is anybody else feeling overweight start

You my hips, arms and back have slimmed down but booty is still huge.... Its amazing that your body starts storing that food source so early on eh! Preparing for the unexpected.

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

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?

What exactly are maternity bras? I currently wear Triumphs "Minimizer" bras as they're the only ones that seem to rein them in!!

I was hoping to just stay in these ones and just go up a size?

Normal bras seem to hold them up alright, but just stick out front too much, if you get what I mean, that's why I love the Minimizers!

SusyNZ wrote: Anyone know if any plus size maternity clothes/ bras shops online or physical that plus size women can buy from in NZ? Warehouse is not suitable and kmart doesn't seem to stock much.

Yes! Definitely go and check out Womb in Bloom

The lovely Bombshell from ohbaby created this for tall and plus size women!    Brilliant stuff there.

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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 would wait a few more weeks as you will most likely go up another size particularily when your milk comes in and it HURTS if your bra doesnt fit properly (well mine did).. I had 3 bras when pg and now have 5 (which are bigger) ....

Dont worry about how far along you look! We all carry differently and people should really shut their mouths and not be so rude. I heard someone ask my hubby how far along I was at 36 weeks and he told them and she said Oh big baby and my DH said, um no actually baby is very small and she replied oh your wife is carrying a lot of fluid then isnt she.

I was mortified, how rude!!!!

I put on a dress I wore all the time late in my pg and I still look pg LOL (Well I am but you know what I mean).

Oh and that link from mamanee was the company I meant!

So feeling a little gutted, I told my friend, who is a OB overseas, she's the only person I've/We've told, havn't told our parents yet.

The hospital she works at specialises in overweight PG's, so I asked for her advice on some things....

My suit jacket for work won't do up now because of my boobs and my clothes are tight around my waist, but no where else. I had read on whattoexpect.com that this is quite normal for 1st trimester.

She responded in a nice way, not being nasty, that I shouldn't be eating for 2 and that my clothes shouldn't be tight already.

I've had alot of issues over the years with dieting and it's been really hard for me to stop "dieting" since I've found out I'm PG, just been trying to be sensible.

I know she's not being horrible, but I just feel a little gutted that what I thought was "normal" apparently is not.