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5787494 tn?1387148684

For the bigger gals

FTM I wanted to know if any of the moms who were already curvy before the pregnancy got the cute round baby bump or just looked bigger. I'm a heavy gal and I'm 13w6 and I want nothing  more (other than a healthy baby)  than to have the cute baby belly. But I'm worried I'll just look fatter.
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I was size 17/18 before pregnancy but you can def tell I have a bump :) mine didn't show til around 25 weeks though..
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5419644 tn?1386030237
Im a big girl, size 18-20 pre pregnancy and i used to be able to keep my stomach held in a little bit and now no way. Im 17weeks today and you can already tell. Lol.
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A lot of it depends on your stomach muscles too. I'm regularly a size 22 (us) and I started showing around 26 weeks. I'll be 37 weeks tomorrow and I'm still wearing my 22s but you can definitely tell there is a baby bump there, my tummy sticks up really high (which makes my breasts look nice and perky ;) ) but the bottom of my bump is a bit flabby. Still there is no mistaking that there is a baby in there.
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My friend is a size 20 she never showed :( she was really dissapointed too BC everyone kept saying how she was gaining so much weight and no one knew she was pregnant. But everyone is different. Congrats on you're pregnancy!
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4654179 tn?1595183520
I started really showing at 20 weeks hubby couldnt feel baby kicks out side till about 24-26 weeks though. I felt them like around 18-20 weeks.
Most people that knew me pre preg size say I'm all belly too so idk.
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I gotta cute big ol baby belly size 16/17 prepregnancy . Im almost 30 weeks and had this belly for about 2 and a half mnths lol
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5752933 tn?1383533437
I have to wear maternity clothes already but my big bump usually shows up about 22 weeks..my mom saw me the other day and said I have a prego belly...so guess it just depends
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Im a big gurl to I was worried bout the same thing, im 19 weeks I have a baby bump just like a dent in my lower stomach from where I always put my pants hopefully it forms instead of looking like im just fatter wit a lil sag
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5432637 tn?1367887080
I'm a big girl but I don't start showing till I'm like 5months 6months ugh lolbut I can feel my uterus
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5787494 tn?1387148684
I know I wont be showing for a couple more months but I can't wait! When did you start to really show?
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5752933 tn?1383533437
Yeah if I could up load a picture I would show you, there was no mistaking that I was pregnant
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5787494 tn?1387148684
Oh okay so your about the same size as me. And you got a noticeable baby bump? The bigger I get people assume I'm getting fatter and I have to mention I'm pregnant.
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5752933 tn?1383533437
I'm a size 20 us
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5787494 tn?1387148684
I hope this isn't to personal, but what size were you before the pregnancy?
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5752933 tn?1383533437
I'm only 16 weeks and I've already started to show, this is my forth so I show earlier but I've gotten the baby bump with all of them, and I'm for sure not skinny
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5787494 tn?1387148684
I'll be highly disappointed if I don't get the bump.
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5773548 tn?1383947668
Thats what im wondering too. I gained 70 lbs w my last pregnancy and lost 20 recently so i hope i still get a bump!
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5787494 tn?1387148684
I'm more heavy than curvy I guess. I have a thyroid condition, so I gain weight whenever my body feels like it and I've seen some shows of bigger girls who just got a bigger fatty stomach :(
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5752933 tn?1383533437
I'm bigger and I definitely get the baby bump most bigger girls it takes a little longer but usually still happens
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3360193 tn?1365871889
I'm curvy, I'm a UK s12 (US s8) normally, (5' 10" and 12.5 stone) and I got a cute bump, my cousin was shorter (5' 6" and about 18 stone) and you couldn't tell she was pregnant at all til her 8th month but it did look like a baby bump x
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