Is pregnancy really that bad Girls?????

Question

My wife is 32 weeks pregnant with our second child, and i recently read somewhere that its a wonderfull, joyfull experience. So why is she constantly complaing about it? I know what your thinking " hes a bloke, what does he know" So either a bloke wrote the book i read, or you women arent as tuff as you think you are.!!!!!
Inlighten me plzzzzzzz

Answer 1

By the end it really starts to g e tlong and wear you down. Strap an extra 35 pounds and tell me how you feel. Oh yeah try some contractions too ok

Answer 2

Makes me wonder who wrote the book you read. LOL Pregnancy has it's ups and downs both physically and emotionally. Some days a pregnant woman can feel great and other days, can feel like crap. And each pregnancy is different. My worst experience was with my 2nd child. He was HUGE and I was miserable. I gave birth to a 10lb, 5 oz, and 23 inch long boy. But ya know, it can't be all that bad, cuz there are so many women doing it over and over. I have 3 and would like another, but oh well. Congrats on the soon to be new addition and I wish you and your wife the very best!!!!

Answer 3

it is joyful because you know that in the end of all the misery you will have a child, but honestly pregnancy is a miserable experience. For starters, Your boobs and your back are most always sore, not to mention morning sickness and the throwing up, you get so uncomfortable during your last few months that you can hardly sleep. It hurts when you get up there to even ride in a car. It felt like I was having contractions every time I would ride anywhere for long periods of time. Plus not to mention labor and delivery ( this is the closest to death without actually dying that you can be) lets see, theres also the heartburn, and if you have complications like I did you have to watch everything you eat and drink, ( I had gestational diabetes with my second baby) Its very hard on women. Simple tasks like cleaning and bending over even can be hard on a pregnant woman. They always feel worn down and wore out. Being pregnant isnt peaches and cream its a lot of actual work on our parts just to get through the day lol... but the end result is worth suffering those 9-10 months..

Answer 4

Put it this way Rich....I doubt if a mere male would go through a second delivery!
Pregnancy can be a wonderful, joyful experience; so long as the Mother-to-be has support and encouragement from her partner , Friends and Family.
Your Wife may be tired out, seeing that she has you and your first child to run around after.
Are you enlightened yet? Give her support, help around the house and the shops, etc., etc.
Hope all goes well in eight weeks time - or thereabouts. OH! Your Wife will need lots of support then too.

Answer 5

Pregnancy is a joyful experience for about one third of it--the middle third. That is, the part between the morning sickness and the heartburn. I am 32 weeks along with my second child and just starting to feel miserable now. Last time, however, I was ill all of the time, bloated for most of it, and I had enough fluid in me by the end to provide for 3 babies. I had migraines back then that could knock me out, also. I suggest you read the book "The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, " by Vicki Iovine; it's a lot more honest.

Answer 6

It is a miracle and joyful experience. But what it puts our bodies through is ruff. When you are carrying around an extra 20+ pounds in the front of you. Your center of gravity changes. You migh have body parts pushing into your ribs, pelvic bone. Your organs have been misplaced. By the 32 weeks most women can't sleep because they can't get comfortable because there is this big belly to move with you. Some women get ankle swelling because they have doubled the fluid in there bodies. It is a miracle what is growing inside. But it takes a toll on your body. And if she is chasing after a child It makes it even harder. You try and give birth.

Answer 7

For me it is an absolute miserable experience-I feel nearly deathly sick from 6 weeks to 24 weeks-I mean so sick I wonder if one day I won't wake up in the morning from starvation/nausea and vomiting...On top of that I hate feeling out of control of my body and later in pregnancy you are more or less a walking pod-there is a person in you and it controls what you can and can't do-how you can and cant sleep how fast you can move -what you can eat-I hate it. The only part of pregnancy I enjoy-unlike most women-is the delivery!!!Get me an epidural and I feel like it is a party welcoming me back into the world of the living again. Labor pains only last so long-and the meds take care of most of it and it's a countdown back to normalcy!!! Although I do find it slightly humiliating-all those people staring at you like your a science project!!! I never ever understand any woman who just loves being pregs-I don't slight them for it and in fact I wish I could enjoy it but since I have never for one moment enjoyed pregnancy-I cant comprehend!!!

Answer 8

Personally, I hated it and thought it sucked. Not just the hormones and weight gain and backache but also exhaustion and nerves and dealing with nurses and doctors who treat you as though your IQ was in the single digits - "Are you sure you water broke? The bed's dry". And remember, it isn't really nine months - it's 40 weeks, so near as dammit ten months. Then there's the constant kicking on the cervix, exams by doctors who don't have wombs or ****, and labor is the nastiest most degrading part. But it's after birth that the real nightmare happens. Believe me, if women were honest to each other, the human race would very quickly DIE OUT ENTIRELY. Then again, my mom always said she loved being pregnant (she did it 5 times in 5 years). But she was crazy. Don't do it! Get a puppy instead.

Answer 9

I felt great during both of my pregnancies....I loved it. But I also had a good number of years of life experiences under my belt before I entered into pregnancy and motherhood. I was 37yo and 38yo with my two pregnancies.
I think the younger you tend to be, the more likely you are to complain and take the whole experience for granted.....there are always exceptions to the rule though!
As Erma Bombeck wrote in "If I had My Life to Live Over", "....instead of wishing away 9 months of pregnancy, I would have cherished every moment realizing that this was the one chance I had to assist God in a miracle." Isn't that great?
I am sure your wife is getting uncomfortable, so be kind!

Answer 10

The first eight months weren't all that bad, but I swear, the ninth month had to last at least as long as the first eight put together!

Your back hurts - well, lots of things hurt, but your back is the worst, you can't find a comfortable position for sleeping and you have to pee every three and a half seconds. Ok, maybe it's every four seconds.

Then labor is like being wrenched apart from the inside. Induced labor is, anyway.

Truth is, my pregnancy was comparatively easy. Lots of women have complications and get pretty sick. I was lucky and had very few problems.

Answer 11

I happened to enjoy my pregnancy. Your wife is in her last tri-mester, which means her energy level is probably low again. Also, as the baby gets bigger, it presses on organs, which makes it harder to breathe at times, hard for food to digest, and you can't drink any fluid without having to pee every 5 minutes. As wonderful as pregnancy is, as the due date approaches, you are ready to be done with the pregnancy and finally meet this little person that has been occupying your body for the last 9 months. There is a book called "The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy" by Vicki Iovine. It's very entertaining and gives a good perspective from the father's point of view. Hang in there, not much time left.