Do you ever...

Do you ever miss being pregnant?? I know you're probably thinking this girl is nuts! But seriously sometimes I miss being pregnant (not that I want to get pregnant again). I miss having a big belly and seeing it jump from side to side when they moved. I miss watching my belly grow. I don't know why but everytime I see a pregnant woman I miss it. Ok now that you're convinced I'm insane I'm done!

 

I don't think you are crazy. I miss it too sometimes.. because I know I will never be pregnant again. Its such an amazing special time. While I was pregnant one of my friends said "Enjoy this moment because afterwards that aren't all yours anymore." But then I look at the video my DH took the night before they were born and how uncomfortable I was, and I snap back into reality and enjoy having my own body back.

 

You are not crazy at all! I miss feeling the babies kick me. I only felt it for a short time since they were preemies and I had a very difficult pregnancy. So while I thought I would only ever have 2 children and figured I was done, many times I find myself wishing I was pregnant.

 

I miss it and my pregnancy was not fun!!

 

Oh yah, I definately still miss it! Feeling them kicking and not having to share them.

 

You're not crazy! I miss it SOMETIMES. I wanted to get pregnant for so long that I totally enjoyed my pregnancy - up til the end when it was hard to do just about anything - (I got pregnant with twins naturally - no IVF etc.) And I SO enjoyed the attention I got too B) Thanks for this post as you just brought memories back for me - sitting in a biz meeting and watching my stomach completely move and contort - and here I am giggling like a school girl as it's happening - in the middle of the meeting! How one babe -Carley- would practically crawl into my bra!! Natalie was my dainty mover - flutters here and there - Carley was the "roller" . Thank You again for posting this!!! You just made my day thinking of my babes in me - growing and getting strong. Now they are 20 lbs!!!!

 

When I was pregnant, I couldn't wait to NOT be pregnant anymore. Although my pregnancy was very uneventful, my belly got soooo big and I was very uncomfortable at the end. I went to 37 weeks and 5 days and didn't think I could go any longer than that.

All that being said, I soooo miss being pregnant. My DH and I talk about it all the time because he misses it too. All of the things that I found so annoying when I was pregnant like people asking me when I was due or what I was having or people saying you look like you are going to pop. I also miss the stupid questions when people found out I was having twins like "whose side of the family do they run on?" or "did you take fertility treatments?" Even though at the time I found those things kind of annoying I miss going places and being pregnant.

Most of all, I miss the doctor's and the nurses at my OB's office. They were so nice and we spent so much time there, I really miss those people. I have never had another pregnancy before, so I don't know if you form those special bonds when you are not going as often, but I really miss that.

All that being said, I was so desperate to meet my two little guys that I am ultimately happy they are here with me and not in my belly.

 

I miss it too. I did get to enjoy 3 pregnancies even though the last one wasn't all that enjoyable. :laughing: I can understand why some families have tons of kids.

 

Me too! I spent so long trying to get pregnant, and then I looked at every pregnant woman with such envy.... I STILL find myself looking at pregnant women with envy!

I wasn't able to enjoy much of my pregnancy, I spent the whole time worried I would lose them (long battle with IF and m/c's) and they were both turned in so I never felt them move that much. I so want to be pregnant again so I can actually ENJOY it!

 

I loved being pg. I was very good at *being* pg. Not so good at delivering, not always good at getting pg, , but good at being pg. I wouldn't mind being pg again, but our family is complete now and I am not really wanting to start over.

 

I miss it too. My pregnancies are not fun, and I don't like it when I am pregnant, but I miss it. Maybe it's because I won't be pregnant again. I can barely stand to get on the Expecting boards because it makes me sad. (If DH ever heard me say that, he would want to knock some sense into me!)

 

I miss it, too!!!!! We were lucky to get pregnant on the first try, and then with twins, and then BAM! I had to deliver at 8 months preg...I felt jipped out of that last month of pregnancy. Don't get me wrong...bedrest and preeclampsia etc wasn't fun, but I'm with you - I miss feeling them move around in my belly and taking care of myself to take care of them.
I'm sad b/c that was my only pregnancy and it went by so fast!

 

Although we never had any miscarriages, we went through the pain of infertiltiy for over 4 years before getting pregnant with IVF. I was SO paranoid the WHOLE pregnancy, and on bedrest for a good part of it, that I honestly did not enjoy it. Although I was relatively miserable, it was the worry of something going wrong that got the best of me.

