What was the hardest thing about being pregnant the easiest?

pregancy - pregnancy
@kati16 (764)
United States
November 8, 2006 9:34am CST
For me my whole pregany was hard. I had a huge baby and extra fluid, morning sickness, ect. The only easy thing was eating what I wanted.
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@tntvdm (186)
• United States
8 Nov 06
The hardest for me is the sickness and discomforts that happen. The easy thing....hmm, I don't know about easy, but I enjoy the whole miracle of it all, especially feeling the baby move. That is just amazing to me. I love it.
@kati16 (764)
• United States
8 Nov 06
 months preg - 8 months preg
I agree. By the time I was 7 months I was huge. People thought I was having twins.
• United States
10 Nov 06
Some days I'm more swollen than others...everyone thinks I'm having twins too...the doc said i will have a 7-8 pound baby!!!! I feel like I'm carring 5 kids!
@kati16 (764)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Do you know what your having?
@suzieque (2334)
• Canada
8 Nov 06
I don't have a child yet. I'm just curious about what other are saying about it. I just want to prepare myself for when I do. It sounds really scary to go to the delivery room and have that child taken out.
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
8 Nov 06
Evan and Audrey - Evan and Audrey
I am not a good person to tell you about pregnancy and delivery. I have 2 kids and both preg and deliveries sucked I will say that it was worth it and I even plan to do it again someday.
@kati16 (764)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Thanks, they are a handful. They are just now starting to get along.
@suzieque (2334)
• Canada
10 Nov 06
Aww! What cuties!
@starr4all (2863)
13 Nov 06
my boys - my boys
I hated the "morning sickness". My coworkers always laughed jokingly when I dashed off to the bathroom. I think the worst was towards the end. I couldn't sleep at night and my back hurt so bad. My first son was just over 8 pounds and my second son was 9 pounds.
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
14 Nov 06
I think anything over 8 lbs is big. I slept sitting up with my 2nd child for the last few months of my preganacy.
@carabear (167)
• United States
10 Nov 06
The hard part with my youngest especially was that I became borderline anemic, and that was on top of the chronic morning sickness. So every few hours I would have to eat something very high in iron or I wouldn't have the energy to even walk down the hallway, I spent months so tired it wasn't even funny, I couldn't even walk from the front door to the car without feeling like someone had just forced me to run a marathon. After figuring out the iron problem however, and getting some foods I could hold down a short time it got a lot easier for me. Easiest part was never going into labor! I had a scheduled c-section and never went into labor.
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
10 Nov 06
I have done it bothe ways vag and c-section. It was nice to skip the whole labor part.
@mansha (6298)
• India
13 Nov 06
I had a hard time with my second pregnancy with nausea and vomiting lasting till 4th month and then my feet used to hurt like hell with all the weight.I kept getting themm massaged by my maid to help me sleep.
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
14 Nov 06
I got massages every 2 weeks wit h my 2nd. It helps alot.
• United States
10 Nov 06
I would say the best part of being pregnant is feeling the miracle you have inside you moving. That was/is such an awesome feeling!! I would say the worst part for me was the last few weeks...it became difficult to sleep much! It would be hard to fall asleep, constantly changing positions and such!!
@kati16 (764)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Anne Geddes - Anne Geddes
I agree it was very hard to sleep. I slept sitting up in a recliner for the last 3 months. It was the only way I could breath.
• United States
10 Nov 06
The hardest thing for me is insomnia....and the weight gain..i haven't taken care of my body like I should...I have so many strechmarks but that's the least of my worries...when I had my first ultrasound done...I had too much fluid...but that didn't bother me...the only thing that did was having the NST's twice a week and every other week had a regular appointment...somedays it was a day at the hospital....I just had another ultrasound done yesterday and my fluid is normal...which is a relief because going to the doc 2a week was really getting to me.....I can't wait to give birth...it has been a great experiance but now im just so ready to get it over with!
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Congratulations. Is this your first baby. Do you know what your having? I know all about too much fluid. I had almost 2x the normal amount. When my water broke it was like a flood. Good luck.
@ali136 (199)
• United States
8 Nov 06
Ugh, I'm 8 months preggo now, and can't wait to have the baby. I get morning sickness, restless legs, allergies, rashes, severe back pain from a past accident, knee, foot, and neck pain. My belly hurts from being stretched so much. I get yeast infections, heartburn, and the list goes on and on and on. I love the end result, but hate being pregnant!
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
8 Nov 06
Evan and Audrey - Evan and Audrey
Oh man. I feel for you. I also hated being pregnant. I just wanted to baby. Is this your first?
• United States
9 Nov 06
Out of all 3 pregnancies my last was the worst. I had severe bleeding at 7 weeks that made us think we were losing her. I have low platelet count during pregnancy so there could be a clotting issue. But in reality the easiest part is making the baby and the hardest part is waiting the 9 months and then going through delivery. I would much rather have a natural birth than a c section like I did with my last.
@kati16 (764)
• United States
9 Nov 06
ANne Geddes - Anne Geddes
LOL the easiest is the making part. Your children are beautiful.
