Did you enjoy being pregnant?

[silvachick]

Exactly what it says on the tin :-)
I can't imagine that it's possible to enjoy it.....

No. Hated it from beginning to end - it didn't help that I had agonising SPD for the last 18 weeks. And I loathed how I looked as well, plus was working for a boss who was very down on women having babies so constantly having to prove myself at work.

I am really enjoying it - closeness with DH is wonderful (normally he's hugely affectionate anyway but even more so now) and I have been incredibly lucky to have no more than the odd pelvic twinge plus tiredness due to night time weeing. However am currently 26 weeks - the worst is presumably yet to come!

Have had 2 MCs so am just so relieved to have got past the worried stage.

DS NOOOO - loved the fact that it meant we were going to get a baby at the end, but hated everything else, hated not being able to check on him, hated kicks (they HURT), hated no kicks (scary, happend quite often as placenta was at the front), hated scans (they terrified me). Nope

This bump - loved it when we got our BFP, then lots of scares took away the joy and replaced it with worry had an early scan which only reassured me for about 2 days, hopefully we'll go back to the inital excitement after the 12 week scan. If it hadn't been for the scares I think we'ld enjoy this one, not as sick and tired and ill as with DS

I liked the thrill it seemed to give my family - the excitement they felt at the initial announcement. Even I was happy then. This swiftly descended into continuous pain with SPD from 16 weeks for DS1 and even earlier for DS2. I ended up in a wheelchair if I wanted to do anything. Also, seemed to be very immuno-suppressed with DS1 - caught coughs and colds a lot.

My pg with DS1 was also very stressful due to my lack of mobility and the attitude of my employers at the time which led to a flare up of my fibromyalgia. Was eventually diagnosed by my doctor with ante-natal depression and finished work much earlier than anticipated.

Midwives didn't seem to understand how completely miserable I was, despite having a diagnosis of ante-natal depression and anxiety. It seemed to mean very little to them in the grand scheme of things - a baby was still coming out no matter what my mental or physical state was. Still, I went through a 2nd pg, even though I cried every day. I hated it and feel nauseous when I see pg people as it brings back horrible memories and feelings. I obviously don't tell people this in rl and feel bad for even writing it - I am sorry

TheWalkingDead, for you. That puts my problems in perspective. Don't feel bad about admitting how you felt - I don't think it's at all helpful that we're all under such pressure to be smiley and shiny-haired and happy every second of pregnancy and early motherhood.

I have just been so sick and then so tired and so
Spotty. People keep telling me they loved being pregnant and I just can't understand why. The end result? Totally. But all the discomfort that leads up to it? Nah keep it!

I loved it, but I didn't have any problems/sickness at all. I craved healthy food (crazy I know!) Especially raw fruit and veg, and by cutting out caffiene and alcohol I looked the best I ever have done in my life!

In saying all that I wouldn't go through it all again!

Loved it. I had horrible morning sickness for the first three months though and it was an all-day affair. At the time I thought it would never end.
I didn't put on a lot of weight. I was happy and healthy and although I was looking forward to meeting my baby, I just didn't want it to end. I didn't ever experience that get-it-out feeling at the end of pregnancy and I cried during my last prenatal appointment.
I so enjoyed those happy happy days when I had dd all to myself

Nope, better out than in, did enjoy the bars of dairy milk though.

Loved it!

My body was growning a little person and it totally amazed me! Feeling him kicking and moving around inside. Seeing scans.

Had a easy time of it though apart from very tired first 12 weeks, being constantly hot, struggling to sleep in last couple of months, piles and very traumatic birth no morning sickness or other major pregancy related problems and he came a week early.

Would loved to have done it all again, but sadly wasnt to be for us.

Never had much in the way of uncomfortable symptoms but:

Pg 1: Little boy - miscarried at 17 weeks
Pg 2: DS1 - 36.5 weeks fab pg but a little fraught once they realised the cord was round his neck and a paediatric crash team had to resuscitate.
Pg 3: Little boy - miscarried at 11 weeks
Pg 4: DS2 - 27 weeks and didn't make it - after 15 years, I have come to terms with it but still not over it.
Pg5: DD - 41.5 weeks, 51 weeks later -apgar score of 9.5. It was horrific - I was totally terrified throughout but every day was a bonus.

