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What are you most looking forwards to/ or not after baby is born!

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Countmyblessings · 13/02/2013 14:42

I'm looking forwards to - the end of heartburn,insomnia constant peeing, feeling full after only half my meal! And the dreaded spd!!!!!
Not looking forwards to - the wave of intrusive family members,non - helpful tips ( like I'm a 1st time mum)
The after pain (dc4) I expect it too hurt!

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purrpurr · 14/02/2013 05:54

Oooooh! Lovely positive thread in the Pregnancy section, OMG shock horror.

Looking forward to:

No more heartburn and the vaguely ridiculous accompanying concern that the heartburn I've had has somehow burnt a hole in my stomach because the residual pain at other times is such a niggle (I know this is impossible, but there we are)
No more insomnia. So so very sick of not sleeping. Although on the plus side, as long as I'm not asleep, I'm not having dreams about giving birth to kittens...
No more endless, uncontrollable weight gain. In particular, no more comparing the amount I've gained so far with the amount recommended by the medical profession and feeling disgusting and fat.
No more eating my body weight in chocolate to compensate for not being able to enjoy a nice smoke.
Smoking smoking smokerooooo ahhh lovely faaaaaygs. Come hither my beyowtees and let us sit in the garden and drink very strong coffee and puff white smoke into the air whilst the birds chirrup. Ahhhhh.
Pate and runny eggs. Fairly sure now that we ARE allowed runny eggs in pregnancy - eggs from supermarkets should be 100% safe - but can't STAND the judgemental looks, the little snide comments... DIPPY DIPPY EGG YAY, only 80 days to gooooooo!
Hopefully losing the weight and being able to go back to being slim, if a bit saggy. Ugh. I've rigorously controlled my weight to within a pound since I was 14, if I end up staying much heavier than I should be it'll crush me.
Sex. That is, if my DH will ever fancy me again after this experience.
Being able to shave my legs! OMG! I did one leg the other day and still haven't recovered enough to do the other one. I know. I'm sexy and I know it...
Nice underwear. With underwire.
HOT baths.
No one commenting on my compact or neat bump as if that's a compliment. Society is mainly obsessed with women being small/compact/neat. Don't start in on my baby before she's even born. Her being unduly small is kind of a bad thing.
No more fighting against my mother's insistence that I'm going to have a premature baby, because I was premature. I'm 28 weeks, she keeps saying the baby could come at any time!!! ... I am crossing my legs 24/7. And, btw, DM, how lovely you are to continually gleefully suggest that my PFB will be premature - to the point of having to go into an incubator. What is WRONG with you?

God I could go on all day. What am I not looking forward to? The rest of the pregnancy. I would get hit by a bus three times a day for a MONTH rather than do pregnancy again. I'm already under pressure to start planning DC2 and DC1 isn't even out yet. Jesus.