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Help, i love being pregnant !!!

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Cuillan · 27/01/2006 23:28

Am i the only one who loves being pregnant and straight after giving birth wants to be pregnant again!!! I've recently just had my 3rd child and already feel envious of other pregnant women, wishing it was me!!! I don't think hubby would like anymore children, and yes 3 are quite a handful, but i just can't bear the thought of never being pregnant again!!! I just love everything from feeling the baby kick to trying to guess who they will look like. Please someone tell me i'm not alone with these feelings????

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MrsSpoon · 27/01/2006 23:29

Completely barking!

Katemum · 27/01/2006 23:30

Completely barking but not completely alone

ShaysMummy · 27/01/2006 23:31

i felt similar to youafter ds1 who is 6months, hence i am preggers again!! mad 'frit!!!

expatinscotland · 27/01/2006 23:33

The being pregnant part? I can't relate. Being pregnant has always sucked for me - sickness, major swelling, acid reflux, sinusitis, piles, etc.

Just after delivering DD2, I wanted another. I'm still slightly broody. But it's not a good idea to have another.

GeorgieVickyLou · 27/01/2006 23:37

Loved it, am so jealous of people who are pg

Cabe · 28/01/2006 00:04

Hmmm I don't really love the pg part - Expat's got it pretty much nailed! but am sooooo broody after having ds (18 weeks now)

Convincing Dp may take some time though! (I MUST be mad though, Dp and I live separately as we're pursuing Academic/Career goals [barmy emoticon])

pooka · 28/01/2006 09:28

While my second pregnancy was not as enjoyable as my first, I also can't imagine not being pregnant and giving birth again. I miss it, the excitement and all. It's the first 6 months afterwards I find hard! So will definitely want another. Am broody now. But think will wait until ds is a bit older. Originally thought would want a larger gap (3 - 4 years) this time, but am thinking...maybe 2 years?

wilbur · 28/01/2006 09:32

No, you're not alone. I also have three, not having any more and don't want 4 kids. But I am sad that the excitement of pregnancy and birth is in my past now, instead of the future as it has been for my whole life so far. I was lucky to have reasonably okay pregs and I was always proud of my vast bumps, so I guess I'm just mourning those special times. I'll get over it, I'm sure!

Jasnem · 28/01/2006 09:35

I loved it the first two times, and really was healthier than at any other time in my life. Always grieved for the missing baby inside me after the birth ( despite having a heatlhy baby on the outside)

This time less so. I'm blaming my age, but am actually wishing it was over now (I'm 37 weeks)

LemonTart · 28/01/2006 09:45

Mixed bag for me. I loved the positive attention I received - it was lovely to have people talk to me about babies, due dates etc and "nice" stuff as it was about me but only indirectly, really about my baby. I am very shy and found it a pleasant change to have people caht with me so easily and so interested in me without it feeling personal and that I was the centre of attention as it was really about my baby IYSWIM. Usually I feel other mums only speak when they want something from me - such as organising a playdates for our children or to ask me a question about PG/get me to do something for them, moan about something. I am rubbish at starting conversations and suddenly I was inundated with lovely chat that didn?t require a monosyllable answer and would be relaxed and easy. God. I sound like a real freak typing this. Of course, this did last while baby was small and people love chatting about tiny babies. Soon tails off into everyday quite snatched comments about boring stuff. Another reason I liked being pregnant is that I saw myself as this special person with a wonderful magic inside me. After pregnancy I saw a tired, fat and frumpy person who looked so old.
All the stress and worry of pregnancy was hard work though too.

I have two lovely girls who are just a delight to us. We have always talked about having 3 and have had this ongoing plan to move in the next couple of years within the village to a 4 bed so have room for our 3rd child. Problem is that I am just starting to find my feet again. I have got a lovely new haircut. new clothes, diet is well and truly started (long way to go but feeling positive). Our sex life has improved as our girls are sleeping better and are slowly becoming more independant. Eldest is at school and DD2 is settled with her routine etc etc I am starting to question our long term dream of having another and having to start all over again. Unfortunately as time goes on DH is getting more and more desperate to "complete" our family (I think he secretly would like a boy altho loves his girls). I guess time will tell.
Interesting thead though - has made me think about it all again. Sorry for rambling - rather boring post but very cathartic for me

mrspitt · 28/01/2006 14:24

My 3rd is now 2 weeks old and i swore that i would never have any more [in the delivery room] but i'm also fantasising about another though don't think it will happen. After i has 1st baby i used to dream about my labour and the birth as i found it such an amazing experience.
Not sure about loving being pg probably more so in the middle months when it seems easier for me but the thought of never having any more scares me.