I am SO greatful for my beautiful, healthy children, that i don't regret anything, and would do it all over again!

That being said, I am curious to know what a "normal" pregnancy would be like. We are not preventing, but given my history, would be happy but shocked it I was to fall pregnant naturally.

I want to be the cute, pregnant mommy I seem to have missed out on the first time around

 

I miss it so very much!! you are so not crazy!! I want to do it again and I have 5 kids!!!

 

No I dont miss it at all but I do hear people say that often!

 

I felt like dog doo for my entire pregnancy, and I don't miss it one bit! But apparently I am in a very small minority. I'm the crazy one, not you! :lol:

 

Honestly...no... :FIFblush: Despite suffering through miscarriages and desparately wanting to be one of those people who enjoys pregnancy, I'm just not.

After I had DD, I did miss it a bit...I couldn't wait to get pregnant again!!

I started TTC shortly after she was 1 yr and surprise, surprise, it was twins! :icon_eek:

Honestly, this time last year, I was so incredibly miserable. I was so sick up until about 24 weeks, vomiting and taking Zofran. I didn't care about anything but getting through the day and somehow managing to take care of a toddler at the same time. Not to be dramatic, but it was awful. :laughing:

I can laugh about it now!!

 

I do sometimes now. Right after they were born though I was sooo happy to not be pregnant and huge and having to pee all the time etc! But I did love the belly and the kicks. I think I've forgotten some of the unpleasentness now!

 

If I could know without a doubt that I would have a pregnancy like I did with my first DD, I would definitely have another (especially to try for a boy ). But I've gone through too many losses and emotional/physical stress...we're pretty sure we're done. So yeah it's hard to think about never being pregnant again...feeling the baby/babies moving, growing, hiccuping, etc. Every time I see a newborn, I just give my DH "this look" of longing...but then it passes....kind of.

 

We had to try for soooo long to get pregnant due to my low estrogen levels. When pregnant, I felt better than I had in a long time due to the rises in my hormones. Now, 5 months post partum, I would kill for those hormones again. I just went through a tough week while on my placebos with my birth control and all I could think of was how great I felt when I was pregnant.

Amy

 

I miss it all the time and I'm totally jealous when I see someone pregnant. We haven't decided if we're done or not, so I'm holding out hope that I may get to experience it one more time.

 

I was just thinking about that the other day. I do really miss being pg. It was fun (even though I was on bedrest for 3 months). I like feeling the babies moving around and all that stuff.

I do NOT miss having to got to the bathroom every time I even took a sip of water!!! LOL I also don't miss how I worried about everything either.

 

I truely loved being pregnant. I do miss it.

 

YES!

And even though it has only been a month... I do miss being pregnant!

 

i'm still brand new at not being pregnant anymore, but i miss it so much! i didn't think i would... i hated the attention, i hated not being able to sleep on my stomach, i hated waddling around and being uncomfortable. but i miss feeling them inside me and watching my belly move, and talking and singing to them. i even miss my doctor appointments, AND my doctor! at the very end of my pregnancy i said, "no more kids. this pregnancy thing is not for me." but now i'm secretly hoping we get pregnant again soon (now THAT'S crazy! )

 

I thought I hated it when I was pregnant, but it really is a special time. I don't want to try it again anytime soon, but I do look forward to being pregnant again someday.

 

Allison,

I so do NOT miss being pregnant again! I think since my twins were born I've only thought about being pregnant again once but quickly dismissed the idea when I thought of what I went through :lol:

I had a terrible pregnancy & hardly felt the babies move much..and when they did it hurt like crazy!

I would take the baby without the pregnancy & birth if I could

To be honest, when I see a pregnant lady I think to myself "poor woman"...

Hey, but that's just me..

 

I don't think you're nuts missing being pregnant. I do, sometimes. I enjoyed it, for the most part. It was a really cool feeling knowing that they were in there growing and all. Not to mention seeing my belly do really weird things as they moved. But most of all, I miss knowing they were safe and sound, and I didn't worry about them, as I do now. That sounds odd, doesn't it? Anywho, now I'm getting lots of love, hugs and kisses, so it makes up for the worrying! Oh yeah, and my skin was gorgeous! Something about those pg hormones, I guess!

 

I really do not miss being pregnant! But having my 5 beautiful babies was worth all of the suffering!