JFF Pregnancy---love It or Hate It?

I HATE IT!!!!!!! Like others said, it's a means to an end. I hate having my body hijacked and having no control of it. The weight gain, morning sickness, heartburn, fatigue, insomnia, achy hips, sciatica, pressure on my lungs and lack of breath, being uncomfortable most of the time, being HOT all of the time, itchy nipples, dry skin, dry heaving, gagging, not being able to brush my back teeth without gagging, aversion to smells and foods. I've never had the kind of pregnancy like others describe when you are just shooting rainbows out your butt. I think of it as 9 months of being miserable that I have to get through to get what I want, my little one.

The first time around the baby kicking freaked me out. It felt like aliens in my body trying to get out. It was WEIRD to me. This second time around I don't mind it and and am enjoying knowing baby is doing well in there. 6 more weeks and I never have to do this again!!! :)

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Now, don't get me wrong, I love my kids with every breath I take and would give my life for either of them in a split second but... I loathe pregnancy! Its not fun or exciting for me at any point. Its hard to be excited when you feel like walking death. Yeah I know it doesn't last forever but 9 months is a long time! Pregnancy glow never happened over here and therefore 2 was my limit!!

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Oh, Melissa, I thought pregnancy was romantic and wonderful before I got pregnant - the glow and all that. Good heavens - I threw up so much with both pregnancies, spent so much of my first pregnancy on total bedrest, etc, that I hated being pregnant. I wish I could have seen my pregnancies as magical, but all I could feel was "get it over with"!

D.

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HATED it. I did it once, and never again. EVER. I hated it so much! Means to an end, that's it.

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I loved it! Sure, I was nauseous and took a lot of naps during the first trimester, but never threw up. I felt wonderful during the whole second, and only during the last two weeks of pregnancy did I feel big and tired and such. I was able to keep running cross-country until I was 7 months along. I felt incredibly sexy. I loved feeling her move. I loved that my body was capable of these amazing changes and creating this wonderful baby. I had no vericose veins, no stretch marks, and a great natural delivery four days before my 41st birthday. I only ever wanted one baby, but if I had done this when I was younger, I may have wanted to do it again!

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LOL I hated it. Super bad heartburn, car sickness, lots of swelling, not so much fun.

Just do me a favor...never say to a pregnant woman, "Don't you just LOVE being pregnant?" Some of them will be mentally smacking you. LOL

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Without a doubt....hated it...felt like I was on my death bed...no joke.

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I love my daughter but didn't enjoy being pregnant.
Puking every morning, no caffeine, massive acne breakouts, peeing forty times a day, hemmorhoids the size of grapes, constant backache, varicose veins - not my idea of a good time.

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Hated it x3!! I see these women who love every second of pregnancy and never have anything negative to say about it... yeah, that wasn't me ;)

I love MAKING babies.
I love (seriously) labor and delivery.
I LOOOOVE my children.

I hated every second of being pregnant, three times!!

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I loved it-I even had my own zip code

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I loved being pregnant. I'm sure that other women hated me because I didn't really have morning sickness. I would get nauseous when I would brush my teeth, but as long as I didn't rush, I was fine. I only threw up once. I did have horrible swelling in my feet and ankles, but it didn't hurt. I'm just hoping if and when I get pregnant again, I have another easy pregnancy, but who knows? The only bad thing about my pregnancy was the timing. We had a horrible summer, temps in the 100's all the time and the A/C in my apartment was horrible. Lots of cold showers to stay cool!

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I discovered that I was unexpectedly good at being pregnant. Since I was 39 and had never wanted to be pregnant (yes it was planned) this was a surprise. No morning sickness, no exhaustion, did not determine I was pregnant until 14 weeks (continued to have periods), got pregnant 2 weeks after I started trying. I wasn't hungry at all so didn't gain any weight (ok 5 pounds of water weight the last week), dropped 35 pounds the first 4 weeks after having him. Easy delivery, happy epidural. Seems like a talent completely wasted on me :)

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I enjoyed it for the most part from 16-29 weeks. The swollen anckles were all I could complain about during those weeks. I HATED it after 29 weeks was really ready to ask the doc is he done yet by 31 weeks. I was getting horrible back and hip pain and braxton hicks all of the time!

I am pregnant now almost 11 weeks and so far I'm just super tired and the nausea has gotten much better! Really not sure what is to come of this one yet but, I am sure there will be ups and downs.
I love my son so very much!! I can't wait to see if there will be another frog lover in the family or a girl to make it even in the house :)

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Loved it all 5 times!!

I have said many times if I could be about 7 months pregnant for the rest of my life I would be in heaven!! I love the feeling so much! I love being able to feel them move around inside of me. I miss how happy I was being pregnant. But yet I wasn't too big at 7 month to get in the way of doing things like at 9 months. By that time I was past the morning sickness and just the general "fat" feeling and feeling pregnant.

