37 weeks and absolutely hated pregnancy

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I know I shouldn't be speaking like this as pregnancy is such a beautiful thing and so many women would give anything to be pregnant, but honestly I just cannot deny how unbelievably overbearing this second pregnancy has been. It has been the longest nine months of my life and the most physically draining time, and I'm sick of people telling me to enjoy it while it lasts when I just feel constantly ill and down and struggling to get to the end.
I'm at the finishing line now with an end in sight but still can't seem to see how I am getting through each day, and then going through the joy of labour.
All I want is my baby in my arms and to have my body back as my own. Right now I feel like I'm being held hostage in my own body and so trapped.
Please tell me I'm not the only one feeling like this.

35weeks tmw and feeling thoroughly fed up. This is my 2nd and I've found it harder this time, so you are def not alone!! Keep telling myself the end is near!! I feel your pain!

27 weeks and have hated 99% of being pregnant and did last time around too. Certainly not a magical beautiful time for me. Im an emotional mess and feel like my body has been beaten with a hammer then weighted down with lead.
I know im lucky to have been able to concieve twice and I dont take that for granted at all but I certainly do not enjoy pregnancy its just a means to an end. I will be very happy when my baby is here!!

You’re not on your own! I’m having a very hard pregnancy and am now housebound, not fit to work or drive. I’m only 17 weeks, so I can imagine in another 20 weeks I’ll be utterly fed up too. Babies are amazing, pregnancy is not!

I'm 6 weeks postpartum with DC2 and while the new baby is wonderful etc, more than that I'm just so glad not to be pregnant any more. You are nearly there! You will be able to bend down and pick things up! Walk up stairs without weezing! Lay on your front! People keep commenting on how well I look - it's because I'm getting more sleep with a newborn than I did when pregnant! And hopefully all the random aches and pains will disappear. Second pregnancy was so much harder than first. Keep going! You have so much to look forward to!

I could’ve written this OP. I’m 36 weeks and struggling with a toddler who is having some major tantrums. I’ve barely seen DH in the last month so feel like I’m doing it all myself. I’m shattered, my BP is in my boots, MW phoned last week to say I’m anaemic, my thyroid is all over the place, the reflux is killing me, I now have a haemorrhoid and to top it off baby is breech. The in laws are coming to visit this week and if FIL touches my belly again I swear I’ll lose it.

I really enjoyed the third trimester last time but honestly I could cry this time.

I sooooo know what you mean. Hang in there - not long now!

I have an 19 month old and a six week old baby and honestly I am finding it easier having the two of them than I found being pregnant with one toddler!!! Everyone kept telling me how hard it would be having two under two - it's nothing compared to being preggo with a toddler.

Second pregnancy is tough.

Omg this is me and I'm three days overdue!!!
Fingers crossed won't be long now!!! I hate being pregnant too this is defo the last time.

Not alone, I really don't like being pregnant. 32 weeks with DC2 and I really would like one last one after this one. Hyperemesis, headaches, aversions to everything, back hurts, can't have steak, can't drink, can't catch DC1, hurts to bend over, had to purchase grabby stick to pick things off the floor, can't sleep, keep needing the loo and worst of all the comments about how big/fat I look when the bloody hyperemesis means I'm barely putting enough weight on!

Bring on labour, it will be a relief!

I hear yah. 37 weeks now and fed up. Last two were both 10 days overdue so not relishing another month of this. Didn't mind first two trimesters but have been ill this last trimester, I'm tired old and fat and fed up. Haven't got anything ready for baby yet either.

38.5 and it’s been one of the hardest times of my life battling with constant anxiety and worries because of anterior placenta turning my life into hell. I always wanted 2 dc sadly i think it’ll be one and if I ever want the second one will look into adoption.
Not sure whether it’s been harder fighting against pcos or anterior placenta

I also hated being pregnant. Having a newborn who didn't sleep much was far better than being pregnant!

