You have no idea how many times in the past three weeks I have been asked that. I am just shy of being 12 weeks pregnant, but I am suddenly one big girl. I have gained 8 pounds. Why am I so large? Here are a few theories:
1. The two months plus of prednisone that I was on.
2. The fact that I was super skinny before, so any fat is noticeable.
3. I have experienced no barfing and am only nauseated when I get hungry
I'm not really sure the reason, but I have not been able to squeeze into my size 0 and 2 pants for quite sometime now. I am in maternity pants.
Needless to say, I have had to tell far more people than I would have liked to that I am pregnant. I work in pharmaceutical sales and I can feel the various doctor's offices that I go into looking at my stomach. Some of them will ask others try to pull it out of me by asking questions. Everyone is always in shock when I tell them how early in my pregnancy I am. Thank goodness I can say, but I am having twins.
All and all I think it is good that I am putting on weight for the babies. Hopefully, that will help them in the long run. It's kind of funny to gain all this weight when I have always been so tiny. Running guy and I get many a laughs at how drastically my body is changing.
Oh yeah.... By the time I was 12wks, I was down to two stretchy pants that I usually save for my "bloated" days. Maternity pants are comfortable... aren't they? And yes. It is nice to have the "oh but I am having twins" line to justify the rapid weight gain! I feel u.
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ReplyDeleteHi! It's "SallyD"... I just re-found your blog and am so glad! Hope you are feeling well and congratulations on getting through the first trimester! I'm 17 weeks on Saturday - so hard to believe! Can't wait to follow your pregnancy!
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