6 weeks but I look 6 months! Does it get better?

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The bloating is so bad! Even my thighs are bigger, but I've been strict about not eating extra and I've kept up my workouts and drinking tons of water. I'm on the petite side so it really stands out. I'm a first timer so this is all new to me. To all the experienced moms- does it get better?? Does it subside at the end of the 1st?

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The bloat will subside! I bloated until maybe 12 weeks and then it went away and I'm now 22+2 and it's all baby!

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I never really noticed it subsiding because any bloat I had got replaced with actual belly in time. So it wasn't like i bloated, deflated, and then got the belly... I just gradually felt less bloated but my stomach never shrank. I still have days where the bloating is hell though... I'm about to start my third trimester and some days I look mildly pregnant and others I look very pregnant... obviously my baby and uterus aren't growing and shrinking, so the difference has to be attributed to bloat. Some days I do feel great though, so it's not all bad. It sounds like you're being healthy with eating and exercising, so I would just continue to do that. I do notice when I get plenty of fiber (like 40+ grams a day) i feel far less bloated, especially if I keep that habit up for several days in a row

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I too would like to knowcthis am only 8 weeks but look 5/6 months it's hell

6 weeks but I look 6 months! Does it get better?

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