showing with first pregnancy

hi everyone. i am almost 13 weeks in my first pregnancy, but seem to have "popped" in the past week. this is despite losing weight due to sickness. from what i understand, you tend to show later with your first pregnancy. i am a bit short (5'2"), but am of average size (around 128 lbs). everyone i have talked to said they didn't need to wear maternity clothes until 4 or 5 months. i'm seriously considering starting to wear them this week. i am happy to be having a healthy pregnancy, but was wondering if anyone else got so big in the belly so quickly? does this mean i'm going to be enormous? i had an appointment last week, showed the doc my belly, and told him i thought it was weird that i am so big already after losing weight. he just smiled and said "you're popping."  please share your experiences, and feel free to use as an open forum if you would like.

[low22]

Hi!  I'm just shy of 5 months and I am not wearing a lot of maternity clothes yet.  I do wear the Bella Band with a lot of my work clothes but I can wear most of my regular shirts still.  I also wear a lot of low rise pants anyway so those seem to last longer.  I wouldn't woory about it though.  Everyone is different.  And you're petite, so I think that makes a big difference.  Good luck!

[Willow_]

I am 5' 1 and 1/2" (don't forget that half inch!) and I weighted about 108 when I got pregnant my first time. I know I was wearing my jeans with a rubber band looped around the button and through the button hole with long tops for a while after I popped.  If I remember right (my oldest is 21 now) I started showing as I entered my second trimester...wish that was the case this time!

[GNicole]

I started to wear maternity pants at 12 weeks because none of my old pants or jeans fit anymore.  I am now 26 weeks but I look more like 36 weeks.  I popped out right away and this is my first child.  Good luck to you and do whatever feels comfortable to you! :)

[mami2karina]

I started showing around 3.5 to 4 months with my first pregnancy.  With this one I am only 5 weeks and I'm already starting to show.  But they think it may be twins.  My belly is already rounded out and getting hard and I had to buy maternity clothes because none of my pants fit me, keep in mind they still fit me 2 weeks ago.