I was at a show last night with my mother, and there was a huge girl...obviously fat on her own, but her belly was huge in comparison. I whispered to my mom that I'm afraid that'll be me, a case of "is she pregnant or just really fat?" My mom took it as a question and said, "oh no, she's just real big." Well...how do you know? I couldn't help but keep staring at her belly wondering.
I suppose a dead giveaway usually is if chick is rubbing her belly. Most fat women don't just go around rubbing their chub in public.

A friend of mine who just looked huge was on the bus, 8.5 months pregnant, and not a soul offered her a seat. The baby was kicking and she starting rubbing her belly to soothe her, and an older woman, of all people, immediately "got it" and insisted she sit.
But yeah. Basically I'm afraid of scenarios like that.
I was wondering about the belly bands....I plan on buying one as soon as I start to grow.
It's amazing how two pregnancies can be so different. I only made it to 11 weeks last time, but it made me just utterly huge all over....bloated like crazy, especially my upper stomach, and had gained about 10 horrible pounds.
This time, I've only gained a couple pounds, although I never lost the weight from last time (oops). I'm dealing with quite a bit of ms, tossing my cookies at least once a day, but the bloat isn't really there. I can feel it around my waistline, but that's really about it.