Being pregnant with my daughter was the single most wonderful experience of my life, next to giving birth to her and watching her grow of course! When I first found out I was pregnant, I was disapointed because I didn't feel any different and I had hoped I would. When I hit my 2nd trimester and started to show, I started to get excited and felt a spiritual connection to the baby. When I lost a very close, very loved family member the connection to her became even stronger. I felt comforted by having her inside me. When the kicks started I was euphoric. Sometimes it hurt but every time it was a little miracle! I was so scared of having a baby since I didn't know anything about babies at all. Every night it was another nightmare, once I forgot to feed her, another time social services took her away, several times I left her in the store of on the top of my car like a soda. But then one night I had a dream where I was changing her diaper, and I heard a voice in my head say I was doing a great job and I had to stop worrying. I felt better after that and I must admit, I turned into a pretty good mom. I was terrified of giving birth, but I even enjoyed that part, LoL. Of course I had an epidural [grin]
Now my daughter is 9 months old, and every day with her is a miracle. Sometimes I still feel phantom kicks, which make me sad and happy at the same time.

First, I'm impressed that you want to know what it feels like. I could describe all the physical feelings of a child growing inside, but i think the ladies who posted before me did a great job of that. I tell you a little more of what i experienced. All of your senses are intensified. My sense of touch and smell were so intense, that i could not stand to be in a kitchen where anything was being fried and my skin could only touch cotton or I was uncomfortable. My emotions were intensified also, sad, happy, angry.. I was an emotional wreck alot of the time. My poor husband, he was a brave soul. The connection you have with the baby I can only describe as the slow and constant building of a relationship. When i first found out I was pregnant i was excited and anxious about what would happen, almost like a blind date; you're not sure what will happen, if things will work out the way you want them to, you have all these questions going through your head. As the baby starts growing and moving, you feel excited and you wait for the next movement, almost like waiting for the new person in your life to call and when the phone rings you get excited. As the baby gets bigger and is moving constantly, you grow accustom to its movements and patterns of wake and sleep, the same as in a relationship, you settle into a routine and you get to know the person and grow closer, physically and spiritually. The thing that is so special, is the baby is with you always, you know each others movements and and feel comforted by each other. Imagine the feeling you have when you are in the first stages of love and you want to be with that person every minute and know every little detail about that person. It is very similar. You know the baby depends on you for their very life and you feel the love they send to you for that life, nurishment and love that you give. The anticipation of giving birth is very similar to your wedding day. You plan and prepare everything, but you are not sure if everything is going to turn out the way you want, you know that anything can happen. When my amazing miracles were born, i was excited to finally hold this amazing creature that was inside and with me for 10 months, sharing everything that i ate, all the crazy things people said, and i'm sure felt all the tummy rubs, but most of all shared every single emotion that i felt. After i slept and rested a bit, I mourned the loss of that special physical and spiritual connection that was within me.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking, it brought back some great memories that i never want forget. [smile]

First, I'm impressed that you want to know what it feels like. I could describe all the physical feelings of a child growing inside, but i think the ladies who posted before me did a great job of that. I'll tell you a little more of what i experienced. All of your senses are intensified. My sense of touch and smell were so intense, that i could not stand to be in a kitchen where anything was being fried and my skin could only touch cotton or I was uncomfortable. My emotions were intensified also, sad, happy, angry.. I was an emotional wreck alot of the time. My poor husband, he was a brave soul. The connection you have with the baby, I can only describe as a slow and constant building of a relationship. When i first found out I was pregnant i was excited and anxious about what would happen, almost like a blind date; you're not sure what will happen, if things will work out the way you want them to, you have all these questions going through your head. As the baby starts growing and moving, you feel excited and you wait for the next movement, almost like waiting for the new person in your life to call and when the phone rings you get excited. As the baby gets bigger and is moving constantly, you grow accustom to its movements and patterns of wake and sleep, the same as in a relationship, you settle into a routine and you get to know the person and grow closer, physically and spiritually. The thing that is so special, is the baby is with you always, you know each others movements and feel comforted by each other. Imagine the feeling you have when you are in the first stages of love and you want to be with that person every minute and know every little detail about that person. It is very similar. You know the baby depends on you for their very life and you feel the love they send to you for that life, nurishment and love that you give. The anticipation of giving birth is very similar to your wedding day. You plan and prepare everything, but you are not sure if everything is going to turn out the way you want, you know that anything can happen, and after this day your life will change forever. When my wonderful miracles were born, i was excited to finally hold this amazing creature that was inside and with me for 10 months, sharing everything that i ate, all the crazy things people said, and i'm sure felt all the tummy rubs, but most of all shared every single emotion that i felt. After i slept and rested a bit, I mourned the loss of that special physical and spiritual connection that was within me.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking, it brought back some great memories that i never want forget. [smile]