Meh ignore it all. I got bigger when I first fell pregnant because I went from working on my feet in a hot kitchen and crazy hours to working an 8hr day behind a desk. I was in "maternity" wear from about 17weeks. BUT it lasted till the end. I went doof doofing (read fat freddy's drop) in the rain in a maternity skirt and tights. Hehe

I seriously only had ummm three actual maternity items all the way through. An egg skirt, pair of jeans and a PP dress. The dress was bought new, the other two were trade me. If you live near a dressmart or discount shops then go shopping pick up $5 tees/tops and your good. I threw all that stuff out because well I wasn't going to wear it again. Also look in investing in a nice wrap around skirt, I bought one from trade me just a denim wrap with a bit of a design and still wear it.

In terms of eating I lived on fruit for quite awhile. We would buy fruit on Thursday and by Saturday needed more :) I actually ate during the day which I never did and generally had a better diet then when not pregnant.

One big tip, being pregnant over summer sucks no matter what trimester your in. Carry a bottle of water on you all the time even at home. I would end up guzzling ltrs back during the day because I was so thirsty, had headaches etc so was trying to keep hydrated to keep them at bay. It also helps with the hunger. I eat now because I am bored lol so still haven't lost the baby weight

0mrs0ana0 wrote: Thanks Elle and Eva, it's good to hear some postive O/W PG stories, you only ever hear the bad stuff! Elle what is a GTT test? Eva looks like you're doing awesome with your weightloss to date! I'm sure you'll get there before you get UTD! I'm just feeling a little gutted about being overweight, as we weren't actually "trying" to get PG, I just missed 1 pill and that's all it takes! I'd just started back at WW as was doing really well. Oh well, just trying to keep active and cut out the junk. I'm already out growing my bras which I'm not happy about considering I'm only 6 weeks! I saw a woman at the Radiology Centre today, overheard her conversation (she wasn't speaking quietly) she's 10 weeks and was just this wee dot of a woman, about a size 6-8, small boobies, no bump... jealous much?

Sorry was at a first birthday today FUN AND CAKE lol.

A GTT is the glucose tolerance test. Its bloody long 2hrs and you have to go in early in the morning (reading I hate mornings! I make my baby sleep in lol) You drink this drink which is like the lemonade sodastream stuff but thicker and you have to go nil by mouth from about 9pm which is uber hard when pregnant

We weren't trying either! I stopped taking my pill literally the week before AF arrived (ykwim 28day pill, sugar pills blah blah) and forgot to fill my script next thing you know preggers. Meh wouldn't change it for the world! I was lucky I stayed the same size in bras whoop whoop lol

I was 103kg at 14weeks. I put hardly any weight on in the first 2trimesters, infact I lost some. I ended up being 119kg all up I think?

Don't stress about it. As you have higher fat stores therefore baby takes alot more of that

I put on more weight as well because I wasn't working not even in an office job after about 4mths (not through choice), but meant I had more time and was easy with appointments etc.

No complications whatsoever. my mw did ask me to have a GTT test early on because of my BMI whichw as fine. DD wasn't a big bay either only 3.25kg and with both DP and I being bigger we thought she might be. She's also half Samoan (DP's side) so we thought that might have been a factor. I was still sitting down on the ground at 37weeks pregnant and not needing help to get up lol