Comparing myself to other pregnant women

[Aly9086]

Im 28 weeks pregnant today and I've been watching videos on YouTube of other woman who are 28 weeks pregnant. they all look a lot more pregnant and their bellies are really round and no stretch marks. I feel massive but not pregnant and my belly just looks fat. i think Im carrying really low so my belly hangs down aswell. i have so many stretch marks also and Im just feeling crappy about myself lately :( any other women going through this?

[Aly9086]

i know Im gonna be proud of my stretch marks when the baby actually arrives.s  but now i feel so insecure! i just need to man up and get over it really. i don't think I've gained any weight anywhere else either but I've never been a skinny girl, Im a UK size 14-16

[lwolfe520]

Awe don't feel bad and never compare yourself to others! Focus on YOU! I had my first son I was 16 when I got pregnant and 17 when I had him, now my son will be 18 on November 17 :) I'm 35 and 13 +3 days pregnant from my husband, this will be my husbands first child since my son is from another relationship. When I was younger I was so little and had the cutest baby bump I felt I looked normal I did get stretch marks all over my bottom tummy. Now that I'm older I'm a lot more heavy than when I was younger I was shocked when I got pregnant I cried cuz of so many reasons 1 because I was older, 2 cuz I'm starting all over, 3 cuz I have fibromyalgia and take medications, and last I worry cuz I'm 55 pounds heavier than when when I was 17 so I already had a tummy with this pregnancy I'm barley 13+ weeks and my tummy is already pretty big I think its beer belly plus pregnancy LOL just enjoy your pregnancy as much as u can stretch marks are part of being pregnant so what not everyone gets them and some do. They fade away later. Try to look at them as a badge of honor cuz your a tiger and you earned your stripes ;)

[StacyAl91]

My only complaint is that I haven't gained weight anywhere else but my belly. Lol, I have skinny arms and legs and a huge huge belly.

[Aly9086]

thanks guys, its just hard! I've never been happy with my body but now im getting bigger by the day i find it really difficult not to judge myself even though i know its just for the baby. id love a round belly instead of a droopy one but its nice to know Im not the only one!

[emilyyg]

I complain to my mom all the time :( I have a beer belly I'm carrying so low and all these other girls walk around looking so cute!!!" She always tels me everyone's different :/ but your not alone I feel the same way lol. I'm 31w2d btw: )

[kmama2011]

Everyone is different every belly is shaped different every baby lays different. I have stretch marks from my first pregnancy and pregnant again and am sure I will be getting more. I know it ***** and makes you feel bad but noone except dumb butts cares about stretch marks. I see tons of women walk around in bikinis in the summer time and why shouldnt they. We got those marks from growing a human inside us why should we feel ashamed and why would anyone judge us on our stretch marks. Image is important to pretty much everyone but noones image is perfect no matter how put together someone looks there is something they find imperfect about themselves too. Dont look to other people for your body image if you except it and learn to love it so will other people.

[Aly9086]

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