Anyone else not feeling like a beautiful, glowing, life giving vessel? Now that my stomach has "popped" and I can no longer wear my old jeans, I'm dealing with some body image blues. I don't necessarily feel like I look obviously preggo yet, just fat, and the worst acne of my life doesn't help at all!
Re: Body Image
I am 18 weeks and have gained 6 pounds so far. Although I can still fit into my regular jeans, I am much more comfortable in my leggings and my maternity jeans my mom got me, (that are actually super cute) and of course when i'm home I am all about the yoga pants! I too don't feel this wave of beauty that some pregnant women share. My hair is actually very dry, which makes me sad because I was really looking forward to those "nourished pregnant locks" and my skin is dry as well. Like they say, every pregnancy is different. I do notice though that when I go out for the day, and put on makeup, style my hair a little and put on cute outfit I feel a lot better about myself. My Aunt said this to me a few days ago "When your pregnant your body changes and its hard to adjust sometimes. but I assure you that you will grow gracefully into your pregnant body and look back on this journey and smile and say it wasn't so bad"