I'm 25 weeks pregnant and my bump isn't huge, but I've always been pretty skinny. Before I got pregnant, I was 121 lbs. I have no idea how much I weigh now, but seeing my belly swell is making me feel so icky and ugly and unattractive. I cried to my boyfriend today about it and he was trying his absolute best to make me feel better but I just can't! I feel so ugly and disgusting.. what do I do? Are there any other mamas that feel this way?
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You look amazing honestly š¤ your bump looks small and cute, not bad at all. Pregnancy body changes can be such a mind game, but from the outside you really do look beautiful. Try to be gentle with yourself š«¶š»

Yes me too i think it has to do with the hormones. I feel really anxious about all the body changes in ways i didnāt expect x

Your Bump is cute ! Your at that awkward stage and I know exactly how you feel ! Your body is going to change a lot through pregnancy and after giving birth youāve never seen yourself pregnant so this is a huge shock to you but You are beautiful! Your creating life within you mama do you understand how divine that is !? š©· your Boyfriend loves you and thatās truly all that matters. I wish I wouldāve Talked nicely to myself while pregnant because I too felt exactly as you did and guess what ? This phase passes , youāre pregnant and then your staring at your beautiful baby and realizing they can feel everything you do while in the womb. I know itās hard to feel pretty but believe me when I say YOU ARE !šÆā£ļø

Im on the same page as you hun x I lost alot of weight and found out I was pregnant before I could enjoy it. Im 22 weeks and gained about 20lbs. ....now my bump does look bigger but I feel the same as you and its so hard to rant about it because everyone just says " youre pregnant! You'll gain weight bc of the baby ,you'll lose it" but its easier said than done, I've cried about it a few times but since the bump got bigger and more "bump-like" I've started appreciating what my body is doing but also very worried about how hard it will be to lose it all again š„²

Completely normal, as your body changes its such a strange experience, Iād look at myself in the mirror and not recognise myself almost like I was in another persons body šš but once you hit your 3rd trimester it all changes and you just learn to accept it- it is a tough pill to swallow but accepting that what your body is doing is natural and healthy and also amazingly incredible, will help you to feel better about it- you wonāt be like this for long and when the baby comes youāll be so proud of yourself and itās just so powerful what your body can do to create human life! There will be good and bad days but we all mamas are in this together and your feelings are completely valid and normal šāØ

Iām 25 weeks too, and Iām right in that phase where my belly is starting to grow, but I donāt really feel like I look pregnant when Iām out. I just feel like I look like a girl with a big stomach.
When I get dressed, I feel like I just look fat and bigger, not pregnant, and honestly itās horrible. I canāt wait to look much more obviously pregnant so at least I can āhideā behind the excuse of having a real baby bump. I totally understand you.