I am feeling very down today. Celebrated my entering into the second trimester today and I am very excited! I do feel a little overwhelmed though. I struggled with a lot of body image issues as a small kid, into my teenage years, and it followed me into my adult hood. I am so eternally grateful for my child and I wouldn’t have it any other way, but i’m having a terrible time coping with my body. I had finally got down to my “skinny” weight for me. I am 5’6, just turned 30, and was 165 lbs. Then I found out I was pregnant, (which is a miracle because my husband and I have been trying for 10 years). The last 3 months I have gained 8 lbs and I have read all over the internet that most women don’t gain but 2-4 lbs within the first trimester and then 1 lb a week during the second. Which, totally fine. I’ll do anything for my sweet jellybean. But 8 lbs already?? I am lowkey having an anxiety attack because I just want to do what’s best for my baby and ensure I do not have any complications due to excessive weight gain. I’ve read what it can do and it just causes me a lot of heartache and again… ANXIETY. I will admit, I would be eating lots of fruits and veggies, but I would also eat a lot of pastas and other fatty dishes that I normally wouldn’t before I was pregnant. I have now narrowed down the things I should not eat as much of, and the foods I should be eating more of. I have struggled with the “3 meals a day” before pregnancy, and the constant eating and snacking is something I just am not used to. I would healthily, do intermittent fasting and have healthy dinners and healthy snacks on my “on” times. However now, even though I do not think I was essentially “overdoing” it, considering I wasn’t used to 3 meals a day, and snacking, I feel like I missed the part of the 6 snack meals a day. I was doing a smaller breakfast but still decent, a big lunch, and a big dinner, and wondered why I was constantly constipated. I think it’s safe to say, I will no longer forget about the 6 snack meals a day. Baby loves fresh fruit, veggies, black beans, dried fruit and soft cheeses! Have any of you struggled with any of this? I feel like I’m going a little crazy over here obsessing on the excessive weight gain to ensure my little one is safe but also mourning my body in return and it’s difficult 🥺