Is anyone else NOT enjoying pregnancy?

I feel terrible saying this, but I am so sick of everyone telling me I should be enjoying my pregnancy. This is my first baby.. And I am ECSTATIC to be having it. I realize the pregnancy is a small price to pay for a wonderful thing and that I should just consider myself lucky to be pregnant, but I'm just not having a great time. I'm jealous of the women who have terrific pregnancies. I have headaches, and am sick ALL the time. I feel huge and fat and i hate being so emotional. I hate the fact that I have to cut certain foods out of my life and all I feel like doing is laying around in my pajamas all day. Anyone else feeling this way or am I just going nuts??

Is anyone else NOT enjoying pregnancy?
How far along are you? Don't worry, it will pass. I too felt miserable for the first 5 months of my first pregnancy. I didn't like it at all. Now I'm having baby #2. It's all soooo worth it that I think you get amnesia after you deliver because you forget about all the bad stuff once you see your little angel. You're not alone!!! Good luck!





PS. I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE ALL COMING OUT CLEAN WITH OUR REAL FEELINGS ABOUT PREGNANCY!!! It truly is a miracle but not as nice and pretty as some women paint it... =0)
Reply:I never got sick, but I do have headaches. I look about two months further along than I am. I've never been so irrational. I'm moody beyond compare. Plus, I just found out I have cervical cancer. Yeah... as if I weren't depressed enough. 19 weeks to go. I can do this.
Reply:god yes, i cant wait for it to be over. this child is out to get me im sure, its already banned from watching tv for at least the first 5 years of its life
Reply:I felt the same way. My baby is now 5 months old, but my pregnancy was pretty close to being the worst time of my life. I love my son more than anything on this earth, the pregnancy was just terrible. I was an emotional wreck for 9 months, my body ached, I cried over everything, had constant heartburn, for the last couple months of my pregnancy, I had terrible pain in my ribs from them being pushed on, it just was not a fun time. I was very resentful to all those mothers who said "oh, I have never felt better than when I was pregnant!". When I was pregnant, I just wanted to slap those women!





So, just hang in there. The time will pass, you'll have your baby, and it will get better. I instantly felt better once they took the baby out, even with the c-section!!
Reply:I hated both pregnancies. I was a raving crazed maniacle b*. Worst thing was the monstrosities my "girls" became, couldn't see my feet because of boobs.
Reply:You're nuts....BUT I feel the same way. This is my 6th pregnancy (hopefully 4th live birth).....I'm exhausted all the time...I get sick all the time (morning noon and night...who said that this was supposed to stop after the 1st trimester lied!!) I get migraines...and my Dr STILL only tells me to take Tylenol...yeah right. My husband ate crab last night for dinner...I got crap. He drinks....I get to be the designated driver...my Dr yells at me for not gaining enough weight...and I get heartburn from drinking water.





This stinks. I'm happy about having another child as well....but I wish that she would just show up already because I'm getting sooo tired of being pregnant.
Reply:Oh sweetie....You are not alone I promise. I hated my pregnancy, it was filled with nothing but problems from about 3 months all the way till when I had my son a month early. I swore I would never want to have another baby because I didn't want to go through it again but now that my son is 18 months I actually want another one (granted it will be a few years due to my IUD but hey).
Reply:That sounds like me in a nut shell! I am so ready to be at week 40! I am going nuts- I'm a ****** to my husband, can't sleep, feel fat and ugly, and on top of the foods I had to cut out that are bad for baby, I had to cut out a lot of other foods I loved because of my indigestion and heartburn! This is our first baby too and I think I can speak for myself AND my husband when I say: even though being pregnant has its exciting and special moments, for the most part it sucks!!! Hang in there!!! We can do it! ;-) Best Wishes!
Reply:I'm 7 weeks and miserable. I am sick all the time, my back aches, I'm moody, and I never sleep.





Usually when a woman merely hints at not being ecstatic with her pregnancy, the women on here go for the jugular. I'm surprised they didn't this time.





It just proves that I was right all along. :)
Reply:Not alone!!!! I am twenty weeks pregnant and when I get home from work I catch myself falling asleep sitting straight up, I can't get anything done like work on the baby's room because i can't get motivated, all I want to do is sit around and do nothing. I went to a doctors appt. and then shopping the other day and by the time I got home i was so exhausted and my feet hurt still the next day. I'm waiting for it to get better cause I have so much i want to get done.
Reply:OMG!!! we so need to talk. i am the same way. Except now im eating everything and im getting fat and i cant help it.i hate that my clothes dont fit and i want to be in bed all day long just as you. i cry for everything also. also it seems like i wont have enough money to buy what i need and i found out im going to have to pay 400.00 by april 15 to the irs and i dnt make that much money. i know how you feel and i hope it gets better. also i hate when i tell people i feel sick they tell me that part of being pregnant. im like i know and i hate when say i want something im told well you have a baby now so you cant get it.
Reply:funny you should say thiis i feel the same way too im in the bathroom way too much when i cough i dont want to say what happens heartburn is terrible and i love hot spicy foods i told my man jose why should i do anything like put on make up i feel totally un sexy i always wearing a t shirt and sweats and i barely go anywhere its not like he doesnt ask to go places . i just dont want to go im ready all ready to have this baby!!!
Reply:I'm not exactly having a picnic with this pregnancy even though its much better than my last.


