Calling All Preggers

I'm telling you ladies, it doesn't get any better than this.

Thanks to Deva Dalporto

I'm so sick of listening to my pregnant friends complain. "I'm nauseous." "My feet are swollen." "I'm tired." I feel like saying, "You don't know tired until you have that kid, lady, trust me. Believe it or not, this is as good as it's going to be for a while, so enjoy!"

We're always in such a rush to get our pregnancy over with, as if life will be easier once we have the baby. If only I'd known then what I know now, I would have relished those last bloated months!

When I was pregnant, I had a lifestyle a new mom can only dream of. For starters, I was able to go pee whenever I needed to. I didn't ever have to hold it in long enough to potentially cause a bladder infection. I was able to spontaneously go out to dinner or the movies (pre-eight months, when I could still sausage my enormous body into theater seats) without leaving my heart and soul at home with a 16-year-old babysitter. I could shower without someone screaming bloody murder as I frantically scrubbed the shampoo out of my hair. I slept in! I used two hands for all of my tasks! I went on vacations, not relocations. Life was bliss when I was a 176-pound, ice-cream-binging, Oprah-watching pregnant person. I just didn't know it.

No one tells you all the gnarly stuff about having a baby—like how your life is about to explode. They just tell you how "amaaazing" being a parent is. How you'll never feel love like the love you'll feel for your offspring, blah-blah-blah. They never tell you the truth. But I will. You are never going to be number one ever again—and neither will your husband, so better get him used to the idea, as well.

