I give you hope

There are many out there who worry about gaining weight. Especially you first time mothers. Well I'm here to give you hope that you're not going to get fat and slobby and nobody will ever want to touch you again! Hey these are thoughts that go through your head sometimes... or at least they did mine. I didn't allow one single pregnancy picture to be taken of me because I was so ashamed of the weight I had gained. I have 3 kids and one on the way. With each I started out weighing 110-120 and by the delivery time I was weighing 180-190 with all of them. Ya, that's more than you should gain I know!!! BUT the good news is that with all of them I was able to get back down to my starting weight and it didn't take long and it didn't take 7 days a week at the gym either. In fact, I was so busy with baby that I didn't have time to work out. I just got rid of the chips and bought some vegetables!!!!! When people meet me they are always shocked that I could have ever wieghed 190 pounds! It's a good feeling when they say that too.

thats good to hear ive gained 50+ pounds and i hear all the time you are sooo big (& i know its not just baby) uggh cant wait til this is over but that was really reassuring! also did you breastfead?

Quoting 37weeksDOWN3toGO!:“ thats good to hear ive gained 50+ pounds and i hear all the time you are sooo big (& i know its not ... [snip!] ... big (& i know its not just baby) uggh cant wait til this is over but that was really reassuring! also did you breastfead?”

No, my boobs are broken   Funny to say, but they are. No woman in my entire family has ever been able to breast feed. At first that made me even more scared because I heard if you breast feed you lose the weight faster. I did just fine without it though. You're going to be a hot mom again once baby is born! Good luck to you.

Quoting HappyThoughts79:“ No, my boobs are broken   Funny to say, but they are. No woman in my entire family has ever been able ... [snip!] ... the weight faster. I did just fine without it though. You're going to be a hot mom again once baby is born! Good luck to you.”

aww well thank ya. i keep going back and forth with breastfeading . i dont think i am going to do it, i may try tho lol. i never thought it was going to be this hard of a decision for me.

Ya it's harder than most women think. I guess I'm lucky in a sense that my choice was made for me. I never wanted to do it anyway before finding out I couldn't. I've never liked them played with or messed with really. I think about the old west (before formula) and wonder what the hell would have happened to me and my kids. PLUS I'm too small to pass a child so I have to have c-sections. Man, I'm messed up that's for sure. Oh well, thank god for doctors and high tech meds now.

It is so great to hear your inspirational message. My thyroid quit working about 10 years ago and I gained 40 lbs. After a few years and a few doctors I was able to get on the right amount of medicine. I lost the weight. Loved being my tiny self (size 4/2 . Now, I've gained almost 60 lbs during this pregnancy. I'm freaking out about being able to lose it. I'm an older first time mom and I hear how hard it is for older mothers to lose weight.

Thanks for posting a positive message.

THANKS FOR THAT! LOL...
SERIOUSLY, IT HELPS TO KNOW THAT.
IM ABOUT TO POP AND I WEIGH 143 USE TO WEIGH 118, AND I THOUGHT I HAD GAINED SOOOME WEIGHT THE ONLY THING IM WORRIED ABOUT ARE STRETCH MARKS!! I HATE THEM DO YOU HAVE ANY CLUE ON HOW TO MAKE THEM DISSAPEARE?