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weight gain

I just finished my forat trimester and ive packed on 8-10 pounds. I normally wouldnt be concerned with this but my doc said I needed to watchnky weight if I wanted to do vbac. I have so many excuses too ..."before getting pregnant my weight was fluctuation 5-8 pounds", "this trimester has been too exhausting for me to work out", "ive been so sick I eat what sounds good even if its not healthy","my boobs have to account for a lot of the weight they have grown so much so fast", "this is your 3 kid you body already knows what to do sonits expanding faster". But nonetheless im still packing on the pounds quickly. Anyone else going through this? Anyone have suggestions?
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I'm 12 weeks pregnant and have gained between 6-8 lbs I feel huge and soo unattractive :( I have lost a lot of weight in the past so I hate seeing it come on I was the same with my son who is now 4 :( none of my clothes fit and although I don't have a noticeable bump I feel huge!
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With my first my doc told me to slow down on weight gain I gained 42 lbs but after the birth it pretty much melted away and I was told it was because I was breastfeeding.  This Time I'm almost 17 weeks and I've gained 8 to 10 lbs don't know exactly how much I don't own a scale!  But my appetite has picked up and I'm over stuffing myself and feel like I can't stop! I do prenatal yoga and I think that helps I need to walk too! I would keep a conscious thought about it but don't let it bring you down your body knows what it needs and you don't need to stress about it. Try to do something once a week like walking it will make you feel better too :)
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I'm 12 weeks pregnant and have gained between 6-8 lbs I feel huge and soo unattractive :( I have lost a lot of weight in the past so I hate seeing it come on I was the same with my son who is now 4 :( none of my clothes fit and although I don't have a noticeable bump I feel huge!
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I am too! This is my second and I am almost 5mo amd I gained 21lbs. Last pregnancy I gained 25 through thr whole full term! I dont look fat...yet...its all in my belly, boobs amd thighs! I feel fat and cant help that I feel tired and want to eat. Im not sure what to do other that eat small thought the day, eat healthy amd exercise. .if we lived near each other I would say lets support each other amd take walks...I think that is what we need. Take walks, do some strength training and not eat fatter things.  
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I'm 37 weeks pregnant and I have gained 45 pounds and I'm 5'4 and before pregnant I was at 135. And I eat pretty good. Everyone tells me I'm all belly even though I see it everywhere LOL. As long you are eating the foods that you need to even if you eat some junk food you're fine. Everyone gains differently.
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