Embracing the bump?

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I'm currently 6 months pregnant with my twin boys and am running into issues. 2 years ago I lost 41 pounds and have struggled with my weight all my life...when I had my daughter 7 years ago I was lucky enough and didn't show up until a month before she was born. Now at 6 months I am bigger with my boys than I was at 9 months with my daughter, I know I'm growing two people this time lol!! But I don't want to go anywhere because I hate anything I have to wear. I threw out all my (NO OFFENSE) far people clothes once I finally lost the weight and I don't want to waste $ on maternity clothes with such a little bit of time left. It doesn't help that my daughter comes out and tells me that "oh mommy you are getting big!" And my dad tells me "oh you REALLY look pregnant this time"....I know they mean well but I just can't seem to embrace the bump you know. Does or did anyone else have this problem!??? I love my little boys more than anything but it's just so hard for me with my weight issues. Any help would be greatly appreciated :-) thanks ladies.

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Why should your family embrace the bump when you haven't yet? Lead by example girl! If you don't love your body, why should anyone else?

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With my first, I was in the military and was 135 lbs of lean muscle. I got hypothyroidism and gained about 100lbs. I weighed 232 right before birth. I hated my body after that but couldn't lose much weight. Then came #2 and I dropped about 15 lbs with him then gained 20. Not bad but I was still at 220lbs. Don't get me started with #3. He ended up being 11.5 lbs and I weighed close to 275 when I had him. This last year I finally got down to 213 lbs I was so proud and excited, it's the least I've weighed in about 8 years. I was feeling so good. Now I'm pregnant again. This time it's a girl, which makes me sooooo happy. But, I am obsessed with my weight. I have gained about 12lbs and I'm 20 weeks in. I am driving myself crazy. I love my bump but most of the time I feel like everyone is giving me fat eyes. So, I kind of announce everywhere I go how excited I am to be pregnant again or I dress for the bump or I even exaggerate my waddle and rub my belly, etc, to make it obvious that I'm pregnant and not fat. :P

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I promise, if you buy just a couple of items bracing your bump will be easier! It definitely helped me :)

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I'm exactly (!!!!!) In the same situation! 4 years ago I lost 48 pounds, and I manged to stay thin until this pregnancy.  I had a mc before this pregnancy and gained 20 pounds between the mc and this pregnancy :(. During this pregnancy I gained another 20 pounds!!! This means I gained about 40 pounds!!! It's really hard for me to.look at the mirror and see my fat legs, thighs and face :(
I keep reminding myself it's temporary, I'm really waiting for the moment to take these pounds off... hope it won't be too hard

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I am a plus sized woman and am usually very comfortable with myself. I'm 13 weeks and haven't gained any weight but I can see the difference in my clothes. Nothing fits and I m very self conscious about it. Even though I haven't gained any weight,I look bigger and so I try to hide it behind big shirts. But it's summer,in Vegas and it's too hot to be trying to wear all these clothes. So I have just had to come to terms,I'm pregnant. I'm growing a baby and in turn my body is changing. Inhale and exhale and suck it up (that's what I tell myself).

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Although I love my bump (most of the time) I am constantly worrying about my weight. I was underweight before my first - 57kg & 175cm tall - after just recovering from 2 years of bulimia. I didn't really show until about 7 months but ended up at 91kg by 9 months! I have struggled with my weight since, constantly having it fluctuate, but was at a point of getting it back under control when I fell pregnant this time. I started at 72kg this time and I'm terrified of ending up back at 90kg. My ideal weight gain is meant to be 83-89kg but I really don't want to go above 80kg.

I guess the last thing I want is to be having self esteem issues again with a newborn, I just want to enjoy being a new mummy again.

Know you are not alone and it's ok to not love your bump. That's what I keep telling myself anyway!

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Well I'm not as far along but I will tell you I have major weight issues. I've been border line anorexic and bulimic and I've recently just gained 8 pounds from the over bloating. It's hard for me to keep gaining weight but the main focus I have is my little baby inside me. I know it's hard but as soon as your boys are done your body will go back to your prepregnancy weight in no time! I'm going to try working out too but so far it's been hard so I don't. But good luck to you and if it upsets you what your hubby says I would tell him how you feel. Girls are way more sensitive than guys are! I'm sure he may understand! Good luck to you!

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