anyone have the lucky strange pregnancy

Breanna - posted on 04/24/2010

its funny how different we all were. i dont think any 2 people on here were completely the same lol. its strange how some say that boys are easier while around me its the boys that are harder lol i think this is a good eye opener tho. i dont plan on another, tho it was supossedly eisy i really didnt like to be pregnant, however i love being a mother. thanks for the feedback!
breanna

Jeannette - posted on 04/11/2010

I had the same as you, Breanna. I too gained 50 lbs. :( But the only issue I had was some sciatic pain that I had for about 3 weeks during my 3rd month. The rest of my pregnancy was fine. I was running around at work like I was before I was pregnant. I also only found out I was pregnant 2 months in.

Kelley - posted on 04/11/2010

I had a similar pregnancy... It was so easy I was worried! The only tough part was that baby was two weeks late! Congrats!

Brittany - posted on 04/10/2010

I only had morning sickness for a week (if that) but it was VERY mild. I had heartburn towards the end a little bit and I was tired a lot but that was it. Maybe the last week I swelled a little when I did a lot of walking but it wasn't very much, barely noticeable. I didn't get that big either. I started out at 100 lbs., towards the end of the pregnancy I was at 125 lbs. and 2 weeks after I had him I only weighed 105 lbs. The worst thing about being pregnant was having his feet in my lungs all the time. Shoot, the pregnancy was the easy part, it ended in 36 hours of horrible, intense, back labor.

Sarah - posted on 04/10/2010

Yes you are lucky lol. I threw up probably 10 times during the first 15 weeks of my pregnancy. I only had night sickness though. I would lay down to go to bed & have to get right back up to throw up haha. Gross. :( I had heartburn throughout my whole pregnancy & while I was pretty tired during my first trimester, I had absolutely NO energy whatsoever during my 3rd trimester. I had the hardest last 8 weeks of my pregnancy ever. I had no motivation to do anything & going to work was absolute torture! I ended up only gaining about 20lbs during my pregnancy though. :)

Carley - posted on 04/10/2010

Same here. I was super tired at the begining but then i just got charlie horses and heart burn. I did get a kidney infection but other than that it was amazing

Ashley - posted on 04/10/2010

Oh, and by the end I gained 40lbs. I labored for 7 hours in the hospitol, arrived at 9AM already dilated overnight from 3 at my doc check the prior wendsday to 7. My water was broken at 1pm, I was 8cm and I had my son at 4:33 pm after only 5 pushes, 3 test pushes and 15 minutes on waiting for the doc to arrive, my son ended up with a bruised head which was my only complaint, damn on call doctor.

Ashley - posted on 04/10/2010

I had what most would consider a very easy labor and delivery with my son. Aside from a blood clot on my uterus wall early which caused a scare- some spotting at 8 weeks. No morning sickness, I did get severe heartburn the last month of my pregnancy but barely swelled and just around 37 weeks. Had my son a week early at exactly 39 weeks. Was never cranky though my normally high sex drive did suffer a bit at first and then towards the end I wanted it but I was so awkwardly huge!! LOL. My friend who had a girl had a miserable pregnacy and while every pregnancy is different I have heard boy pregnancys seem easier, especially to those who have both genders. Maybe just an old wives tale but cirtainly true in this case.

Brandi - posted on 04/10/2010

I had a wonderful pregnancy - no morning sickness, lost weight until the 3rd trimester, not emotional, no cravings, didn't even start showing until almost 8 months (which was a bummer cause it was my 1st), no diabetes, was tired in the begining and the end, heartburn and quite a bit of swelling at the end (almost pre-eclamptic, but didn't quite get there); then had a wonderful labor and delivery - kept working until the day before delivery, woke up on the day and thought I might be in false labor it was so easy...progressed very nicely and never got bad...got to the hospital around 2:30 pm, in a room around 3:30, water broke at 4:45, "hard" labor started about 5pm, my beautiful baby boy was born at 5:51pm - completely natural, didn't need anything except my husband...up and walking by 7pm...just hoping my next is as easy!

