I'm only 21 weeks (baby #2) but I'm already huge and I'm struggling to get up off of the sofa!
I feel as though I have lost all use of my abdominal muscles. Honestly, I'm like a beached whale..... and Im already starting to waddle a bit! Im struggling to bend down and Im just enormous.
Did anyone else get like this so early? Please tell me it doesn't get any worse as the pregnancy progresses. 
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
I'm about 17 weeks and I'm taller so I don't look like I have a big belly, but I'm just WIDE as all get out - my hips exploded - and I'm just feeling large and in charge. I am also wearing fur-lined Crocs to work to keep my feet comfortable and probably just look like a Yeti lumbering around the office.
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
Early with my second. I felt huge the whole time. Now at 37 weeks I truly am one. C'mon out buddy!
pear / 1703 posts
@Cherrybee: Ugh, you've summed up my feelings nicely. 20 weeks over here and am having a hard time looking at myself in the mirror lately. Its probably not nearly as bad as I feel, but alas, the mind is all powerful.
I don't want any photos taken (tough with the holidays) and am having a hard time with my socks and shoes. I'm worried that I still have another 20 weeks to go... how big am I gonna get??
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I felt like this pretty early on too. And it has gotten worse but slower- like i immediately felt huge but now at 40 weeks I only feel a little bit huger- does that make sense? Unfortunately now I can't even sit comfortably because it feels like my belly is going into my throat.
@gingerbebe: I lol'ed at lumbering like a yeti.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@Autumnmama79: somehow my belly doesn't look as big in photos as it feels, but my face looks so puffy, which I don't notice in the mirror. It's so weird.
pear / 1703 posts
@Foodnerd81: Yes face is puffy/fat looking as are upper arms and back. If I could get a few Christmas pics from the belly down, that would be great!
papaya / 10570 posts
@Autumnmama79: Definitely. My knees are looking great this Christmas!
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@Autumnmama79: @Cherrybee: no that would show my swollen ankles. Just show my shiny hair on the rare day I do something besides wash it and put it in a ponytail. I only take pics with my toddler so people will focus on her cuteness.
pear / 1703 posts
@Foodnerd81: My hair is looking awfully shiny and healthy these days too! Look at us, seeing the positive side of things 
pomegranate / 3983 posts
@Cherrybee: 19 weeks with baby 3 here...starting to waddle...ugh!
grapefruit / 4085 posts
I'm almost 30 weeks and have been feeling pretty good but definitely noticing the feeling huge this week. I feel like I'm moving slower and my stomach has popped. Although it seems a lot bigger to me than when I see it in a photo.
Hoping to get through the next 10 weeks without expanding too much more!!
nectarine / 2115 posts
Not until after 30 weeks last time... that is when I started retaining water and gaining too much weight. I gained 30 lbs in the last trimester!
This time I have been much more careful about my weight, and at 26 weeks I feel pretty good (I mean, comparatively). That said, I have definitely reached the awkward stage where I can't seem to do things I would normally be able to do, like tie my shoes without trouble breathing... or getting up off the floor after playing with my toddler.
pear / 1642 posts
22 wks with #2 and im right there with you! I definitely don't remember feeling like this so soon with my first. I painted my toenails tonight and I will not be attempting that again during this pregnancy- definite beached whale status.
pear / 1632 posts
@Cherrybee: girlfriend you are not alone! You know I'm only one week ahead of you at 22 weeks and ive already put on 30 lbs.!!
I am large already...
papaya / 10570 posts
@jh524: Wow! Mind, you were super fit and trim before, weren't you? So your body did need to gain some for pregnancy. I've only gained 7lb but I was 40lb overweight beforehand *hangs head in shame*.
Its driving me crazy today though.... I've got so much to do around the house but every time I start something I have to stop and rest. Just hoovering the lounge has finished me off.
pomegranate / 3845 posts
@Cherrybee: rest girl!! It can all wait, the cleaning, the dishes, the laundry. Take it easy
Not pregnant currently but I stopped wanting to tie my shoes around 28 weeks with my first and the beached whale feeling came very shortly thereafter!
papaya / 10570 posts
@Applesandbananas: I'm not one for sitting about - it drives me nuts! Plus, we moved house 5 months ago and there is so much to so still. DH is off work today so I wrote him a list of things I wanted "us" to achieve today - I cant very well sit on my arse while he works through the list!! 
pomegranate / 3845 posts
@Cherrybee: haha yes you can, you are growing his baby!
In all seriousness, I know what you mean, I'm not one for sitting around either and I just can't relax if the house is a wreck. But do be kind to yourself!
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