I have a very strong urge to in Pregnancy Journal

tell everyone who sees me that I’m not actually fat, just pregnant.

I’m finding it harder to resist. Nowadays, it’s apparently not okay to ask someone if they’re pregnant; but I feel like that just makes everyone assume I’m fat.

And before anyone gets on about fat shaming; yes. I am totally and completely okay with fat shaming. In fact I sincerely hope that people will tell me if I’m getting fat. I’d rather know than fall down bloated and out of breath one day and wonder what the hell happened. And I don’t care what people think about that.
It’s just not healthy.

Babe is moving ALL THE TIME, and it’s distracting. Only 21 weeks, and I can feel LO easily with a hand on my belly pushing against me. It sort of feels like s/he’s pushing against my belly to make more room. lol

Decided against getting and ultrasound. There were tons of adverts for it, and even my midwife was ambivalent about it; she said plenty get one and plenty don’t. I suppose there just aren’t any studies either way to say if it’s statistically safe, and so that is the only position a provider can take. Yet I am disturbed by the ubiquitous warnings from virtually every medical association that state routine US should be avoided, and only used when medically necessary. US also provides zero impact on outcomes.
So why do it?

Bending over is getting difficult, and I find I’m out of breath for no reason. Itching to do something but everything fun is high impact. :( Might start skating again.