Freaked Out?????

orangeapple · Feb 24th, 2012, 10:53 AM

Hubby and I always wanted kids (we decided on 3!) ... had a m/c last summer so I am so happy this pregnancy is sticking! I am now 26w5d and feels his kicks all the time. It's amazing and I feel so blessed.

But last night after dinner I felt super bloated and my bump felt super hard (yes it was super uncomfortable) I looked in the mirror, felt my stomach and then I started panicking ... realizing how much my body changed. I freaked out and started crying. I felt like my body was falling apart ... I felt gross ... just can't explain it. My body suddenly just seemed so scary to me ... like the pregnancy is tearing my body apart.

Is this normal?? Will my body be back to normal ever again?? ... I feel so bad for feeling this way because I know being pregnant is a blessing ... a very natural and beautiful thing ... but really, I don't feel too beautiful at all!! Of course hubby says I am beautiful ... but some on, I look and I FEEL like a giant cow!!

Taramuppet · Feb 24th, 2012, 11:01 AM

aww dont feel like that chick, enjoy it, we all carry different i put 6 stone on with my 1st baby and lost it all within 3 months hope this makes you feel better?? your body very clever and knows what its doing hehe xx (also she was only 7lb 2 so didnt relate to size of the baby lol) xx

jambermush · Feb 24th, 2012, 11:53 AM

I felt like this today when I tried on my new maternity tops. I think a lot of my problem is that I have had a constant battle with my weight since being a teenager, and it sort of feels like all those years of hard work and watching what I eat have been pointless, as I now look and feel like a bloated beached whale!

A lot of how we see ourselves is to do with hormones. Horrible pesky hormones lol.

But like previous poster said, she managed to get rid of that amount of weight so soon after birth, it is do-able!

Don't feel bad, look past what you see and visualise the beautiful baby that is inside the bump we feel makes us look gross.

Amazing really.

TigerGalLE · Feb 24th, 2012, 11:56 AM

Girl i think it is normal to feel fat when you are pregnant. I feel huge. I don’t really look huge but seeing numbers on the scale reach new heights is scary!!! I think we need to step back and think about what is going on inside of us. We want baby to grow grow grow!!!

orangeapple · Feb 24th, 2012, 12:11 PM

I know, on the one hand, I want the baby to grow healthily, but on the other, it feels so "unnatural" being stretched like that! ... I mean, if it is so natural, we shouldn't feel all the aches and pains! It's not only the look, but the feeling of being "stretched"!

But yeah ... I am sure hormones play a big role in driving us into crazy thoughts. One minute I love seeing my huge bum because that is my baby! The next minute I think I am looking at a monster!

mom and ttc · Feb 24th, 2012, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by orangeapple

Hubby and I always wanted kids (we decided on 3!) ... had a m/c last summer so I am so happy this pregnancy is sticking! I am now 26w5d and feels his kicks all the time. It's amazing and I feel so blessed.

But last night after dinner I felt super bloated and my bump felt super hard (yes it was super uncomfortable) I looked in the mirror, felt my stomach and then I started panicking ... realizing how much my body changed. I freaked out and started crying. I felt like my body was falling apart ... I felt gross ... just can't explain it. My body suddenly just seemed so scary to me ... like the pregnancy is tearing my body apart.

Is this normal?? Will my body be back to normal ever again?? ... I feel so bad for feeling this way because I know being pregnant is a blessing ... a very natural and beautiful thing ... but really, I don't feel too beautiful at all!! Of course hubby says I am beautiful ... but some on, I look and I FEEL like a giant cow!!

your body wont be the same, your hips cannot shirk magically and there will be some extra skin and after breastfeeding the skin is kind of stretched...

you can work out, get you weight back, but wont be your old you. if you have stretchmarks they will fade but wont go away. but it is worth it!! believe me.

Feb 24th, 2012, 10:53 AM	#1
orangeapple Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 130	Freaked Out????? Hubby and I always wanted kids (we decided on 3!) ... had a m/c last summer so I am so happy this pregnancy is sticking! I am now 26w5d and feels his kicks all the time. It's amazing and I feel so blessed. But last night after dinner I felt super bloated and my bump felt super hard (yes it was super uncomfortable) I looked in the mirror, felt my stomach and then I started panicking ... realizing how much my body changed. I freaked out and started crying. I felt like my body was falling apart ... I felt gross ... just can't explain it. My body suddenly just seemed so scary to me ... like the pregnancy is tearing my body apart. Is this normal?? Will my body be back to normal ever again?? ... I feel so bad for feeling this way because I know being pregnant is a blessing ... a very natural and beautiful thing ... but really, I don't feel too beautiful at all!! Of course hubby says I am beautiful ... but some on, I look and I FEEL like a giant cow!!

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Feb 24th, 2012, 11:01 AM	#2
Taramuppet Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: sheffied Posts: 23	aww dont feel like that chick, enjoy it, we all carry different i put 6 stone on with my 1st baby and lost it all within 3 months hope this makes you feel better?? your body very clever and knows what its doing hehe xx (also she was only 7lb 2 so didnt relate to size of the baby lol) xx

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Feb 24th, 2012, 11:53 AM	#3
jambermush Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Posts: 162	I felt like this today when I tried on my new maternity tops. I think a lot of my problem is that I have had a constant battle with my weight since being a teenager, and it sort of feels like all those years of hard work and watching what I eat have been pointless, as I now look and feel like a bloated beached whale! A lot of how we see ourselves is to do with hormones. Horrible pesky hormones lol. But like previous poster said, she managed to get rid of that amount of weight so soon after birth, it is do-able! Don't feel bad, look past what you see and visualise the beautiful baby that is inside the bump we feel makes us look gross. Amazing really.

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Feb 24th, 2012, 11:56 AM	#4
TigerGalLE Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,192	Girl i think it is normal to feel fat when you are pregnant. I feel huge. I don’t really look huge but seeing numbers on the scale reach new heights is scary!!! I think we need to step back and think about what is going on inside of us. We want baby to grow grow grow!!!

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Feb 24th, 2012, 12:11 PM	#5
orangeapple Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 130	I know, on the one hand, I want the baby to grow healthily, but on the other, it feels so "unnatural" being stretched like that! ... I mean, if it is so natural, we shouldn't feel all the aches and pains! It's not only the look, but the feeling of being "stretched"! But yeah ... I am sure hormones play a big role in driving us into crazy thoughts. One minute I love seeing my huge bum because that is my baby! The next minute I think I am looking at a monster!

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