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Thanks for the advice and support everyone.
I am glad (well, not really glad cause I wouldn't wish this feeling on anyone) that other people are saying they know exactly how I feel.

I just wish I could say "I love being pregnant." But right now I don't see that happening although I will keep the light at the end of the tunnel in the back of my mind. I keep saying to my DH that I hope we are having twins (which we very well could be since I didn't have a sonogram yet!) cause I don't want to do this again and he can't make me!

Last night was the first time the nausea caused me to run to the bathroom as I was trying to sleep. For all you teachers, all I kept thinking was hearing the announcement in school:

"CUSTODIAN WITH A MOP AND A BUCKET TO MRS. ____'S ROOM IMMEDIATELY"

Uggh. Every time you hear that you know what it means!

Thanks so much for the encouragement and hugs!

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Posted by MST9106

These are perfectly normal feelings you're going through...one of my friends and my SIL are both 9 weeks now and feel EXACTLY like you...it'll get better I promise! Its just that your body is getting adjusted to the pregancy hormones now which affect your physical and psychological well being...once the second trimester rolls in, you're going to feel better and it'll get more exciting from there...

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What you are going through is totally normal. I was MISERABLE my first trimester. I could barely stay up past 7, I had food adversions and just no energy. I remember posting crying one night because I thought it was going to last the whole 40 weeks. And everyone told me it gets better between 12-14 weeks and it did! I woke up one day in my 13th week and stayed up till 10 and all the energy in the world. I had an awesome 2nd trimester. Hang in there.....

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Posted by Foodie03

I just wish I could say "I love being pregnant." But right now I don't see that happening although I will keep the light at the end of the tunnel in the back of my mind. I keep saying to my DH that I hope we are having twins (which we very well could be since I didn't have a sonogram yet!) cause I don't want to do this again and he can't make me!

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these feelings are completely normal, and I think many people go through it - I know I did.

I had the exact same feelings!!!! I was DONE being pregnant, I hated the feeling of 'yucky'. And for me, you have to understand I WAS a VERY thin girl - size 0 - all my life, and always had a very small appetite. For me, my appetite increased to an uncontrollable level, where I was ravenous almost the entire 1st trimester! I hated it! I was getting fat, and not myself, and I was SO done!

However, it does get better. I posted this as well, and people told me it changes once you can feel the baby. And, it so true! Once you 'show' and you can feel the baby, the feelings change, you get excited about the coming baby, and worry less about your body. Though, to be honest I still get depressed every now and than about how fat I have gotten, but, on the other hand... when I feel the baby, or look at my belly, my feelings change

Feel better!

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Yeah, I think I was done with being pregnant around 10 wks. too! And I couldn't stand that I had another 30 wks. to go. It seemed too horrible to consider.

Like you, I was active and did a lot of sports before, ate healthy foods, etc. I wound up gaining 12 lbs. the 1st trimester, and about all I could do was drag myself to work and back home. On weekends if we had nothing special to do, I would sleep almost all day! The nausea was bad, though I was fortunate not to vomit. Constipation was even worse, though Metamucil and lots of water cleared that up--talk to your doctor about that. Then there were the weird, phantom unpleasant odors...I could go on and on. The worst part is that you usually don't tell many people at that point, so you can't explain why you aren't up to your normal activities.

The only consolation I have is that most people do feel better in the 2nd trimester. Around week 13 or 14, my symptoms lessend, and a few weeks later, they were gone. I still get tired easily, but it's not the same level of fatigue that happened during the first 3 months. And most of my food aversions vanished, so I can eat veggies and healthier things again. I am about to leave the 2nd trimester, but it has been wonderful for me in many ways. I think this is when I started to appreciate the baby growing inside me instead of feeling kind of ambivalent about the whole process. I hope this happens for you too!