In this, my second pregnancy, I am starting off about 40 pounds heavier than I was with my first. I have questions.
I am about 5'2 and 37 years old. I was about 135 pounds at the beginning of my first pregnancy, and subsequently gained 60 pounds. I was 30 then. I lost it all, and then some, in the 2 years following. Fast forward to today - I am now 12 weeks pregnant and started off at about 175 (not a normal weight for me, and something I hope to be a temporary thing). I don't know my weight now, and I don't *want* to know - it will just make me grumpy. But in any case, since I haven't been in this situation before, I have a few questions.
What can I do to NOT gain a lot of weight this time? Do I need to count calories? I know from a life's worth of experience as a woman that if I eat as I think a normal person does, I will gain weight. On the other hand, if I watch what I eat, I will err on the side of too little and lose weight. Arg.
I am already uncomfortable. My belly is stupidly big. A couple of hours of shopping and my feet hurt. How bad are things going to get, and what can I do about it?
What am I going to do about clothes? I didn't buy a lot of maternity stuff last time - I mainly wore normal clothes in an extra large size, but I am already currently at an XL or about size 14.
What else should I be thinking about?
You may think I'm overreacting - could be, but I'm not thrilled about this situation and since I can't do much to change it at the moment I'm probably ruminating about it instead. Also, I know I sound grumpy but truly, I am very, very happy about this pregnancy! |