Does anyone suffer from......

[1st_baby]

If i didnt have the husband i have i would defintly feel self consious but my hubby is obsessed with pregnant women so any wya i look he loves it ,,

now thats no excuse to eat junk but so far im at 6 months and only gained 5 lbs so im thinking my baby is taking all the fat from my butt which forme is perfect lol

 

[luckyme225]

I have days where I feel like an ugly cow! I think the aching from putting on the weight just makes it that much worse.

 

[horrorheart13]

I know how you feel Most days now I just feel so fat, even though I know it's mostly baby. Before I got pregnant I had worked really hard to go from 190 (my weight in High School) down to 130. I became pregnant last year around this time, gained some weight, miscarried, got really depressed and gained more weight and when I became pregnant this time around I weighed 150. So now I'm scared shitless that if I'm not careful I'll be back up to that dreaded high school weight again and it just terrifies me. I've had to deal with feeling awful about myself for most of my teenage life and have only been able to experience being remotely happy with my body for a couple of months.

But for now, I'm just eating when I'm hungry, trying like hell not to eat to much junk (I've been drinking more pop than ever before too), and making the resolution to drop back down to my healthy weight after the baby is born.

Just try not to stress too much about it right now. The last thing a pregnant woman needs is more stress.

I know my reply didn't really help but from all the responses, you can see you're not alone

 

[BurtonBaby]

Aqua- Even tho mothers mean well, they always get to ya huh? My mom told me that with my brother, she gained 24lbs, and by the time she left the hospital she lost 23 of those lbs. I dont understand how that is humanly possible, but I guess... She's like freakishly healthy, everything to her eyes are healthier than they should be at her age!


Oh, also, a few weeks ago I was at Victoria's Secret since they were having a big sale, and I figured I could find a couple of sexy/cute things to wear to feel good about myself. Yea, the only things that really worked were things bulky around the tummy. I literally started bawling in the dressing room. But I just had to tell myself that it's not a maternity store, and I found one thing that fit nicely, and looked good, so I was satisfied with that.

 

[JessNJeremy]

Oh my, I think we all can relate on this issue!!! I've been kinda depressed about my weight gain because I was (well, still am duh) very petite and barely weighed 110 last summer and had a flat tan tummy and toned legs/butt blah blah blah...well I had a miscarriage (I never talk or think about it as its sad) -and I didn't know about this site then so I had to deal with it alone- and I gained a few lbs. It doesn't seem like much but being only 5ft 1in (sometimes 2in on a good day lol) 5lbs makes a big difference. Now I'm almost 17 wks and I'm too scared to step on a scale outside of a doctor's office lol so I don't know how much I weigh currently, but I feel like it's more than normal. I want the baby to be healthy and well nourished, but I don't want the extra, unhealthy, unneccessary fat and lbs. My next appointment is on Wednesday and the only part I am dreading (and this sounds very bad and vain) is getting weighed! Is that terrible for me to think?
I think we're all (especially us first time moms) just still trying to adjust to our new, ever changing, bodies. Well, I know I am! Does anyone else get creases below ur boobs and above ur belly from a fat roll when you've been sitting? lol And my rear end doesn't end!
But, in my opinion, every woman on here is sexy! And maybe we should all just treat ourselves to a day at a spa or something.

 

[kerry 20]

i can relate to this too. over the weekend i had a wee breakdown, i havent put on much weight and my bump isnt overly huge but i just cant get used to the change in my body, poor oh had a crap weekend comforting me. i dont think it helps he works on the oil rigs for 2 weeks at a time and i am just alone with my thoughts.

 

[Jules]

I have put on 14lb already, i think this is because i have had an increase in appetite, no sickness and have stopped excercising, which i did everyday before i got pregnant. I seem to put all the weight straight onto my thighs and backside! I have maintained my weight for the past 8 years after losing 4stone, so i can tell you, its not easy to let go!

Now that i am feeling better i am going to start up on my treadmill again, but never seem to get round to it lol theres always an excuse lately!

 

[Firsttimer]

I love my pregnancy shape I dont mind putting on weight only thing i hate is I have got cellilute on my bum and the tops of my legs at the back not loads but it looks horrible i hate it . Does anyone know how to get rid of it

 

[missjess]

I love my pregnancy shape I dont mind putting on weight only thing i hate is I have got cellilute on my bum and the tops of my legs at the back not loads but it looks horrible i hate it . Does anyone know how to get rid of it

The best way to get rid of it is to have a well balanced diet, exercise and you can also use a cellulite glove you use in the shower everyday (you just massage the cellulite zone)

Mostly it's caused by hormones, lack of exercise and high fat food.

