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Q: Then comes baby.....

Alright i think some ladies need a reality check (not trying to be rude, but u may take it that way) I just want to point out that there is a baby that comes after pregnancy. you dont just get through a pregnancy and go back to normal. so many women are complaining that they are sore, or tired, or just "done" being pregnant. well let me tell u, as a mother of 5, its alot easier to take care of the baby INSIDE the womb then out. after the pregnancy is "finally over" u get to deal with the after pain of delivery, living off no sleep (u think its bad trying to sleep while pregnant?, well ur in for it.) the pain of having your milk come in, the challenges of breastfeeding, the choices of circumcision, vaccination, and other debatable parental choices. the worry of "what if my baby gets sick" the list goes on. let me just say its TOTALLY worth every bit of it, but im just suggesting u do a little less concerning over the pregnancy (YES, that symptom IS normal)

This question was asked Mar. 19, 2013 3:40pm
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Answered by a member - Mar. 19, 2013 8:06pm
As someone who already has children, I'd like to say that I think this post is silly. Pregnancy can be EXTREMELY stressful/tiring/painful for some women. Personally, I find being a parent so much easier than being pregnant; yes you're tired and have a lot to do, but at least you're body's your own again. Besides, you have the bonus of seeing your child smile every day. Moaning about pregnancy doesn't mean you think life "goes back to normal" - and it's important that women have an outlet for their feelings. Also, people who already have kids should be trying to reassure new parents - not detail all the 'impossibly difficult' parenting tasks ahead of them. I don't see how your comments are at all constructive or helpful.

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Answered by lyssa787 - Mar. 19, 2013 3:56pm
I think there's some valid points in what you're saying. We do have to keep in mind that what we're going through has an end result that will also be work and joy. But for most of us on here now...all we know is what we've got goin on right now - pregnancy. yes kids can be hard to deal with and take a lot out of every family - emotionally and physically, but then you can SEE them, and TOUCH them. That's what we want. And I really think that's what makes pregnancy seem so unbearable at times. The end result is worth waiting for, but that doesn't make the wait easy.

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Answered by kCharleneS - Mar. 21, 2013 12:41am
This is my second child and the reason why I complain is because my hips are softening faster than they should be on top of chronic back pain so I hurt all the time. This pregnancy is also completely different than my last one. My last pregnancy I had zero issues besides one day of horrifying back pain. This time, I'm 24 weeks and we thought it was a tubal. Then the doctors thought it was a false positive on EVERY SINGLE test they had me take. I was sick all the time. Then I had a bleed that raised my chances of a miscarriage. Then at 12 weeks I started getting contractions so the hospital told me there was nothing I could do because they couldn't stop a miscarriage that early. I was almost hospitalized for severe rib pain that they thought was my gallbladder at about 20 weeks. Now I'm 24 and in constant pain and have constant blood sugar crashes. I complain because while I'm overjoyed about being pregnant, I'm freaking miserable. And obviously I know life won't go back to normal beca

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