Hey there, I am a 24 year old female. I have one daughter who is now 3, and am currently 5 months pregnant. Every pregnancy does different things to a woman, and no two people are the same, but here is my experience: As far as being messed up, I was actually in BETTER shape physically after I had my daughter. I got curves. I was kind of straight shaped before and so I got a fuller, bigger butt, bigger boobs, and smaller waist. 3 months after giving birth, I had lost all of the "baby weight" (pregnancy weight gain) from breast feeding/working out/eating healthy/being up at all hours of the night caring for a newborn. So that was really cool, because I thought my body would be fat and flabby. Instead my metabolism seemed to skyrocket. Also, I was tighter "down there." My vaginal opening tore when I gave birth, so the doctor stitched it back together. She did it very cosmetically and symmetrically, and thus it ended up tighter and very decent looking, as far as vaginas go. I even have better orgasms now.
Downsides: After giving birth, it's an emotional roller coaster. Your hormones change when you have a baby and it kind of sucks sometimes. Also, even after the baby was born, my hips continued to spread apart for a few months. So, even though I had gone back to my pre-pregnancy weight, I have wider hips and my pants fit weird.
So now I am 5 months pregnant (20 weeks). If my first pregnancy had been as hard as the one I am having now, I am not sure I could have done it again.
In this pregnancy, I am at risk of losing the baby or worse, because of a rare blood clotting disorder I randomly developed.
Every day is terrifying. I am afraid it will all be for nothing and I will loose the baby. I have to give myself two expensive injections directly in to my stomach every day. I am already in debt from the cost of the medicines I am on. Plus, this time around, My back hurts. My butt hurts. My hair has become dull, and has even changed color. I am ALWAYS nauseous. Everything tastes terrible. My joints are spreading apart. The tendons in my back have pulled apart. It is ridiculous and I am afraid of how long it will take to go back to normal after this baby, if ever.
HOWEVER - I would NEVER EVER EVER go back or change a thing. Having my daughter was and is the hardest, scariest, most wonderful thing I have ever done, and I would never take it back. Knowing how I feel about her makes it worth it to give my body up this time around.