Someone mentioned "showing" already in the ob thread and that made me want to ask - This is my second pregnancy and even though I'm barely along (6 wks), I do feel like my clothes just aren't fitting right and that I *already* am starting to pop a bit. I had a c-section the first time (breech and 10.9lbs!) and I hadn't lost all my weight quite yet :blush: so I'm about 10 lbs heavy.
What's been anyone else's experience? Showing this early? Kind of has me a bit worried for the 3rd trimester.
akrancher
06-25-2008, 10:46 AM
Same here. I had a c/s with DS and lost all but a couple pounds. At 8 weeks, I already feel way bigger than I should be. I am definitely worried about it. I have a wedding in mid-August and that dress HAS to fit somehow.
Seems like most moms show earlier the more kids they have. However, my SIL for example was just the opposite with her second. She was so sick in the beginning that she just never showed until maybe 20 weeks or so.
My clothes are still fitting for now.
yesterday my dr said that my uterus is the size of an orange. Looks like a cantelope to me.
flobee76
06-25-2008, 10:47 AM
I am only about 6 weeks along as well, and I am already feeling like I've popped out. This is my 3rd tho.
Babybug
06-25-2008, 10:50 AM
This is my fourth and I'm not showing at all yet......I even lost some weight. I showed around this time with my 3rd so I'm guessing I should be popping pretty soon.
blossomgoat
06-25-2008, 11:12 AM
I can't tell if I'm showing or it's all that gas bloating me up. LOL. This is my second and I'm 7weeks. I started needing mat pants at 12 weeks with my first.
JulieD81
06-25-2008, 11:53 AM
I'm just barely six weeks but I still have a tummy from my DD born last june :-( I'm definitely feeling bloated but my clothes still fit.
asteiner18
06-25-2008, 11:56 AM
i will be 8 weeks tomorrow and i was already showing with lette... but nothin nadda yet... i did gain 70 with lette tho LOL post pics in the belly thread :) i love seeing preggo bellies :)
LinsMo
06-25-2008, 03:50 PM
I'll be 7 weeks on Friday and I feel like I am sorta showing. It may be bloat though. This is my second, so I just have the first pregnancy to compare to. But I have heard you show earlier with the 2nd
corey0902
06-25-2008, 05:21 PM
This is my second and I'm going to be 7 weeks tomorrow and people at work are already asking me if I'm pregnant. When I tell them yes and that I'm only 6 1/2 weeks they are shocked. I did put on some weight since dd but I'm definitely showing so much earlier. I've already needed to break out larger pants and longer shirts otherwise I'm uncomfortable. I don't get it I've lost 3 lbs (no m/s yet) but getting bigger. My midwife wants me to go for an early u/s. She thinks I'm farther along than 6 1/2 weeks. Guess we'll see!
I_am_Blessed
06-26-2008, 11:06 AM
My first sign of a pregnancy (other than being sore while DD nursed) was that my stomach felt really "pudgy." I am smaller now than before my last pregnancy, so I knew something was up. While my clothes all still fit, DH and I both notice that my stomach has a little flab that it hasn't had in a long while.
goodytwoshoes
06-26-2008, 11:40 AM
my first i didn't show until 30 weeks or so, seriously!
w/ my second i was really bloated at first, and i am again w/ this baby.
it went away at about 8-9 weeks.
lily-pie
06-30-2008, 02:38 PM
This is my 2nd and I"m huge already -- even had to bust out some of the maternity clothes. There's no hiding it this go round! I've heard its normal though (I hope!) :)
AshB
06-30-2008, 08:01 PM
This is my 2nd, and I barely feel pregnant, I'm just starting to feel like I'm pregnant and for it to feel real. Im about 6 wks right now, I've actually lost 2lbs! So no, not showing yet here, but I think what you guys are feeling is bloating, the baby doesn't even come up out of the pelvis until about 8 wks, so it's still way down in there deep and tiny about the size of a sesame seed. I'm loving that I haven't really had any sickness yet either, my last pregnancy was hell on earth with m/s the whole 9 months. I was soooo sick!
Lisa_Marie
07-01-2008, 12:50 AM
I'm pregnant with my third. You DO show quicker with each pregnancy! I just feel fat and bloated right now haha until I start getting that round baby bump. Here is some info to make us all feel a little better!
"Weight is one factor in how soon a woman will start to show. Very thin women tend to show a bit sooner in some cases. Height is another factor. Shorter women tend to show more and sooner than tall women.
The number of babies a woman has had will affect how soon she starts to show. Women often report that they show faster in subsequent pregnancies. This has been true for me as well. It seems that my clothes don't fit earlier with each pregnancy. There is a good reason for this phenomenon. The muscles that support the uterus are stretched and weakened...Women who wear tailored or tight fitting clothing will outgrow their wardrobe sooner than women with looser fitting clothes.They aren't really showing later, but are able to keep it quiet a bit longer."
