At 172cms and a relatively bulky muscle build I was just happy to be below 70kgs when I was first weighed. The nurse at my GPs looked at me like I'd grown two heads when I begged her not to tell me how much I weighed. That said, I've had huge body image issues and having a mother who was anorexic & bullemic at my age and a sister who has Mum's build and is currently a size 6, does not help!

Then of course I got shocking M/S and a viral infection and I lost in the vicinity of 10kgs until 16wks pg. I'd spent so much time worrying that I'd put on tons of weight during the pregnancy that I hadn't considered the fact that I'd go backwards. My GP freaked out over how much weight I'd lost (it was like she didn't believe how sick I was saying I'd been until I got on the scales and she had the proof!) and then I had to come back each week to get weighed.

At 21wks, I weighed just under my original pregnancy weight. I was just happy that I was getting healthy again but my GP then stressed me out by telling me I didn't look pregnant at all and that I needed to put on more weight.

So basically, I discovered there was far worse than worrying about putting too much weight on. Worrying that you AREN'T putting on enough weight and that you're not giving bubs what he/she needs. I'm still scared of the scales (and as I'm yet to have my 1st antenatal appointment at the Mater I don't know what they've got in store for me) but through all of this I've learnt to actually be happy that I've put on a few kgs. It means I'm giving bubs what she needs and that she's growing at a nice rate.