Dislike pregnancy

[keeptrying14]

Does anyone else hate being pregnant? I literally feel like I've been invaded. Granted it's a better pregnancy than my dd but I still hate it. The nausea, sickness clothes not fitting, hormones all over the place just nothing is glowing about it. Please tell me it's not just me that feels like this?? X

 

[Phoenix85]

I feel awful for feeling like this but this pregnancy so far has been awful. I'm tired and nauseous all the time and feel miserable a lot.
It's frustrating because I am absolutely over the moon to be pregnant - I've wanted another baby ever since my youngest child was 1 and she's 9 now so a long time. But I feel so sick and unsettled all the time that it overshadows the fact there's a little person growing inside me.

I want to be happy and focus on the baby but it's so hard when I'm constantly fighting the urge to be sick

Oh and I'm with you on the "glowing". I know winter doesn't help, but I look awful, my skin is so pale I look ill, I swear.
I actually liked being pregnant with my last two, but I didn't feel this bad during the first trimester, no real nausea or anything.

I'm just hoping I start to feel better soon and the next two trimesters are more pleasant.

 

[keeptrying14]

So pleased to hear u say that Phoenix! Not great that ur feeling so crap tho! I think coz magazines and tv make it out to be such a lovely time and all I see is adverts with pregnant women eating avocados and healthy stuff all I've eaten today is chocolate and drunk Fanta! I had hg with my dd and I should be grateful that I don't have it again but I still feel so bloody awful it's hard to feel grateful! Anyway big hugs to you xx

 

[sammielou]

I don't think we get properly prepared for this experience until it hits us. I've had so many rubbish symptoms that I had no idea pregnancy could cause because all that ever gets mentioned is throwing up.
I was prepared for morning sickness and I've hardly suffered it at all, just a bit of nausea here and there. 'You're so lucky!' People say, as if this whole thing must be a breeze for me if I'm not throwing up.
Wanting to sleep 20 hours out of 24?
Constipation?
Insomnia?
Feel like I'm dying after walking up one flight of stairs?
Miserable and anxious one day, high as a kite the next?
No one prepared me for those things. I'm seriously wondering if I will ever put myself through this again knowing what I know now, and I've only experienced up to 15 weeks so far! Maybe in time I'll forget about how crappy this has been, but for now I'm comforted to know I'm not alone in disliking this experience.

The magical moments like seeing the baby for the first time at the dating scan, and maybe feeling it move for the first time last night, are few and far between. The rest sucks!

Rant over, thank you for starting this thread. I'll go back to smiling and nodding next time someone who has never been pregnant (or has a serious case of selective memory about it) tells me how great this is meant to be.

 

[keeptrying14]

Think that sums it up well sammielou think there is such a stigma attached to actually saying pregnancy sucks and is really hard. Yes seeing ur baby for the first time is priceless and you do forget sort of otherwise I wouldn't be doing it again. But it doesn't take away from the utter crap we have to put up with for 40 excruciating weeks. Let's keep this thread going for support lots of hugs to u xx

 

[MrsRoger]

Thank Goodness for this thread!! I honestly feel like I am on the verge of death everyday I wake up.

Insomnia
Diarrhoea
Constipation
Nausea - ALLLLL DAY
Sickness
Starving but don't want to eat.
I haven't been teary yet, but do feel very sorry for myself.
Also panic/adrenalin attacks in the middle of the night.
Needing to pee constantly.
My boobs are so sore

It has to be worth it right??

 

[YorksLass]

1st trimester definitely is crap. Keep getting told 2nd will be wonderful, but I'm dubious lol
Although I do amuse myself with how conversations with my partner can begin so normally and sometimes escalate to crying at him 'you just *sniff*... don't *snort*... UNDERSTAAAAAND!'

 

[keeptrying14]

It's nice to feel like the only one being tortured! It's def worth it but God did make it hard! Don't understand y we have to endure such a tough 9 months when he could have given us pleasant symptoms to work with! This will definitely be my last all I keep thinking of it is in blocks of 3 months. I've done the first 3 I'm now into. Second 3 then only one more 3 after that then it's done. That's what's keeping me sane at the moment!

 

[keeptrying14]

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11549920 this article will cheer u all up it did me x

 

[Anne1]

I love the link xx

 

[MariaIsabella]

I have a lot of symptoms as well and have to admit its hard.

- I am so tired all day long
- I neglect friends since I only want to sleep when I don't work
- Nausea all day long
- Hungry but smell of food makes me sick
- Cant eat anything healthy but only carbs and creasy stuff which makes me feel awful afterwards
- cant concentrate on anything at work
- Angry and sensitive which I take out on my poor DH
- Etc.

BUT I have to say that I am still very happy since it took me such a long time to get here with several surgeries and IVF so will try not to complain too much since I have wanted this for ever!

I hope it gets better after 12 weeks though

 

[Phoenix85]

I liked being pregnant, but mainly it's just feeling the baby moving. I know some people don't like that, it feels weird or whatever, but I loved feeling mine moving and kicking. Can't wait to feel movements again.

 

[sammielou]

Glad you like being pregnant Phoenix85, but that is not what people who come to this particular thread really want to hear!

 

[russellmuscle]

I thought Id be all mother earth, embracing the circle of life..

I was sick from 5w to 42w. I also had about 4 chest infections. It was awful. I had some good days.

I did miss the movement, I felt empty afterwards, but hated being pregnant. I hope its better when I next get pregnant. Had a fab labour though, made the 9m of illness worth it.

xxxx