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Weight Gain during pregnancy
Hi All.
I'm only 5 weeks pregnant, But already I feel so big and fat?!. I'm currently only a size 8 and I doubt my body has changed much already but I think its something mentally making me feel so big and gross? has this happened to anyone else? since I've found I was pregnant all i've been obsessing over is how much weight I will put on, Which cant be healthy as I have other things that are more important to think about!. I'm wondering if anyone has had this and if it passes with time.
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I was around 4 or 5 weeks pregnant this time last year and I felt exactly the same. before pregnancy I was a wee tiny Size 6 or 8 however by Xmas (just before we announced) I'd already had some people asking if I was pregnant. It made me feel so big.. and looking back yes I had put on weight but I was still little.
By week 35 I had put on 3 and a half stone and I was loving my curves which was the last feeling I thought I'd have towards growing body. I think once I had my bump showing and we had announced it didn't bother me one bit. Personally I felt that before we announced our pregnancy I thought people would be judging me by the weight I was putting on but once everyone knew I was pregnant these thoughts in my head disappeared.
after having baby in June I'm now a size 10/12, it took 9 months for my body to create my little girl and at least double that until I'll be thinking of my pre baby body.
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Its quite common to gain weight during pregnancy. Your body will be asking foe more nutrients than usual and you should provide. Also hormonal changes will affect weight gain.