• United States
10 Nov 06
The hardest was the 4 months of horrible morning sickness and eating healthy. I loved my pregnancy tho and i miss it very much. Easiest part was giving birth, i dialeted from 4 to 10cm in less than an hour! He was born in 3 hours and 35 mins!
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
10 Nov 06
That was a pretty short birth. With my first I was in labor for 20 hours and pushed for 3. I tore from end to end. It was horrible, but worth it in the end.
@daffy39 (215)
• Belgium
9 Nov 06
For me, the only thing which was hard was that I had back aches. All the rest was easy!
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
9 Nov 06
I could have lived with that.
@amsharma (1860)
• United States
8 Nov 06
For me, with my son the hardest part was towards the end of my pregnancy when my back felt like it was going to break at anytime. With my daughter, it was the vomitting. I puked constantly for six months.
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
8 Nov 06
Oh that sucks. I puked for 3 months and thought that was horrible. I can't imagine 6 months.
@kylesmiles (1910)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Oh my gosh ladies! I had a pretty easy pregnancy. My son was good to me. He never woke me up...my dang bladder did! LOL He would get excited when it was dinner time, because he'd start kicking like crazy! :) The only thing that happened to me, was that my ankles puffed up at about 7 months... It was scary. But then a month later, I had my boy.
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Awesome, do you only have one child?
• United States
8 Nov 06
I had horrible nausea and could barely get out of bed for 8 months, I also could not eat anything and I was looking forward to eating everything I wanted for once! My back was killing me, feeling the baby move was making me even more nauseous, and I couldn't stand any smells. I also couldn't stand the way I smelled and I wished I could just get away from myself! I was taking 3-4 showers a day when I could force myself to get out of bed! The whole thing, including delivery, which was the worst pain I have ever felt in my life even with 3 epidurals, was awful.
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@kati16 (764)
• United States
9 Nov 06
Wow, that is the worst preg story I have ever heard. I am guessing you only have one child.
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Pregnancy is definitely not for wimps or men. Only women are strong enough to deal with the aches and pains, the morning sickness, the back aches, whatever. All you can do is be glad when you have a healthy baby. How big was your baby? Was he/she worth the hassle?
@kati16 (764)
• United States
11 Nov 06
11/21/03 - 11/21/03
I agree. My husband would not have been able to handle it. My son was 8 lbs 5 oz and my daughter was 9 lbs 12 ozs. The were definetly worth it. I love ebing a mom.
@apalachee (490)
• Australia
11 Nov 06
I found the hardest thing, was sleeping, my son hated it when i went to lie down, he would kick non stop, the moment i sat back up, he would stop, i go back to lie down, he would start again.. He just hated it. The easiest thing and probably the best thing, was that i could get away with anything, i always had the perfect excuse "Im pregnant for god sake" it always worked, and i used it to its full potential cause i wasnt going to stay pregnant forever. lol
@kati16 (764)
• United States
11 Nov 06
I tried to use the "I'm pregnant" excuse. My husband didn't buy it.
• United States
11 Nov 06
Well the hardest thing for me was the whole pregnancy, lol. I was super sick, i had what they call hypermesis and lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks and was in the hospital 15 times in 2 1/2 months. It was so bad that every time i went to the hospital they immediately gave me an IV and a shot of this medicine that they give cancer patients for nausea. That was the only thing that would stop me from being sick, and it would only work for about a day and a half to 2 days. It was definately rough but i got a beautiful daughter out of it. The best thing was no periods!!! Woot.
@kati16 (764)
• United States
11 Nov 06
Anne Geddes - Anne Geddes
Oh man, I can not imagine being that sick. I feel for you. I totally fogot about how great it was to not have "aunt flow". Do you only have one child?
@kati16 (764)
• United States
14 Nov 06
Me too. LOL
• United States
13 Nov 06
Nope i have two and was sick with them both, lol.
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• United States
11 Nov 06
i had a pretty ok pregnancy up until the end..those last few mths of summer and then after i delivered was worse then the whole time of being pregnant for me...
@kati16 (764)
• United States
11 Nov 06
thanks - thanks
Thanks for responding
@jennp204 (231)
• Canada
10 Nov 06
the hardest thing was getting fat and the heatburn with my first daughter
@kati16 (764)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Your children are gorgeous. & months and you have lost almost all your baby weight. I bow down to you. My daughter is 13 months old and have lost half of the weight. It is so hard.
@jennp204 (231)
• Canada
10 Nov 06
me pregnant - me and my pregnant belly with my oldest daughter trying to kiss it.
there was no easy part with my first daughter lol. the hardest part with my second pregnancy was the morning sickness
@jennp204 (231)
• Canada
10 Nov 06
big sister, little sister - here is my 2 1/2 year old daughter, with her little baby sister lol. she is 6 months in the picture, and almost as big. at this rate she is going to be the big little sister :)
the easiest part of my second pregnancy was delivery, planned c-section. oh and working off the baby weight. 7 month old baby girl and only 4 lbs out of 42 left to lose!
• United States
10 Nov 06
Having a chubby face was the worst part. But I loved all the rest!
@kati16 (764)
• United States
11 Nov 06
I wish that would have been the worst part for me. :o)