Am I too big for 20 weeks?

[superfrizbee]

I do eat a fair amount (I have a larger appetite) but am tall at 5,9" and am a UK size 10. We cook from scratch and I get plenty of fruit and veg so I'm not worried about that, but am I looking big?? This is my second baby but my SIL was asking if I was bigger this time around, because at 16 weeks she was hardly showing. That said, and not being horrible, she was quite a bit bigger than me in terms of pre pregnancy weight so maybe that has some bearing too?

 

[Spiffynoodles]

You look fine! I look bigger than that right now, and am a month behind you.

 

[mrsrof]

Looks fine to me! A lot of people get bigger earlier in their second/subsequent pregnancies! My mother in law (cow) asked me in a horrible way if I was "sure there's only one in there" at 20 weeks (the day after we had our 20 week scan!!!!). I nearly swung for her.

 

[GeralynB]

I don't think you look too big at all. You look great!

 

[mrs sunflower]

You look perfect. I'm 19 weeks with my second and my bump looks very similar.

 

[Pixiedust22]

Nope you don't look too big at all.

 

[lilmonkey86]

I think your bump looks perfect for 20 weeks, I was like twice that size at 20 weeks and it is my first

mrsrof: that sounds like something my MIL would say, although she has been famous for saying "it's too early for that".... for example i was showing too early, i felt kicks too early etc. i am sure she will have something to say when we visit this weekend about the fact that you can feel his kicks from the outside now (jokes on her i have it on video and you can see it clear as day )

 

[CaptainMummy]

That is a perfect bump!! Mine is really small still (no idea how as I eat like a pig and am on number 3) but I would be over the moon wth a bump like yours!

 

[Jinga]

You look normal to me. Being overweight can hide the baby bump for awhile, so yes your SIL may not look as far along as she would if she were slimmer. Everyone carries differently, though. I'm 19 weeks and my belly is a different shape, but a similar size to yours. Over the weekend, I was at a neighborhood party and people kept telling me how I seemed small for being that far along. Apparently, you just need to hang out with different people

 

[NMyshyniuk]

That is exactly how my bump looks at 18 weeks with my first!!

 

[hopefulfor1st]

There's no such thing as too big/ too small in pregnancy

 

[superfrizbee]

Thanks ladies, I thought it was fine too, then I had a couple of more bitchy comments this week that got me paranoid!

 

[ljo1984]

Your SIL can't compare your bump to hers, everyone is different as is every individual pregnancy. You look fab x

 

[sprite30]

Your bump looks great. I look on the small side right now but I've only gained3-5 lbs so far and I'm overweight to begin. A friend of mine just made comments that her other friend looks huge compared to me and my response was "I think I just wear my fat well" she was a bit embarrassed. And she probably should be. I've found being pregnant for the first time with many nieces and nephews that everyone knows everything