Did you just explode with your third?

[Marshmellow]

I am only very "just" pregnant but my goodness i am struggling to breath in! Is this typical of the third - does you body just hang out? Appreciate the baby is a mere dot but my tummy is so swollen and bloated! Is the third different?

[Elasticwoman]

Yes I was pretty bloated with fat face and no waist from before 3 months, with #3. Like a galleon in full sail by the end.

[Miaou]

Yup, I was about twice the size with ds that I was with dd1 and dd2 and seem to be going the same way with no. 4

[fannyannie]

I seem to be getting smaller with each pg!

With DS1 I went from 7st up to 12st when pg with him and was MASSIVe

DS2 I put on much less weight (about 3st) and was still pretty big.

I'm now 20 weeks pg with DC3 and if you didn't know I was pg probably wouldn't even realise looking at me - and I've only put on 4lb so far!!!

[fannyannie]

oh and I lost weight inbetween each pg - was 9st when I fell pg with DS2 and 8st when I fell pg with this one.

[MimmyPig]

No, I put on barely any weight and my bump was small - I was sent for growth scans but, shows how much they know, he was born on time at 8lb 10oz!!

[Hassled]

My stomach muscles just waved a white flag and gave up with my fourth - I ended up with some weird support belt thingy to hold the baby/blubber up, otherwise he would have been dangling between my knees by the end . Four years later and I still look permanently slightly pregnant!

[LupinsBigLump]

I was in maternity trousers at 9 weeks, however things were getting tighter around 6 weeks - sounds impossible, but I was so bloated - needed to buy bigger trousers to fly home in so I was comfy lol

[TrinityRhino]

totally I found out when I was onlt 5 weeks by 7 weeks I looked 3 months pregnant and now feel like a large whale with 12 days to go

[EllaM]

I was in maternity trousers by 6 weeks . I also had a maternity belt once I was past the first trimester. I still look a bit pregnant one year on - I'll have to work on that...