24 weeks and look like a whale!

[Rocklover]

I feel like a huge fat whale and hate my body. My diet is crappy due to continuing nausea and I am terrified I have put on too much weight.

I am not very active due to being totally knackered and nauseous all the time. I keep promising myself I will eat better and do exercise, but I am just finding it so hard.

I was a size 16 before pregnancy and am now in size 14 maternity jeans (which are too big) and I am panicking about how big I will be when baby is born. Am I the only one who is feeling so guilty about not eating properly?

Um, if you've gone down a size in maternity clothing, you've lost weight away from your bump.

If you only put pregnancy weight on (e.e.g almost all bump/boobs) then you'd be in the same size maternity clothing as you were in pre-pregnancy clothing.

Have you actually checked your weight gain against a pregnancy weight chart/calculator?

No you're not alone! I'm 24 weeks today and feel huge. Not helped by the fact that my hubby keeps calling me 'fatty' and does the whole 'beep beep wide load' thing! I have put on 1.5 stone (that was a week ago so probably more now) and have gone from a 10 to a 14. My hubby says the weight has gone on the 3 Bs - boobs, bump and bum! My boobs have gone from 30F to 36G! I try to avoid anyone getting the side view as I think it's awful. I feel so fat and gross. I too keep telling myself that I must eat better and do more exercise but feel so shattered all the time. The chocolate is just too tempting. I don't even have nausea as an excuse as I've been free from morning sickness from the start. I've just eaten a lot of rubbish.

I'm hoping this phase will pass as the pregnancy goes on. People tell me I'm blooming but I think it's just as I've got a tan from holiday last week. I feel so exhausted. I am a bit worried that I keep reading that the weight gain starts here at a pound a week. I'm going to be vast!!!

So the short answer is... You are so not alone!

Your not alone 29 weeks and feel the same.

blimey rocklover your posts always sound just like how I'm feeling at that time! I've put on way too much weight - I've not weighed myself in about 5/6 weeks but last time I did I had put on over a stone :( must be much more than that now... I look at myself in the mirror and want to cry - not only do I have a massive bump (which I can deal with fine) it's also the double chin, chubby cheeks, flabby arms etc etc. I realised yesterday I've actually got alot of water retention (have had to take engagement ring off and watch that was loose is now tight - now, I knwo I've put in weight but not enough to substanciate this much fatness in hands etc) so my ankles/hands/wrists look alot fatter than I think they actually are with fat, if that makes sense. I still feel compeltely miserable - sometimes so bad I actually don't want to meet up with friends that haven't seen me since pre pg as I get convinced they'll think I've let myself go so much in such a short space of time and what a heffer I am. It's quite bad how unconfident/low self esteem I'm having.

I feel jealous that you're in size 14 maternity htough - I tried on a few dresses in mothercare a few weeks ago and nearly cried when I was in size 18 maternity, and my size 16 maternity cords from next now dig into the bottom of my bump so I can't wear them :(

I'm trying my best to eat healthy but it's hard when there's so many things you can't eat due to nausea. I feel so excited that in the past couple of days I've managed to eat fresh berries and yoghurt for snacks, and I can now manage a salad at dinner (easily pleased ), but there are still times when all I can manage is chips (altough I do eat the over chip with skin on variety to try to be healthy....) and I have hot choc (the instand with water stuff) instead of chocolate in the hope it's a bit better for me and I have to eat vey frequently to help with nausea.

I don't think there's an easy answer for us as we are just having such a crap time with pregnancy. I guess eat healthy when we can and try to do things like a little walk when we can manage it. I do sympathise though as I feel like I'll never fit in any of my clothes eevr again and that no one will want to look at me as I look so horrible

Thanks for all your replies. Angels, I know what you mean about trying to eat healthily! I try to eat good stuff, only to abandon my good resolutions as soon as the nausea hits.

Today I managed to work myself up into a panic as I couldn't feel the baby move (all fine now) and felt sick with an upset tummy. So to combat feeling sick I proceeded to drink a can of full fat Pepsi and eat 2 packets of crisps, followed by a cheese sandwich. I had already had 2 choccie biscuits, a cup of tea and 2 pieces of jam on toast for breakfast .

I am hungry again now, I can feel that horrid hunger/nausea feeling creeping up on me, so I'll have to have some more food. If only I could fancy a piece of fruit! Gah, my legs look like tree trunks!