Everything I Look Forward to in Getting Pregnant

Right after Alayna was born I started writing this post. Sal and I had talked about how we wanted 4 kids, and since she was my 3rd, we talked about when maybe we’d try again cuz I wanted to get the 4th and last pregnancy out of the way. This post was my way of convincing myself to go through with it! 😅

7 weeks after Alayna was born, she passed away, but I continued writing this post. Like I said, I needed some convincing. Her pregnancy was a little tough so I was worried how the next one would be. Well anyway, it worked. Our 4th baby was born 2 weeks ago.

I listed 15 reasons to look forward to being pregnant. If you’ve been thinking about getting pregnant (either for the 1st time, 2nd or more) and you need a little convincing, hope this list does the job! 😉

Announcing your Pregnancy

Seeing family and friends react to the announcement of you being pregnant (especially the first time) is the best. With my first pregnancy we had family cry. With my second, since my first was 8 months olds and I was 8 weeks along in my pregnancy, we had a lot of shocked reactions. They were all pretty funny. Announcements are so fun and memorable.

No Menstrual Cycles! 

Your body goes through so much in those 9-10 months, and not having to deal with bleeding for a week every month is a bonus! Gotta be excited about the little things too 😄

Photoshoots

There are a few times you could do photo shoots during your pregnancy. For the Announcement, Belly Progress, Maternity, Labor/Birth, and baby/family photos. Maternity shoots are my all time fave!

Baby Kicks

This one is my favorite. This is a huge reason I convince myself to getting pregnant again. Feeling the baby’s movement is indescribable. It’s something special between just you and baby.

Ultrasounds

Getting to see the baby grow and move around makes it all more real considering all you can see for 9-10 months is your belly. And then you get pictures for keepsakes! The longest ultrasound is the anatomy one done around 20 weeks. This is my favorite ultrasound.

Learning

There are so many things you’ll learn along the way and forever and ever. During the pregnancy you’ll learn a ton about your body and your baby’s body. How everything is forming and growing, and how your body is adjusting. Our bodies are incredible. After baby arrives, you’ll never stop learning. Learning about yourself, your partner, and your baby. And with every pregnancy, you learn something new.

Gender reveal party

Doing a gender reveal is so much fun! Finding out the gender along with your friends and family is so exciting! Also, any excuse to have people together, eat food and celebrate is the best!

Picking a Name

Unless you have a name picked out that you’ve always wanted for your child, getting to sit with your partner to pick a name is pretty exciting. Whatever it is you choose is going to be what people around you call your child for the rest of their life. It’s a huge responsibility so pick wisely.

Have a Baby Shower

Again, any excuse to get people together and celebrate makes me happy! Whether you do just women or do a co-ed party, throwing a baby shower is always fun. And being showered for a day with food, gifts and lots of love for you and baby is a plus!

SEX

This one may not be the case for everyone, but I found sex to be way more pleasurable while I was pregnant. Mostly in the 2nd trimester into beginning of 3rd. There will be plenty of times you will NOT be in the mood. And there will also be moments where you just can’t turn off the heat if you know what I mean! Also, it helps get your cervix ready for labor!

Baby Moon

I loveeee planning trips. Being pregnant and using it as an excuse for vacation is definitely something to look forward to in a pregnancy.

Shopping and Decorating

Getting to shop and decorate the nursery is another favorite. I haven’t had the chance to decorate a full nursery, but at least buying everything we needed and organizing was still my favorite.

Make Milk Jewelry

If you decide to breastfeed, you can make jewelry out of your milk. I purchased a kit off of Etsy to make one with Alayna’s milk. Here’s the link to the one I used —> Breastmilk Jewlery.

If you’d prefer someone else to make it, here’s another site I used —> Keepsakes by Grace. Sarah is so sweet and takes such good care of the products she puts together.

It’s a beautiful keepsake of your journey with your babe. You can even make something for your baby as a future gift. If you use Sarah, she doesn’t just work with Breastmilk. She uses FORMULA, soil, flowers, ashes and so much more! You can mix and match. It’s great! I’m telling you, it’s so worth having one made.

People Offering to Help

People will offer help at any moment once you’ve said the words “I’m pregnant”. And after baby comes, family and friends will most likely offer help as well. Take the help! Don’t be shy. Take it when you can and as often as you can. It takes a village to raise your precious baby(s).

Meeting Baby

The last and Most obvious reason to looking forward to your pregnancy. After going through all you go through for those 9-10 months. After patiently waiting and planning you finally get to meet your baby. The most magical part of it all ❤️

Losing our daughter was the most horrific thing that happened to us. It broke our hearts to say goodbye. But I’m so grateful that her loss didn’t keep me from experiencing pregnancy, birth and the newborn stage one more time.

Let me know in the comments if this list made you think twice. And let me know what you’re looking forward to.