feeling huge - pathetic hormonal vent

Re: feeling huge - pathetic hormonal vent

• SarahCM member

  October 2009

  Hope you feel better. I get tired of belly comments too, wether its comparative or just an observation. Sometimes it makes me feel like nothing more than a bump!

  Maybe if its often the same people commenting, you could ask them to stop or limit the "you're huge!" comments.

   

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• BoSoxbride member

  October 2009

  ((hugs)) I'm sorry you had one of those days. While I'm not that freaked out about what I look like now, I am already worrying about post-baby body. I'm 36 and I just had a baby last year. After he was born I killed myself trying to lose the 40lbs I gained, but never dropped 15 of it. So I started off this pregnancy bigger than normal.

  Oh, and I get those comments every day from family. My 12y.o. son thinks it's hysterical to say things like "it's okay you're fat now- you're supposed to be." Then my father and uncle make comments, like "whoa, watch out she's gonna pop," or "how's it going, big momma?" They all think they're comedians, but there are times when I think that I could do without the big/fat/preggo, etc jokes.
  

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• mybabyloveonline

  October 2009

  i get those comments all the time and i was a normal weight pre-pregnancy. i ignore the comments, because in the end the end, LO's health is the most important. let your doc make the call if you're gaining too much, not idiots on the street. 

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• lilhotcandie69 member

  October 2009

  Tiny women tend to gain more weight then women that are larger. Just remember the baby is healthy and your DR is not worried so ignore those comments or tell those folks that the baby is healthy and so are you.

  

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• ncavitt

  October 2009

  I feel for you 100%. I am going through a similar situation, although it's more my own comments than others.  I too look the same from the back as pre-preg I suppose.  I feel like for the most part my arms and face look the same, although I ran into an old co-worker the other day and she said you look like all belly, and maybe your arms have gotten a little bigger and this guy said and your cheeks are fuller.  Seriously?  Do people think that's nice?  Do they think that will make you feel better?  No, it doesn't.  I've been eating really healthy about 80% of the time and keeping up with my workouts when I'm not too tired after work, but weight gain is just part of it that I think we have to accept.  I worked pretty hard to maintain my 120 pre-preg weight at 5'3" and seeing the scale go up 17 pounds already is hard.  Also, knowing that is going to go up anther 17 is even harder.  Everyone says your pregnant, you're supposed to get bigger, but it is tough to adjust. I just hope it falls right off when I'm breasfeeding like several of my friends say it did for them.  Hope you feel better....I'm trying to drink a lot of water to kind of de-bloat some of the puffiness in my cheeks.  :-)

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