We always had threads in our due in June forum about what we missed eating/drinking or doing whilst we were pregnant and I thought it would be great to see what we now miss about being pregnant as I for one really really really miss being pregnant!!

I miss the special intimacy of being the only one to feel my baby moving around & hiccuping

I miss all the excitement of the unknown I felt and looking forward to the scans and seeing my little bean on the monitors and finding out the sex of our baby

I miss the lovely condition that my skin and hair was in (my skin now feels like leather and my hair is back to being fine and yuk)

I miss my boobs - since breast feeding and expressing I'm now looking smaller than what I was pre pregnancy and they're not as pert......I better start saving for that boob job!!

OOooh I've just realised that I could actually be the only one that misses their bump Please tell me I'm not strange!!

xx
overthemoon & joshy (6 weeks & 1 day old)

i really miss my bump.....

i miss feeling special because everyone always commented on my bump (even though i moaned at the time!!)

i miss feeling him wriggle about

i miss my boobs as even though they are bigger they are leaking every where!!

i miss not worrying what the hell i eat because i was fat any way!!!

i miss basically all the same as you overthemoon and definately dont want this to be the last time i have a bump!!! hehe what about you gonna do it again you reckon!!?? xxxx

Vicki and Oliver 2 weeks and 4 days xxx

Hahahahha...I have to say NOTHING!! I am so pleased it's done!! I'd go through it all again for Phoebe but will never do it again (plan is to adopt anyway).

Having said the above when I read what you miss I thought I know what you mean re the special intimacy. It's like "oh everyone can see her now" not that I could actually SEE her before but hopefully you know what I mean...liek she's not just "mine"....hope that makes sense, very tired...x

i was so worried throughout my pregancy and was desperate to have him out and know he was ok that i dont miss that side of it all.

the best day of being pregnant was doing the + test and going to tell hubbie who was fast asleep. and the birth was amazing, although not easy i loved knowing this is it, baby is on his way TODAY.

...well I loved being PG, labour and the birth...yes, I know I'm ODD!! heehee...
so I do miss it, but not that Grace gives me the opportunity to think about it that much!!

I miss al of your comments above, about feeling her moving, our 'secret' closeness, and wondering whether she was pink or blue...

Daft things I miss are...having clothes that fit me...at least my mat clothes fit...my non-mat clothes (pre-PG) are now too big so I have to go shopping...oh dear!! ;o)

but most of all, right at this moment...I miss...A FULL NIGHT'S SLEEP!!!!

I love her to pieces but I could really do with a few hours please my darling!! xx heehee....xxx

lol Bon, i miss my full nights sleep too!

But most of all i miss knowing that i was never on my own, I always had my LO with me no matter what i was doing.

I miss watching my belly 'dance' as he wiggled about.

I cant really write down everything i miss, cause all in all, i think i just miss being pregnant! Id do it all again! (no hurry tho!)

Awww it's so nice reading all your replies - it made me realise I miss so much more than I wrote in my first post - thanks so much for sharing with me! Lea - what you said about knowing you always had your LO with you no matter what you were doing, made me well up - how lovely and I totally agree with that sentiment!!
LOL Ames - I knew you wouldn't be missing much as I know you had a tough ole time of it!
Aww Berly - I agree, it was really nice breaking the news to my hubby too!

Definitely with Bon on the missing a good night's sleep!! OOh those were the days LOL

Twizzlepie - I would love another baby but after my delivery/birth I'm quite traumatised (just by things that happened and the idiot consultants looking after me) and I really don't know if I can go through it again - I'm scared stiff!!

I even miss wearing my maternity clothes - I get sad when I see them!! I think I need to pack them all away.

xx

Even though I mostly enjoyed being pregnant, the only thing I would say now that I miss is a full night's sleep like bon! I don't miss my bump, or my fat ankles or aching back.... nope!

I do miss my bump too... having always struggled with my weight and now its post baby plus 7 weeks worth of either hospital food/takeaways, my belly still hasn't gone down massively!

p.s. even with everything wrong with Charlie, I would do it all over again cos he is worth it!

I don't miss my bump as it was causing major pain and problems after 32 weeks. Can't say I miss the sleep cos it was the same when pregnant as it is now with two babies! I didn't sleep well when pregnant.

but I do miss feeling my little one's kicks and hiccups inside!

For at least a week after the birth I was saying I wouldn't do it again but now I think I would - the pain is soon forgotten! xx

I miss my bump a lot. I had pretty good pregnancy and having a bump was my excuse for being lazy! Miss having a nap on a sofa while reading a book.

yes, feeling kicks and hiccups was great too!

p.s. I miss being healthy "downstairs" - i had episiotomy and forceps delivery, it feels like it's never going to be the same again; miss being intimate with my hubby

[Modified by: inna on July 06, 2009 12:09 PM]

i loved the whole experience..... i do miss it, but im so happy hes here!

i miss the talking to bump and having people help me (like carrying heavy bags for me,lol )

otm you made me cry,and it has taken me 2 days to read the rest of the posts.!bloody hormones!
as you know i consider my pregnancy to be lucky i guess,no sickness and generally well,then came the horrific sciatica,spd,and pre eclampsia and in hosp for 3 weeks like a yoyo!
i miss my bump so much i know my bumpy is lying here healthy and happy but although she not inside she still my bumpalicious!(cry)
sometimes i look at her and just think wow!just wow!i have goosebumps just thinking about it,
i miss the whole what colour will it be what do i need,what do we do?
i miss the eat whatever cos you never really look fat just pregnant!
i miss the nevermind the legs and the ladygarden as you cant reach
i miss the dreams and sleeps through the day
i miss the waking up and feeling my bump knowing its really happening
i miss the thought of what she will look like
i miss everything,but i shouldnt as i will never miss the abscence of my wee girly,my first born and my angel,and the love of my life
in saying that i handed in my crutches yesterday and i was so sad being back in hospital,i wanted to be there again and have my bump is that strange??????
x

bumpy!! you've made me cry now!! good god!xxx

im welling up re reading it bon im a freak!went round the block yesterday 20 mins felt ok but glad to get back home,also have the monthly curse not painful,strangely but very heavy lovely huby took her a 2 hour walk when he came in from work and i went to bed and then had a lovely bath she still sleeping and that was 3 hours ago!!x

you are not a freak!! you're a hormonal mummy like us all!!
sounds like you have had a lovely evening...Grace is just on OH now settling after a screamer!! xx

oooo this is a hard question ... maybe the thought of what shes is going to look like ?? and definately when she kicked and danced always made me smile .......oh and not having to wear breast pads !!!!