Big bump already?

Question

Anyone else looking way farther along than they are? I look bigger than any of my friends did at 5 months & I'm only almost 7 weeks. Gonna be hard to keep it a secret at this rate.

Answer

I learned this the hard way. I ate for two from the moment I found out I was pregnant with my first, and I honestly didn't notice. I started showing at 4 weeks and got bigger and bigger until I had put on 63 pounds at the end of my 38th week.
My daughter was born, weighing in at 7 pounds 4 ounces, and after the placenta and everything else was out, I had only lost 15 pounds of "baby". The rest was ALL ME. I struggled for two and a half years. I gained back the 15, lost it, gained 20, and then lost 83 pounds in a 10 month timespan.
I'm not saying to become obsessed with the food you eat and your portion sizes, but try to be very aware. I just became pregnant with my second (third of you count my step son), and I've chosen to keep a food diary. I became so uncontrolled and oblivious last time, and I refuse to let that happen again. I will be speaking to my doctor at my first appointment about how much he thinks I should gain, and I will gain no more than what he says.
Good luck to you!

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