Showing at almost 8 weeks?

[babycashew3]

I'm 7 weeks and 6 days today. Tomorrow (Thrusday) I will be 8 weeks. I'm a petite young woman. I'm 5'6" and I was a little under 110lbs (naked) before I got pregnant. I went to the doctor on Saturday the 7th of this month and I weighed 118lbs, but with clothes on. My belly has actually been protruding noticably for a little over a week now. I checked online and it said that it could be bloating, but then again, some very skinny girls show at 7 weeks. Yesterday, my fiance was playing with my bellybutton and he said that he noticed it's starting to poke out. I looked at it, and he's right! I'm a size 3 in jeans, and most of the day, I have to keep my pants unbuttoned to be comfortable. I'd just like some feedback from anybody who can give it. Has anybody else started showing around 7/8 weeks pregnant?

[Clysta]

You don't have to. Very few women will show that early. A first time mother will show much later than a female just for the fact that the stomach muscles are still tight. With my daughter I started to show around 7 months and during my pregnancy I continuously lost weight.

[July29]

I guess it just depends, I'm 12 weeks pregnant and I'm not showing.

[Clysta]

12-14 weeks of pregnancy.

[babycashew3]

When will my uterus move above my pelvic bone? (I know it's a dumb question. It's my first pregnancy.)

[sehale]

Yes, that sounds like bloating and retention. Since you're small you may get an actual baby bump (meaning its all baby) when your uterus moves above the pelvic bone.

[Clysta]

Bloating and retention. Both are very common in pregnancy, especially in the first and sometimes last trimester.

[babycashew3]

I had a friend who was about the same size as me. I knew her before she had gotten pregnant. When I saw her 10 week photos, her belly had grown noticeably. So, I guess everyone is different. But if it isn't a baby that's making my belly round, what could it be? The top of my abdomen is flatter, but its my lower abdmen and upper pelvic area that's pushing out.

[Clysta]

It's not baby. At 8 weeks the baby is half an inch long and your uterus is still well below the pelvic bone. Even skinny women (especially if this is a first time pregnancy) will not show and it be baby till at least 13 weeks and beyond.

[Peytonsmommy2012]

Everyone shows at different times, I have a friend who is 16 weeks and almost as big as me amd im 31 wks! I also only weighed 102 pounds pre pregnancy but jus now started showing. Like I said, everyone is diff and congrats on your baby!