I hate being pregnant! :(

[VroomieMama]

The only good thing about being pregnant is feeling/seeing the baby's movement and the baby itself.

There are so many things I could whine about in here but I feel too nauseous to even stay by the computer.

[Pippi L.]

I feel your pain! Both pregnancies so far have been easy peasy compared to just about everyone I know. But still, I hate having so little energy (2nd trimester energy? hahaha), hate not being able to eat or cook anything in the first trimester, hate giving up alcohol and caffeine, hate the restrictions that come as I get big physically, etc.

I really, really appreciate that I can get pregnant (it wasn't easy with #1 so I realize how lucky I am) and I'm so excited that a new baby will joining our family. I think it's amazing how my body can create a new person inside me and I love feeling the movement. But arghh, I hate the everyday lousiness of being pregnant.

[RiverSky]

Awww, I'm sorry you feel that way. How pregnant are you? Are you still having serious morning sickness? Have you researched some things to help with your nausea, like peppermint and eating something every hour (graham crackers or soda crackers always helped me)?

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[graciegal]

kicks are nice until they start to REALLY HURT!

[Funny Face]

I like rubbing my belly, the planning aspect and feeling the baby move.

Everything else is crap.

[lillymonster]

I hate being pregnant. The first time, I had plans of being this wonderful cool fashionable yoga doing pregnant woman who glowed. NOPE, I was miserable, when the HG stopped, I got 'roids. When those stopped I had to sleep sitting up. I couldn't breath, I gained 45+ pounds, and I was miserable

With #2 when I got sick again. I said NO MORE! I am not getting pregnant ever again, that is how much I hate it. I admire anyone who can have more than one kid, I really do. I have no clue how they do it, no m/s? I don't know.

I can tolerate high levels of pain, but always wondering what is next for 9 months just stresses me out. And that isn't including constantly worrying about the health of my baby. And what is with this terrible taste in my mouth??

[jessieb503]

I'm so glad you posted this!! I, too, envisioned myself as this super powerful yogic pregnant woman and all I can do is sit on the couch and be dizzy, lightheaded and anxious. The nausea is FINALLY gone but (I can't believe I'm saying this....) I'd take that over this hormonal anxiety any day.

Yoga?? yeah right. I'd pass out after the first downward dog.

[Weevil]

I know what you mean! I am so thankful for this pregnancy and can't wait for the baby to get here, but pregnancy is just NOT for me. I'm 7 weeks and since 4.5 weeks I've been in the worst colitis flare (apparently triggered by pregnancy hormones)... I was in the ER this morning for fluids because I was too weak to stand for more than a couple of minutes at a time. And now I'm on prednisone because it's the only way to stop the flare and flaring is bad for both me and the baby. I always swore I'd never take this awful medication!

And to make things worse, my morning sickness seems to be kicking in. That's all I need, for things to be coming out both ends (sorry if that's TMI)

[annettemarie]

I am an absolutely miserable pregnant woman. Luckily, I am an awesome mama and I figure that makes up for all the horrible toxic thoughts I have during gestation.

[queenofchaos]

I tolerate pg until the last month or so, then I feel like I am in h3ll! This time around I am expecting twins, and it feels like I have been in that last month for about 2 mths now. bleh. I must be a real whiner because I get pg easy and have basically easy pgs, and then my labors last an average of 2 hrs. I am such a wuss. The only thing that keeps me going is the thought of those first couple of moments right after birth. Pure flippin magic.

[cadejaxellamom]

I am 38 weeks (tomorrow) pregnant with my 4th baby, and I have hated every minute of every pregnancy (except like a pp said the movement...until it hurts, like now, and the fact that I am creating a life). I really do feel for all you ladies....as I sit here with my broken crotch and heartburn so bad i might throw up, I will be thinking of you all

[kosheng]

Originally Posted by cadejaxellamom

I am 38 weeks (tomorrow) pregnant with my 4th baby, and I have hated every minute of every pregnancy (except like a pp said the movement...until it hurts, like now, and the fact that I am creating a life). I really do feel for all you ladies....as I sit here with my broken crotch and heartburn so bad i might throw up, I will be thinking of you all

this is my fourth bio baby, too... and my crotch is broken as well, and the heartburn is frickin' horrible. and my uterus has been diagnosed as irritable. i totally get that, cuz i'm irritable, too!

[Joyster]

So glad you posted. I feel like a freak of nature sometimes when I say I hate being pregnant. This one has been the toughest yet with anemia and feeling like a wet dishcloth, an irritable uterus and just having my body way too broken in for this. There are a lot of better supports for me this pregnancy, but I'd just as soon find a way to have the baby without the 10 months of hell.

[Anna's Lovey]

I hated my first pregnancy. I felt so ugly and tired and out of it the whole time. The second time around feels totally different to me. I have a lot more symptoms(weight gain, swelling feet, heartburn), but I don't have that weird feeling like some alien has taken over my body and I don't even recognize myself when I look in the mirror that way I did with the first one.

