Hmmm - so why does everyone always say "I just can't wait to get it out" in the way that they mean they are so sick of being pregnant? Maybe I am just not that far enough in the pregnancy yet but I am not really that uncomfortable or anything. Sure my hips and back ache every now and then but in general I really love being pregnant and am starting to get a bit sad that I only have 10 weeks to go! Maybe by the time I'm due I will be over it??

Did you all get sick of it? Anyone else relate to this feeling of sadness that your time with bub safely in your tummy is coming to an end?? Of course I can't wait to meet her and in that way can't wait for her to come out but I do love being pregnant!

I understand what you mean, but I think it totally depends on your pregnancy. If everything is smooth sailing and you have no aches and pains...it's bliss! This is how my first pregnancy was...loved every minute of it! I was truly sad to not feel ds inside me when he was born, but equally happy to hold him in my arms. :-)

BUT, with dd, I was more ready to be done. I had more aches and pains and just general uncomfortableness and sleeplessness with her.

I'm sure others with more issues are more ready to be done.

AND, you may have a change of heart in a few weeks! :-D

Congrats on 30 weeks!!!

I was sad with both pregnancies. I love being pregnant. But some people aren't as sentimental. My SIL for example. She just thought it was to weird to feel the baby move inside of her. She didn't let anyone ever rub her belly and she just didn't care for being pregnant. Now, I don't relate with her at all. But some are just different.
Plus, some people get huge and they have different aches or ailments and the only way it'll be over with is if the baby is born.

To be honest, I wasn't sooooo thrilled this time around about being pregnant. I had just lost all my baby weight and some. I was just pregnant last year, I still wasn't sleeping great through the night, I had a baby still, I was still nursing Just to find out that I'll be doing it all over again. I wasn't overly thrilled, but the more it sank in, the more I talked to the other ladies here, the more I got excited. And now that I have my baby bump and am feeling the baby move, I am really enjoying it!
People are just different I guess.
I'm glad you are enjoying your pregnancy!

My first pg was pretty easy, it wasn't until the very last week or so that I felt like I was ready to be done, and I think that was just my body getting me ready for labor.
The second pg was really miserable, which I felt so guilty about, but I could not wait for it to be over. I was just so sick and under so much pressure there was never really time for me to just sit back and enjoy being pg.

This time around I wasn't super happy about being sick again, but it has pretty much gone and now that I can be home and pg as opposed to working and pg I can love it again - and I do :-D

I don't know if this is the experience overall everywhere, but around here, I have noticed that it's more the "barbie girls", the heavy drinkers and drug users and the ones in the "oh my god I'm knocked up what do I do now" groups that are ready to get it over with.

The barbie girls b/c it puts a damper on their style and size and the beauty queen girls don't think it's "sexy" to be pregnant.
The drinkers and druggies for obvious use related reasons
and the "OMG" group b/c it's such a shock to them, they just want their life back, ya know.

With Gabe and Patrick, I was happy until the end, but with Bri I had contractions that were stronger than braxton hicks, but not doing anything, they were ten minutes apart. FOR TEN DAYS. Yes, i was ready to get it over with, but it was more of a delivery thing than a pregnant, "get it out" thing.

My cousin was induced 18 days early just b/c she was tired of being pregnant and didn't want to be pregnant at some Labor Day thing. ?????? Okay???? The baby was less than six pounds and had to stay in the hospital for 4 days on oxygen b/c of his lungs. That close, you can't "prove" it was an early delivery issue, but I believe it was. Anyway, she missed the Labor Day thingy she was supose to be at, LOL, and she was all upset and fussing and I just reminded her "well, you made your choice". Kinda mean, but it was the truth.

yeah, i don't get it either.

Hmmm - so why does everyone always say "I just can't wait to get it out" in the way that they mean they are so sick of being pregnant? Maybe I am just not that far enough in the pregnancy yet but I am not really that uncomfortable or anything. Sure my hips and back ache every now and then but in general I really love being pregnant and am starting to get a bit sad that I only have 10 weeks to go! Maybe by the time I'm due I will be over it??

Did you all get sick of it? Anyone else relate to this feeling of sadness that your time with bub safely in your tummy is coming to an end?? Of course I can't wait to meet her and in that way can't wait for her to come out but I do love being pregnant!


I'd say the only time I felt like "get it out" was when I was two weeks over due and the midwives were scheduling my induction~ And even then, I didn't want her out because I didn't want to be Pregnant anymore... it was out of fear of being induced.