I hated being pregnant, well the first time was Ok as it was novel, but every subsequent one ( 4 dc in total ) was just so tedious. I hated the feeling of having a parasite inside me, and the fatigue, breathlessness, insomnia, heartburn, thrush, piles, and for one pregnancy chicken pox I endured. Plus , my bonkers sister always tried to stroke my tummy and talk to the bump! Well to be fair, she soon learned to stay well away from me!
I did love the end products though, and still do

Pregnancy is hell! I was so fed up if not being able to sleep, eat, walk up the stairs etc and also felt like there was a parasite in me.
I found having a newborn so much easier than being pregnant. I said never again but ended up with two more afterwards!

I just came on to the board to start a thread "Pregnancy fucking sucks" 😳😂 - so glad you have started this slightly politer version!!

I am 27.5 weeks and it feels never fucking ending. Still on ondansetron as the morning sickness never left. Increasingly crippled by SPD despite spending $$$ on physio, osteo etc to keep it under control (to be fair they are doing a great job, I think I'd be on crutches without them). Can't really do anything physical with DS(3) as I end up in so much pain. Yesterday we had a day out that involved minimal walking and 4 flights of stairs and by the end of the day I was a crippled wreck. I just hate it and feel enormous and I know there is so much worse to come 😭

Surely having a newborn will be easier. Am having an ELCS and getting this baby whipped out at 39 weeks on the dot - can't come soon enough.

I hated pregnancy as well because I was constantly worried

Wow I'm so glad I posted because it makes me feels so much better knowing that I'm not alone!!!

Sometimes it feels so lonely for us women feeling this way. Sorry to read about those ladies suffering so much, especially with anxiety issues on top of it all :(

@Feelingstressed444 Definitely not alone. I don't know anybody who hated being pregnant. Everyone tells me how they remember loving the kicks, talking to their belly, blah blah blah. This one has horrendous kicks, right in in the ribs, can kick in the direction of my stomach enough to make me vomit. Occasionally thunks right down onto my cervix while I'm walking along. DC1 didn't do this to me!

I’m 32 weeks into my 2nd pregnancy and I honestly can’t wait for it to be over. I’m sick of people telling me how much they loved being pregnant and then giving me concerned looks when I say how crap pregnancy is.

Glad I read this thread, especially as @GummyGoddess shared her genius trick of the floor grabber!

Another one who loathes being pregnant here. I hate the fact that strangers feel they have carte blanche touch you, the fact that I feel like I have a bowling ball in my stomach not to mention that if I hadn't seen the scans, I'd be thinking they had 10 feet since he or she seems to be able to kick me in more than 5 places at once. I hate the fact that I'm already leaking colostrum at 29 weeks and that my ribs feel like they are cracking under the strain. I struggle to bend over (not great when you have a 3 year old), my back hurts because of my giant leaky breasts and the bowling ball situation and everything smells weird.

anyone else wee a little whenever they sneeze or cough? Have to wear pantyliners. I feel disgusting. Started at about 25 weeks. Got months left of this.... very depressing.

I'm only 22 weeks pregnant with first baby but already hate pregnancy! Very sick of comments such as 'pregnancy is not an illness' and 'xyz coped so much better with pregnancy than you'.

Good luck with it, I know it must be much harder at your stage in pregnancy!

Honestly I'm really not enjoying pregnancy. I'm only 16 weeks but I'm severely fed up of the nausea, exhaustion, headaches and sciatica and I have a long way to go yet!

This baby was a long time in the making and I'm very grateful to be here but it's a lot harder than I thought. I always wanted 2 or 3 children but I don't think I could cope with months of feeling like I have these past few months whilst looking after a toddler

My son has informed me that after this baby is born he wants us to have another so he can have a sister too, you’ve got to be kidding 😐!

Oh dear god, it's so nice to know I'm not the only one feeling like this!

I'm 35+3 and I'm so fed up with the whole pregnancy gig. I don't remember my first pregnancy being so damn annoying and crippling!

Looking forward to the end and having a lovely baby however at the moment I'm just astounded at how many different parts of me can be kicked by a baby with only two arms and legs

And breathe...

I'm 34 weeks and DESPISE being pregnant. SO much harder second time around. Hyperemesis throughout av now flu (despite the jab). I've lost count of how many weeks I've been too ill to work. I've forgotten how it feels to be well.

This has been the hardest 34 weeks of my entire life (physically) and has really knocked me mentally. NEVER AGAIN!!!