Emily - posted on 04/10/2010

easy as hell. morning sickness 1st 2 months then nothing...gained 25lbs....not hormonal....labored 6.5 hrs...pushed 2 times bam baby...cake

Christie - posted on 04/09/2010

No "feeling bad" problems with first pregnancy...but still extremely sick...my good doctor kept me feeling like a champ though. I found out how sick I really was and didn't even know this due to this being a first pregnancy. I had pre-eclampsia and didn't know this was not how a person was supposed to feel all the damn time......bloated, feeling like you're about to pass out and heartbeat in your ears! With my second child, one miscarriage and 16 years later, same as before, but no sickness (known or otherwise) happening. I lost weight, not due to any kind of sickness. But I didn't have the super high blood pressure, ankles that you can sink a finger into or heartburn, NOTHING. My son's pregnancy and delivery was super awesome and I could do that again anytime. My daughter's delivery rocked too, but the pregnancy kicked my ass (and I didn't even know it was not supposed to kick your ass that hard!) I had my daughter at 24 and I was physically sick according to the doc all through the pregnancy. I had my son at 39 (one month shy of my 40th b-day) and I kicked ass with my old ass! Again, I would do it again, if kids weren't so expensive or so much work!! hahaha

Chrissy - posted on 04/09/2010

I was in only hard labour for 2 hrs and had an all natural delivery....

Toni - posted on 04/09/2010

My pregnancy was similar. i was told that for my first pregnancy, I was lucky. Since I was over weight, I actually weighed just 5lbs more than my pre-pregnancy weight on the day I delivered. I lost 15lbs in the first trimester and then gained 20, which is safe for someone my size. I did not even have hart burn. I only swelled a little bit starting in week 34, mostly due to stress at work. I even delivered quickly. I was in labor for just under 5 hours and only had 30 minutes of hard labor at the hospital. Normally labor lasts 8-12 hours for a first pregnancy.

Chrissy - posted on 04/09/2010

I had a smooth pregnancy.......If it wasn't for my growing belly, and that was barely there, you would never have known I was pregnant. I di come down with Gestational Diabetes but no other signs. NO morning sickness, heart burn, swelling, massive weight gain....I did have the weird dreams

Alexis - posted on 04/09/2010

If it werent for my belly, I would have never known I was pregnant! lol I got super lucky

Alysha - posted on 04/09/2010

I passed out once at a cash in the mall but that was it! Great skin was a nice side effect too.

Katt - posted on 04/09/2010

I was the same. Only tired in the beginning. I swelled the last 2 weeks, when I had stopped working. Gained 30lbs. I did however get horrible heart burn the last 4 days. Labor was only 7 hours. Didn't need stitches, my little girl was 8lbs 5oz and 20inches long. I just hope my next pregnancy is the same!! OH and I got some siatic nerve pain when I was on my feet too much, I waitressed. And I craved orange juice like mad. I loved being pregnant...everyone thinks i'm crazy haha

Mary-Ann - posted on 04/09/2010

Not weird, i didn't have any complications, sugar and bloodpressure was fine, was anemic though without a cause. walked alot too, had heart burn in the first two timesters, got very tired in the last trimester

Becki - posted on 04/09/2010

my first child i was very lucky no sickness no normal pregnancy symptoms no cravings only problem was diabetes but controlled by diet wasnt a problem no swellin hardly put on weight my baby was 5lb 15 ozs i was in labour 4 hours even lucky not to b in public when waters broke i was on delivery bed only unlucky thing was failed epidural

Jessica - posted on 04/08/2010

I felt like I had a pretty easy pregnancy as well. Minimal morning sickness, only lasted about 3 weeks and I only threw up a couple times. Gained 20 lbs, no major pains or anything, basically felt like I really lucked out! Delivery was quick and without complications too. They say each pregnancy is different though so I wonder what I'm in for next time around!

Megan - posted on 04/08/2010

no sickness, no swelling, no anything really! the worse i got was sciatic pain down my right butt cheek and leg, and that was an on/off thing. got some bad heartburn at the end, but that's manageable. even 2 weeks after he came out i was told i didn't look like a zombie lke other women usually do, so i think i've been blessed with a lucky/awesome baby too!

