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worry about the physical aspect of being pregnant? I know there are so many other things to worry about but do you ever worry about what you might look like pregnant? how much weight you will gain and if you will be able to lose it all? Also do you worry about how tired you will be and how you will feel being pregnant?

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I am not currently TTC, but I am preparing myself for the process (next month is my last month of birth control and then I will start pre-natals at the same time for 3 months before officially TTC) and I do worry about the physical part.

To prepare I am trying to lose 20 lbs to get myself at my goal weight of 150lbs (I am 5'9") as I feel this is where I would like to be so if I gain 20-30 lbs I will simply be at the weight I am at now. I worry I won't be able to do this by Decemberish time frame as I am so bad with diets (although I am trying to fully commit after my vacation in early Sept!).

I worry about everything though! I worry about the financial aspect, if I am ready mentally, if I can handle the lack and sleep and stress of a new baby! But I am a worry wart. All I know is for the past year I have been obsessed with babies and I really feel a piece of me is missing without a child and my hubby is on board! So I know I am ready I am just "scared".

I am sure it is all worth it :)

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i worry so much about being pregnant...especially weight gain!! I also worry if i will be bale to go about my life and socializing and work as normal or close to normal. Will i be sick or fatigued? will i have a great preganncy? will i be able to exercise, which is extremely important for me to continue? and i def. worry about finances. but then my heart just tells me it will all be okay and i have faith it will be a wondeful journey.

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Me too I worry about everything from the physical down to the financial. I worry how I will function with the lack of sleep and having to go back to work. Then I worry how I will adjust to having to work while my new baby is at home. I worry how fat I will look pregnant and how I will lose the weight after. We are not officially TTC yet, I went off the pill in December figuring we would start trying this summer but then I just wasn't ready yet. I have been taking prenatals just in case something should happen unexpectedly and I have been trying to eat better and lose some weight but it is very hard. My plan is to get in better shape so maybe I wont feel so bad afterwards. I will be 30 in April and we are planning on taking one more big vacation before we officially start trying. We will probably start next May/June but I keep worrying about EVERYTHING and I am driving myself nuts I know in the end it will all be worth it and that is what I keep telling myself.


I worry about everything as well...although I am not sure what is driving me more crazy..my worries or the fact I have to wait til December to TTC! haha.

I try not to worry cause it makes for bad stress...but it is hard not to when you are a big worry wart!

I know when I see that little happy face for the first time all my worries will be well worth it

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im looking forward to it... im more worried about morning sickness though... i hate throwing up... my sisters never had it so hopefully i wont either

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i think about it all the time

im already on the heavier side and the thought of gaining more weight that i can't control makes me queezy!

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i worry not so much about what i'll look like, but definitely about what i will feel like. i'm afraid i'll be too sick/distracted/tired/etc. to do my job well. we shall see...

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Most defintly! I worry that Im going to be so big that people are going to confuse my pregnancy with obseity :( Hopfully Im wrong..

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I worried about it a lot at first. But then when I didnt get PG right away I forgot about it and just really want to be PG even if I gain. (hopefully only 20-25 pounds though) LOL

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im preTTC and im so worried about it. i have a really messed up stomach and i get nauseous all the time. my MD told me it will only get worse.
then i have fibro myalgia which causes overall pain and fatigue. the rheumatologist said that i will definitely be in more pain and tired.
my gyn said i'd be considered a "high risk" pregnancy, so yeah, im REALLY worried.
(as you can tell, i just made the rounds at all of the specialists to get more info about TTC & PG)

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Well it is definitely good to hear that I am not alone....I was starting to feel guilty for thinking about this stuff. I know it will all be worth it in the end but I can't help but make myself nervous and anxious about all this stuff.

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I did. but this is quite the PITA journey so far... that at this point.. I just don't even care about that anymore.

the only fear that really still lingers regarding pregnancy is the actual birth process.

Any other fear I have is more MC focused.

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i idnt worry the first time around i was just so happy to be pregnant and my beautiful dd says it all.. but now that i know what to expect and after just getting my somewhat of a body back.. at least im back to my pre preggo wegiht im petrifed of the journey i rememer how hard it was to look pregnant months after actally giving birth and having NOTHING fit me for a year after! so yes im scared this time around