I loved being pregnant because.........

[mum2toby]

.... there we go girls... we can continue here.

My nearly 4 year old asks me nearly ever day how big the baby is and when is it going to come.......I'm only 17 weeks so his excitement has along way to go yet.

Funny Lil but that's a feeling that I have eagerly anticipated both times but not felt. First time I was just so shocked and dazed by the birth that I just remember being completely nonplussed when they handed me the baby. Second time around all I remember thinking was that this is all very well but would somebdy PLEASE scrape that cheesy vomit off my shoulder. Perhaps 3rd time the experience will be a moving one.

Doormat - ooohhh yes, the period thing has to be the big one!

I did until now ( 33 weeks ) - back ache, huge breasts, constantly tired and to top it all DP has to go off on a rush business trip for 10 days as of Thursday and over the same week that our nanny is on holiday, trashing our holiday and leaving me to look after DS. Will be staying at my parents for whole 10 days I think.

But, on the other hand - no morning sickness, no piles, no swollen ankles ( easy pregnancies ) and the thought of meeting him causes me to break out in a huge grin whenever he kicks...

I WANNA BE PREGNANT!!!

I am loving it at the moment (never expected to and and have completely erased the first 3 months) - feeling a life inside you, everyone smiles and is nice to you, no periods, a good excuse to eat more cakes, a good excuse to do less housework, wondering what it's going to be, dicovering mumsnet! (creep), and I can't believe no-one's mentioned finally having a cleavage (maybe that's countered by the hideos maternity bras!)

Hate the inability to sleep, but I guess that's good preparation

Maybe I'll change my mind during the last month.

Bobbins - ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yes ninja, forgot about the the cleveage issue. I've gone from a 34A to .......wait for it......34D and even that is abit tight. It's fantastic, although DH isn't so sure as his not allowed to touch!

3 great kids! (aawwwwww)

I had the energy to tidy the house!!!!! and being freaked out when you say a arm or a leg distorting your stomach...

and being able to eat lots of rubbish and not worry about it (until later )

I went from 34B (optimistically) and when I got measured at 4 months they put me in 36DD - that's page 3 proportions. Itwas great 'til my belly stuck out more.

Well at least it amuses dp!

I adored being pregnant (already erasing the last three weeks, when DD did the hokey cokey at 11pm every night... That did get a bit old!).

Smiling secretly to myself in meetings when noone else knew I was PG
The look on my parents face when we told them

rubbing my tummy absent mindedly all the time,

lazing by the pool at 5m PG in Dubai (oh yes!)

quitting work a full 11 weeks off before the birth and watching the ER double episode every day whilst eating (my craving of) crushed ice and Callipo's,

fab skin, fab hair, bizarre dreams,

DD's hiccups in the womb

decorating the nursery and DH and I spontaneously bursting into tears of joy when everything was finished at the sheer excitement that overwhelmed us

the first images on the screen at the scan and walking around all afternoon saying "Oh my GOD! oh my GOD!"

the labour, and the birth being all OK and hearing the words "you have a beautiful girl", seeing her face for the first time, and thinking she looked familiar already :D

Oh joy... Can't wait to do it again...

I haven't had a period since June 2001. It's wonderful.

I had really good pregancies both times except for a few weeks of quite bad nausea with dd. No stretch marks, varicose veins, piles, swollen ankles or indigestion. In fact with ds I was eating curries at 8 months! Both labours straightforward.

I liked the little kicks early in the morning, stroking my tummy and feeling close to the baby.

Being treated nicely by others.

The anticipation of what was to come.

Buying baby clothes, choosing names, nesting.... oh don't I'll start getting broody in a minute!

snickers> I am blubbing atthethought of hiccupsinmytummy...Ilovedthem,they alwaysmade me happy!!!!!

willwritea mailsoon...snowedunderatwork!

I want to be too Bobbins ... glad to see yourkeyboardisstilluptoitsoldtricks....

I can't think of anything physical but I remember a little black haired bundle who was soooo beautiful.

I just loved the feeling of completeness... can't really explain ...but blooming and rotound and people complimenting me on it. Just that glowing feeling. Loved all the hiccups and movements.
Being pregnant can be so sexy too...!

i was lucky
was only sick 3 times
had loads of energy even near the end
gave up smoking
and i loved it because i didnt think i would but i did!

eating ginger biscuits in bed first thing in the morning and not getting moaned at about the crumbs!!!

Forgot to mention - listening to classical music for the first time in many years. Being an incredible ignoramous about it, I had always felt unable to buy any classical CDs, but didn't care when I was pg - bought a few that I liked the look of from the covers, and really liked some of them. Actually, must start a new thread asking for some recommendations for this pregnancy....

Listening to other people talking about their pregnancies and birth experiences and realising that I would be able to contribute soon!

Ooh snickers I watched those double episodes of ER too, right from episode 1..until the epidemic virus in the last series. It was excellent wasn't it, lunchtime every day and it coincided nicely with my maternity leave..so were you preggers last year as well?

...and crushed ice - god, that was a craving and a half...sigh!

Any cravings Bells?

I'm craving hard licquorice sticks - the old-fashioned sort. Can't find them in many places these days.

Lil - yeah ER ER ER!!! Or as my Irish friend used to call it "EOR"... So addicted now! Completely fancy Carver (someone on mumsnet said their DH looked like him... Cor!!) and now can't cope with any of the baby storylines (last nights - tears!)

Didn't really realised the crushed ice and callipos was a craving until afterwards, when DH said "We seem to have a mountain of ice lollies in the freezer, do you want one?" and I didn't fancy them one bit!!! Think they're still there all gross and sticky now!

Bobbins - lookforwardtospeakingtoyousoonhopeyouarekeepingwell