or a jolly wonderful time on the next one.
Good luck and try to look after yourself. X

First trimester is shit! I'm in second now and feel great, appetites back, energy back, nausea gone. Just focus on your baby, it'll be over and it'll feel like it didn't last 2 minutes

Okay this is all great so far, thank you!

First trimester: sick and tired.
Second trimester: Aww, cute baby kicks.
Third trimester: Get this thing out of me now.

I've had three babies, and at the time pregnancy was bloody hard going. But looking back I've never felt more alive or vital. Wondrous stuff.

Unfortunately it didn't get better for me, 9 months of sicky hell, desperately hoping each trimester or magic milestone would ease it. Nothing changed. HOWEVER, at the end I got a beautiful healthy baby and that made it worthwhile. In fact I did it two more times!

I fell pregnant at 45, was expecting a horror story of a pregnancy (my third) but it was wonderful. I felt invigorated, young, my hair was long and luscious. I bled (red blood) from 6 weeks to 9 weeks, and thought that because of my age it was all over. But he stayed with me! And is healthy and lovely. I don't care that I am the oldest mum at the school gates, I am proud of my body (look what I did at my age! What a miracle!). I've made great friends with much younger mums, who don't judge me, and am really enjoying this phase of my life. One minute I was wondering 'what now?' and the next thing, this happened. I'm totally in love with our new addition, and life is unexpected but good. Xx

I felt awful to begin with but honestly it got better for me I even missed being pregnant when I had sproglet. Try abs aim for 16 weeks chances are it will settle down by then. I remember crying when I had my first midwife app x

I've been really lucky. A bit of nausea in first trimester both times but it passed by second trimester - I found everything got better after the first scan, because then I could believe it was real!

Second trimester is fun and happy, third trimester drags a bit and it's worth having gaviscon on hand just in case!

I was also really lucky with the births - 4 hours from active labour with the first, the second was almost born in the hospital car park.

Good luck!

I loved being pregnant and loved giving birth. I realise I was very lucky. I did feel sick but not too badly and was never actually sick.

Second pregnancy was harder due to having a toddler to care for at the same time but I really enjoyed watching my stomach getting bigger both times and how in contrast it made my thighs look smaller 😂

Feeling your baby kicking and moving around is an amazing feeling.

Giving birth hurts like hell but it’s worth it.

I hope it all starts to improve for you really soon.

for you

For the vast majority of women sickness gets much better after 12/14 weeks. Hang on in there x

All my pregnancies were through ivf so seeing a positive pregnancy test and my first scans were the best part for me. First pregnancy no sickness but second one sickness for 4 months. I'd often worry about every part of being pregnant as it had been so difficult to get there but as I have a great husband, family and friends everyone got on board making it as relaxed, calm and exciting for me as possible. Scans are the best part and feeling your baby move inside you is incredible. When you're nearly full term sometimes you can see hands, knees or feet poking up inside your belly! Sometimes your baby will hiccup and your belly will ripple like jelly and bump about. Then one day it's all over, any bad bits are forgotten as you a sweet little bundle in your arms that will love and need you forever, that's the best bit really, meeting them, good luck xx

1st trimester wasn't too bad as not too much stress sickness, from 2nd trimester constantly uncomfortable so every pregnancy is different. Hopefully your getting your bad bit over and done with.
What I loved was the overwhelming sense of good will being pregnant creates even from total strangers. Enjoy that - your very special at the moment 💐

I had a complicated preg with DD but after the 3 miscarriages before her I just wanted her to survive! My complications were around her (severe IUGR) not me, and it was incredibly stressful constantly worrying she wasnt moving enough, having scans where she wasnt growing enough. It got better when she was born, small but healthy! It helped that I stopped work early.

Sounds like you are having a rough time OP. Try and get rid of every OTHER source of stress & discomfort in your life, rope in support wherever you can, and remember it's a maximum of 42 weeks and you've already done 7. And usually 2nd trimester at least is not as bad.

Just do what you need to do to get through it. HG is beyond awful, you have my full sympathy.

The best bits of my pregnancies were feeling the babies move, when they had hiccups ( x3 every day for DS!) and resting my lunch on my bump

Third trimester was my favourite as I had the massive bump and baby wriggled about lots! It was pretty uncomfortable though and I waddled lol. Second trimester is best for being comfy enough to sleep and sickness dies down and bump starts to show which is exciting. First trimester is the WORST I think, even though there is initial excitement there are also a whole rollercoaster of emotions, hormones all over the place and unreal tiredness!
The best part is when you feel the baby move and kick for sure

I hated the first and second trimester. I could barely stay awake, was nauseated at the mere thought of food, constantly needed to pee and had awful pains in my hips. I lost around a stone in weight.

I'm 7 months now and love being pregnant with my wee bump. My favourite part of the day is lying up the sofa with DH after dinner while we both feel the baby moving as that's when it's at its most active and it just feels so amazing that we're going through this journey together.