Feelings about changing body.. possible tw
my body changed a lot after my 3rd due to where my c section scar is and how big it was. Now when my belly gets bigger it just hangs at the bottom and itās really affecting my mental health. I know that may sound stupid as obviously growing a baby is a blessing and I am over the moon to be growing another baby but I have suffered from an eating disorder since i was 13 and this is triggering me really bad right now. I try talk to my husband and his response is always ā your body is beautiful and I like it better nowā which is sweet but it doesnāt help..
idk what Iām looking for in this post Iām just so down about feeling like this (thanks hormones!)Ā
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- It is hard to adjust to changes to our body even for those of us without significant disordered eating.Ā It's important that you seek out the right support to work through your feelings to help you love your body for what it can do.Ā Physically you are strong and your body had created human beings!!
Reach out to the services that have worked for you in the past.Ā Maybe your GP to start with? - Mismolly Original PosterLast edited 29-03-23okayos said:It is hard to adjust to changes to our body even for those of us withoā¦Thank you for that! Think Iām definitely going to link back in with my psyc again this pregnancyĀ
Iām also feeling weird this time around. With my first I was very fit and slim, but gained about 30kg in pregnancy. Iām quite tall so the biggest size I got to was a 16.
6 years later and I never really lost it, I got down to +15kg pre Preg at one stage but during a stressful year piled it all back on and have started this pregnancy being the same weight as full term with my first and a size 18.
I donāt feel good about my body this time, I donāt have a bump yet just a big soft belly from last time. I havenāt taken any pictures and am just feeling uncomfortable.
But I donāt really feel like I can complain because I wanted to be pregnant. But I am scared honestly to see how I will end up by the end of this.Advertisement | page continues below- Mismolly Original PosterPosted 30-03-23
Oh I feel this comment in my soul lol. I relate to this so much!Ā
I usually weigh myself daily (part of my problem with my disorder) but Iāve had to really fight with myself not to. I think once we have an obvious baby bump it may make us feel a little better..
sorry youāre feeling like this too though, itās definitely not nice and not enough people talk about it as I feel like we are supposed to love the way we look because we are lucky enough to carry a child.. - Mismolly Original PosterPosted 30-03-23April865 said:
Iām also feeling weird this time around. With my first I was very fā¦
Iām so sorry youāre feeling similar feelings! I think itās really hard for us to feel like this as society makes you think you have to absolutely love every single aspect of being pregnant. No one tells you how much your body might change and possibly never look the same again.. so then when we do have these feelings we are left feeling guilty.
we are so lucky to be carrying beautiful babies, but we are allowed to be scared about what our bodies are going through/ look like..Ā
I hope you are ok!
