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Should I have a belly?
Im showing a little and according to all the pregnancy due date calculators...I am 6 weeks. Should I be showing this early?? Any of you showing yet?? & I tried to make an appt with a obgyn and the office is closed. I cant wait to get in there and find out how far along I am and see if I can get an u/s.
The what to expect book says you can start showing as early as 10 weeks (a slight roundness). I have had a slight roundness for the last week and a half. It got real big a few days ago but I must have had a stomach bug (sorry TMI) and going to the bathroom made it way way smaller. A lot of it could be the bloating. I am super gassy..I feel like I retain tons of air.,,,and man is it super uncomfortable.
I am huge and you can see my progression in my pictures. I was traveling this last Tuesday so still have yet to get a photo up. I tried to wear this band thing with my regular clothes a couple weeks ago and the bottom of the zipper was so uncomfortable I could do it. I am in maternity clothes all the way now except for I do have some long shirts I wear to show off my belly:) I figure I will wear them till I pop out the bottom and can't stay covered. I am the same as with my other three girls and right in the front so I can pull it off. I noticed I would throw up if I even tried to wear my regular clothes as they were to tight.
I feel the SAME way by the afternoon. Like right now.. I am sitting at work just dying because all I can think about is going home and getting in my loose jammies! UGH! It's definitely all worth it, but uncomfortable. And, the consitpation doesn't help either!!!! Just adds to the fire!
I am pretty sure the Whopper I had for dinner last night, the Mcdonalds for breakfast and Arby's for lunch adds to the belly... So glad I am done traveling this week... Home Sweet Home Cooking!!!! My sodium level has to be through the roof... And surprisingly with my constant inablity to keep most of my meals down for the last 2 weeks.. the lovely fare I had in that last 24 hours is staying down.
I got one of the bella bands last night so Im trying it today. Was ok this morning but now it feels kinda tight lol Im wearing some of my regular sized pants just undone. I dont think anyone can tell with this on. I get major blaoting going on too by the end of the day. I was kinda worried about it but since you all have it too Im ok with it now :)
I don't think there is anything we can do about the bloating. Just comes with the pregnancy, lol. I do understand about being full and still wanting to eat or munch!!! I wake up in the middle of the night thirsty and having to pee. I also don't want to gain to much weight.
Okay...it's been about a week or so since i've been on here, but I can so relate. I'm 6 weeks and 2 days today and by the end of the day i'm so freakin' bloated. i usually get bloated, but i look like about 3 months by the end of the day. It's crazy! Any ideas onw how I can reduce this? Also, I find that I've been sssssssssssssoooooooooooooooooooooooo thirsty and I can't get enough of fruits and vegetables, but from time to time I'll feel like a hamburger, so go figure. I'm full, but at the same time I'll want to eat all the time. I don't want to gain all the weight though. I gained 32-35 lbs. with my daughter, but this time I've put on 10 lbs. than I was back then before I got pregnant with her. Last summer I had lost 15 lbs. Hopefully it'll all shed this time around and some...
Isn't it weird how by the end of the day your stomach is bigger. Im ok in the morning but by the end of the day i need to unbutton my pants completely. I also feel like im choking.
I was thinking of getting one of the Bella Bands too. I need to make my current clothes work for a little while longer and by the end of the day they are just choking me. Thanks for the tip ladies!
Oh, you got it last night!! Cool. yeah i also need to use it for layering since with the bump i tend to pull on my tanks and stuff now. With the bumpo everything seems to be shorter. I guess you need to play with it so it doesn't look bumpy. Thanks for sharing and i will let you know how it works for me or what works best. Keep me updated...
Okay - got the band last night.. it seems to work holding up an unzipped skirt.. but it is a little bulky-- so I just zipped it up all the way and folded the band to look like a shirt under my sweater.. holds in the bump.. or the layering effect makes it less noticable.
I will be sure to let you know. That is my same issue as well, i usually wear fitted clothing for work and it work professional attire at work and i don't want to buy bigger clothes because i definitely want to go back to my normal size.
Let me know how you like them... I don't remember anything like that when I had my first 2... and maternity clothes do not fit until later.. and buying bigger new clothes is a waste because I plan on getting back to prepregnancy as fast as possible... And honestly.. I feel if I start buying new clothes they will not really be like my usual style and may open the door to someone at work asking me if I am preggo... :)
I am also waiting till after my 12th wk ultrasound to tell at work. I actually just ordered the bella band of of Jcpenny.com. I ordered white and black. I figured i can wear over my regular pant which im starting to wear unzipped and i can probably use after i have the baby as well.
I am not telling work until 12/13 weeks as I have to have a cerclage for an incompetent cervix... but everyday is a struggle to find something to cover the bump. Most of my work attire is fitted... I was thinking about the bella band at target to help extend the use of my clothes until I tell... anyone ever use the bella band before?? It claims that you can wear your normal clothes unzipped and the band hold them up and hides the open zipper....
Yes, I am 5w5d today and I've been showing for the past 2 weeks, but... I know that it is just bloat! I did develop mild OHSS from my IVF, so I think that's part of it. But also, my stomach muscles are SUPER sore, so I think my uterus is expanding. I mean, my little bean(s?) are only the size of a sesame seed right now, so it can't be that!! I've been meaning to upload a pic to my profile, so I'll do that in a few. It was taken at 5 weeks. I am a size 2 but my pants are super tight in the waist. I bought some yoga-type pants that I can pull off as being work pants....lol. That's what I've been wearing to the office. :)
I haven't told anyone at my job yet so everyday its the struggle to find something to cover the crazy bump I have going on. lol I want to wait until Im 12 wks but good lord by then it should be totally obvious!
I'm 9 wks and a few days and i'm so showing now.... I have a little bump and it gets bigger when i eat or i tend to bloat by the afternoon.
I am 6 w 2 d and feeling like I am 3 months. Could not sleep last night as my tank top and sweatpants felt like they were trying to sufficate me. This is my 4th pregnancy - lost the first one early on...2nd showed at 4 months ..3rd showed at 3 months... this one... lets just say my mom has now twice told me to not gain a lot of weight early on - pre-pregnancy I am a size 2...right now 4's feel comfy UGH...BUT I LOVE BEING PREGNANT!!
Thank you ladies! This is my first child. But I usually get bloated. Now im EXTRA bloated. Atleast im not the only pregnant lady looking bloated early!!LOL
Im showing already too and have been for a couple of weeks now. Im a larger girl overall but this is my 3rd child (5th pregnancy). Im already in maternity clothes because I cannot stand anything tight across my belly (blech). I didnt show much at all with my first but this one...geez!
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