Who is essentially bump-less?

[AllieCat]

I'm sure this question has been asked before... BUT: Today one of my friends posted a picture of her other friend who is pregnant with her first child too. She had a huge bump.. her due date is 4 days after mine .. i immediately looked in the mirror and what i see looks more like im just getting fat. Now i wasnt skinny before, but i did have a completely flat stomach before this baby.. which has now rounded a bit but not really an obvious baby bump. It makes me worry a bit my baby is smaller, but i wont know until my next u/s on monday.
Is anyone else bump-less?

 

[Amethyste]

Mine has started to growth since last week and I saw my friend who is 22 weeks and she told me her bump came suddenly ! So i would think you might start growing the next 2 weeks. Howevers, lots of ladies don't show up till late (particularly if it is your first one!). Personally, people who know me noticed but i don't think a total stranger will ask me when i am due !!

 

[xPeacexSellsx]

I look fat, not pregnant. It doesn't help that my boobs are so freakin' huge I just look like a freak of nature now lol!

 

[mochapenguin]

I only JUST started showing in the last two weeks, and it's still a small bump. People who don't know I'm pregnant might still just think I'm fat, but people who know are only just starting to point out that I "finally have a bump" - in fact, it's still not even that pronounced, I have just gotten better at wearing the right clothes to make it really look like a bump.

Nothing to worry about though, doctor says everything is right on track, some women just don't show as much as others, or as early.

 

[BackwoodsBarB]

this is me! i just look kinda chubby in the stomach area. it's kinda rounding out, but i look forward to looking just properly pregnant. not like i've been eating too many pies

 

[dragonneyes]

I was heckled all the time for "not showing yet" -- we told folks very early though, around 9 weeks, as we had seen a heartbeat and were confident we had a sticky bean. I think a lot of people get hung up in the movie mindset, and they think that pregnant women are just supposed to look pregnant from day 1!

However, I have started to wear the proper clothes to show off my itty bitty bump -- if you're comfortable, stretchy/skin tight and horizontal striped is the way to go. Also try cardigans that drape, offering a straight line down your side. This helps accentuate the bump from the side! Side-ruched shirts are a preggo lady's best friend.

 

[ka_ox]

This was me!

I had no actual bump for ages, then at around 25 weeks it suddenly appeared overnight.
From then on, my bumps gradually grown bigger and bigger.

So you'll hopefully have a growth spurt in the next few weeks!

Also, they said my bump was small due to a few factors:
-how I was carrying LO (her position etc)
-my body generally.
-amniotic fluid levels (I don't have loaaaads of it, but I have enough where there's no worries about it)

And I've been told my baby's going to be 7-8lbs, so bump size means nothing in relation to the babys growth IMO

x

 

[ssuchianlo]

I look fat, not pregnant. It doesn't help that my boobs are so freakin' huge I just look like a freak of nature now lol!

Mine too! Haha...and I have a noticeable bump if I don't look at the boobs. Every woman is so different. My grandma was 4'11" and weighed 100 pounds when she delivered my mom (6lbs something). Noone believed she was pregnant the whole time.

I think it's harder to see my bump because my boobs are so large in comparison...so I try to wear shirts that show it off more. I also like the maternity jeans with the elastic that goes up to the boobs...it helps shape it a little better (I had a little fat pooch before I got pregnant....as I grow it gets pushed out and I've felt a lot like I just look fat too.) My friends are always commenting though about my cute bump.

 

[Audraia]

I'm the same way, nothing yet. I just look a little chunky, especially after I eat. I want my real bump!

 

[AveryATL]

Count me in the bumpless crowd. *I* can tell where the LO is (and I can really feel my uterus when I push below my bellybutton, as it is harder and feels different, but I am still pretty bumpless. I keep waiting. I also haven't felt the LO move yet either. *sigh*.

 

[JadeEmChar]

I just look like my normal self as im a larger girl i dont usually show till around 25-28 weeks

 

[3rdTimesCharm]

I didn't start showing/looking fat until I was about 7 months with my first. It seemed like forever before I even looked pregnant. With my 2nd I was about 4 months when I started looking fat. This time around I was almost 5 months. weird but I promise it happens overnight. You go from fat/frumpy to perfectly pregnant.

 

[silverrein]

I didn't have much of a distinguishable bump until a couple of weeks ago, then it suddenly started to appear. But yeah, for the first 20 weeks or so I just looked like I ate too much dinner lol!

 

[g1zm0h]

I just looked (and felt) really bloated and fat until about 3 weeks ago. Now my bump is growing, and I honestly felt like it was overnight! Seems silly to say I always had a bigger belly at night, but it just felt like the overnight bloat didn't go away and I couldn't suck in my belly anymore! Don't worry, everyone starts showing at different times, as long as your LO is healthy, you're fine... I've also been told that one day I will wish I still wasn't showing, but as of right now, I'm loving it!

 

[maybe11]

Me! Second time round and not a bump in sight! My normal clothes have got too big after 1st tri so its not clear to anyone i m pregnant. Even i forget!

 

[jenniferttc1]

I'm 19 weeks, and have a little bump, but you seriously wake up one morning and its there! You could wake up 2 days from now and have a nice bump

 

[Menelly]

this is me! i just look kinda chubby in the stomach area. it's kinda rounding out, but i look forward to looking just properly pregnant. not like i've been eating too many pies

I'm nowhere near as far along, but this is how I'm feeling. Like I look like I've been noshing too many donuts rather than carrying a baby.

 

[mrsbw]

I'm in this team too - and I'm off to third tri on Friday so I'm really wanting one now.
By the evening if I wear a tight top I have a little bump but as it is low and I'm slim it's still not at all noticeable and people at work who I've just told are always making fun 'Are you sure you're 6 mths preg!' 'We'll want to see proof of this' etc

 

[ashlee23]

i was very similar too, totally flat stomach before pregnancy but wasnt mega skinny (english size 10) and had no sort of bump until it just seemed to appear in the last week or so but suddenly this proper little bump has appeared and i actually look pregnant! also feel like ive put weight on in other areas (hips, thighs ) very upset xxx

 

[babybambi]

Me. No bump just constantly look bloated. Urgh, come on bump groooooooow