What things are you most looking forward to once your body's your own again?

[AgentZigzag]

I'm 33 wks preg, so the rental agreement I've got with DD2 is up soon

But apart from missing her being snug in there, there are so many things I'm looking forward to, laying down in the bath, not having to wake up to turn over at night, and most of all having more than just three pairs of jeans to choose from in the morning

What can't you wait to do?

I'm looking forward to;
A LARGE glass of Baileys
Runny eggs
Drinking Coke without feeling guilty
Hips that don't ache anymore
Sleeping - on my front, without having to wake up to pee or turn over or take more Gaviscon. I know DD will be waking to feed but it's a whole different type of sleep deprivation!
Brie
Being able to sand at the kitchen worktop without having my bum stuck out to accomodate bump
Wearing my old clothes
Going to MIL/FIL's house without knowing they want to touch me! to feel baby move
Cuddling DS properly
Being able to get off the floor without help
Having more energy
Not feeling sick all the time
Not having complete strangers tell me I'm fat all the time
Being able to move properly
Knowing my family is complete.

Consultant was trying to talk me out of an ELCS as he says I will want more children. I'm pretty sure he's wrong

In addition to all the above I would like to add the following-
Not retching every single time I brush my teeth.

My sinuses to return to normal, so I can breathe through my nose at night, and not wake myself up when I snort and snore. Sorry if tmi but I also have 'mucous' running down the back of my nose and down my throat constantly. Dread to think how much I have ingested. Thank goodness it is not a high calorie substance! I want it to go away.

My body temperature to return to normal. Dp NOT impressed I need to sleep with the window open in winter.

Only 10 weeks to go......

A delicious soft-boiled egg
Wearing shoes/boots other than slip-ons
Wearing a wider range than 4 items of maternity clothing
red wine
champagne (I wish!)
scallops, squid, sushi mmmm
brie, camembert, reblochon other yummy cheeses I am 31wks so will not be able to enjoy any of these things at Christmas either
Not having constant sickness and heartburn
Being able to eat a full meal and then move around without being sick/having acid reflux
Not having to inject myself everyday with heparin (I will for a while after birth though)
Being able to do more than 1 thing and then need a sleep
Not worrying about getting pre-eclampsia again

I remember why it's taken me 4yrs to do this again!

34 weeks now and looking forward to:
Brie and camembert
Sleeping on my front
Runny yolks
More than 1 glass of wine
FIL not commenting on how "swell" I'm looking everytime he sees me (and about how big my boobs are)
Having sex in a variety of positions

However I will miss:
Cashew rumbling about in there
Finally having big boobs
Some quite nice maternity clothes I found
That fact that DH loves me being pregnant, but probably means he will want to go again pretty soon...

On an aside, just a few questions about what others have posted about missing; why smoked salmon? Contact lenses? Coke? And, what is a weeble?

I gave birth ten days ago. Since then I have had -

A bath where my belly was fully submerged.
A shower where I could turn sideways.
The pleasure of my trousers being too big for me.
Endless cups of coffee.
A rather sizable glass of wine.
Pate.
Goats cheese.
Bree.
More pate.
Runny eggs.
Sleep lasting longer than 60mins because I need to wee.
Slept on my back.
Able to sit up from laying down by myself.

Don't get me wrong, I actually enjoyed being pregnant rather a lot, and am missing the constant wiggles! But oh thank GOODNESS it is over, I am so glad he turned up when he did

Best of luck to you all.

25 weeks now, all of mine have probably already been mentioned but I feel it will help to say them anyway...

Sleeping on my stomach
Peanut butter
Snickers bars
Being able to use cream that actually works on my ezcema
No more indigestion
Being able to eat foods that currently set off my indigestion
Being able to walk without getting a twingy hip
Not getting up for several wee's a night
No horrendous constipation
A nice drink of sparkling wine/lager/red wine/baileys... anything really!

Ahh that feels better.

Oh shut up erika lol

(and congrats as well )

Would it make you feel better if I said that I have so much milk I am going through several sets of breast pads and three bras a day?!

Tehe, am with Erika, 1 week after! and I LOVE being only 10 lbs from original weight (it all went into huge baby apparently). Can see all and everything (if I want to), lie any which way in the bed, eat salami all day long, glassis of wine.....yey!

Yeah erika, kinda hahahahaha

Lovely thread.

I cant wait for:

A cigarette - I agree with the point someone made on here (sorry cant remember who) about it being absolute madness to go back on them but I cant help it.

Was only talking to my mother about this last night - Im the type to berate myself and really come down on myself over things like this - particulary having been off them for so long but I had a chat with myself and decided not to be too hard on myself over it - can honestly say that I have had the worst few months of my life throughout this pregnancy for various reasons mainly finding out dh was with someone else at 2 months pregnant and being bullied at work for being pregnant so am proud of myself for giving up and staying off them for my baby during pregnancy when, call me weak - there really has been times I would have killed for one over the last while.

Wine. Lots of. (have abstained completely)

The odd night out dancing with "the girls"

Not having damn hormones cloud me so much - crying so much and not being able to stand up for myself anymore without sobbing.

Heels

Loosing loads of weight (never thought Id say that!)

Playing properly and running around with my dd.

Playing with my dog (St. Bernard so have to be careful!!)

Nice clothes!!! maternity clothes are absolutley hidious.

Sex!! - proper sessions.

Not having this awful pain in my back and the constant heartburn

Possibly feeling slightly attractive again and not wanting to burst out crying everytime I catch my reflection.

Not looking like an overweight truck driver when Im behind the wheel and my feet reaching the pedels properly

Gums not bleeding everytime I wash my teeth. Yuck.

Strange discharge (sorry tmi!!)

Sleeping on my tummy

being able to shave my legs/ ladybits properly.

