Do you wish you waited to get pregnant until after the pandemic was over (or at least until after the situation improved)?

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Please share your experiences with being pregnant during the pandemic. Has it been very stressful? Is there lots of anxiety? Do you regret the things you had to give up (such as SO being present at appointments)?

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Pros: 
People keep their distance from me and don’t try and touch my belly. 
Less wait time at the doctor. Before I’d be sitting in the waiting room for 15+ minutes after my scheduled time. Now I get there 5 minutes before my appointment, urine sample and by the time I’m done with that I’m in a room. 
Excuse not to go out and be social when I feel like shit. 
I have an excuse to tell family to wait to see their grandson/nephew/etc since we’re 3,000 miles away from them and flying is risky right now. 
Only my husband can be in delivery room. No awkwardness telling family they can’t come and be in the delivery room. 
Cons: 
Husband has been able to only attend two appointments. Once when I first got pregnant the ultrasound at 7 weeks because he was working from home. Second when I switched to a new perinatal specialist and they are allowing spouses with masks on. 
Not looking forward to the first few months where I won’t be able to take him out without worrying about Covid/flu/etc. 
Harder to find someone willing to do maternity pics. 
Possible restrictions at hospital. Labor in mask, spouse can’t leave so we’ll have to arrange someone to take care of our dogs.

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Honestly, it’s just annoying that my husband can’t come but he works anyways. Whose to say this is going to end anytime soon, anyways? No need to put your life on hold for it.

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The only things my husband want able to come to was the second ultrasound, so for us that hasn't been a huge deal. It does make visits a bit more nerve wracking than they would be otherwise. 
I enjoy the fact that people are supposed to stay away and not touch me, and I love that I have a ready excuse to have no one except my husband in the delivery room and not have people visiting the first month.

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I got pregnant right before the pandemic (end of December), so it worked out for me because I work in a school and I was able to stay isolated from the public for most of my pregnancy. The only things about it I’m upset about are my husband not being able to come to any appointments, the anxiety of my baby getting sick, my baby not being able to come to the hospital to meet her baby brother or sister, and the thought that my best friends can’t bring me take-out food from a restaurant like they did with my first. 😂🤷🏼‍♀️🍲 The rest of the consequences of it benefit me. I don’t have to worry about telling people not to come to the hospital... bc that’s so awkward, but I hate the thought of visitors in and out and stuff while I’m in recovery. I don’t have to worry about people being all up on me trying to small talk about being pregnant or touching my bump. I’m sure there are more benefits but I can’t think of anything. 😬❤️

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Got pregnant in december, march to may was lockdown. As a teacher doing distance learning it was perfect. 😃 I don't need crowds or parties, so I don't miss them. At the moment I have not had to miss anithin I wanted, but as I said I also am not one for parties or gatherings, so I didn't have any.
Only thing I am sad about is that my husband hasn't been allowed to my appointments, so he has not seen the baby yet. At the moment my hospital lets the support person be there, but anything can change if virus starts to spread more. So I am prepare to go alone. And I see no need to have hubby there for me. But I still am sad, when he is not even allowed to be at the delivery, I would be sad for him missing it all.

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I'm not stressed or anxious about it anymore. We ended up financially being in a position where I could leave my job and we could stay distanced. My husband isn't pleased with not being able to come but they started allowing a support person to OB appointments this last month. We're waiting to see if they let me have a second support person during birth in December so my best friend can do our birth photography. Worst case scenario, I'll have my husband take some. He's a wonderful photographer.

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By the time I got pregnant the pandemic wasn’t really being talked about that much. Wasn’t until I was about 6 weeks that everything started shutting down. I don’t regret my pregnancy but it most definitely is stressful trying to juggle appointments, virtual school for my other kids and my husbands work schedule (over the road trucker) especially now that my appointments are twice a month and I can’t take kids with me to appointments so my husband has to be home because we have no family to help with the kids where we live.

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Actually I’m ok with it. Any other pregnancy my husband usually is working or keeping the other kids so he usually can’t be at my appointments anyway. I pay for outside ultrasounds and if we can swing him being able to attend then he can come but more than likely he will be keeping our kids lol especially with distance learning right now.
To me nothing is different beyond wearing a mask. I’m getting a doula and midwife this time around so a home birth is what I’m looking forward to.

Do you wish you waited to get pregnant until after the pandemic was over (or at least until after the situation improved)?

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