First pregnancy 1st trimester weight distribution?

sunnysmile25 · October 2013

Hi ladies, horrified today I tried on scrubs for my new job and the pants don't fit! Scrubs are one thing that's a standby you can always fit into! I gained 3-4 lbs so far and im 13 weeks. It seems to be in my boobs, butt and or hips...I'm not showing yet, I thought clothes weren't supposed to fit until you were showing!? Is this normal or did I just gain too much weight before getting preg and didn't realize it? This is NOT cool!

melissamello · October 2013

I don't fit in my scrubs either! I have a hard time pulling the top over my boobs.. and the bottoms are getting snug around my waist.. yikes, time to go shopping!

delatl · October 2013

Don't feel bad. I've probably gained 7-8 pounds and things stopped fitting a few weeks ago. My weight has already been on a roller coaster this past year with my miscarriage and 2 IVFs, so I was not that surprised to just keep on gaining with all the extra hormones I was taking. I've taken comfort from some ladies on here and other boards saying it will all even out in the end.

awknyc · October 2013

i also gained about 4lb and all my clothes still fit, but i can definitely feel the weight mainly in my thighs, butt and boobs.

Christinaruth74 · October 2013

it seems as though the common response for most questions here is that each person is different. i remind myself of this daily. i am only 10 wks and have only gained a couple of pounds, but my body just feels different. there are things going on in order to accommodate a human being!

but lately i seem to take solace in the fact that each pregnancy differs. the way i am feeling, the way my clothing fits, when i start showing, and when i feel the first flutter of my baby will likely be different than many others....but that's ok, because it's my pregnancy.

i know it's discouraging when things begin to feel unfairly snug, but i'm learning to embrace the process......and leggings.

MissLadyTay · October 2013

I've lost ten pounds yet my pants don't fit. Go figure! I assume my weight is just shifting to the belly.

MeredithElese · October 2013

Sorry hun. I've lost weight and my clothes don't fit! Your hormones do weird things to give baby extra padding and spread your hips out and make your boobs ginormous. It sucks until you feel like you finally 'pop', but try not to let it worry you. I don't know that you can belly band scrubs, but might be time for new ones.

pandadair · October 2013

I've gained around 6 lbs, but haven't noticed any change in how my clothes fit. Other than my bras. Those are barely doing their job at this point. I hate that I've gained so much this early on, but I keep reminding myself that it seemed to all happen overnight and my weight hasn't really fluctuated since the first few weeks, so it can't be because of something I'm doing to pack on weight.

P&Slove · October 2013

This is my first and I definitely feel like I'm gaining so much weight. I wasn't skinny or anything before so I just thought the weight was from eating but I'm gaining way more than I am used to! Went to my prenatal checkup yesterday and I was shocked at how much I weighed!

JessRubinkowski · October 2013

I've only gained two pounds and I can tell you ALL of it was in my boobs. I'm already up nearly two cups sizes and I already wore a 36 D to start with. BUT, my pants are getting a little tighter and when I wear yoga pants, I can totally tell they are clinging to my pooch instead of on my hips where they normal do. I'm a heavier girl, but my weight was fairly evenly distributed. So much so, people constantly guess I am thirty pounds under what I actually weigh. So I would say don't stress! Body is just shifting a moving around. It definitely is a blow to self esteem though!

kristine526 · October 2013

I thought the same thing about yoga and sweatpants. No dice. Alot of mine don't fit me anymore.

singing_lyn · October 2013

I've put on about 6 pounds and actually feel like my butt and thighs feel smaller, but today I went to put on a pair of regular jeans and there was no way I was going to wear them with how tight the buttons were across my belly so I succumbed to the maternity jeans that I bought last week in preparation for this. I think every body is different as other people have been saying though.

IBackBevo · October 2013

I put on a pair of pants I purchased back in July today. I had lost some weight and they were fitting a little big right before I got pregnant. Well, today, they are tight...almost uncomfortable tight.