Painting my toenails.

Eating whatever I like (which will be counter acted by the the dieting really, wont it?)

Independence - so I can carry heavy things by myself/ climb ladders etc.. without having to ask for help.

Im sure Im going to add more later...

Oh dear have really made pregnancy sound awful, havent I?

Oh didnt realise how long that was! sorry.

Meant to say am 31 wks.

Erikamaye and Comma - congratulations!!! deserve all these things now Comma - sorry - am nosey - how big was your baby?

I still haven't weighed myself yet... I had a hell of a lot of fluid, so I should be rather a lot lighter despite an avarage sized baby. But just in case...

I forgot to add -

Not having to get DP to shave my legs / do my toe nails for me. Bless him

Dont even think about it - you gave birth ten days ago!!

woodhj, what the frigg's the matter with CHEESECAKE????
Big suggestion to ya all coffee addicts, seen as we're allowed SOME caffeine per day, why not drink water, water, water and water all day and then treat yourselves to a LARGE cappucino/latte/whatever rocks your boat just before the coffee shops close?
Myself- had my little squeezy 6 weeks ago. Had a great pregnancy so couldn't really complain BUT...
I WANT MY WEDDING RING BAAAAAAACK!! It still doesn't fit (sob sob), tho at least the engagement ring does. I had this terrible feeling of being "naked" in the last weeks when no rings fit at all.
Also was very worried about my belly button, so happy it's in again.
Still going loo all the time coz breastfeeding makes me MEGAhungry and MEGAthirsty - tho has to be said neither bothers me too much (although having to cook all the time does ).
I've still got a little annoying swelling on each of my feet. Tho I do fit into my boots again THANK GOD coz it is getting cold out there.
Erika - I'm with you! Despite DS's ravenous appetite, I'm swimming in milk. SO fed up with getting wet all the time!
Now's to the good stuff (anticipate being stoned by the entire MN community ) - DH and I FINALLY managed to make love again last weekend (at 5 weeks) and it was HEAVEN!! We both wanted but couldn't really enjoy it in the last weeks of pg and since week 2 postpartum i'd been so frisky i could set my pants on fire. Can't wait to do it again but DH so busy and stressed with his accounts. Bugger. I SO hate his job.
What I miss about pregnancy:
all of it really, i was so proud of my mahoosive belly.
His little naughty tootsus sticking out of top right. The moment he was born we immediately found out which foot it was coz it was still living a life or its own for about 3 weeks.
DH shouting the wakee-wakee song down my bump.

Barbie - you too!? i got SO butchered at work from THE DAY AFTER i told them i was pg. And I told them at 8 weeks thinking i was doing them a favour! i wouldn't mind but it's a school, a 99.9% female environment. And my union rep was helping THEM not me!
i seriously contemplate not going back.. problem is finding something else to do which in the time of recession ain't easy

What a great thread, made me smile

sorry for hijack. *Faifly" - really? you poor thing it really is awful .

I've been brought in on numerous times, been told I more than likely wont have a job to come back to cos Im going on maternity leave, or that I wont get any maternity pay (is the norm where I work), are trying their very very best to take a promotion off me (that I've been doing for a year with no complaints) quote "cos your going on maternity leave" being referred to company doctors for been pregnant (never happens unless your sick) oh its been a nightmare.

Am actually off sick at the minute, since last week and really dont intend on going back before maternity leave starts (back ache and possible risk of early labour but being honest, this business in work isnt encouraging me back anyway). Have never went sick before - even when I havent been very well.

Have had other managers,' same grade as my manager whos been doing all this and even her boss ringing and texting to see how I am and all saying "its no wonder, with how you've been treated with pregnancy - a disgrace" - so Im not dreaming it

Like you, Im already dreading going back but couldnt possibly take the risk of leaving the way things are at the minute.

Oooh good thread.

Dd2 is 6mo now, but I remember very vividly looking forward to the following:

Walking without crutches or pain
Being able to turn over in bed.
Lying on my tummy.
Running if I feel like it (not that I ever do, but at least now I've got the option
Playing more active games with ds&dd1
Eating runny egg.
Eating runny ripe brie (thought I did use to have that on Chees and Toast all the time
Plenty of wine/beer/cider/champagne

being able to put my shoes on without winding myself with my bump

shifting my double chin

not wearing this awful Jojo maternity parka

having some energy (ok, i know it'll be a while)

Was so nice to finally be able to cut my toe nails properly. And indeed see them again.

breathing freely
sleeping on my front (what irony - DS2 didn't sleep more than 2 hours at a time until he was 15mo; DS1 achieved the 2 hour unbroken stretch milestone at 2.6 - by which time I was about to have DS2!)
soft boiled eggs
nurofen plus

I did not enjoy...
having a bump with no excuses,
having no clothes that fit (as opposed to 3 pairs of falling apart h&m trousers and a couple of DH's worn out t-shirts)
seeing my under bump stretch marks for the first time (DH had kindly spared me while I was actually pregnant)

That makes me sound shallow and vain doesn't it

When you feel like you are absolutely bursting to do a wee, getting to the loo and doing a PROPER wee, rather than a pathetic tiny dribble that you can't believe put any pressure on your bladder at all!

Nice underwear, with wires in bras and everything (!) and no breast pads (I realise I am straying into what I am looking forward to after birth and bf now, but I got pregnant the day I stopped bf DD at 10m (unintentionally) so feel like I have been in maternity bras forever and I hate them !

Pretty much everything everyone else has said too. Roll on January......

not being out of breath from such exhausting tasks as emptying the washing machine or putting my socks on.

getting back on a horse.

being able to go for a run.

having a delicious glass of ice-cold sauvignon blanc.

burning my grim, shabby maternity clothes.

not being at work!

nine more weeks to go?