My first was a breeze and so easy. My second was a nightmare with 5 months of all day sickness and back pain.


So far this time I'm just extremely exhausted and having horrible headaches that last for about 2-3 days at a time.
Reply:You are feeling perfectly normal.
Reply:i feel the same way girl. im only 8 weeks and im having a terriable time but im crossing my fingers that it gets better. i cant keep down any food except yogert or applesauce! and the vitamins make me feel 10x worse then the regular sickness! u are not alone!
Reply:i absolutely hate being pregnant! i cant wait to have my baby here with me and that makes it worse!! ive had a really hard pregnancy tho!!
Reply:You are not the only one. I too feel guilty for saying this but so far my pregnancy is harsh. I read all over the internet how wonderful it is to be pregnant. I have morning sickness so bad and almost every other possible symptom a pregnant one should have. For the last week i've been home in my pj's. It's so depressing. I'm just so uncomfortable.. And i'm only in my first trimester.
Reply:YOU ARE NOT ALONE!


With my first, I was sick for almost the entire pregnancy [ literally, vomiting, not just queasy - felt like I was on chemo ].


I itched all over [ it is OK to scratch your tummy in public, but people look at you funny if you scratch your boobs or butt ].


I was exhausted all the time. My back hurt.


I went to a prenatal exercise class, and dislocated my hip!


[ apparently this is extremely rare ].


Then at the end, two weeks overdue [ I cried in the morning because I hadn't started labor yet. ] We won't discuss the delivery [ every complication known to man - nurses always do that ].


But, I got a very healthy, beautiful, smart baby boy [ now 23 ].


I felt tons better with the second one - almost like a normal pregnancy.


PS: 20 years later, had breast cancer and chemo - never puked once!


TIPS:


1] sleep as much as you can- it will help a lot - even if it is 12 hours a day!


2] eat well - avoid fast, fried, junk fod - even diet junk food


3] take your vitamins and iron


4] walk/dance everyday - keeps your muscles [ including back ] toned, and you will be in better shape after you deliver


5] do pushups, situps, crunches, obliques, til you physically can;t anymore [ flatter tummy faster! ]
Reply:How far along are you? It's possible that the 2nd trimester will bring you some relief.


EDIT - about halfway through my 2nd trimester I felt like the world was a different place! I felt the best that I'd felt in a very long time. Crazy... then 3rd trimester came, and I'm still decent, but some issues from earlier pregnancy came as well.
Reply:I did enjoy my second trimester, it was wonderful. However, I'm now just ready to have this baby. I'm big, I have to pee all the time, my back aches, I get tired after walking around a store for 20 minutes, my hips hurt, etc. You're not going nuts.. and if you are then I'm right there with you. :)
Reply:hiya


i feel exactly the same..i am happy im preg but its horrible lol i cant sleep at night..i mostly sleep during the day.. and spend half my time in mi pjs lol
Reply:Don't worry, I felt the same way. At first I was excited and happy to be pregnant but that only lasted thefirst 4 or 5 months. After that it was all down hill for me. I had serious backaches that caused me to cry all day and I had a hard time falling asleep because of it. I was asking my fiance almost everyday if he thought I was fat and I hated seeing all the skinny girls out and about while I was fat and sweaty and couldn't go anywhere but out to eat. So, all I did was eat fast food and lounge around in my pj's after I got off work. It really did feel like the longest 9months of my life.


But now that I look back it doesn't seem like it took forever. Don't worry so much, most of your symptoms happen to a lot of pregnant women and they go through the same agonizing pain and sickness. Just try and preoccupy yourself with something you enjoy doing. Invite a friend over.


It'll all be over soon. I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes smoothly.
Reply:You are SO not alone... I am actually having a really good day.. but usually I hate it too... and I feel so guilty saying that, I am thrilled to be having our daughter and I know how lucky I am to be able to get pregnant but this is not what i expected. I do not feel the pregnancy glow, I hate the heart burn, the sleepless nights, the back pain, the emotional roller coaster, etc..And its hard for my fiance to understand where i am coming from. Thanks goodness for my mom who was not a fan of pregnancy either... I know it will get better so we should just hang in there... good luck and i hope you have a better day..





and everyone told me the second trimester would be better and im still waiting for that to come....although like i said today is a good day.
Reply:i think thats everybody! i havent had to deal with any morning sickness at all, but i wont lie and say i had a perfect pregnancy. I havent been enjoying it either, these hormones and back aches dont help one bit!
Reply:I feel the same way! I am preg with my second and I am so grateful! I just don't dig being pregnant.