I have been trying to be very cognizant about not gaining any unnecessary weight...even tracking my food/calories, trying to eat healthy, exercising as much as my exhaustion and other life commitments will allow and so on. Still, I had gained about 4 pounds as of a couple of weeks ago. I'm sure it is more now.

I think you just have to chalk it up to being pregnant and worry about it later...trust me, I know that is easier said than done.

momthatlifts · October 2013

I've only gained one pound!

blibby0713 · October 2013

I've gained about 5lbs now. Everything feels thigh in my mid section. I have had to loosen all the drawstring on my scrubs. Thankfully they have elastic in the back and drawstring in the front

yvanehtnioj · October 2013

All to the belly for me.

FunSizeGrl · October 2013

I haven't gained anything, in fact still down a few pounds, and my clothes fit very differently! My pants are getting much tighter. Stuff is just redistributing. It's normal.

Pamelina81 · October 2013

My DH just bought me bigger scrub bottoms yesterday because I was crying in the morning when I put my scrubs on and it looked like I was wearing spandex!! My pants are so tight around my hips, thighs and belly. Im 11 weeks and gained 5 lbs!

LEO2010 · October 2013

I'm ten weeks today and I've gained about 3-4 pounds. However, I'm amazed by how different my entire body feels. My boobs are so big now it seems like those 3-4 lbs are going straight there, but it feels like my hips and thighs have changed a lot because my clothes- especially pants- are barely fitting and those that do are uncomfortable and I can't wait to change into yoga pants as soon as I get home. It doesn't seem like a lot of weight but it has really been a huge change in my body- maybe you're just in the same boat!

sunnysmile25 · November 2013

thanks ladies, I feel better now! Its just scary cuz scrubs are already loose and comfy and when those things are too small-ahhhh!

Dianageiszler · November 2013

JKBMA2014 said:
I've only gained one pound!

You win...?

sarahjanisse · November 2013

I've gained about 6 pounds and it feels like 60. I dread getting dressed every day.

I'm ready for my belly to be hard and not flabby.

Dianageiszler · November 2013

So do I, sarahjanisse. Getting dressed is the worst part of my day!

Pehrie · November 2013

FTM, 13 weeks 5 days, and I actually lost six pounds. However, I have had to be in maternity pants since about 8-9 weeks. I can't fit normal shirts over my boobies, and the awful pressure of regular pants on my belly is pretty unbearable.

Charmayne81 · November 2013

I feel horrible! In 14 weeks and it's not obvious I'm pregnant but does look like I are too much pie! Xx

JAM85 · November 2013

I can wear my normal pants but they are not really comfy at all so after living in tights and yoga pants for 2 weeks i also succumbed to a trip to Target to get maternity jeans and man was I surprised how normal they and how freaking comfortable they are! I just fold down the band and it looks smooth and like normal stylish jeans. It was like my birthday all over again! I have no idea what I've gained as I don't weigh and I had lost 5# initially but there is definitely hip and stomach changes and it is normal

sunnysmile25 · November 2013

I cant seem to find my uterus. Some days it seems like my tummy is all baby and some days it seems like bloat! How big is uterus supposed to be at 14 weeks? (im close to 14) Do your hips and thighs go down after you have the baby? I'm also having issues with clothes because I have a new job and have not told them yet that I am preg...I want to wait till Ive been there awhile before I spill the beans, make sure they like me first. So I have to figure out clothes/scrubs that fit that hopefully will hide the soon to be obvious baby bump. I'm thinking of telling them after my 20 wk U/S...? Is that reasonable or should I tell them sooner? I just started on Halloween.

perezfcc · November 2013

I measuring at 12 weeks and top of my uterus is 2 inches underneath my underwear line. I midwife said there is no way that I could be showing since my baby is only 2 inches. I wasn't disappointed to hear that because I'm trying to hide my pregnancy. I'm an older mom and worried about miscarrying. As far as your job I'm not sure if I would ever say anything. Lol. 20 weeks seems pretty good

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