Post by thebuddhagouda on Apr 24, 2014 12:51:23 GMT -5
I guess because you know it's supposed to be there? It starts out so small that you aren't even really sure it's happening. By the time he/she is sticking his entire arm through your ribs, it's lost some of its charm though.
For me, after seeing the babies move around on u/s it was cool to actually feel them moving around. Although babies do look somewhat alien-like on ultrasounds as well.
There's a period where it's super weird because they're big enough to really move but not so big that they've run out of room. You could see O moving around under my shirt across the room. It gets a little uncomfortable, but it's not too panic inducing because you start out with little taps that barely feel like anything.
To be honest, the thing that was the most panic-inducing for me was when L was ALL UP IN MY RIBS and I couldn't take a really full breath for about three months. When she finally dropped I just sat around breathing like a yogi for hours.
Ha! I think it's just such a weird/cool experience that it's easy to get over the fact that a little person is moving inside of you. I'm certain hormones play a huge part in it too.
I never was weirded out by it (and I was certain I would be) and the only times it was a nuisance was when she pressed on my bladder or got up into my ribs.
Post by ElizabethBennet on Apr 24, 2014 12:54:19 GMT -5
I always enjoyed feeling her move around, it was definitely may favorite part about being pregnant. There was one time that I "played" with her. She stuck her little foot or hand out and I pushed it back down and then she kicked in response. It went on for about 10 minutes and I loved it.
It did get a little freaky towards the end when I could see my stomach rolling, though.
Like everyone has said you get used to it and then when you don't feel it you freak out. I will say the biggest trip for me was looking at her like "holy shit, you were INSIDE of me and now you aren't". The whole pregnancy process is fascinating to me.
With my first, I had undiagnosed generalized anxiety disorder and was irrationally worried about EVERYTHING, so I enjoyed feeling movement and knowing she was OK in there.
With my second, I was too busy running after my first to care.
It's definitely weird. So is lactating. So is just about everything related to pregnancy and childbirth. I just try to roll with my bizarre alien body while it lasts.
I loved it. I literally loved EVERY MINUTE of my kid moving inside me. It was AWESOME. He was so portable, and we were always together and I could actually soothe him by swaying side to side when he was going crazy, or encourage him to move by laying on my side or drinking OJ or putting on the Ramones or towards the end of my pregnacy I could make him roll over by practicing hyponobirthing breathing. I could literally make him move from one side of my body to the other. I think part of my PPD was from the loss of that connection and not yet bonding ( although we bonded within a week or two really strongly.) He's 2.5 now and I still miss my " inside baby" sometimes.
It wasn't weird for me because it was reassurance that she was likely okay in there. Same with the hiccups, though they were so effing annoying by the end (she got them like three times a day), lol.
I also loved watching my belly move in the last couple of months; I could count on her starting up a little dance party every night between 7 and 10pm. I get phantom kicks now and sometimes look down expecting to see movement, ha.
It becomes the most special and reassuring thing in the world and it starts off as little flutters.
This is true, in that feeling them move regularly gave me a sense of security that they were doing okay.
But it is also sometimes the most annoying and embarrassing thing in the world. There you are, trying to be taken seriously in a professional or nonprofessional setting and your stomach looks like it's staging a rebellion while you try not to gasp as a small knee scrapes across your internal organs. Or, even more awesome, you kid kicks your bladder so hard you pee and think maybe your water broke and go to the OB's office for no good reason without any damn underpants on.
I loved being pregnant with L, I didn't hate it entirely with O, I'm wistful that I never will do it again, but I'm pretty glad that no one is ever going to elbow my ribs from the inside going forward.
Post by lissaholly on Apr 24, 2014 13:04:07 GMT -5
When I am not pregnant, the idea is creepy. Even creepier watching my kids bei g kids and thinking " you were inside of me!"
When I was pregnant though, the whole thing is such a surreal trip. I made a baby, I am growing a baby, a full sized baby is going to come out of that little hole-it is all a lot to take in. The moving is just part of that but it is one of the most reassuring parts, along with a growing belly. Those last two things are about the only tangible parts of pregnancy that kept me grounded.