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Boriprincessa13 Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 9/19/2009 - 12:42AM Report Abuse	I have a 13 month old that still has not slept through the night and now I'm 19 weeks with our second. Where do the weeks go!? I would take my worst prego day vs my worst motherhood day in a heartbeat! I love my son to death but he needs to hurry up and learn to sleep! Every chance I had I would rub my belly and just smile, I'm repeating the same process this time around! Enjoy having a good excuse as to the laziness, the plumpness, and the never ending appetite! For all you first time moms, let me tell you what people didn't tell me. PUSH FOR A SCHEDULE! Don't listen to those who say the baby naturally follows one. The only thing the baby does naturally is eat, sleep, poop, and grow! Everything else is LEARNED! and TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR DOWN TIME! Let those psychos with "baby-itus" do all the work they want! SLEEP! They're not there between the hours of 2 and 8 AM! and if you feel like crying with him or her, go ahead! I've done all nighters with a crying baby and a box of tissues, but remember this, you will get through this. Us women are designed to!
brandibell Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 8/20/2009 - 9:52AM Report Abuse	Regardless of she said above...i would much rather deal with the sleepless nights of breastfeeding versus the sleepless nights of leg cramps and frequent urination. I'm 31 y/o mther of one 3.5 y/o and 25 wks with number two. I havent been able to eat anything and yet am always hungry...i'm so cranky from aches and pains and lack of sleep due to this pregnancy that i know from experience, it will be better for me once baby arrives. At least then I'll be able to eat and not be a gassy/bloated mess and should be able to be satisfied after eating as well. But i do agree with her...your life does change drastically when you have a baby but by the time baby is 4-6mths...you'll have a schedule and baby may nap at certain times during day and you can slowly but surely reclaim your identity.
mama2b21 Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 8/1/2009 - 1:11PM Report Abuse	I'm 18 and 25 weeks pregnant with my first. I guess you could say I got lucky as far as symptoms go...I have my occassional craving and whiff of something stinky but for the most part everything's going well. I never had morning sickness, which I thank the Lord for that! lol I'm just sick of the back pains, weight gain, always being hungry, the tiredness, not being able to do the things I used to, etc. I'm excited to have my little girl but am scared at the same time. I don't think pregnancy is something you should have to do before giving a lifetime to your child! it should be something easy like a vacation. :)
CarolinaRamble Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 7/31/2009 - 6:56PM Report Abuse	Well, this is my first pregnancy, I'm at my half-way mark just about, and I gotta say, every symptom that comes with pregnancy, I've had it. You've got your good days, and you've got your bad ones. And the bad ones suck. Really bad. But I also gotta say, that I am enjoying my preggers state for the most part. My sister is pregnant as well, with her fourth (God bless her!), and I see how she never really gets to relax. Me, as soon as I'm home from work, I'm in my pj's relaxing on the couch with a snack and my favorite show. I really enjoy my days off with my hubby now, and with my newfound appetite, my favorite is trying out a new place to eat at any given time of the day. It's awesome. And for the moment, it is all about me, and most days I do feel beautiful, and I gotta say, I love it! I will relish in this, cause I know in Dec. everything changes, and you know what, I love that too!
jewelxkitty Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 7/16/2009 - 1:54AM Report Abuse	Well, i'm 16 and I don't like feeling as uncomofrtable as I do now at 34 weeks. I'd rather my arm be dead from carrying around my bouncing happy baby boy, then my legs because i fell asleep on my back. I'd rather the nipple pain because of breastfeeding then because I itched my boob the wrong way. I may be a complainer but i'm READY for the baby and all of it's 18 years worth of aches and pains and moans and groans. But I defiently can see where you're coming from. IS WHAT I WROTE AHH MY POST SWITCHED PLACES WITH ANOTHER ONE!
jewelxkitty Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 7/16/2009 - 1:52AM Report Abuse	...okay that post was about something else and it sent here? What the hell?
jewelxkitty Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 7/16/2009 - 1:44AM Report Abuse	Leave him and provide for you baby. (sorry I just.. can't type a long explination on how much of an ass he is)
preggercleo Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 7/8/2009 - 1:59PM Report Abuse	LOL well I dont have anyother kids at home but I have a sister with 5 kids under 13 and a sister with 4 under 16 and yeah I see what she goes through. I know that my pregnancy is going super fast and I am not ready for it to be over yet :( I only have 2.5 months left and I am freaking out!
kendall1227 Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 7/3/2009 - 7:57PM Report Abuse	i don't have kids yet but i am prego right now. im not in a hurry to get rid of the pregnancy, just the all the time sick feeling and heightened sense of smell...thats all...
kaylamichelle147 Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 5/31/2009 - 6:02PM Report Abuse	Only June and July.. then 2 weeks into August and my life changes forever!!!
tropicofmom Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 5/13/2009 - 6:03PM Report Abuse	"I went on vacations, not relocations." Hahaha! I totally get this.
exaustedmommy Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 5/7/2009 - 11:00PM Report Abuse	i totally!!! my daughter will be three in june and im four months pregnant and single so this baby can take its time arriving
mom82507 Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 5/6/2009 - 7:54PM Report Abuse	I completely agree. I miss my pregnancy I will never wish another one away
NewMommy2bee Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 4/14/2009 - 5:26PM Report Abuse	This is my first pregnancy and i felt kinda wrong for saying I really don't like being pregnant because of so many women that can't get pregnant! But it sucks!! Some days are better than others but I am just 23 wks and I am still sick. I have been going thru this since I was 7 wks. I am so glad to hear other woman talk about what I am going through. I find myself saying 18 wks left. So NOW when I say it I won't feel so bad. But in all I Love to feel her kick. It makes me stop and think how Blessed I am, and how I feel very excited about this little girl growing inside of me!!!
1231angel Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 4/6/2009 - 5:48PM Report Abuse	Men can be so...UGH! LOL! I ask my husband not to touch my ice cream and he eats it! I write belongs to Echo and Mommy on the box but it looks like he can't/doesn't care to read that! I might want some more kids in time! My hubby is one of five and I'm an only child but his BIL has like 5 already and says we need more so we'll see! But your young so it's cool to start early...are you and your BF gonna get married??
mummy1980 Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 4/5/2009 - 4:41PM Report Abuse	i will never forget saying to my husband when I was heavily pregnant with our first ''I can't wait for this baby to come out so I can get a good nights sleep!!!'' Boy was I in for a shock!!
FIRSTINHAND Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 2/9/2009 - 11:26AM Report Abuse	You know what?! Thanks for this. I am a complainer. I am tired of the morning sickness, the feeling of being too full when I eat a snack, the pain and worry, the MIGRAINES...shucks! I want this baby out and I just hit 3 months!! But it is my first and you mother's who love being pregnant...you can keep it!! hahaha...What I love about this post is that it is a reality check. I wish I was hearing the truth about being pregnant before it happened. So many gloss over the facts and tell the good stuff. All in all, I still can't wait until the baby is outta me but...now I won't be too anxious for that day...I'll try and savor my alone time a little more :)
prittimama Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 1/30/2009 - 12:01PM Report Abuse	lol.......i have one child on the outside and one on the inside and ive gotta disagree with this posting. i like them on the outside where i can see them. morning sickness & pregnancy migraines are pure torture and some of the cravings are just downright ridiculous. the point of getting the baby in there is to get em out!
Larachristine Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 1/23/2009 - 11:04AM Report Abuse	Yeah, I have to say...this is my 3rd pregnancy, and I have a 2 and 5 year old. I stay at home and homeschool them and I am definitely looking forward to having the baby. I am extra tired and cannot run which is one of my stress relievers. I am usually a very energetic person and will be happy to get that back! I will miss the kicks, and that extra closeness but there is so much to look forward to when she gets here!
MamaMoegs Send a Note Send a Gift Write on ME page 11/24/2008 - 9:32PM Report Abuse	im pregnant with my first child and believe it or not im not sick of being pregnant, i love it!!! to me its exciting that i have my baby boy growing insider of me and that just makes me so happy. i dont care about the attention like some people like. i dont care how people say all the attention is gonna get taken away cause i just know my baby boy is loved and thats all that matters i know things will never be the same. like me and my honey cant do all the things we used to do b4 the baby but both of us are excited about our son coming into this world. the baby isnt even here and he is the center of attention i dont mind