[rightkindofme]

I really wanted three kids so after my first pregnancy I prayed like crazy that I would have twins the second time. No luck. So uhm, I'm only having two kids because this sucks so much and I am such a nasty witch. I don't think it is fair to the kids I already have to be nasty and miserable for nine months again.

[2sweetboysmom]

I am really not a happy smiley prego either. Sunday night I literally cried for hours. I sooooooooo need to be un pregnant again soon. I would much rather labor and deliver 40 times than be pregnant for nine months. Labor I almost like, pregnancy not so much. But I absolutely LOVE the results!!!

[VroomieMama]

Originally Posted by RiverSky

Awww, I'm sorry you feel that way. How pregnant are you? Are you still having serious morning sickness? Have you researched some things to help with your nausea, like peppermint and eating something every hour (graham crackers or soda crackers always helped me)?

s

I am in my 14th weeks and my morning sickness is not as serious as 1st or 2nd pregnancy but this one, I feel so nauseous all day long! Nothing works! I thought, by now, my 3rd pregnancy, I'd be an expert! Wrong! Its like my pregnant body is teasing me!

I am always so hungry! It is as if nothing satisfy my hunger and I don't snack on junk food that much because they have zero nutrition value and I don't want to waste my time snacking on these. I eat TONS of fruits, nuts, fiber filled bagels and breads and I eat cereals. I LOVE eating cereals but I have to be careful because I ALWAYS feel the need to have to rush to bathroom to vomit! Most of times I do anyways.

I told my DH that I AM NOT GETTING PREGNANT AGAIN! Even if I *knock on wood* miscarry this baby somehow.. I'm still not getting pregnant again. He wasn't too happy about it and I told him, "It's my body, its my mental health and emotions. I am DONE with being pregnant." I told my midwife that I want to have c-section with this baby and have my tubes tied ON THE SAME DAY!

On the bright side, I'm getting a strong feeling that this baby is going to be a boy! *fingers crossing*

[LeilaM]

I'm right there with you. I'm 39 weeks with my first (and probably only) baby, and I can't wait for it to be over. Part of me feels guilty for feeling this way because my husband and I couldn't conceive naturally. I do feel lucky for being able to have a baby at all, thanks to IUI, and I'm happy to have had the opportunity to experience pregnancy because for a long time I never thought I would be able to. But pregnancy is much harder than I ever expected, and I will be thrilled when my baby is finally born and I am no longer pregnant.

[lillymonster]

Originally Posted by VroomieMama

I am always so hungry! It is as if nothing satisfy my hunger and I don't snack on junk food that much because they have zero nutrition value and I don't want to waste my time snacking on these. I eat TONS of fruits, nuts, fiber filled bagels and breads and I eat cereals. I LOVE eating cereals but I have to be careful because I ALWAYS feel the need to have to rush to bathroom to vomit! Most of times I do anyways.

Cereals do that to me too. I assumed it was because of the sugar. I even eat low sugar cereals made with natural sugar, and I can't stomach it without making me sick. I tried different milks, so I don't know if it's the sugar in the milks.

I also was in complaining to someone about my cravings for junk - I ate really healthy for the past 3 years, low fat diet, high protein, exactly what they prescribe for pregnancy. I was complaining because all I wanted was fat, ice cream, cheese, fast food, etc. She actually made me feel better - like maybe your body needs fat right now and after you get the fat, then it will want healthier stuff. It seemed logical, considering I have lost 5 pounds since being pregnant, and I was already below the lowest recommended weight for my height before I got pregnant.

for some reason, junk food is the only thing NOT making me nauseous, which kind of disgusts me, but I go with what works because I am miserable

[ComaWhite]

I hate heartburn.
I hate not being able to breathe properly.
I hate having a super sense of smell and realizing how much everything REEKS.
I hate gaining weight, LOTS of it, and not just on my belly but on my butt, my thighs and my hips.
I hate having a puffy face that breaks out frequently.
I hate having every single piece of clothing fit tightly, poorly, uncomfortably.
I hate getting painful bh contractions everytime Id like to get some form of exercise or have to puch myself psyically
I hate being ravenously hungry 24/7 but having NOTHING that is appealing EVER except $3.75 hot chocolates from starbucks and $5 frozen hot chocolates from Second Cup.
I hate the feeling that my pelvis is going to break in half.
I hate sweating like a pig.
I hate how crabby, b**chy, snappy, irratable and plain ol' miserable I am to everyone in sight.
I hate jumbo sized breasts.
I hate toes that look more like fat little sausages.
I hate baby hiccups. All night. In my crotch.
I hate feeling so exausted and unmotivated all of the time.

The only thing that makes me do it again and again is the kicks and bumps I feel and holding onto the thought that soon Ill be cuddling a teeny soft newborn baby.