emotions! :(

[stephannieluvv]

I am 9weeks and totally having the melt down of my life over gaining a lot of weight this pregnancy! This is my second pregnancy and with my first I gained 46lbs , it was hard to loose but I did it plus an extra 10 lbs and than 2yrs later I'm pregnant!! i don't know why I'm having such a hard time dealing with it , must be my emotions today?! :( I have a hard time with my weight as it is than gaining while pregnant makes it tougher...

[stephannieluvv]

Specialmom , thanks so much!! Your comment made me feel better. I also agree and I think my emotions are just really making it worse than what it is. I hope to maintain a healthy weight gain this pregnancy!!

joanie8858- ugh yeah it ***** so much lol I was 4lbs away from 50lbs I gained a ton!! Having a baby it beautiful but it is hard on a woman's body

[joanie8858]

I know :-(  Im 5"1 and I weighed 110 and with my last pregnancy I gained 50 pounds !!!! I just started slowley loosing it and I find out im pregnant 3 months later ! Im soooooo happy ,  but im trying to be very cautious about my weight ughhh !! And it ***** cause I want fast food and all that junk once in awhile but im so scared to gain weight cause im still 150 and I cannot gain another 50 pounds !!!!! Lol goodluck lets just keep our fingers crossed that we gained all that weight cause it was "our first pregnancy" lol

[specialmom]

Hi, sorry it is a hard time.  Yes, that could be hormones making it all seem worse.  It's valid to be concerned about something you struggle with but maybe the hormones just amplify it.  During pregnancy, lots of women take that as a green light to eat like crazy.  While we need more calories, we don't need massive amounts of fat and 'craving food' when it isn't healthy for us.  So, just keep eating healthy.  Don't diet but you don't have to substantially increase your food.  Then you'll gain weight.  My doctor wans women to gain around 25 to 35 pounds max.  I gained more than that but was a skinny girl that really probably hadn't EVER been eating enough calories a day.  (wow, that has changed over the years by the way).  I have friends who only gained the 25 pounds.  And because most of it was associated with the baby, they lost it pretty easy.  So, keep eating healthy and exercise.  We aren't fragile during pregnancy where we shouldn't continue exercising . . .   unless we have a complication that our doctor tells us not to.  

So, it might not be as bad as you think if you stick to that.  good luck sweetie