what's it like to be pregnant?

Question

Id like to know from women who have had experience.I know that I may never experience it cause of fertility problems,but Im curious about it. =) long stories welcome!

Answer 1

For me I was really really sick. I was throwing up to 18 times a day and I was in the hospital for over 4 months because I was so dehydrated. I could tell that my son had hiccups! It was a wonderful feeling when he moved...you just knew that your baby was growing and soon you get to meet!!! I didn't have have any pain meds when I gave birth...I didn't get to the hospital in time. But when I held him it was all worth while! Now he is 4yrs old and I just found out that he has a mild form of autism. I have PCOS so I might not be able to have another child again.

Answer 2

Awwww... Im sorry to hear about your fertility issues.. but, always remember, God works in mysterious ways, and you never know what may happen. He knows better than any doctor.. and there are many other options! =)

As for being pregnant.. umm, I'm nine weeks, so I can only tell you about it thus far. It isn't great. I don't look pregnant but a little fattER.. I cant eat anything. Like, Ill be hungry, and cannot eat a thing... sometimes candy.. but, that can cause the diabeties. I have bad cramps sometimes, and my face is broken out along with my shoulders.. my hair is super dull too, and I get bad head aches that keep me awake allll night.

Other than that, its a piece of cake!
Dont worry... if you want a baby badly enough, God will help you find out a way to, whether it be through you, having someone else carry it, invitro, adoption... you can do it! =)

Answer 3

First let me say i'm sorry to hear that but best wishes....

Being pregnant is the only thing i hated the whole way through but would do again in a heartbeat. In the begining that morning sickness sucks but then after a bit you feel your baby move and you forget about that..... then your clothes stop fitting your back hurts and for the next 5 or 6 months all you can say is that you want it OUT!!!! and the typical i'm never doing this again stuff.... Your misrable all the time your so emotional you cry for no reason then cry because you werer crying for no reason :) but in the end after all the pain suffering and when you finally think you can't take anymore it's over and you have the greatest thing you could ever hope for. and oddly enough... you kinda miss being pregnant when it's done lol

Answer 4

fertility problems here as well, do not give up. i was told that i could not get pregnant, but after a year of treatments, i am 5 months along. i wish you the best of luck. pregnancy feels wonderful. each woman experiences it differently. there are scary moments, excited moments when you feel babt movements, or when your partner gets to feel the movements. there are also painful and uncomfortable moments, but they are all worth it. For me, it is the best thing so far in life that i have experienced. the idea of an actual life growing inside, sometimes the feeling is indiscribable. Again, i wish you the best of luck , and i know one day you will share this too, whether it be in a pregnancy or adoption.

Answer 5

God bless you. You know they told a good friend of mine she could not have children because of fertility problems but she is pregnant today. She wasn't having periods and she didn't get artificially inseminated. They went to their Pastor and prayed over her womb and with faith in God she believe that God could do anything but fail and she is 7 mos pregnant. Now that's a miracle! She has not had any complications.

Now on how it feels to be pregnant? Well, if you are married are if it's planned, it's a nice surprise and a joyful event. Especially if it is your first pregnancy. Your body go through three stages or trimesters (the doctor calls it that). One thru 3 months your body is going thru adjustments of carrying a foreign matter in your uterus. You have cramps and there is vomiting/nausea. The second trimester, 4 - 6 months, are a little easier. You can see your tommy protruding and the movement of the baby. It feels like fluttering in water. The baby sometimes position themselves in an uncomfortable area for you. You can just gently rub the baby out of that position. The kicks are light at this stage. Then the last trimester is 7-9 months. The babies biggest growth spurt is at this time. It becomes uncomfortable for you to sleep and there is quite a bit of movement. It makes you wish they would come out already. Your eating is less because all your intestines and stomach is pushed to the back and you fill full. You become less active because the baby is gaining weight and the heaviness alone makes you tired all the time. This is the time of asking God to help you bare through.
When the baby is ready to come they position themselves head first to get ready to come through the birthing canal (vagina). You have to dilate (the opening of the cervix) in order for the baby to make it's way through. You dilate to 10 centimeters and then you can start pushing. I have experienced that dry labor was better for me. That is to have all your labor stages with the membrane sack still in place. If your water break on it's own you may spend much time in labor. The doctor had to break my water after the ten centimeters were up.It seems the baby was ready to come out faster after he did that. The baby coming feels like a train coming out of you. It is like having a bowel movement, a very hard and strong bowel movement. The pain was unbearable sometimes but I endured them without any artificial numbing to dull the pain. I had two exceptions and that was when I was preganant twice with twins. I have ten (10) children! Go figure! The best feeling for me was when the baby comes out and you cease from your labor. It feels better than sex!
I hope that filled in a little curiousness. Good luck in your baby investigation. I hope and pray God will do a miracle for you!

Answer 6

Like to say sorry about your problem. Ihave had plenty of problems in my past. I have lost 5 babies. I am now pregnant and I'm at 23weeks. So far my experience is wonderful. I did have the "MORNING SICKNESS" but that hasnt changed my mind on me being pregnant. About 4 or 5 days ago I seen the baby kick for the first time. I been sitting here and he is kicking like crazy. Its a beautiful feeling! There are times that I feel sooo sad and feeling sooo tired and not myself but I still can't believe that this is finally happening.
I will pray everyday that you get to have your baby. There are ways to having your baby. Just keep praying and believeing and it will happen one day.

Answer 7

That is an experience that is unique from one person to another as well as from one pregnancy to another. Stories are varied. Some women will tell of such variance that is causes wonder and amazement. "How could it be so different for her?" comes to mind as she tells of her first and second and third pregnancies.
If you ever do get the experience, you will need patience and should follow doctor's instructions as closely as reasonable. Be sure to eat well, rest well and exercise well. Good luck!

Answer 8

I can't believe that ppl like "Old Hot Mama", who is obviously trying to get everyone pi@sed off, even exist amongst decent ppl, but we all deal with MORONS every day!!

It is a wonderful experience that I hope to have the chance to experience again. I am so sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but everyday, miracles happen!! Not only that, but there are also SO many options out there for you!!

Best of luck to you, and your future!! I bet you will be a pretty awesome mommy one day!! :)

Answer 9

if you are ready for pregnancy and motherhood then its a wonderful experience. usually the begining of pregnancy sucks because of the morning sickness (well for me anyways), but after that goes away then you feel more energetic and its easier to be excited about it. and when you start to feel your baby move inside you for the first time its amazing because you know that there really is a tiny person in there and they are alive. then you get to the end of the pregnancy when you are as big as you can get and its more uncomfortable. the last month seems to last the longest i think. i'm unsure of real labor and false labor still and this is my second pregnancy. i had to be induced with my first one but i had a vaginal delivery with her and no pain meds. as painful as giving birth is, i find it to be the single most amazing thing in this world. i'm at 39 weeks with my second (this one's a boy) and i hope to be able to have a natural delivery as well. its just an absolutely amazing experience. i hope you will one day get to share in it as well. miracles can and do happen all the time. best of luck to you!

Answer 10

Its the best thing that a woman could have life.And don't worry there are lots of women out there. Who don't deserve to have them.And never say never. Who knows one day you may have one or two.Have lots of faith. And as time goes by. You will be healed.Let me tell you this.You are not the only woman who have this problem. There are lots of them out there. I.m one of them also. And I know if we had at lease one.We would be the best mothers in the world.And to your mother and mines and others out there. Thank You for given us life.