Keep thinking I'm too young to say thats it!

You are definately not alone, in fact my hv was surprised when i said 3 was the lot because she could see me with 4 or 5 . Our reasons are more to do with dh being quite a few years older than me but right now i feel i could reproduce forever!!!
But you've got to stop sometime

Nemo1977 · 28/01/2006 14:45

not alone no. I absolutely had a terrible time for me with last pregnancy due to spd, depression etc but now dd is 6wks old and from her being a couple of days i have been mithering at dh for another. I also have a 2 yr old and did the same after he was born but dh is adamant no more

jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 28/01/2006 14:46

Cant do pregnancy, but would love to GIVE BIRTH again.... LOVED giving birth!

moondog · 28/01/2006 14:53

God,when I see a pg woman I think 'Thank God that isn't me!'Wonder if I would have had any at all had it not been for dh (much as I love my two babies now!)

Angeliz · 28/01/2006 14:55

I love the thought of being pregnant but the reality is always somewhat different.

SHHHH · 28/01/2006 15:37

God I thought i was only me who wanted to reproduce for ever!!! DH & I have only got dd who is 8 months old and we would so love more...hopefully once dd is a year as I was quite ill during the 1st months of pregnancy and can't see me being ill while caring for dd.

I loved being pregnant although I know I did hate the last month or so but suppose that along with the birth is a distant memory now.. Don't want to jinx it to much as who know how I will cope with subsequent births !!

I to get jealous when I see a pregnant woman and get so excited hoping that it will be me soon.
DH & I have suffered x2 mc before dd was born so who know what our future holds...hopefully a housefull of mini us's....!!!!

SHHHH · 28/01/2006 15:39

P.S DH is even more broody that I am ..!!!! Friends have even commented to me about this fact and get shocked when I agree with him !!!

Ellbell · 28/01/2006 20:35

Me too, me too... Haven't been pregnant for nearly 4 years now but can still remember how it felt and hanker to do it again. Probably won't now, though, which makes me .

(Should add that I love having my dds too, it's not just prenancy that I like...!)

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Cuillan · 28/01/2006 21:36

Thankyou so much everyone who has replied, i now feel soooo much better about how i feel , and i can relate to alot of the comments you have made. Cheers

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Maddison · 29/01/2006 15:44

Yes I feel quite envious of pregnant women and people with newborns. My DS1 is 5, DS2 is 8 months and I would love another...and another...

pebblemum · 29/01/2006 16:41

I agree with lemontart

I loved being pregnant with my two boys and often think of having another baby but at the same time I think about how settled we are as a family and how much another baby would change that. Now ds2 is 2yrs life is so much easier-no more preparing bottles, whole nights sleep, days out dont revolve around stopping every 4hrs for feeds etc. And babies are expensive so there would be no more holidays abroad for a few years.

But at the same time I miss the feeling you get knowing there is a life growing inside you, how it feels when the baby kicks and how wonderful it is to hold your new baby. I often look at pregnant women and wish it was me. The labour Im not too fussed about but then again what is a few hours of pain if it means you get something special at the end of it.

Who knows maybe one day I will make my mind up.

expatinscotland · 29/01/2006 16:52

I have a 7 week old who didn't sleep till 3.30 t his morning.

But she's SO cute! Her pudgy legs and tummy and cheeks. The way she's starting to smile. Her expressions, little grunts and coos. Even her newborn cry.

Being pregnant sucked, tho.

SHHHH · 29/01/2006 18:56

thing is expat, a few weeks down the line and you completely forget about the waking during the night and lack of sleep etc!! Well I did...our bodies are amazing!

Maddison are you going to have more?

expatinscotland · 29/01/2006 19:29

How about borrowing some teenagers then ?

Maddison · 29/01/2006 20:43

Well Shhh, DH says I'm allowed 1 more but no more after that

Trouble is I don't think I could stop at just 1 more

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