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8112046 tn?1396620403

petite mommies

I'm 5 foot 4 inches & 113lbs. I heard petite girls hardly start showing at all until 6 months. WTH? Anyone else hear this rumour? How soon did you begin to show?
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I'm 5"4 and 116lbs and I'm 10 weeks. But I already had a pooch at 8 weeks. When I got my ultrasound the doctor told me I was already starting to show because there's not a lot for it to hide under. Even if I try sucking in that pooch stays lol. It's more noticeable with clothes on too, my neighbor was like dang! Lol
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Ftm here.  5'1'' 100# and very petite prepregnancy. I'm only 10 weeks and u can tell when I'm undressed.  Strangers can't tell yet.  I'm still in regular pants but I have to take them off as soon as I get home by they r uncomfortable!!! I have only gained 2 lbs but my belly just sticks out now!
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7543158 tn?1391978069
My mother is 5'3" and was only 110 lbs with each of her pregnancies. You couldn't tell in any of her pics that she was pregnant at all except for her chest getting bigger. She didn't show with any of us til she was around 8 months.
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i'm 4'10" and started showing around 6/8 weeks with all of my pregnancies...this is my 3rd and i switched to maternity really early cause i didn't like the pressure from my normal pants on my abdomen. it really all depends on how baby is positioned and if you have a long or short torso.
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Im 5ft 5 inches and with my 1st didn't show till 6 months. ..but this one I started showing at 4 months
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1957205 tn?1397170935
Not in my case lol I'm 4'11 & my weight b4 pregnant is 108lbs & I started showing when I was two months lol :D it's diff in each of us:))
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Before pregnancy I was 5'5'' and 115 pounds. I didn't start really showing until almost 6 months. Depending what kind of shirt I would wear some people couldn't even tell I was that far along. I never understood why "petite women" take longer to show. They also say too that you show faster with your second pregnancy rather than your first.
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7948490 tn?1397650684
My first pregnancy I was 103 lbs and 5'2" - I didn't start showing until about 5 months. This time I'm still 5'2" and I started at 110 lbs - you can already tell I'm pregnant at 14 weeks and I'm already in maternity pants...
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7892775 tn?1395673991
My 1st I was 5'4" and 90lbs and I immediately started showing by 5 months I looked 9 months. It differs for everyone. There are some who don't show til late and barely look pregnant at all and others who shoe quickly
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Im 5`1 and with all my kids including this one i usally dont show until im about 5-6 months im 17 weeks now and still barely showing well i can see and feel it but everyone else cant...
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2193601 tn?1392460637
Everyone is different I'm 5'1" and with my first I didn't start showing til around 5months and with my 2nd around 4months and this time around I'll be 14wks tomorrow (Fri) and I'm already showing and I'm not small like the rest of y'all I'm a heavier girl so weight don't always play a factor either I think it mostly depends on how baby is positioned and the rest of your stuff in there (lol sorry best and shortest way I could put it)
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I'm 5 ft and I'm 26 weeks and I started showing around 18 weeks.  
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I'm 5'2 and I started showing at 4 months.
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8112046 tn?1396620403
*DH
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8112046 tn?1396620403
I'm only 8 weeks along, I don't even show. Once I had a large meal of French fries & chicken strips. That was horrendous! I was so scared, my belly was big with food lol. My DO poked fun at me!
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7591449 tn?1395871407
How many months are you?
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7591449 tn?1395871407
I'm 5'2 & 35w3d with 4th bby i didn start showing til I was 5½ months with all of my pregnancy & now I'm 128 pounds
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Im barely 5ft 2
When i was pregnang with my daugther i didnt star. Showing tell 7-8 months
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Everyone's body is different, some show early, some don't show till they are almost done with their pregnancy, I never started showing till 30+ weeks
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