Is it true you show earlier with you're second?

[Mummy of Ange]

So I'm 12 weeks with my second (really my fourth as I lost twins at 24 weeks), and I look so fat.

I never lost the baby weight from Scarlett so now I just feel a mess. I'm eating well (not too well over Christmas), and I'm going back to the gym tomorrow.

I just feel that everybody is looking at me because I look fat. OH said he can see my bump and I can slightly.

Anybody else showing early?

 

[Babybug]

I am more bloated than showing but I am not as far as you. Apparantly to do show earlier with 2nd or more. Because you uterus never goes fully back to size and everything stretches a bit easier than the first time cause its a bit looser. I cant wait to actually have a " shes pregnant not fat" bump because at the moment I just look like I over did it at christmas.

 

[LittleMum]

With DD I went on holiday at 14 weeks and had a bump, I'm currently 13 weeks and have the same amount of bump so has happened same ish time for me but I'm about 17 pounds lighter now than first pregnancy

 

[leahtaba]

Im not showing as im only seven weeks but I am bloated and I feel huge with my daughter I started getting a neat little bump at 14 weeks, this time I think I am just going to look fat for a few months. It sucks and I feel horrible too but I bet because u are eating right and exersizing you dont look half as bad as you think you do! Wish I had that motivation!

 

[StaceyKor]

I'm just over 12 weeks but not showing at all yet, infact i'm almost a stone lighter than i was at this stage with DD. I didnt start getting a tinyyyy bump til around 20 weeks before though so still think i'll show a bit earlier this time (hoping so anyway, i loved my bump)x

 

[dan-o]

I was deffo more bloated with 2nd baby!

 

[squirrel.]

With my son I didn't get a proper bump till around 24 weeks. It started at 21 weeks, but just looked a little round. I'm hoping to have that nice bump a bit earlier this time! I'm around the same weight I was then, but lost the muscle tone I had. I got back to having a flat stomach, but sadly it was less defined than before. My logic was why would I bother doing sit ups and crunches to build it all up again when I plan to have three children and each pregnancy will decimate my stomach tone? Just wait till after I'm done

Because I have less stomach muscle tone, I'm imagining I'll show sooner. Probably not before 15/16 weeks though because I have a long torso and there's lots of room for everything to shift up before it has to shift out. I can't wait to see though!

x

 

[Julia35]

I'm on baby #4, and I feel very fat and bloated this time. My tummy was flat with my previous 3 until 16-17 weeks. At this rate, I'll be in maternity by 10 weeks this time, lol.

 

[lilmissdanni]

I showed from 10 weeks with ds1 and was huge by 20 weeks!

Very bloated and everything already feels tighter this time round at 8 week's

 

[Pixie19]

I think im showing at the same rate as last time.
This is a comparison
1st pregnancy on the left and me yesterday on the right....
https://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag138/Pixie5912/temporary_zps46b935b8.jpg

Only difference is my belly is more saggy from having Logan so its not as tight of a bump

 

[Ashley8806]

I'm on #3 and bought maternity jeans last night cuz mine are snug already