I do know that feeling. I hated being pregnant, all kinds of medical issues too, although nothing serious enough to get me in the hospital. In fact, I preferred the birth over the pregnancy. That wasn’t much fun either, but in my case over much quicker. And I too said I would never do that again.

Until 12 years later. When I suddenly wanted an other child.

And you know what? I hated my second pregnancy more than the first. Turns out there were a whole range of issues I hadn’t experienced the first time around. Like holding so much water I could not wear shoes at all. I was barefoot and pregnant. And yes there were moments when I could laugh about it being a little baby boy who did that to me.