Would have loved a third but just didn't have the courage. Had no sickness, no backache, nothing unpleasant to speak of when pg but after the first just an ever present all encompassing fear.

Hated it with DS until about 20 weeks as I had hyperemesis, which resolved by about then. Once the HG wet I felt great actually.
With DD I had HG til she was born, spent the whole pg being sick, feeling sick, taking antiemetics. Had pelvic girdle pain, was exhausted from the vomiting and felt crap. 12 week scan and bloods came back high risk for Downs so had the whole rollercoaster of that and an amnio. Also felt so much heavier with her, even really early on, couldn't stand for more than a few mins without needng to sit down. Had vuvlal varicose veins too, so swollen and sore and just urgh.
Good thing she's so cute

Love the idea of pregnancy; love feeling the movement; love the baby, obviously.

Hate being pregnant. Hate the sickness, the tiredness, the anxiety, the sleeplessness, the emotions, the hormones, the irrational-ness, the personality transplant because of the former list brought about by fear because of losses and complications. I am very thankful for DD1 (emcs at 29+5 weeks) and getting this far this time (36 tomorrow) but can't wait for it to be over. I do think it is worth it, and I would love another, but it's not easy and I don't like it.

I have the easiest pregnancies in the world from a physical perspective. I did not like feeling fat though.

No. I can't wait for it to be over.

I have been quite lucky symptom wise, so I feel ungrateful for saying it but pregnancy is a PITA. I won't be doing it again!

Generally yes. Have felt pretty content really, although was v anxious til 12 week scan as had hardly any symptoms.

Getting fed up now at 39 weeks as feel huge and uncomfortable but its only the last couple of weeks I've felt like that.

I hated both pregnancies from beginning to end. Lots of hospitalisations with hyperemesis which led to liver and heart problems and didn't resolve til the day I gave birth.

I didn't, though, even enjoy baby moving etc, not sure if I would have had I not been ill. Never again though, that's me done!

Not much, no. And not because I had a particularly hard time either! With DS I only had a couple of days nausea, no actual sickness; but just felt a bit crappy most of the way through - none of this blooming and glowing going on. Last 2w (was 2w overdue) were terrible. Had a lot of hip and pelvis pain, needed to see the osteopath a lot. Just didn't really like it.

This time - 24ish weeks now - has been worse - more nausea, still no actual sickness, lots more acid reflux and stress incontinence, hip pain, pelvis pain etc. worse this time and I'm just so bastard tired!! Still no glow or bloom. Just not that much fun.

BUT - bloody worth it in the end. :)

loved the first one, felt well, went on mat leave at 25 weeks, blissfully ignorant of potential problems. Waters broke at 36+4, DS arrived by EMCS at 37, which although no picnic meant no hanging around being really heavy.

this time, after 3years and 5 MCs, has been much more anxious. Now at 24 weeks starting to enjoy and relax a bit more. But concerned how big and tired I'm going to get...

First time was great, nausea in the early weeks but nothing horrendous.
Second time ended at 8 weeks.
Last one seemed to be a never ending backache- I was moaning constantly. Was born by EMCS at 37 weeks. Had been spine to spine.

No definitely not, and at 39+2 I'm looking forward to it ending. I don't see what's to enjoy really - morning sickness in the first trimester that often had me holding a plastic bag and being sick in my car in between making calls at work. And then chronic pain every day from the second trimester. Add to that mobility issues that came from the constant pain and not being as capable as I once was, which personally I find frustrating, I just want to get on and DO things - I don't really see what's to enjoy. But then I didn't get pregnant to be pregnant, I got pregnant to have a baby, hopefully not long now

I really loved it!! So much that 2 days after DD was born I cried because I missed my bump and being pregnant. I loved feeling her move, and I was so proud of my bump. I felt beautiful. I can't wait to do it again! :)

Nope hated it. spd, back pain, insomnia... Could go on but won't. Would do it again if we decide to have a third DC as the only things that kept me upbeat was the end result and the fact it's not forever.

I'm 24 weeks and I'm loving being pregnant. I didn't get MS, and I love love love every little kick and movement :)