Just being able to move freely. I am more looking forward to after this new LO is a year old. I have a love-hate relationship with nursing & pumping. I'm looking forward to my body being my own again after our 1 yr nursing stint is done. Longest I have had is 2-3 months of no nursing & not being pregnant in between kiddos over the last 4 years.
At the same time I am sad that this is our last rodeo...
Can I sum up by saying I'm looking forward to not being so damn emotional?
I'll have been pregnant or breastfeeding (or both once for 6 months) for over 4 years as well by the time the coming baby weans. I love nursing but I feel the same way about my body being my own again. It's going to feel like such a novelty.
Yay! Me too O.O
Between waking because of pregnancy and a LO waking me, I figure I'm going to be going at least four years without a full night of undisturbed sleep. Looking forward to a vacation once this one is weaned (so sometime in 2018 maybe)...
I can't wait to sleep cuddled up with my husband again. Right now i'm just too hot, the baby bump gets in the way, and I have eleventy pillows.
I also can't wait to watch my husband figure out how to hold and cuddle a newborn. He's going to be so in love and he just doesn't know it yet.
I can't wait for sex where I don't have to be on top. And actually being in the mood for sex.
Craft beer and vodka
One thing I will miss about pregnancy though - it's been really nice to have so many months without a period.
I'll be BFing and getting a Mirena IUD to help with your last point. I only spotted with it, no real periods for 18 months until I got it removed. The period once it was removed was...not pleasant though.
I plan to BF, and get another IUD too. I had a Mirena before TTC but I am one of the lucky lucky people who had regular real periods the whole time I was on it - if anything, my periods were LONGER with with IUD than without. I'm going to go with Paraguard this time I think to at least avoid the hormone crash after (eventual) removal.
I'm also really, REALLY looking forward to not feeling like death/incredibly hungover without actually drinking every day of my life. If that happens sometime in the next 8 weeks or so (more or less the time I started feeling better with DD), I would be eternally grateful.
I'm also SUPER excited about seeing the girls together. Today the nanny sent me pics of her reading to the 8-month-old there. Apparently, the whole book was "okay, thank you" (two of our favorite words right now) but omg. just all the heart eyes. She is obsessed with babies and I know it will be different when it's OUR baby, but I just truly cannot wait to see them together and watch that bond grow over time.
Post by GoBigOrGoGnome on Jun 29, 2015 17:35:41 GMT -5
It goes without saying that I'm excited to hold the baby, meet her, cuddle her, and so on...
I'm also very excited to eat deli meat and all that shit without feeling guilty. I still eat most everything on those lists, but I have guilt.
I'm excited to not feel like a speshul sneauxflake all the time. Want to go to an amusement park? Cool, but I can't ride rides. Want to move some super-heavy whatever? I can lift it but I'm not supposed to. Sorry it seems like I'm having an asthma attack over here, I just get winded over moving 5 ft these days. Etc.
I'll be happy to drink again and have the drunk sex that follows.
I can't wait until my face goes back to normal, too.
I'll be BFing and getting a Mirena IUD to help with your last point. I only spotted with it, no real periods for 18 months until I got it removed. The period once it was removed was...not pleasant though.
I plan to BF, and get another IUD too. I had a Mirena before TTC but I am one of the lucky lucky people who had regular real periods the whole time I was on it - if anything, my periods were LONGER with with IUD than without. I'm going to go with Paraguard this time I think to at least avoid the hormone crash after (eventual) removal.
Post by brettanomyces on Jun 29, 2015 22:00:22 GMT -5
Wine and Beer. Sushi. Runny egg yolks.
I'm looking forward to being done with waitressing (although that will probably happen around month 7). I'm looking forward to being off on mat leave and being able to spend my day taking care of my baby.
Wine Running real mileage again Riding my bike again Racing again Vodka Knowing how to dress myself Wine Sex where my H ins't slightly uncomfortable because baby is present Wine Drunk sex Wine
I'm still signed up for a marathon in September. I ran 3 miles today. Trollololol.
Wine Running real mileage again Riding my bike again Racing again Vodka Knowing how to dress myself Wine Sex where my H ins't slightly uncomfortable because baby is present Wine Drunk sex Wine
I'm still signed up for a marathon in September. I ran 3 miles today. Trollololol.
Color me jealous. I cried a little last weekend when the half ironman I had been registered for came and went without me racing. I just didn't have 70.3 miles in me. I am happy to still be running and working out though.
I'm really excited for a non-mobile baby as well. I forgot how great it is when they are just there! My DS had a tendency to bear hug babies and try to pick them up so I'm hoping we can get that under control and he's not constantly trying to disrupt the baby.
TMI warning!!! I'm also looking forward to a normal poop. This pregnancy has been awful for me constipation and I would really just like to be regular again.
Both of these things - my DD does the hug thing too and yes, oh god, yes to the pooping. TMI - I pooped normally today and wanted to sing.
Hell, I had diarrhea yesterday and wanted to sing. I'll take going too much over not being able to go ANY. DAY.
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TTC #1: March 2014 Dx: MFI Medicated IUI #1: March 2015-BFP Baby Girl born 11/5/2015! TTC #2: August 2016 Medicated IUI #1: Feb 2017-BFN Medicated IUI #2: March 2017-BFP Baby Boy expected Dec. 1
I'm excited to see how she reacts to the world around her. And how the cats react to her.
I'm super excited for wine and cocktails. And guilt-free turkey sandwiches (I've indulged in cold turkey sandwiches a couple of times). And roast beef sandwiches on rye. I've had one and it just didn't taste right. No more runny and bloody nose! Being able to be freely active! There's a new trampoline place here, and a skate park. And maybe returning to full contact derby! I'm excited to see how quickly I can build my endurance back up.
Alcohol. Being able to eat all of my usual foods (aversions are killing me, yo). Getting my insomnia back to a more manageable level. Being able to take a sleeping pill again. Maternity leave (I hate my stupid job). I'm sure I'll think of more.
ETA: caffeine. Usually I can have a minimal amount, early in the day, and still get to sleep at night. But pregnancy makes the insomnia way worse, so I have to avoid caffeine at all costs, unless I want to stay up all night.
Post by pantaloons55 on Jun 30, 2015 14:00:04 GMT -5
Hey Hope its ok if I join in, apparently I have been missing out on this board? I see a ton of my N15 girls here.
My 'looking forward" stuff:
Meeting my firstborn -- a son! Baby snuggles Seeing who he looks like Watching my H fall in love with him. He's already a goner and he hasn't even met the little guy. (Mostly) getting my old body back ie: can bend over, move in bed etc -- with ease. My morning cup of tea -- I know I could still have it, but gave it up Rare steak Wine Deli meat/hotdogs etc. Sex, its just not fun right now Exercise w/o pain tummy sleeping Canadian Mat leave (a whole year away from this job?!? Whohoo!)
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