It is also triply when you hold your newborn and you can recognize their movements from in uterio. It's another grounding thing that makes you sure this all really happened.
It becomes the most special and reassuring thing in the world and it starts off as little flutters.
This is true, in that feeling them move regularly gave me a sense of security that they were doing okay.
But it is also sometimes the most annoying and embarrassing thing in the world. There you are, trying to be taken seriously in a professional or nonprofessional setting and your stomach looks like it's staging a rebellion while you try not to gasp as a small knee scrapes across your internal organs. Or, even more awesome, you kid kicks your bladder so hard you pee and think maybe your water broke and go to the OB's office for no good reason without any damn underpants on.
I loved being pregnant with L, I didn't hate it entirely with O, I'm wistful that I never will do it again, but I'm pretty glad that no one is ever going to elbow my ribs from the inside going forward.
I howled at this! This is absolutely true. I always worried that people around me were uncomfortable in meetings and such because it looked like babies were trying to break free. I can only imagine what showing up at my doctor's office with no panties would feel like but the visual makes me laugh out loud.
Post by daisybuchannan on Apr 24, 2014 13:13:50 GMT -5
I think since it's a gradual process, you just get time to being used to it.
Every pregnancy is different though. Last time I was SO happy to see my stomach getting bigger. This time I almost feel uncomfortable that I just look like I'm getting chunky around the middle.
Post by Mrs. ChanandlerBong on Apr 24, 2014 13:14:13 GMT -5
I'm not going to lie, I hated that part of pregnancy. It felt weird. I really didn't like when you could tell which body part was moving by the shape that moved across your belly. Or when they would position themselves so their butt was shoved to one side and my belly was all lopsided.
I don't remember feeling embarrassed or self-conscious about visible movements with Joanna, but I am this time! We had a staff meeting the other day, and I kept having to put my hand over my stomach to try to hide baby movements.
Yes! I remember being around one of my friend's H's and he was staring at my belly like the baby was going to jump out at him. I suddenly felt like I wanted everyone NOT to look at the baby move.
I also felt uncomfortable with the whole idea that people give you attention, specifically geared towards your body, during pregnancy. I wanted people to stop looking at me, commenting about the belly, etc by the end.
I'm still at the little taps stage, but it's almost faint enough to ignore, unless I'm sitting/laying down doing nothing. The videos of babies doing the cha cha in externally-obvious ways still give me the willies a bit, but I guess we'll see how I feel when I get there...
Post by game blouses on Apr 24, 2014 13:17:47 GMT -5
I like feeling my babies between weeks like 22 - 24, when it's just little kicks and nudges. I'm on the full shoving/rolling/pressing movements now and it does freak me out, especially when my whole belly lurches to one side.
Post by MixedBerryJam on Apr 24, 2014 13:18:34 GMT -5
My moving belly used to stop meeting. "Oh, look, MBJ's baby is moving again" from across a room. And the most concerned I was about movement was once when I took some Nyquil (er something, it was a long time ago) and the baby didn't move for about 2 days.
In the beginning it's neat because you're all "wow, this is real!" Then in the middle it's all "whew, you're still in there." And at the end you're like "seriously. Fucking stop that shit it hurts, get out if you want to do jumping jacks." THEN you have a baby and you see their little hands and feet and elbows and realize that's what was poking you and it's nothing short of awesome.
Yes! I remember being around one of my friend's H's and he was staring at my belly like the baby was going to jump out at him. I suddenly felt like I wanted everyone NOT to look at the baby move. I also felt uncomfortable with the whole idea that people give you attention, specifically geared towards your body, during pregnancy. I wanted people to stop looking at me, commenting about the belly, etc by the end.
I hate that too this pregnancy. I mean I have days where I feel like I look great, and it's okay then, but most days I just want to hide. I loved all the attention the first time! I don't know why it's different now. I guess it's not novel to me anymore.
Agree 100%. Like, get over it, there's a baby in my belly. Lol.
I had so many weirdo pregnancy comments too. Like the old lady that exclaimed at the nail salon, as I was minding my own business, "It's looks like you swallowed a watermelon seed!!" STFU lady.