[MountainMomma]

Do you just want a baby (and surrogacy or adoption would satisfy you) or is there more to it than that...like you want to experience the whole pregnancy experience over again and you won't be satisfied until that happens?

[Nikkirose]

As nice as having a baby without all of the nasty pregnancy symptoms sounds its more than that for me. I love feeling the baby kick and move around. I really enjoyed being pregnant with my first and not so much with the second (they were only 22mnths difference so not so much rest the second time around) So im hoping that with the next i will be able to enjoy it again now that my girls are older (6and almost 8)

[lmrnapa]

I had a hard first pregnancy. Extreme morning sickness (for me anyway) till 16 weeks and then a really hard labor. I didn't want to go through all that right away on top of now having a child to care for while feeling so tired all the time. But now that I can't seem to get it, I want it more than anything! I don't look forward to all of the physical symptoms of pregnancy, but I'm a lot more willing to embrace them this next time around as I can appreciate the final outcome-a new baby! I look forward to feeling the baby move and I actually even look forward to the naps-there's nothing like a good nap! So it's more than just wanting a baby for me, it's wanting to nurture another being and feel the effects of a life growing inside me

[MountainMomma]

It's definitely about the whole experience for me. It may sound horrible, but I don't know that I could be satisfied without experiencing another pregnancy. My first pregnancy was very uneventful for the first four months, and then it was a disaster. Pre-term labor.....on medicine to keep from going into labor. I was pretty miserable but at the same time I wouldn't have changed it for anything. My second pregnancy was miserable in the beginning. I had EXTREME morning sickness for the first 6 months and was even hospitalized a few times because I was so sick that I couldn't even stay hydrated. Then the last month and a half I was on bed rest (ummm, why is it again that I love being pregnant?!? ). So yeah...I had tough pregnancies too, but I truly did love it even through the miserable parts and I desperately want to do it again!

[~InHisHands~]

I want the baby bump myself too but I do think the longer I go through this the more open I am to just having a baby even through other means if necessary.

[HistMomof1]

When I was pregnant with my son, I was on bed rest for 5 months. I hated it. But, I miss the feeling of being pregnant. For the first time, I felt very connected to my body. I would like to have one more biological child. But, my DH and I have always planned to adopt and give an unfortunate child a good home. We are hoping to have one more biological and one adoption, but if we find we cannot have another, we would be opening to adopting two kids.