What will you MISS after pregnancy ?

[Mangotango39]

This is a positive pregnancy post , because it's bloody tough growing a human!

But what will you miss from pregnancy???

Mine is massages from DP. Not sure I can wrangle one every night like I do now after pregnancy haha 😅

I usually have a really bad sense of smell, but it really improves when Im pregnant and food tastes wonderful, even if its just toast🤣 and I do like this time of it just being me and the baby having this connection...sometimes when I am in my office at work she starts kicking and it feels like we are having a little chat.

But honestly I am also really looking forward to the her being born and the pregnancy being over, mostly because its been quite complicated and Ive been really worried about her-- at least when shes out other people can help share the looking after her part.

And also I miss wine🤣

The orgasms were extra Pow! Maybe it's all the extra blood flow in the area, or something but 🤯

Totally normal stresses that you’re having. This is my third baby and I am definitely worried I’m not cut out for it. I’ve had two girls so what the hell am I going to do with this boy?!? Mornings are mental anyway and now we’re throwing a baby in too! How am I going to cope with being that exhausted again with a pre-teen and a toddler?!?

I’m 20+6w and my first two are nearly 10 and 3 so definitely too late to change my mind and you just get through it.

I mostly hated being pregnant, but I do miss people being nice to me in public. A slow-moving pregnant lady can get away with a lot 😂

Otherwise I had clear skin and non-greasy hair for the first and only time in my life. That was nice (and also proves that my occasional adult acne and oily skin are hormonal and not because of what I eat/use on my skin).

Kicks.

great hair and skin :-)

I miss going to the scans and seeing my DD growing every month (had scans once a month).

Yes I love people being nice and generally interested in you! Pregnancy brings out a lovely side in most strangers !

It's a fair bit over 10 years since I was pregnant so I feel qualified to give an evidence based answer on this. I still miss my bump, i miss holding my hand on that bump and feeling like my baby could hear my thoughts as I told them how much I loved them and how we couldn't wait to meet them. I also miss the kicks and feeling them roll around in there. Though I still get phantom kicks now and again which I've grown to love as they remind me of those times. And lastly I miss the fun parts like choosing names together and imagining parenting with my husband.
Regardless of all this though, I wouldn't trade what we have now for any of that. Our children have grown into such wonderful big kids and love a cuddle and some silliness. Husband and I often look back and giggle at how we imagined stuff to be compared to the reality, it's a long road but such a beautiful one.

Ummm I won’t miss much.

Having a bump is nice though.

I’ll miss my good meal routines. I feel like it’s easier to take care of myself whilst pregnant - and everyone else lets you take care of yourself. I’m already a mum and find that my life is constantly on the go - school runs, work, catch up with friends, weekends with kids and trips etc etc.

I miss the gentle kicks, but emphasis on the gentle!

Other then that not much else.