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showing early w/2nd???

Or has anyone else ever started showing early with other pregnancy with my first I didn't show until almost 4 months I'm now 7 weeks an I'm not sure if its bloating or if I really am showing earlier with this one ....... has anyone felt they show sooner with 2nd????? If so how far were u?
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Yes you can I'm 9 weeks pregnant with my 5th child and i started showing around 6 weeks.
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5624774 tn?1374284525
This is my second and i started having a noticable little bump around 14 or 15 weeks this time. With my 1st i was around 17 or 18 weeks before anyone could tell. Im small though, pre pregnancy i weighed 105 pounds. Its different with every woman. I was definitely bloated the whole first trimester though.
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I am pregnant with #3 and have shown earlier with each pregnancy. This time I started showing at 6 weeks. And it didn't even resemble bloating.
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Pulled from babycenter.com

There isn't a set time when moms-to-be start sporting an obviously pregnant belly – every woman is different. Some women keep their pre-pregnancy belly far into the second trimester, while others start showing in the first trimester. Some women notice bloating (not the same as "showing," but a swelling that can make their pants fit tighter) as soon as a week after they get a positive pregnancy test.

Generally speaking, first-time moms begin developing a baby bump between 12 and 16 weeks. Veteran moms start showing sooner, since their uterine and abdominal muscles have already been stretched from an earlier pregnancy.
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Most people start showing earlier with each pregnacy. This is my 4th pregnacy and I started showing at 6 weeks. My doctor told me you can show quicker pretty much because your body knows what to do. It's normal to show earlier :) my doctors (1 delivered my first two n 1 for 3 &4) has never told me it was just bloating and I've never have heard that
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5441854 tn?1371187494
Its deff. Bloating... U cant start showing before 17 weeks.. I have 3 kids and I use to think the same but I asked my doctor..
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