I never got tired of being pregnant... I only got anxious to meet my little one~ I *love* being pregnant... even going on Number SIX I'm still not sick of it! I find it refreshing to meet other mom's who say they like being pregnant~ :)

ETA: I think in the last days every mom starts to feel heavy, weighed down, and in so much pain that they just would like to have their little one in the arms instead of their bellies~ :)

I was going to reply and then hesitated because I wondered whether I would be judged after reading some of the above comments. Here goes anyway...

I don't know if this is the experience overall everywhere, but around here, I have noticed that it's more the "barbie girls", the heavy drinkers and drug users and the ones in the "oh my god I'm knocked up what do I do now" groups that are ready to get it over with.

The barbie girls b/c it puts a damper on their style and size and the beauty queen girls don't think it's "sexy" to be pregnant.
The drinkers and druggies for obvious use related reasons
and the "OMG" group b/c it's such a shock to them, they just want their life back, ya know.

This certainly doesn't describe me (barbie girl, drinker, drug user or reluctantly pregnant) - but I must admit did find myself longing to be at the end of my pregnancy. I never wished for my baby to come really early - the safety of my precious baby was always my biggest concern.

I loved the fact that I was pregnant and that there was a baby growing inside me (what a wonderful and special thing it is that God has allowed us women to do). I loved watching my body change and feeling the little life move inside me. And of course I was over the moon at the fact that a new little baby was joining our family. But I observe in wonder those women who seem to love the process of pregnancy so much. I would love to have felt that way. However, for some reason, pregnancy does not seem to agree with my body.

I don't react at all well to the hormones. I either have very bad morning sickness or can barely eat or drink at all for the first half of the pregnancy (leading to loss of weight). And after the 'morning sickness' is gone I still can't handle food too well for the remainder of the pregnancy. The tiredness I experience is really debillitating - I feel that I am not functioning well at all and generally end up having to suspend the normal activities that I would do. It feels like I am in a complete haze and can't even focus or think properly. I also experience a form of pre-natal depression and anxiety due to the hormonal changes (much the same as post-natal depression but much more under-reported and under-recognised).

In both cases, the pregnancy symptoms that I have described disappeared as soon as the baby was born. I suddenly felt fantastic, full of energy, on top of the world - and I got to finally see and hold my precious baby in my arms. And I could eat! Can anyone blame me for longing to get to that stage?

I understand what a special experience pregnancy is - but I also understand well how physical and psychological effects of pregnancy hormones can make a woman long to simply reach the end and have her baby safely in her arms.

I hope that makes some sense.

Jo - you are not alone. I was anxious to get to the end, too. I had terrible morning sickness with my first, I was soooooo tired all the time for both pregnancies, I just wanted to sleep, but I couldn't even get decent sleep because I was so *uncomfortable* once I started to show. I enjoyed being pregnant on some level, but I didn't really "LOVE" it like some women do. I loved my baby, but puking all the time and feeling exhausted was not my cup of tea. I was really happy when all that was over.

I figure if someone loves being pregnant, then that's great! I just don't particular prefer the pregnant part. I love babies though <3

Jo, Nichole

I totally understand where you're coming from. I know personally a few women who have said "if I didn't have to be pregnant to get my kids, I would have done it that way". I truly understand and sympathize with women who have physically/medically hard times and just can't wait to HOLD their little one. I was just saying that around here, in our town and the town I grew up in, induction for conveinance is more common than induction for medical reasons. I'm not against induction, when it's the right reasons. If a mother is overdue, staying sick all the time, etc. and it's safer to risk an early delivery, I'm great, but when one of the best doctors in town is chosen by women b/c they know they can go in and say "I'm tired of being pregnant, lets schedule an induction" and they're only like 35 weeks, that I do have a problem with.

Jo, I truly hope I didn't offend you. I truly believe there are none of those types here, I was just stating my experience. And, no, dear, I can't blame you.

I love being pregnant in terms of I get a baby out of the deal! Both of my kids were planned and I "wanted" to get/be pregnant. However once I was I really disliked it. The morning sickness and sleeplessness, and then for my 36 weeks hits. with both on the day of 36 week (or just about) I got preeclampsia which is just so stressful with trips in and out of the hospital for my sky high blood pressure. I am under 5 foot, and pregnancy and my body don't agree. I have so much pelvic pain that there are days that I can barly walk. I love feeling the baby move inside (not so much baby under the ribs though) and knowing that I am growing life, and am just amazed looking at my baby thinking she he/she was inside of me.

I can understand from both angles. With my daughter I wanted it over with ASAP. I was so uncomfortable due to a severe skin condition.

With my son, I can't say that I was too anxious until my actual due date hit. I just loved being pregnant this time.

Jo, I truly hope I didn't offend you. I truly believe there are none of those types here, I was just stating my experience. And, no, dear, I can't blame you.

Don't worry Kana - I'm not offended. [loveyou]