https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:31:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-181028 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:53:36 +0000 heffalump 181028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yuck, hate bloating! The good news is soon it will be baby belly and you won't have to worry about sucking it in or wearing little clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180974 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:58:29 +0000 photojane 180974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>glad to know i'm not alone. per my mom's instructions, i've been lots and lots of water, but it doesn't seem to be doing the trick. </p> <p>i've been so miserably fat today. i even went and bought a bunch of cheap, cotton drawstring shorts this afternoon, because i can't stand being in real clothes right now. sorry hubs!</p> <p>i've seriously considered just getting maternity pants and owning it. unlike @sorrycharlie, i was born with plenty of belly to hold up the panel. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180790 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:08:34 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 180790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with drinks lots of water. Sounds counter intuitive but it does help fight the bulge. I wore maternity pants to feel mire comfortable and a belly band over them to help hold them ul until my belly really grew. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180769 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:48:31 +0000 Periwinkle 180769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lots of water! It seems to help quite a bit along with fruits and veggies, if you can stomach it at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180759 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:41:10 +0000 LuLu Mom 180759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank a ton of water and stayed away from salty foods. I also switched to leggings instead of jeans, since they were more comfortable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180695 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:03:37 +0000 sorrycharlie 180695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank a loooot of water. I couldn't keep maternity pants up..they slid off because as bloated as I was, I didn't really have a belly to hold the panel up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180593 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:56:50 +0000 MsLipGloss 180593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>p.s. I started wearing maternity skirts (for work) at 14 weeks . . . I wish I hadn't waited so long! You're in this for the long-haul, so make yourself as comfortable as you can for as long as you can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180591 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:56:28 +0000 oliviaoblivia 180591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched to maternity pants early because of my bloating. At six weeks I had people asking if I was expecting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180588 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:55:14 +0000 MsLipGloss 180588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I experienced massive bloating early in the first trimester . . . to the tune of almost 10 pounds. None of my jeans fit (I cried the day I put away my Paiges), and even though my belly was still flat, it didn't look toned or as defined as it normally would. It was a tough place to be mentally - I mean, I was ready to look *pregnant*, but I wasn't ready to look bigger without looking pregnant. I drank tons of water and avoided too much salt (as much as possible), but nothing seemed to help. I worked on just accepting it, and doing what I could to stay as healthy as possible (which was difficult in the early weeks). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180586 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:54:58 +0000 DillonLion 180586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely with you on the bloating. I went into maternity pants at 7 weeks for this very reason. Much more comfy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180583 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:51:28 +0000 MamaMoose 180583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Been there sister!! I'm 15w3d and still battling the bloat! Gas X is fine during pregnancy and that was the only thing that really helped me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-feel-like-violet-beauregarde#post-180573 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:47:50 +0000 photojane 180573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i totally feel like someone has inflated me into a huge ball. you could probably roll me around.</p> <p>ugh. i'm only in my 4th week, and i barely fit in my pants. i've always had a problem with bloating on my periods, but i've never experienced anything like this. i look 3 months pregnant. it's ridiculous.</p> <p>anyone else experience massive bloating? any tricks or tips? </p>