anxious mommy popping in from end of 1st try to ask a question..

[Tadpoley]

People who knew me well could tell from about 12 weeks onwards. From 16 I could only get into maternity clothes - even clothes 1 size up were too big. I'm not skinny, but pear shaped so did have a really flat stomach before.

All the way through I had people commenting on how "huge" I was and assuming I was 2-3 months further along. Now I am at 30 I seem to be back to a normal size. So I think it is totally possible to be showing now, just an early grower.

 

[Penfelyn]

Not until around 20 weeks. At my scan at 21 + 2 I was still in normal size 8 clothes.. just with the top button of my trousers undone.

You can definitely tell I'm preggers now though!

 

[reiller]

Hi,

I didint show until about 20 weeks... Properly with a rounded bump but everyone is different my sister has a proper little bump at 16 weeks.

 

[Purple Poirot]

I had a bump from 8 weeks - obviously it wasn't the baby, baby was about the size of a pea at that stage! But almost oimmediately after getting pregnant my body shape changed, I got really bloated and had lods of water retention - I remember it being 8 weeks because it was my birthday and none of my clothes fit me. By the time it came to my 12 week scan I was having to hide my tummy under baggy clothes at work so it was such a relief to get the all clear and tell people!

Only you know the changes happening to your body, I was continuously getting people telling me that 'you can't possibly have a bump', but I really did!! I wouldn't worry about comparing yourself to other people - the greatest thing I have learnt throughout this pregnancy is that all people and all pregnancies are different, and no two experiences are the same.

Congrats on your pregnancy by the way xx

 

[Pearls18]

It was mostly bloat 10-14 weeks, popped at 17 weeks, but it was in the 20s that ppl could confidently ask me about being pregnant lol. I remember stressing about this in 2nd tri, don't worry your bump will come, and you'll forget what you looked like without it!!! x

 

[crazyrae]

I remember thinking I had a massive bump and was annoyed people said they had a bigger belly than me and I didn't look preg, so I do think it's very different what you notice vs other people and massively depends on what you wear! Here's a pic of my bump progression - I guess from 14 weeks my bump looked rounder and less lower bloating-like but there's always an element of bloating to bumps I think.
People did start telling me I finally looked obviously preg from about 23 weeks I think (much to my dismay - I felt huge way before then!!) but it really varies as some people always tell you that you don't look preg/bump looks small, and others always say wow it's huge - just hang around/listen to the people like that more!!

 

[a_c]

Around 17 weeks and then between 26-28 I properly popped

 

[Chatterbox84]

I literally popped overnight at around 18 weeks but a friend of mine was really showing before her 12 week scan.

I was wearing a white baggy polo shirt for work last week (contract work in hospitals) and the only people that noticed (or at least commented) were the MWs! I still have fat days and totallyobviouslypregnant days and I'm 30 weeks tomorrow...eep.

 

[pinkgem100]

I didnt look pregant till i was about 18 weeks, jut looked bloated!! xx

 

[stardust599]

I'm really small and was about 25weeks before it became noticable.

I'm 30weeks and even now if I have a scarf or something on you can't see the teeny bump under my tshirt! Just had a growth scan and fluid and everything is normal so I'm just hiding it well xxx

 

[mixedmama]

I started to show at 16 weeks (but it depended on what I wore.. and i don't think it was very noticeable to people who didn't know I was pregnant).

I think my bump was obviously visible at 22 weeks because that's when random strangers actually began offering me seats on the bus and asking about my pregnancy xx

 

[daisy777]

i had abit of a beer belly from about 16 weeks-ish.
i stayed tiny until about 30 weeks when bubs started to pop, but even now at 9 months i still have a tiny bump!

xxx

 

[WhiteGeisha]

I didn't start showing until I was hitting 6 months...when I left to go on maternity leave some colleagues I didn't really have much to do with said they would never have known even then I was pregnant if the card hadn't gone round....I am a size 10 UK so I am pretty small.

I will add I have popped the last couple of weeks but I still don't look like I am due in less than 6 weeks.

In a way i'm grateful as I have only had to buy maternity leggings as they are more comfy and sit over my bump not on it x

 

[cdj1]

I was slim to start with so thought I would show really early but if I am honest I didnt really have a noticeable bump until about 25 weeks! Here it is with my "bump" at 20 weeks to compare and second pic is at 25 weeks when you can start to see it showed so others could notice through clothes xxx

 

[madge]

I bloated up at around 8 weeks and it just didn't go down, it got harder and bigger!!! At 14 weeks I was clearly pregnant and almost embarrassed that I was only 14 weeks, I looked like I was about 28!!! I then only grew tiny amounts until I hit 28 weeks and now just getting bigger and bigger!!! Everyone is different

I went into maternity clothes at 10weeks!!!!

 

[sjb1985]

When did YOU start to show? I know everyone is different, and every pregnancy is different, but being just shy of 13 weeks, I 'think' I am starting to show, but i have had several people tell me its impossible and that it is just bloat..

Would be so helpful if I could get some real answers from some of you

Thanks in advance

Hi hun, I am 31 weeks and only started showing this week! I can see that i have a bump now, but people still seem shocked when i tell them im due in November. I was speaking to a lady at the park yesterday and she nearly fell off the bench when i told her i was pregnant, let alone how far along i am

xx

 

[pixydust]

i definitely had a small bump at 12 weeks... definitely definitely!
it wasnt really visible to others until around 16 weeks tho and by 20 weeks it was impossible to cover up and i was obviously pregnant.

 

[mrs martin]

I started to show at 23 weeks which I was surprised at as it is my 3rd the girl at work who was pregnant with her 1st started showing about 14/15 weeks x

 

[ttc_lolly]

I think it's mainly going to be bloat at 12wks hun, that's only because your uterus is still quite hidden in your pelvis for there to even be a bump. Me & my OH noticed from around 17/18wks but it was only noticeable to others from around 24wks x

 

[ladykara]

12 weeks but people said it was just bloat but the bloat never went down.. It just got bigger

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