feeling HUGE!

[AKP79]

Urgh have just seen some pictures from yesterday and can't get over how massive I look, it's just made me cry my eyes out. My mum's response was 'your pregnant, you're going to look big'. I know she's right but I've been avoiding mirrors and cameras so it's the first time I've seen myself in my full glory, I'm feeling really horrible and tearful. Really wish i could be one of those people whose body stays the same and they just grow a bump! Im 37 weeks and am starting to feel really fed up now... Did anyone else feel like this towards the end?

Sorry for the moan just needed to get it off my chest.

Am 35 1/2 and huge. Was same last time- it is largely fluid at this point and it does go.

I stayed out of photos yesterday as knew I wouldn't like the look

And Natasha right - I couldn't wear rings, proper shoes or anything else at end but within 4 days was back wearing wedding ring / normal shoes etc

Thanks ladies, that's really reassuring to hear. My sister did say yesterday that she thought it was water more than anything because I looked more puffy than it was weight, so it's good to hear that might be a possibility and not her trying to make me feel better! Just really want to get the next three weeks over with now, think I'm done with being pregnant!

i was the same i swear i don't look that big in the mirror was honestly shocked to see how massive i look in pics!

Sit it out AKP, (obv get your midwife checks to make sure you're not getting excessive swelling), it will be over soon. You will pee SOOOO much in the few days after you've had baby you won't believe it, and most of the fluid goes within the week. I just avoided cameras for the last ten weeks with my DDs!

41 weeks, almost, and feeling massive too. Don't like looking in the mirror and starting to feel the need to put the biscuits down. Should be over soon for us and I'm hoping a lot is fluid retention. Our NCT coach did warn us that from 37/38 weeks we'd get the "full term bloat" she wasn't wrong in my case, my face is rounder and my nose is swollen, don't even get me started on my feet, even MW noticed and was concerned but just fluid, bp and wee all ok.

We'll get there

Im also looking very puffy in the face, hands and feet. It has been getting me down. I feel alot better after reading this thread was starting to think I'd be bloated forever.

Please don't feel

You might not think or feel it but you're doing something beautiful - fluid retention, waddling, peeing half a teaspoon of wee every 2 minutes and all.

In a few weeks it will all be done, you'll have a lovely newborn, and be packing those maternity clothes away and have leaky boobs and huge dark circles from lack of sleep

I've got all this to come again too

I got really angry on boxing day when my husbands family kept taking photos of me in a fully reclined position on the sofa. With my little short stumpy legs sticking out in front of me with full on double chin. Looked like an actual Buddha. Only 29 weeks too so still have 11 weeks left!!!!!! I honestly didn't think I'd feel as awful as I do. I thought I'd be able to just put it down to being preggers. SO not the case. Elephant girl.

AND, a sales girl in who I asked for help then asked a 17 year old sales boy to get a ladder to get to a top rail of pants for me and I actually nearly just walked off when he shouted from the top "what size??". Mega red face and on verge of tears and had to reply with "size 16's please"

Will eat fruit and salad from now on and not sausage rolls and cake.