Women who enjoy pregnancy

[MissMaidenMinx]

... Must be lying. It's horrible! The nausea, the sore boobs, the exhaustion, the general discomfort. Then there's the getting huge! It's a generally unpleasant experience. Oh and the weird dreams, the ability to smell everything, the being put off favourite foods, and then there's all the rules about what you can and can't eat.
I'm pregnant if you hadn't guessed. 8 weeks and 5 days along. 31 weeks to go. I hope I start feeling human again soon.

 

[Aquagal]

Is this your first?

Peeing. You forget to mention peeing. The always needing to pee, when you just went 5 mins ago.

 

[MissMaidenMinx]

No, I have an 8 year old boy. He's looking forward to being a big brother.

And I did forget the peeing. So far that hasn't been too bad.

 

[warrior queen]

I absolutely love being pregnant!
My hair, nails and skin were all lush and radiant through my pregnancies.
I was one of the lucky ones..... almost no morning sickness, no extra peeing, only a couple of cravings.
Didn't gain much weight, breezed through labour and birth, and ended up with a single stretchmark under an inch long

I would make a great surrogate. I love the pregnancy, but I don't particularly enjoy the baby at the end of it (didn't fall in love with any of my kids until they became little people - walking, talking, interacting.)

 

[warrior queen]

Congrats on being knocked up

Well, that was weird! Somehow I quoted myself???
Lit is broken.

 

[MissMaidenMinx]

Thanks wq, though I hate you a little.

 

[warrior queen]

Thanks wq, though I hate you a little.

Nothing shows that stretchmarks are random like my family.
Omi had 17 kids, and she had about 5 stretchmarks.
Mum had 2, and ended up covered from breasts to knees with them.
I've had 7pregnancies and have a single stretchmark.
My daughter has an almost 1-yr old and is covered in stretchmarks, all on her torso front and back.

I'm the only one who never got much of the other horrors.

 

[MissMaidenMinx]

I've done ok on the stretch mark front. I didn't get any at all on my belly, my boobs copped it though.

 

[mercury14]

but I don't particularly enjoy the baby at the end of it (didn't fall in love with any of my kids until they became little people - walking, talking, interacting.)

My wife did some research on this topic a while back - moms that get stressed out because they don't feel terribly "in love" or connected to their babies... Only to grow into it as they cross the 18 or 24 month mark. Societal messages, etc. Turns out there's a higher rate of depression for mom during the first two years but the kids turn out fine.

 

[thirty]

I would choose to be a man again if I have another chance...

 

[warrior queen]

My wife did some research on this topic a while back - moms that get stressed out because they don't feel terribly "in love" or connected to their babies... Only to grow into it as they cross the 18 or 24 month mark. Societal messages, etc. Turns out there's a higher rate of depression for mom during the first two years but the kids turn out fine.

I always thought there was something wrong with me because I didn't get that maternal 'rush'.
With me, it was more like an understanding of my commitment which slowly developed into an all-encompassing love over time.

Then when my youngest was about 5, I saw a documentary on motherhood, and found I was in the 15 - 20 % of mothers who felt the same.
All of a sudden my 'mummy feelings' were explained and normal

 

[prettyinpink25]

I may be in the minority here, but I LOVE being pregnant. We just had our sixth child 8 months ago, and would love have more

Congrats and a happy&healthy 9 months to you

 

[Wings]

I was in love with being pregnant with my first, she was a complete blessing all the way through and then she was born and was the most independent baby I'd ever seen. The pregnancy was a breeze, I didn't have any drugs with the delivery, I did rip the arm off the hospital bed as I was pushing but I'm rather strong.

My second, however, was torture from almost the moment I found out I was pregnant. I was incredibly sick, bed ridden and depressed. Thank goodness he was worth it. Good luck with yours!

 

[dolf]

being preggers sucks.

 

[shewantsmore]

Could be I was lucky but ive had 3 children and almost no stretchmarks,least having slightly oily skin is good for something.i love having children

 

[dolf]

i quite like my stripes.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

... Must be lying. It's horrible! The nausea, the sore boobs, the exhaustion, the general discomfort. Then there's the getting huge! It's a generally unpleasant experience. Oh and the weird dreams, the ability to smell everything, the being put off favourite foods, and then there's all the rules about what you can and can't eat.
I'm pregnant if you hadn't guessed. 8 weeks and 5 days along. 31 weeks to go. I hope I start feeling human again soon.

By 9 or 10 weeks most of that should go away based on what I have seen from my wife.

The last month will be hell just because of your size. But that can be mitigated by continuing to eat healthy, working out, and cutting way back on the sodium to avoid bloating.

Of course. I am just a guy so my thoughts mean shit here.

If you can limit yourself to the healthy weight gain of 15-20 pounds, depending on your size things will go much better. Some woman tend to gain twice what is healthy.

 

[dolf]

By 9 or 10 weeks most of that should go away based on what I have seen from my wife.

ahahahahahahahahahahahaah!!!

you know nothing

 

[ivantheterrible]

the midwife of my two kids thought being pregnant was sexy as hell. and giving birth was a sexual experience. it was weird. she showed us a video of giving birth. many kinds of it. from regular hospital stuff to women shooting kids out into a pool of water. she thought i would get turned on by it. i didn't. when i didn't she thought i was weird. what the fuck is sexy about screaming, blood, fluid, a woman possibly shitting in the process, etc. ?
my ex hated being pregnant. but luckily she liked being a mom.

 

[prettyinpink25]

I will have to agree with:

Of course. I am just a guy so my thoughts mean shit here.

Every woman, every pregnancy, every baby is different.
I do agree with eating healthy, whole-foods are important to an expecting mother, however I do not agree with limiting a "healthy weight gain" of 15-20lbs. Personally, I don't even weigh myself while pregnant. What matters to me is the healthy baby growing inside, not the weight I may be putting on.

I'm just a woman that has naturally (even home) birthed six children, happily..

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

i hate pregnant womens who get lazy as fuck as months go by an expect you to do everything for them...wtf

 

[ivantheterrible]

i hate pregnant womens who get lazy as fuck as months go by an expect you to do everything for them...wtf

some do, some don't. some women go into the "nesting" thing where they are constantly wanting to tidy up, change the house, etc.. in the last month or so, most just sit. what i hate is after the child birth they think they can get away with anything, and can lay a heavy guilt trip on the fathers and kids about giving birth. jeez, drop the attitude, people have been doing this for a long time, it's not too much of a big deal.
some women get turned off by sex when pregnant. some don't. some go into super overdrive sexually for the first 6 months and pregnant pussy is the best. it's very soft, swollen, WET all the time and HOT to the feel.
you just have to put it out of your mind that there is someone in there and you may be knocking on the door.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

ahahahahahahahahahahahaah!!!

you know nothing

I just know the experience with my own wife...not saying it applies to all.

But you think your girls have it rough?

What about us poor guys. You have the baby, get a waist again, and have giant porn star boobs.........and we can not touch them!!!!!!!!!

Have you ever bothered to think how that makes us feel? Huh!?Huh?!

Selfish!!!!

 

[Laurel]

I would choose to be a man again if I have another chance...

Beg pardon?

 

[dolf]

I do not agree with limiting a "healthy weight gain" of 15-20lbs.

my youngest weighed almost 11 pounds. placenta weighs about a pound. then fluid too... and tits? mine were the size of basketballs! increased muscle mass in thighs to carry the bump. fluid retention. etc etc. etc.