Weight gain

I know obviously I’m expected to gain weight but I’m just hating my body at the minute. I’m okay with my baby bump because I feel like that is supposed to be there with where baby is growing but my arms looks flabby, I have back fat and I’m just hating every bit of my body. I just want to cover up in big baggy jumpers but this is too uncomfortable for summer. I was 8 stone before getting pregnant and am now over 10 stone and have never been in double figures in my life. I know people say pregnancy is a time to not worry about weight gain but I look horrendous. I’ve been going to the gym daily and walking as much as I can but nothing seems to stop the flabbiness of my arms and back. Does anyone else feel like this? Does anyone have any advice/ tips?

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Focus on eating well( non processed food) and keep walking. I try to make myself feel better by making arrangements to go to the gym after giving birth! lift weights and eat nutritious food afterwards and you’ll be fine. We are all in the same boat! I feel exactly the same about my arms and neck etc!

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I feel the exact same 😢 I’ve started a pregnancy journey instagram if you’d like to follow. Trying to keep myself positive and help other pregnant women in the process who may be feeling the same 😘 @embracethebump_ Just remember you’re not alone and your body is going through so many changes inside and out to grow an amazing little human. X

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Oh hun I sympathise. I didn’t do myself any favours by watching old videos of myself of before I was pregnant which made me feel even worse haha.
The best thing to do is try and eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, drink a lot of water to get rid of any accumulated toxins, don’t do any dieting cause you and baby need all the nutrients right now. I’m not going to gym because I’m super tired so I just walk a lot and trying my best to keep active but not intentionally ☺️
I’m sure there’s a lot of us mums to be who are in the same boat but at least we have been blessed with lovely little ones🥹🦋

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It's probably not as bad as you think.

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I feel like I could have written this word for word myself! This is my 3rd baby (2 previous boys 7&3) this is my first girl though.. i never really gained much with my boys bar the bump & boobs. Now I feel so flabby/big in places I’ve never been big before! It’s getting me down so much with Zero energy to do any exercise either which is really frustrating.

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