Rachelle - posted on 04/08/2010

if you look at me know you could never tell that i had a baby i'm back down to my 110bls self a few weeks later... no strech marks or that random dark line down the belly.. no morning sickness and i only really started to show at the end of month 5 wasn't any more moody (unless food was involved i did cry when we had no tomatos left) didn't even have strange cravings... labour was a breeze too. i'd have 20 kids if it was always like that!!! (mind you i could never handle that many kids lol)

Louise - posted on 04/08/2010

Your lucky!! I lost 30lbs in the first trimester because i was constantly sick all day long from 5 weeks..couldn't even keep down water! Was admitted to hospital twice for fluid treatment & had to stay in bed until 14 weeks as i was bleeding! No hormonal mood swings though, but the swelling & heart burn was terrible! Didn't get any easier during labour either, a long difficult 22 hours & lost 50% of my blood from a bad hemorrhage!Loved the second trimester & no stretch marks until a week before she arrived & actually during the birth! As crazy as it sounds..would definitly do it all again!

Traci - posted on 04/08/2010

I had an awesome pregnancy. I did have morning sickness for about a month at the beginning but it was only like once in the morning and i was good the rest of the day. I never got heartburn that often i also gained almost 50lbs it was mostly water weight. & I also have hypothyroidism which i've been told before that if you have it you can't get pregnant but i did my son was born at 37 weeks but i think that was because i was working and on my feet till the day before i went in labor i worked in fastfood. I was at the hospital 2hours before my son was born no time for epidural.

Lynette - posted on 04/08/2010

you have to remember every pregnancy is different, and everyone is different. with my son I only got sick if I was hungry and didn't get food fast enough, so that didn't happen very much. I gained 50 lbs with my son and didn't have any swelling. He was also 10 days early. with my daughter on the other hand I had morning sickness gained 40 lbs was huge and very very swollen. with her she was 9 days late. My son was easy, my daughter made me not want to be pregnant ever again... consider your self very lucky!

Amber - posted on 04/07/2010

definitely lucky! i never threw up or got too emotional either. the only stretch marks i got were on my boobs (they grew a cup and a half literally overnight!). i hardly gained any weight at all and a week after i had my daughter i weighed 15lbs less than i did before i got pregnant.

my problems came in the form of pain though. i had backaches from the middle of my first trimester all the way through the pregnancy. at 34 weeks, i started having a popping feeling in my pelvis that got more and more painful as the days went by. it ended up being the most excruciating pain ive ever had!

my labor and delivery were a piece of cake though. my contractions never really got too bad. they started at 4 minutes apart and by the time i got to the hospital they were 2 mins apart. i was in labor for 12hrs total and pushed for 25 minutes.

based on my mom's 5 pregnancies, i was expecting HELL from day one. this just goes to show how different people's pregnancies can be!

Iysha - posted on 04/07/2010

I lost 20 pounds in my first trimester and was only sick when my husband cooked. Lol. I wasn't super active but I went from 150 to 125....nice! I didn't even show until 6 months, got heartburn once, and my ankle swelled for 3 days at the very last part of my pregnancy...I think the swelling was because of standing at work. Once I was in the hospital on bedrest, it ent down right away.

The only unlucky part of my pregnancy was that I had an aging placenta and almost had my baby at 33 weeks and after all that siting in the hospital, I still had her premature at 35 weeks. I missed 2 babyshowers....

Karen - posted on 04/07/2010

hi there! i had a pregnancy like yours...no swelling, no diabets, only gained 7lbs, no heart burn, didn't get tired (even though the end of my pregnancy was in the dead of summer)...i did have morning sickness the whole way but meds from the dr took care of that perfectly. i am normally a pretty moody person but my husband commented that never once was i "cranky" through the whole 9 months lol he wished he could keep me pregnant i'm sure! i didn't have any cravings or anything...i was prepared for the worst but couldn't have had a better experiance :)

Cynthia - posted on 04/07/2010

lucky haha

Kirsty - posted on 04/06/2010

no i had most of that to except i did have morning sickness and i had a diffrent blood dtype to my partner

Katarina - posted on 04/06/2010

I was never sick, gained 20lbs and wasn't hormonal either(am now though, haha). I was extremely tired at the beginning as well but didn't get heartburn until my last 3 weeks of pregnancy. I did have low blood pressure which caused me to faint twice. My son was born at 36weeks due to me being an undiagnosed anemic. BUT my pregnancy itself was fairly easy and I was super lucky. Labour was 2 hours, delivery was 3 hours.