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I LOVED being pregnant... I think I was happier when I was pregnant, lol.... I kick boxed until I was 8 months pregnant, I was never sick, never cranky... I didn't get stretch marks, I didn't crave a bunch of crazy things, etc... Yes, if I could pop out a 3 year old, I'd do it again :)

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I Loved it the first time around too and while I definitely would never say that I hate it this time around (30 weeks pregnant with #2) it is very very different this time. I cant believe that I still have 10 weeks to go and by no means am I ready for the baby to be born yet - I want her to stay put until she is fully baked but.... Im huge and uncomfortable this time. Im also chasing around a 2 yr old all day and I feel like I never gained my energy back this pregnancy and I never got that 'oh so wonderful' pregnancy glow. I had morning sickness with this one and not at all with my first
So Yes I loved being pregnant I while I think its a wonderful and amazing time I am looking forward to getting my body back
10 WEEKS BABY LOL

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Hi Melissa---That sure is a loaded question. For me, pregnancy was mostly a means to an end. I was sick all 3 for the first 20 weeks. After that ok, but I still felt like my life was not my own. I guess it really wasn't and yes maybe a bit selfish but that's just me.

But at the same time I marveled at the thought of a little person growing inside of me. My husband 'lovingly' nicknamed them all inter-uterine intruders when they got particularly frisky and made their presence known. I was astonished when pregnant with my first, while doing laundry and letting the washer lid slam, jumped to high heaven inside of me...startled her big time.

I was amazed when I fell skiing with my second at 20 weeks, hard enough to knock the wind out of me and then had him kick like crazy during the next lift ride. He was either chastising me or asking me to do it again, not sure which.

Having said all of this, I do recognize the miracle and wonder still what the gene pool would come up with next if we ever had any more kids. So I guess it was neither love nor hate...but more like huge respect and amazement for the miracle that it is. Be well...D.

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Loved it so much I was a gestational carrier surrogate (twins) when I was done with my own three kids. I'd do it again if the circumstances were right - I love being pregnant!

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I LOVED being pregnant :)

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Loved it!!!! Wish I could experience it more. But I also LOVE babies and children, so I think it is the end result I love most :)

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Hated it, never doing it again, one was plenty, more than enough.

Love my daughter but NEVER doing it again.
If I really wanted another someday (HIGHLY doubtful) I will adopt.

I was miserable, had terrible postpartum depression, 19 and a half hours of labor ending in a c-section, allergic reaction to one of the drugs, horrible sickness all the way threw, pain and cramps, emotional roller coaster, non stop random food cravings, heart burn, always hungry, itchy skin, stretch marks... miserable!

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Loved it!! I didn't know it was possible to be so miserable, yet so amazingly happy, all at the same time! lol

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Thus far I have never been pregnant (knocking on wood)! Loved being a mom to my only adopted daughter and don't feel as if I missed out on anything :)

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I enjoyed labor and delivery more than the pregnancy. I don't know why. I had the perfect pregnancy. I didn't have any morning sickness or crazy cravings. My boobs didn't hurt, but they grew a few sizes. I was tired and had to pee constantly, but that wasn't the worst thing in the world. I barely gained any weight (I started at 120, by the end of the first trimester I weighed 105, by the end of the pregnancy I weighed 135, and by the time I got out of the hospital I weighed 115). The perfect pregnancy... Except that it took FOREVER!!! I'm a very impatient person. Lol. I really hated the waiting.

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Hated it the first time, even though I had no morning sickness or other bad symptoms (other than the fact that I gained 65 lbs). I was just a hormonal and nervous wreck as the pregnancy was a surprise. What a time that was!
Loved it the second time. Had 9 mos of morning sickness, but I knew what to expect, this pregnancy was planned, and since I knew it was the last, I milked it for all it's worth. lol

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I loved it. Absolutely loved it. I felt GREAT during both of my pregnancies.

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I loved it, but hated it more.

I loved the times where I could feel the baby kicking and moving and knowing I had a baby inside me that I couldn't wait to see. The bond you feel with that baby.

Now, I hated throwing up - all 9 months because the heartburn was so bad that it make me vomit, I hated the 50 pounds i gained cause the only things I craved and made me feel good was chicken strips and chicken fajitas, things I once loved (yogurt) would make me puke, everything gave me heartburn, i hated being HUGE, I hated being kicked in the ribs and bladder, I hated the swelling of my feet and ankles, hated the back labor, hated gettin stuck on the couch like a beached whale, and I'm sure there are more things...

With all that being said...My husband and I are actually trying for another one and will start this month. I must be crazy after remembering all the things I hated...

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First pregnancy......hated it! everything freaked me out.

Second pregnancy.......... loved it until the end. Hated the end because of sharp crotch pains.

This pregnancy is the best ever. Im tired and my vulva always hurts like i got punched in it, but im on month 7 and maybe since this is my last pregnancy im learning to appreciate it more. My husband seems more excited this time because we have solid roots and are financially stable. (plus this is our first boy...and last child)

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Both.

I lost 25lbs from morning sickness w my first. With both, I got horrible heartburn, sciatica, and kidney stones. With my second, my hair fell out in clumps.

But, I loved the kicking, I loved hearing the heartbeat and seeing the ultrasounds. I loved eating lol. Despite having crappy symptoms of pregnancy, I loved both of mine :-)

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