So I hate to admit it but I am having a lot of issues with this weight thing. I know that I should be getting bigger cause she is getting bigger but honestly…. Its really bothering me I have these stretch marks:pukey around my old surgery scars that are on my tummy that are really starting to bother me. I have this huge fear that I will be have this flab of nothing but fat once she is born. I have never been this big in my entire life and sure as heck have never seen the weight I am at now. I just feel repulsed by my self every time I look in the mirror. I have gone as far as to get a jogger so I can start running as soon as he lets me go home or tells me its ok. As long as I dont have s c-section I fully plan to be in the gym ASAP after she is born. I almost feel like I am going a little too far with this but honestly I am so :pukey:pukey when ever I look in the mirror or even look at my belly. About the only time I am ok with it is when I can feel her kicking me or moving around.

So is this normal or just me?

I felt the same way. In my eyes, I've always been overweight so I didn't enjoy my pregnancy as much as I probably should have simply because I gained 60 lbs. My daughter is 8 almost months now and I still hate looking at myself in the mirror because I haven't been able to lose it all yet. I really don't have any advice for you and I'm sorry, but you aren't alone. :hugs

Thanks I have put on about 25 lbs so far. I am at 36 weeks on friday but still part of me hopes she comes early as selfish as that is just so I am not putting on more weight. I am a single mom and its like yuck I never looked this bad. so that doesnt help either. thanks so much it helps to know I am not alone on this one.

Sweetie please don't feel bad. You've only gained 25 lbs pounds and a lot of that is going to come out when you give birth. You don't have too much longer until she's here, please don't stress about it. Just keep eating healthy and taking walks and you'll be fine.

Thanks so much I am trying. My mom says that we my sister and I came early so soon I hope! I am ready to have her here and move forward. thanks again.

Your welcome hun, PM me if you need to talk more.

i think everyone somewhat feels that way with baby weight..
like jennie said..25lbs is alot but at the same time its not, i think i lost 30lbs before i came home
i gained 65+ with my lil guy..im not exactly sure cause i only know a weight range for where i was at before i got preggo, i hardly ever got on a scale

thanks girls

i gained like 50+ pounds with my son and i know what you mean...i thought i'd never get that big but i did. i think it's good to wait 4-6 weeks after you have your child though...to exercise, that is. because it's for your safety. i hope you feel better.

25 lbs? That is NOT bad. Your at 8.5 months right? Don't look at it negatively. Look at it positively. When you have the baby your going to loose at least 10 lbs between the baby and placenta, so that leaves you at 15 more above normal or where you were. You can drop that in 6 weeks with a diet and cardio. Your not alone, but also sweetie don't be so hard on yourself. Your pregnant with a cute little :baby.

I think it's natural to have these kinds of thoughts, at least I hope they are 'cause I had them too! I gained over fifty pounds and stretch marks on my stomach and boobs. Avon sells a lotion that's supposed to lighten stretch marks, it helped mine.

Hun you shouldn't feel bad at all. I am guessing you might be fair skinned naturally. Well, us fair skinned peeps have a tendency to have stretch marks that show up a little more severe than others would. They will lighten up once you have the baby and soon you won't even see them at all! 25lbs is normal for someone of normal weight. The last two pregnancies I have been overweight and very sick so I lost weight before I gained. to make you feel better i am going to sacrifice my pride and post a pregnant pic of myself! I look like a beached whale! There is no way you look worse than this! I was 38 weeks.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee71/frenchredhead21/cassiespics002.jpg

THANK YOU sooo much girls! Dont know what I would do all on my own. yeah I am about 8.5 months! almost there yay!

I gained over 65lbs with Liam and I was back in my old jeans in a month. Diet and exercise, anyone can do it and I bet you will do JUST fine!

Relax, and enjoy pregnancy. I'm betting you won't see this vuluptuous you again for a LONG time after. :hugs

I think it's normal what you are feeling. We are our harshest critic. I can tell you since this is baby #4 for me that the weight does come off. 25lbs is nothing!! I have lost at least 25lbs every time by my 6 week checkup and that was doing nothing. I have had c/s's so I couldn't really workout till 5-6 weeks pp. I also noticed that at the end of my pregnancies I tended not to gain much because I could hardly eat w/ the heartburn and the baby pushing right up on my stomach. It will all be okay. You sound like you are determined so just try to relax till she comes and then worry about losing it when the time comes. We put more pressure on ourselves than anyone else. I can tell you that for me the strech marks fade (they don't disappear), but i was able to get my flat stomach and abs back after each one and that is with having c/s's. Good luck and please try not to worry about it right now. ((hugs))

Thank you all soo much girls! I think it has really started to bother me cause I had lost sooo much in the start and then I put it back on and then some once I could actually eat again. Thanks so much though it helps to know I am not nuts!