Are your bellies growing???

[rccresswell]

I am 10 weeks pregnant and I already have a little pop on me.  I can't understand it because baby is only the size of my finger lol.  Is the baby pushing up my flabby tummy hahaha.  I'm not a huge person but I am not tiny either lol.  Is anyone else experiencing this.  It is getting pretty warm here during the days and it is getting to hot to wear a jumper at playgroup but I don't know how else to disguise it. Any suggestions lol!!!

I also wanted to know if you could feel baby come out of your uterus when you push down around there.  I can feel something hard but I am pretty sure that is just my abdomen.  I'm trying to see if I can feel the baby but I am pretty sure that happens around 12 weeks but am not sure.

One more question...  Does anyone still have morning sickness or nausea.  My morning or should I say night time sickness has stopped but I am still feeling nautious.  I guess it is  good sign but when did it stop for all of you???  I am worried that if it stops all of a sudden I could miscarry because that is what happened with my last pregnancy.

Sorry so many questions.  I have just reached the 10-11 week mark and that is when my son passed when I was pregnant earlier in the year.  I miscarried him at 14 weeks but I am so scared :)  I know this baby is fine but I am petrified the same thing will happen.

Thanks heaps

[brandiw13]

With the twins, I looked full term at 27 weeks or so. I went to a restaurant when I was about that far along and someone told me, "you look like you're going to pop anyway!" it was always funny to see their faces when I told them I still had 3 months to go.

[trh0819]

Sun always looked small. Me, on the other hand, looked pregnant very early on and was wearing maternity pants far sooner than I anticipated. Wonder what baby #2 will be like.

[SunWorshiper_26]

Yeah I never showed much until 3 days before I delivered even at 35 weeks I only looked 12-16 weeks pregnant. My daughter was a great weight

[rccresswell]

I don't think so - everyone's different.  I don't think sunworshipper showed much so you might want to ask her

[Keicha]

Is It Badd iiF Youuh Don't Showw @ 5 Monthss ?

[rccresswell]

My tummy is definately growing now.  I look pregnant and I feel like a house.  This is my fourth pregnancy and I have two children already.

I think I look about 6 months.  I was never huge but I was never tiny as well.  They do say you show a lot faster with subsequent pregnancies lol but it feels like I could cut about an inch of my skin off around my tummy

[trh0819]

I haven't posted any belly bump pics yet because no one would believe me. Oddly enough though, my boobs aren't growing at all. Not that I'm complaining... just find it odd the ONLY thing growing is my enormous belly. Guessing it will all even out in time.

Naturschld-- I was surprised, too, but found some great pants at Kohl's. I also did what I usually wouldn't and bought things on ebay. I got two more shirts this week for $3 each and they're super cute and totally appropriate for work. I figure I won't be able to wear them for long, or again, so finding a bargain was key.

[mommaDi]

I am 15 weeks today, pregnant with my second and I swear I started showing the moment I found out I was expecting!  I wasn't the thinnest person to begin with but I've got a little pop belly!  I posted a pic of myself on FB yesterday (the first bump pic) and someone made the comment that there must be more than 1 or I am farther along than what they say.  I was offended by this comment!  I made a trip to Motherhood Maternity a few weeks ago and left with LARGE jeans and MEDIUM/LARGE tops!  My boobs have grown from a 34 B to a 36 D (a 38 D fits comfortably too).  I've only gained 6 pounds but GOSH!  I'm hoping that the 200 pound mark is not reached this time around!!

[naturschld]

Almost 16 wks and not showing yet.  Still wearing all my normal clothes.  Dr said I need to eat more cause I lost a few lbs, but I always do in the summer cause I'm more active.  I thought for sure I would show earlier because its my 2nd child but it hasn't happened.  I'm kind of disappointed that alot of the stores around here have discontinued maternity clothes.  I think Target is the only left in my area.  

[brandiw13]

I'm 14wk3d w/ twins and I don't really have a very noticeable belly (or at least that's what I think). I can't wear my regular shirts anymore, but a lot of my shorts/jeans I can wear. At times I look at myself and it just looks like I ate too much, but other times I can see a little bump there. It just plays with my mind!

[Majikat]

You should order maternity clothes online if the selection where you are *****..., I really like motherhood maternity.... I already bought my winter coat while they are still on sale :)

[ellbarnes]

I'm up 8 pounds and I've been watching what I eat.  It's weird and yes, my belly is really hard to hide.  I've noticed for the past 2 - 3 weeks, I don't do up my skirts all the way and pants, not a chance.  God help me if I'm getting this big this fast.  Oh, and I have boobs which normally, I need padding to make it look like I have anything.  

I don't know what I'm going to do this winter because if you've seen the maternity clothes available here, not a chance.  I'd almost rather go to work naked, almost.

[Majikat]

I only gained 2 pound in the first trimester but I definatley have quite the bump there lol with my other two I had a flat stomach till six months

[joal]

I popped around 11-12 weeks, I started wearing my skirts or jeans lower with big shirts but thats not working anymore. I need to go shopping soon. I don't know how you girls in a 100 degree heat are doing it! It gets into the 80s here and I feel like I am going to die from heat!

