Gaining fat during pregnancy

[flyingbeet]

I'm 13 weeks and I feel like I've gained around 10 pounds of fat. I do give in to my cravings sometimes but I still don't think I'm eating too much. My stomach has a "bump" but it's not hard. At first I thought it might be bloat but my stomach is always this size even in the morning. It feels like I've gained weight. I know it's unsafe to go on a diet but I also don't want to gain too much fat whole being pregnant. Has anyone got any tips

My best tip, is to accept whatever your body does. Do not weigh yourself, ever. Eat a healthy and varied diet. Know that gaining fat is an essential part of pregnancy for your baby to develop. If you don't like what you look like after the baby is born, you can sort it out then.

You "feel like" you have- have you weighed yourself?
Either way don't worry as it's totally normal to put on weight during pregnancy and you can worry about it afterwards

Not all bumps are hard and the way the baby is sat makes a difference. It also pushes everything else up, so you will look different and feel different. It’s not an issue, you have to gain weight when pregnancy. If you are eating healthily and walking or similar where you can, that’s exactly what you need to do. Your shape will change throughout pregnancy and again after and that’s normal.

ps. I’m another that recommends not weighing self during pregnancy

If you’re not over-eating, I wouldn’t worry too much.

At 13 weeks your uterus is starting to move up and expand and push the rest of your organs into different places, so it will feel noticeable in your body. You will also start to put on weight to assist with breastfeeding, which happens gradually throughout your pregnancy. Some women gain lots, some very little.

Your body is going to change a lot, and possibly won't go back to how it was pre-pregnancy. This is entirely normal and something every woman deals with.

Eat as healthily as you can manage, but don't deny yourself. To be honest I lived on salty beige carbs for the first trimester. I then had terrible heartburn from around 20 weeks and couldn't eat much. Not much fun, but very normal.

You’ll lose it again. I had anorexia as a teen/early 20s and struggled massively with the weight gain. I ended up putting on 4 stone in total. I was 8 stone when I got pregnant and went to 12. 7 months on I’m a few pound off my pre pregnancy weight and I’ve a lovely, happy little baby who I grew by not giving two hoots about my weight because the priority wasn’t me anymore. Honestly do not worry about the weight gain, its less normal not to gain weight! Feed your body what it needs as pregnancy is a long, tiring, life and energy sapping journey so be kind to yourself x

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Don't worry about it! In pregnancy your body lays down extra fat stores in preparation for breastfeeding.
Just continue to eat healthily and if safe to do so, take gentle exercise.Your midwife will be able to advise if you have any ongoing concerns.
Remember your body is doing something amazing. Enjoy your pregnancy! ❤️

Your metabolism changes in early pregnancy to gain fat stores to use later in pregnancy and for breastfeeding (www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/related-conditions/common-symptoms/weight-gain/#:~:text=Most%20pregnant%20women%20gain%20between,after%20your%20baby%20is%20born.) Your body will do what it needs to, trust it. I actually left hospital 10kg less than when I went in (4kg baby), and rapidly lost another couple in first couple weeks alone. No restricting myself.