You don't look any bigger....
So I am about 25.5 weeks pregnant now and apparently have stalled in my belly growth. Twice now coworkers have mentioned that I don't look like I am getting any bigger or I don't look like I've gained that much weight. Now normally you would think that this would be flattering, but as I'm sure all you pregnant women know whenever people tell you you don't look "normal" you start to worry.....is my baby not growing? Am I not eating enough? How big am I supposed to be?
My whole life I have tried not to let other people ideas of what is normal get to me so I refuse to appologize that I have not gained 20lbs, especially since I eat when I'm hungry and I pretty much eat whatever the hell I want, but the scary thing about pregnancy is that you can't see what is going on in there. I can't tell if my baby is growing healthily or not which makes it easier to be nervouse when you are diffferent from other people.
In general I am finding that every pregnancy is different and given that I am a large framed woman, I am not surprised that my belly doesn't stick out as far as some at this point. My pelvis is large so there is more room in there for the baby to grow without pushing its way out. I guess that's good news for the skin on my stomach :)
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