how you view yourself.

[kristakarma]

I'm @18weeks at this point. Honestly all these changes just have me feeling like a gross alien! My nipples freak me out. I've never weighed more than 120lbs so seeing a belly is like looking at a different person. My eye circles would be envied by Wednesday Adams!my feet are swollen. I just feel like an unattractive, weird , blobby thing. If anyone else has felt this way please feel free to chime in. And did anyone find a way to help themselves feel better??

[kelsobliss]

I'm with you all with the nipple and growing belly issues. I found that buying a few cute shirts (mama wama) and getting my hair and nails done has helped me. I'm at 22 weeks and the little things have helped. Maybe try one?
Hang in there (I'm saying this for myself as well), it'll be worth the "alienness."
Congratulations!

[A_J_F]

I love being pregnant love everything about it even the worst but some days it's like why am I looking like a big tub of goo with red eyes from being tired all the time it's discussing and I don't even want to look in a mirror cause I just feel... blahh

[neece14]

I feel the same way. I had weight loss surgery Jan 2014 and lost 100 lbs and then lost 15 my first trimester. Now that the pounds are slowly coming back in my third trimester it's hard to accept sometimes. Bit then I know that means my little one is growing.

Think of it as a benefit for the baby, its crazy what our bodies can do in order to make a human!

[renata23]

I feel you,I'm 19 weeks and feel so weird. But than I think that I'm having a little creature inside me and I forgot the weight,the pain,morning sickness. I just think for my little boy and feel happy for everything :)

[Juhneen14]

Honestly I am on that nipple level with you. I am a ftm and 19 weeks.. congrats btw.
My nipples are huge and still growing I feel like soon there will be no more boob just nipple
But its all for the baby I can feel my little one moving around, not sure if you can or not but once you do it is reassuring I just google everything that is weird to me and read about how its normal and WILL go away.