AIBU to be addicted to being pregnant?!

[Mamabear0202]

Long time lurker, first time poster. Please be gentle with me.

I have always wanted a big family, I’ve given birth twice now, last one was 12 days ago. I hated the last bit of pregnancy, really difficult, running round after a toddler, had quite a few pregnancy issues, birth was traumatic.

All these things would make me think I wouldn’t want to go through it again, but twice now I’ve given birth and straight after it’s like I’ve got amnesia and I think “I want to do it all again! I want to be pregnant, want to give birth, I love it”. Is it just crazy hormones? Can you be addicted?

I would like to add these feelings are not fleeting, they remained until I got pregnant again.

Ask Sue Radford.

People with addictions are unreasonable.
It may not technically be an addiction but if you feel a real compulsion perhaps you should seek help.
Congratulations on your recent delivery!

I have a friend like this! She's got two of her own but then started being a surrogate for couples here in the UK, she gets no financial compensation either. She's had a few surrogate babies now, just because she adores being pregnant. She even offered to for me! I politely declined as I don't want any 😂 personally I think she's bonkers but it's her body and none of my business.

Some people definitely love being pregnant, I’ve even met people who enjoyed labour 🤯 and plenty of people love tiny babies. I can understand all of those people being ‘addicted’ to being pregnant. But if you didn’t enjoy pregnancy, or labour, what is it you are addicted to?? Do you just want lots of babies?

Do you prefer the helpless infant stage more than the toddler stage when they start expressing their own free will?

😂 menopause was the only thing that stopped her!

I know someone who loved being pregnant. She's 30 and has had 6 children (for 3 she was a surrogate) and has been pregnant 8 times. AFAIK she's planning on doing more surrogacies.

I enjoyed my pregnancy but I can't understand this need to keep doing it.

It's a normal way to feel, it's a biological reaction to forget all the trauma to procreate again, otherwise no one would do it more than once.

i loved every second of being pregnant. I felt fantastic throughout, put on very little weight and stayed really fit. I felt really sad to know I’d never do it again after we had our kids, but I definitely did not want the babies that result from further pregnancies 😂

I liked being pregnant but I found babies and toddlers a bit of a nuisance and quite demanding. So no logic in it, must be mother nature's trickery.,

I hate being pregnant and I hate labour, but I love giving birth. The pushing stage, then being handed your baby for the first time makes me want to do it all again. I’m due no.3 at the end of the month and we’re planning to have 4.

I’m pregnant and just feel fat and shattered.

Please explain to me how to best enjoy it as I think I’m missing something!

'Addicted' is your word. Addictions are not reasonable and lead to trouble if you follow their prompting all the time without considering anything else. Being pregnant only lasts 9 months and produces a dependant each time it happens (if all goes well). Is that what you want and can manage?

I love being pregnant and newborns

I'm over them by about 4 weeks though

So if there was some way I could be pregnant and give the babies away at 4 weeks then I'd do it 😂

*only joking, obviously - but ah, pregnancy glow and newborn baby smells 🥹

I hated being pregnant. So uncomfortable.