Good luck sweetie! xx

 

[Firsttimer]

Thank you missjess I go swimming twice a week . I do eat junk as well as healthy . i will try that glove thing hun and try to cut down the junk which will be hard as I love a chocolate and a cake

 

[CK Too]

I think we´re all in the same boat really. Pre pregnancy, yeah I could have done with losing a couple of kilos, but nothing major and I was a lot more active than I am now. Because of the pregnancy I´ve been grounded and have been given an office job, so now I basically sit around on my backside all day - whereas before I was on my feet running up and down airplane aisles all day. By the time I get home from work - its a good 30-40min drive, and I´m so knackered, I can´t be bothered to go swimming or go for a walk - besides which its dark when I get home at the moment, so walking is out. I´ve started to get a little bump now and noticed myself sitting differently at work today, not trying to hide it as such, but I suddenly realised there was more there than there ever has been before!!! Gulp!

Luckily my DH is a bum and boobs man and can´t keep his hands off them! He thinks pregnant women are very sexy - pity I don´t feel the same!!!! I think we´ve all just got to think, well its not forever and something fantastic comes out at the end of it all, and if that means having a flabby arms and a big bum for a couple of months, then so be it.

 

[Always&4ever]

I had issues for a while, I spent 2 years with bulimia and only stopped when I discovered I was pregnant, it was hard but even though I hate the fact that I'm changing, I know that its the baby not what I eat, I tend to ask people if I look fat though as its a fear I will always suffer with

 

[nikkybaby]

I have always had problems with being insecure with my body. When I got pregnant, my automatic fear was putting on a ton of weight, and not being able to get it off after. OH is always good about telling me I still look good, but despite the fact that he says that, and that I am growing a wonderful human being, I still get very insecure about the way I look. I even cried one morning trying to put on the only pair of jeans that still fit me.
It kills me to look in my closet everyday, and know that 99% of the clothes in there don't fit me.
I'm trying to keep my head up about it, but it's hard not to get upset. My big worry is that I won't have the energy to even try to get all the weight off after I have the baby. I say I'm determined now...but who knows what the future holds.
Okay...I could keep whining on forever about this...but I will cut it short.
At least we are all in the same boat, and I don't feel so alone about this!

 

[leeanne]

Gosh, I am so glad that I am not alone. I've worried about my weight all my life, and quite truthfully, I am still the same size and weight as I was at 14 - 95 lbs. and 5' tall. However, I am on my third pregnancy and what comes to mind again is the weight gain, not fitting into my clothes anymore etc.

I had a very hard time with it through my first two pregnancies. I gained 60 lbs. with my first (a LOT of water retention) and lost it in about a month or so, thank goodness. With my second, not quite sure how much weight I gained but it did take 2-3 months to get back to normal.

I've had a nice 5 year period of being normal weight again.

This pregnancy was not planned but I am excited. Except for dreading the weight gain. I always felt so frumpy!

And at 38 (almost 39) I don't think my skin is as elastic anymore. After my first, you couldn't tell I'd had a child. My second did stretch out my stomach a bit. Now makes me wonder what will happen during and after this pregnancy.

How sad, isn't it?

 

[leeanne]

I think we´re all in the same boat really. Pre pregnancy, yeah I could have done with losing a couple of kilos, but nothing major and I was a lot more active than I am now. Because of the pregnancy I´ve been grounded and have been given an office job, so now I basically sit around on my backside all day - whereas before I was on my feet running up and down airplane aisles all day. By the time I get home from work - its a good 30-40min drive, and I´m so knackered, I can´t be bothered to go swimming or go for a walk - besides which its dark when I get home at the moment, so walking is out. I´ve started to get a little bump now and noticed myself sitting differently at work today, not trying to hide it as such, but I suddenly realised there was more there than there ever has been before!!! Gulp!

Luckily my DH is a bum and boobs man and can´t keep his hands off them! He thinks pregnant women are very sexy - pity I don´t feel the same!!!! I think we´ve all just got to think, well its not forever and something fantastic comes out at the end of it all, and if that means having a flabby arms and a big bum for a couple of months, then so be it.

Bless your husband!

 

[captain-ally]

I've always been a little overweight. Just before I got pregnant, I went tree planting and lost 40lbs. Felt/looked great for a whole summer then WHAM - doctor says I have to gain back 25. I was really upset about it, because I know it's going to take forever for me to drop it off.

Then my husband said, "Well, you know baby - they have treeplant every year." He's right. I can just go back and lose it like I did last time. In a healthy and fun way. Just remember that you'll have lost of time to lose it and that babies are so portable. A long walk with the baby in a sling is just like carrying weights

 

[babyblessed]

My biggest issue is with my chest, usually small I get to have a big chest for while but then after I stopped feeding my first I went back to even smaller and empyt looking with extra skin. Really may consider surgery this time...though my husband says he never wants me tto do that.

WE are definately our own worst critics hey...should probably listen to those closst to us!