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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.

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.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!

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!

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.

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.