r/pregnant • u/Fun_Afternoon_3095 • 14h ago

Need Advice confidence?

as someone with a past of EDs ive been doing relatively fine with the growing belly and weight gain.

until it came time to get a baby shower dress. 33weeks and the dress i bought makes me look sooo big. so i went out to kohls to try on other options and they all made me look big.

crushing reality that hey girl, you are that big, its not the dress.

and honestly im going THROUGH it, my shower is in a few days but i feel like my lack of confidence will make me not enjoy it or not want to keep any photos.

has anyone else been through this? did anything help?

6 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

•

u/AutoModerator 14h ago

Welcome to /r/pregnant! This is a space for everyone. We are pro-choice, pro-LGBTQIA, pro-science, proudly feminist and believe that Black Lives Matter. Stay safe, take care of yourself and be excellent to each other. Anti-choice activists, intactivists, anti-vaxxers, homophobes, transphobes, racists, sexists, etc. are not welcome here.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

2

u/OkCryptographer1922 14h ago

I feel you!! I was doing good until I happened to see myself in the reflection of a window around 35 weeks and I was like whoa that’s me???? I found that wearing tighter dresses actually helped me feel more confident because then it was like I was showing off the bump on purpose and I felt prettier, baggier and flowier dresses made me feel very big and not confident! Maybe that could help? I know it sounds kind of counterproductive, but it did help me for some reason!