Did/do you enjoy being pregnant?

[Brooke]

Did/do you enjoy being pregnant? What was your fave part of it?

[Tamika]

I loved the actual physical part of being pregnant and I loved labor. Yes - it was painful, but I had great support systems and was able to use that to deal with pain. Yes, pregnant was uncomfy - but I knew that it would be over too quickly and that as long as that baby was inside me, s/he was MINE and MINE alone.

I did NOT love the mental stress of getting attached to the baby and the thought of possibly losing that baby - after losing 2 - well, it was just hard to get excited and yet hard to NOT get excited!

[Christi]

Yes and no. I enjoyed feeling the kicks and such, and having the baby be mine alone. I did not enjoy the hormonal changes that therefore made my depression issues harder, and didn't enjoy being so tired! I think I would do some things differently if by some chance we had another, but I don't want the changes bad enough to proactively move toward another pregnancy!

[giana]

Other than the kicks and the fact that there was a baby growing inside of me no...I was over over weight,grouchier than normal,my skin sucked big time and I was always tired so no pregnancy itself wasnt beautiful for me

[Jbird]

For the most part, yes, I did enjoy it. I mean, besides the morning sickness and the very uncomfortable last few weeks...

[Shana]

I had very, very easy pregnancies and the labor with Kaleb was excruciating, but pushing was quick. Fortunately pregnancy for me has always been cake ;)

[Jo]

I hate it, hate it, hate it. I will not miss it at all. The only way I would ever have another child is if someone dropped one off that was actually mine and was over 6 months old. Since that isn't going to happen, I am happily done.

[Mary]

I hate it, hate it, hate it. I will not miss it at all. The only way I would ever have another child is if someone dropped one off that was actually mine and was over 6 months old. Since that isn't going to happen, I am happily done.

Ditto that.

I tried it three times and kept thinking, "Maybe this time I'll really enjoy it!" especially with the last one, knowing it was my last. Ummm....nope. Disliked it just as much that time as the others -- even more, maybe, since I was sick for 35 weeks. I finally realized that I just don't like being pregnant. Period. What's that Albert Einstein quote? The one about how the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? Yeah, so it would be insane for me to get pregnant again. :giggle

[Brooke]

I really enjoyed being pregnant and even though I was on bedrest with Xander, I had a pretty good one with Kyle. I had gestational diabetes but that was something I could care for. I love the feeling of being pg but don't like the thought of having a newborn again. LOL

[Beka]

Yes I did... i honestly feel at my most beautiful whilst pregnant (which could explain why i've done it so often LOL) and I really enjoy the process.

With Chase I was made to feel ashamed through the significant part of my pregnancy and i think after that it made me decide I was proud, happy and confident about being pregnant.

It would probably also help though that i've still been able to walk long distances even at 9 months pg, I could still RUN at 9m with Chase LOL I get alot of help around the home from David and my family are always really positive about my being pregnant too (mother loves being a granny and my dad thinks it's awesome i can do this healthily after all my mothers health problems pg)

I enjoy the way i look more than anything.

Actually the fact i might never do it again makes me really sad.

[Christine]

I really wasn't crazy about pregnancy. I enjoyed feeling my baby grow and get stronger and feeling all the kicks and movements. I didn't like the tiredness, the hormonal fluctuations, the weight gain (I was HUGE!), the sciatica, trouble sleeping, etc. I'm not sorry that I'm done. ;)

[Kristi]

Yes I very much enjoy being pregnant. Except towards the end when I start to get impatient and uncomfortable.

[Lisa]

well I did with Robert and didn't with Rhayan. This one i'm at a toss up. So far not too bad but the morning sickness is kicking in and I feel horrible.

[freebiemom]

I loved being pregnant! It was such the greatest times of my life. I had little morning sickness and no major problems like many have mentioned. Pregnancy was wonderful for me - it was the labor that made up for it! :)

[Faith]

Yes...I LOVED it!!! Everything about being pregnant I enjoyed. I didn't even mind being sick so much at first.

[Kristen]

Nope. I have sucky pregnancies. I've had good deliveries, though! :thumbsup

[Kate]

I loved being pregnant...I think my total morning sickness was feeling vaguely nauseous twice for less than an hour each time...and I did the whole cliched glowing thing. I would do it all again tomorrow if I could.

[Erika]

I just adored being pregnant. It was everything I had hoped for and more. And besides the standard aches and pains and the fact that I was at my biggest during an exceptionally long heatwave, it was a breeze.

That being said, I feel I did deserve that considering it took me 4.5 years to conceive and then I had to take daily heparin injections. They weren't fun.

[kcmomma]

loved every minute of it....except maybe morning sickness and the sections'recovery

feeling the kicks,eating what ever I wanted LOL it was ALL good

[Beka]

Erika you deserve a medal for those daily injections- I had to have 72 hours of them with the suspected clot whilst pg with Loki and they hurt like a b*st*rd!!!!!

Like Kristen I had the big advantage of v.straight forward deliveries & swift recoveries too which has been wonderful, not sure how well i'd have taken to a section or a complicated delivery.

[Erika]

Beka, aren't they just awful? Some days I'd be find taking them and wouldn't feel a thing. Other days, I would almost cry injecting myself. And talk about some spectacular bruising!

I was also very lucky to have an easygoing labour and birth, and fairly quick for a first timer. My physical recovery was a doddle. So easy that I became overconfident and did too much lifting too early and ended up with sciatica.

My mental recovery, what with what happened with Sasha, took a lot longer. But I'm hoping with the next baby, s/he will be healthy from the start which will mean a much easier mental recovery.

[Christal]

With Megan, not so much. I was miserable. I didn't look pregnant because I was wearing winter clothes. I just looked fat lol

With Josh, I LOVED it. I actually really miss it. So much infact that I plan to become a surrogate for someone in the future.

I may or may not be crazy.

[Joy]

Not really - I was so sick for most of both pregnancies but I would do it all over again just to feel that baby kick and move because that is a feeling I will never forget.

As for really doing it all over again to try for that boy - the girls are too old for me to start over - though at 37 it has crossed my mind until I see my older sister with a baby and an 8 year old and see its not all that fun and I don't want to go back to diapers - no no no!

[Shasta]

I have always LOVED being pregnant! I love almost everything about it. It's just amazing what happens inside of you. I never minded gaining weight, I think I actually was happy the bigger my belly would get! lol The only thing I didn't like was the aches and pains that come with it and being tired and just wore down by the end.

I really want to be done having kids now because I'm happy with three and want to give all of my attention to them but I would also love to go through pregnancy and the whole magic of birth again.

[Jenny]

loved it and loved giving birth (naturally) too.... I would do it all over again ;)

[Sam]

Gawd, no. I hate being pregnant. My last one was a nightmare. There is nothing I like about being pregnant. The HG with Jasmine, being uncomfy... UGH.