Women - did your thighs get bigger when you were pregnant?

I am six months pregnant, and it seems like before my belly showed, my thighs and hips got bigger straight away. Even before 3 months, I lost my thigh gap and my butt was bigger. I have always been physically active and I was proud of my toned muscular thighs and my small thigh gap.But now, at six months, I have no thigh gap, and my legs are so much bigger that I can't even get my old shorts up around my hips :(I feel gross. I just got my baby bump about 3 weeks ago, but it's like the first place I stored fat was my thighs and butt. I can't even see my hip bones anymore, I am super depressed about all of this.I feel guilty that instead of being excited about my so far healthy baby girl, all I am obsessing about is how fat and ugly I feel (even though everyone says I am tiny for 6 months) - I just started wearing maternity clothes this week.I just want to know if it is normal to have put on fat around my thighs and butt area (even though I've been bike riding and walking regularly). I've gained about 15-20 pounds so far at 6 months and this is my first baby.When the baby is born and I breast feed, will I be able to easily get my old thighs back with exercise?So many women say your body is never the way it used to be (but I just want to be tiny again). Being tiny and petite is who I am and I miss it so badly.

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I can't remember. Other things will seem more important when the kiddy's here, believe me. It was my tummy I worried about. I have a feeling yes your bum does get bigger. I think everything gets a bit bigger but pretty much disappears again soon after. After 6 months I was always back in the same size clothes as before

Other Answers:

• Nope
• At 6 months you are entering the third trimester of a healthy pregnancy, you have remained active and provided you keep up the exercise afterwards, you will quickly return to your old size. Your body image is focused on being thin rather than being healthy, you are still healthy, get a grip.
• Get over it, you're going to be a mom and everything won't be about you. If you didn't want this to happen you shouldn't have gotten pregnant. You know how many women would DESPERATELY die to be in your shoes? Just shut up, enjoy your pregnancy with your husband (if you're married) and RELAX! Your baby will here in no time, then you'll lose the baby weight (if you take care of yourself now).