STRUGGLING WITH BODY IMAGE AS A PREGNANT WOMAN
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I know exactly how you feel, it took about till my 6 month mark where I finally kinda looked pregnant and not just fat… it was so aggravating because my friend who was 2 weeks behind me in her pregnancy ( and she is like 5' and I'm 5'8") she look pregnant at like 4 months…. and everyone would say I didn't look pregnant…. I just felt like I looked fat. I can't tell you how good it felt when my belly popped out and I really felt pregnant.
You are beautiful!! You are carrying a baby. I’ve been watching you for awhile and I’ve seen your struggle but please don’t let anyone or social media take away your enjoyment of your pregnancy. Before long your belly will pop out. Every woman carries differently, just keep doing what you normally do within reason. Yes you can’t bench or curl what you used to but you will again. Once the baby is born, you can do what you used to.
I think we all go through those emotional down moments while pregnant. It’s ok to acknowledge those feelings and to work through them. Don’t be hard on yourself and just try to remember that it’s only a few months. You are beautiful, inside and out!
Girl, my first pregnancy I gained over 35 lbs. I was literally all boobs, butt, and belly! It happens to us all. Our bodies morph into unrecognizable selves, BUT it is all most definitely worth it and in the grand scheme of things not worth the worry. It’s hard to see that and understand when you’re in the thick of it though. I found that wearing dresses made me feel so much better and I Was much more comfortable. You’re beautiful and healthy! You’re just perfect the way you are! ❤️
It's been many years, but I remember feeling the exact same way. I found as the pregnancy advanced, I felt better about myself than I did in the middle, when I just felt fat. As for clothes, check out online forums. There are a lot of people giving away their slightly used maternity clothes, or selling them inexpensively. I know you aren't whining….it's just the way it is right now. Totally understandable! Have a great workout and an even greater day!
I think all woman can relate to body image struggles, even the ones who act like it's all unicorns and rainbows have bad days. I had my son 14 years ago and I still struggle with my post baby body. I am very fit, vegan, I eat all the right foods, count my macros, etc. but I always have a pooch/extra skin in my stomach area, I have stretch marks on my thighs, breasts, and belly. 14 YEARS later and I still don't recognize my body some days. I ate right during my pregnancy and worked out thinking I would look like those other fit mom's but genetics had another idea. Social media is a son of bitch. We put so much stress on ourselves to be like the ideal we see online. The hardest thing to do is post that you don't look like that other fit mom, that you eat junk food, don't feel comfortable in your body etc. You are amazing! You are definitely not alone! It's real people like you that make a difference and stop, if only for a few minutes, that chatter in our brains that we aren't ok because we don't meet some Instagram set standard of "fitness".