[lil_lady25]

I gained 10 pounds in my first trimester. I was super nauseus up till about 9-10 weeks and then the sickness started fading and I felt more normal. I do still get nauseus but it comes with waves. Especially if I get overly hungry or each too much. My belly has definitely pooched out a bit but I think I am actually looking small for 13 1/2 weeks with twins. I have yet to pop and I cant wait for that to happen. I'm ready to look preggers and not like a tubby. DF says I am getting big but I was pretty small to start off from so he definitely can notice the weight gain. He says its all gone to my waistline and my butt haha

I havent really poked around to find the baby either and dont like I would even know what it felt like anyways. I havent felt much movement or fluttering but also I dont even know if I would notice. I'm just glad that we have all made it this far. One trimester down, two more to go!!

[trh0819]

I'm 11w3d and look 5 months. I'm not kidding. It's crazy. And I feel like my stomach has been pushed up to my boobs. I can barely eat a meal, or even half of one without feeling like I'm going to pop. Like ja116.. I'm in Texas, too, and it's HOT HOT HOT. So I live in sun dresses when I go out, if I go out. I've been home a lot since I teach, so pjs have been my choice of fashion. Fancy, I know.

I am still super tired but my nausea has gotten better. Have yet to puke - thank the Lord, but I was feeling nauseated from morning til night. Now it's just random times throughout the day. Doesn't really seem to have anything to do with being hungry... just random. But it's getting better every day. I go back to school next week so I'm just praying I feel normal by then.

[rccresswell]

Thank you all so much for your comments.  It is so nice to hear what everyone else is going through.

[seattleview]

My belly is huge, but I'm pretty sure it's just fat considering my "flanks" and thighs are big, too. I did IVF and stopped running when I was on the stims (per doctor's recommendation) and haven't started again because I'm too scared to. So the only "exercise" I get now is walking. Combine those factors and POOF - big fat jelly belly. I've gained 13 pounds since before begininng the IVF cycle (the bcp's I was on for that didn't help either).

I try not to push on my belly too much because it kind of weirds me out, and also because, as mentioned above, there's too much fat there to feel anything through. :)

I haven't had any of the typical pregnancy symptoms (no nausea or m/s, no sore boobs, no constipation - nothing other than blowing up like a blimp), so there's nothing for me to not be experiencing anymore. :)

[SunWorshiper_26]

I also lost weight in the first trimester. I'm 12 weeks and over night I got this tiny little belly that popped out in the last few days. I'm usually really small so I thought how obvious it will be but people say I look "normal weight" now. I have always had hipbones that stick out and I still do but an inch in from there on either side I've got the little bump coming in. And I'm loving it!  Though it's strange to look in the mirror I do a double take like who is that?!?  

I've been living in tshirts and capri sweat pants or goucho pants. I'm not trying to hide the belly I love it!!  

My morning sickness is still all day all night but I do get periods of rest from that now though I had extreme morning sickness ended up having to be hydrated in the ER and take a double dose of zofran to stop puking every six hours like clockwork and i couldn't work for several weeks.

My breasts are not as tender now and the fatigue is subsiding a little bit. I'm wondering if the food aversions will ever go away, NO fish, eggs, chicken well any meat sounds terrible!  Ate tuna last week and paid for it for two days!!

As for feeling the baby I've not pressed on my belly at all. I'm high risk and not allowed to have sex so I figured I'd leave poking and proding for the OB only. When I get bigger and have a baby kicking me then maybe but until then I'd be too nervous.

I know it's hard not to worry about a miscarriage but try to enjoy every single day. At this early point there isn't anything we can do but hope and pray. If people can do drugs and carry a baby to term than G-d willing we can too!  

Has anyone else been watching the show "I didn't know I was pregnant" OMG too funny!!!  Ok probably not to the people who are in that situation but the idea of not knowing and then suddenly being in labor WOW to baffles me.

Alright this is too long already thanks for sticking with me here!

[ja116]

Haha, I've been wearing dresses non-stop - it's the only way I can hide my bump. And here in TX it's been well over 100 degrees every day, so I don't mind. You know the strapless dresses that are scrunched at the chest and make you look pregnant even when you're not? Yeah, those work wonders for me . . .
I'm at 13 weeks and still nauseous from sun up to sun down, the worst was between 9-12 weeks when I actually started vomiting, but it's gotten a little better. It'd be nice if the nausea subsided! I have to force myself to eat and I put butter on everything, trying to gain weight. I lost about 5lbs my first trimester :(
Well congrats on the pregnancy, enjoy it! (nausea and all!)

[spiritwolf31]

I am at the between 9-10wks and started showing a lot earlier than that. Showing early has to do with many things like previous pregnancies and the stretching of the uterus. At 3mos I will look 6mos so I know the feeling. Right now I look 4-5 mos and everyone comments on that. I am a heavy person who was losing weight (tummy was even flattening out) and then all of a sudden...poof. My belly started looking like a basketball again ><

My symptoms are becoming less and less and some days..none at all. Went to the OB yesterday and they said was normal so I would try not to worry (this coming from me who is the queen of worry...lol).

Be lucky the sickness is going tho. With my first son my ms stopped almost to the day of my 12th wk but with my second son I stayed sick the entire time. As a matter of fact..with my first all my symptoms stopped except for being hungry and the cravings/aversions. I couldnt eat any meat the entire pregnancy and uber craved fresh fruit and veggies. The smell of meat alone made me nautious the entire pregnancy. So it really depends on the pregnancy cuz with this one...absolutely no sickness at all which I am loving!