What I’ll Miss About Being Pregnant

Unless we have an “accident” in the future, this baby will most likely be our last. Of course, now that we’re in the final days before he’s here (I’m currently 39 weeks and 3 days), I’m getting a little on the emotional side thinking about never being pregnant again.

The other night my husband was telling me that this would be the last time such and such would happen, and I almost broke down in tears. As hard, as draining, and as much as I haven’t loved every aspect of this pregnancy, I’m sure as hell going to miss it.

Things I’ll miss about being pregnant…

• Feeling their big (and little) kicks.
• Having new “tiger stripes” spread across my belly (the pic above is from my first pregnancy)
• Seeing my kids’ faces light up when they see and feel my belly move
• Seeing my husband’s face light up when he sees and feels his baby move
• Watching my belly grow, and being in awe of just what our bodies are capable of.
• The excitement, wonder, and nervousness, of when I’ll go into labor
• Keeping the baby’s name a secret….our own little family secret
• Having an excuse to eat whatever I want*
  • *within reason; I still have gestational diabetes. Oh how I’d love to indulge in a donut!
• Feeling the baby practice breathing (something I felt with julia and this baby)
• That moment when someone asks you when you’re due, and you say “yesterday,” or “tomorrow.”
• Walking waddling a mile at 9 months pregnant and feeling like a freaking rock star after
• Setting up the baby’s room
• Going registry shopping (even if we’re the only one buying things this time!)
• Feeling hiccups
• Being able to relax and literally put my feet up at the end of the day
• Coffee ice cream
• Using my belly as a table
• The rush of labor and the euphoric phase that comes after

Honestly, I’m simply going to miss the pure amazement and excitement of being pregnant. After I have a baby I usually feel phantom kicks, which is always so weird, but they also remind me that my womb is empty. I get really sad when I think about my body never having this moment again.

Nine months (or 10 is how it feels like since I usually always go over with my kids) is such a short blip in time all things considered, even though these last weeks feel like forever. But once they’re out…they’re out, and I’ll never be pregnant again.

I’m trying to really soak in these last few days—as long and as tiring as they are. I know a whole different set of emotions and a completely different stage of life will begin once he’s out. But for now, I’ll relish being pregnant.

If you’ve been pregnant before, what do you miss about pregnancy?

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