What's the best and worst thing about being pregnant?

@leahmae (105)
Australia
February 7, 2007 9:37pm CST
I'm 33 weeks pregnant and so far it's been okay. the best thing about it for us was that it's been a beautiful gift to us considering i have endometriosis. other good things about it is feeling your baby move for the first time and seeing your belly grow over the months. the worst part for me was the morning sickness during the first trimester and getting enough sleep during the third trimester. what was your experience like?
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@burieks (127)
• Philippines
8 Feb 07
when i was pregnant, the best thing i experienced was feeling the baby move, hearing his heartbeat and seeing him on the ultrasound. also, the anticipation on how will he look like when he's born. i had an easy pregnancy, i didn't experience morning sickness or cravings for food so i can't say if i had worst experience. maybe after the pregnancy, because i haven't gone back to my pre-pregnancy weight yet, but that's a different story. :)
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• Philippines
12 Feb 07
i too had a very easy pregnancy. it was a love and hate thing for me. i love being allowed to eat almost anything and being showered with attention and affection. but i hate people who always keeps rubbing my belly. i specially love my growing belly for its a sign that my baby is growing but i don't like my stretch marks :) i don't like gaining weight and i hate having clammy palms and fat feet :)
• Philippines
20 Feb 07
I'm soon to be a mom twice over. Im on my 28th week now. My older son is now 1 year 2 months. The worst thing about my 2 pregnancie is being on bed rest!!! In my first pregnancy, I was on full bedrest for 9 months. Things are better this 2nd pregnancy, I'm just on house arrest. I can't move about too much, just here in the bedroom and the dining room. I can't travel (except for check-ups and sonograms)!!! The best things are: feeling your baby move... seeing ur baby on the ultrasound screen...hearing his heartbeat on the Doppler device...seeing him for the first time after giving birth =) And of course, another best thing about being on the family way is being spoilled rotten by my husband through out my pregnancy =)
@leahmae (105)
• Australia
21 Feb 07
being spoiled by our hubbies aint so bad... hehe! enjoy it while it lasts! ;)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
i think i have the worst pregnancy ever, way back 1994, i was 7 years married that time, i get pregnant for the first time, my husband and i were so happy knowing it. but it was adifficult pregnancy, i cannot eat anything, i throw up always. i am hospitalized four times,because of dehydration, and i have continous bleeding, even i take medicine and all the vitamins. and at the fourth month, i had to rush to the hospital again and i had miscarriage.
@clod0327 (817)
• Philippines
16 Feb 07
Like what you said, being pregnant is already a gift in itself. Other best part of being pregnant is having to feel her move inside you, hearing her first heartbeat, seeing her for the first time while she is still inside your womb, everybody takes good care of you adn everybody always give in to our whims. The worst part of being pregnant is the morning sickness. Also, during my 9th month, I already find it to difficlut to do things, to sleep, to walk, because my tummy is already so heavy and so big. Another thing that I hate about being pregnant is the fear of going through labor.
@ethanmama (1745)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
Except for feeling nauseous all the time and having almost no appetite in my first trimester, I actually enjoyed being pregnant. I loved the excitement and anticipation of waiting for our child to be born.
@bijoux72 (10)
• Canada
16 Feb 07
both my pregnancies were wonderful. i never had morning sickness, but i had nausea all day. during my second pregnancy i was very happy. i laughed alot and was a little more emotional, but i loved it. friends and family always told me i had a glow. if i was younger i would do it again.
@biwasaki (1745)
• United States
8 Feb 07
For me, the best thing about being pregnant is feeling the baby move. I also really like the anticipation and wondering what the baby will look like when he/she is born. The worst thing has to be the morning sickness in the first trimester and the swollen ankles, fatigue, and body aches that come in the third trimester.
@robinemz (211)
• Philippines
8 Feb 07
The best part for me is that you get to be totally pampered by your husband, parents, and in-laws!hehe.. I didn't like my first trimester too coz i was too picky with foods and i hated scented stuffs. I hated my backaches too during my last trimester.
@jrs404 (32)
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
It's nice to be pregnant. You get pampered by everybody - be it family, friends, even strangers - all the time! It's fun to haggle with a round tummy, sellers easily give in hehehehe. What's hard is I cannot sleep on my tummy when I'm so used to sleeping that way.
@gnamarie (39)
• Philippines
12 Feb 07
The best thing about being pregnant is all the pampering you get from your family and friends. But most of all, feeling every movement my baby makes in my womb. As for the worst part, probably the morning sickness during the 1st trimester and the back aches during the last trimester. But everything is worth it whever I see my baby's smiles.=)
@aulivsk (17)
• United States
12 Feb 07
the best thing about being pregnant is the anticipation, the attention and the pampering you get from your loved ones and the worst part is the morning sickness, the swelling of your feet and fingers, the weight gain and darkening of the armpits.aaaargh!!!