Growing Into Your Body

Within a week of finding out I was pregnant my jeans stopped fitting. Go buy yourself some maternity pants, but hold off on the shirts. Most of your shirts will fit you until 7-9 months. If they don't, just but some baggier shirts, because maternity clothes are expensive and you can only wear them for this short period of time.

Whether you want to gain weight or you're already trying to lose weight, it's going to come. I had a hard time eating the first 5 months and I thought I needed to force myself to eat for the baby. That's so wrong, eat how you normally would and make sure you take a vitamin. You're going to start uncontrollably shoving everything in your mouth at the end of this so take it slow for now.

Everyone is going to tell you "you can't do ____ you're pregnant". YOU know what your body can and can't do. If you feel like you can still jog, jog. If you can lift it comfortably, then do it. Later in this pregnancy you won't be able to breathe and you'll want to sit all day. Don't force yourself to sit around if you feel like you can still do stuff.