I'm turning into a whale :( feel like crap about myself

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I feel so so massive, I'm 30+1 and put on 23 lbs. I just feel hideous and fat :(

Is this weight gain excessive? Last week I put on 3.5 lbs, just in a week :(

Unless you were overweight to begin with then that's about right - should be 1lb a week after 12 weeks.

If it makes you feel any better, when I had DS I lost a stone between walking into hospital and walking out holding him, then another stone by the time I stopped bleeding (about 3 weeks). Admittedly I'd put on a lot more weight than you so the rest had to be dieted away but the first 2 stone was so easy!

You are making a whole person inside your body. With eyelashes and a personality. It's quite a big job and requires plenty of resources.