I'm embarassingly huge! Will it even out?

[rachels103]

I'm 14 wks pg with my second dc and can't believe how ridiculously pregnant I look...I'm in maternity trousers and my stomach looks huge, clearly because I've been a lazy slob since having my ds and have absolutely no muscle tone whatsoever. With my first pg I had a lovely neat little bump that I was dying to show off and although I wasn't skinny I didn't put an ounce of weight on elsewhere....now I look like a blimp, and I'm sure people are thinking I'm about 6 months gone. The Christmas food fest hasn't helped but really, it's embarrassing.

Anyone else out there with sympathy? Will the size even out later in pregnancy or should I hire a small marquee to wear from 20 weeks onwards? Will I ever get my figure back or IS THIS IT???

[rachels103]

Thank you! I'm hoping the flabby paunch will just fill out with baby...

[naturopath]

I'm exactly the same and was same as you in my first. Just keep thinking that we'll excersice and get our figures back after no.2!

[timmette]

Yes in my first month my chest doubled in size, and I had a large bump from 4 months - but I only gained 5 kgs during the whole time - and I looked enormous doesn't help that I am short.

[lilimama]

Same here at only 10 weeks but I'm in good shape after DS1 and have been doing pilates every day and personal training and my abs were really taught so I don't think condition has anything to do with it! friends have told me you explode with the second no matter what.

[horsemadgal]

I was massive right away this time. I'm now 34 weeks and it has evened out.

[Pinkbump3]

Im 25weeks with #3 and just starting to show! I would have loved to show so early as u feel a fraud without a bump! i love looking pg enjoy!! with my dd1 i was the size of a house and could barely walk with dd2 i kept it quiet till i was 7mths as thats only when people started to notice and could not believe i was so far gone and same this time nearly 7mths and tiny little bump!

[CatIsSleepy]

i started showing a fair bit earlier this time too

now at 30 weeks i think i am more or less the same as last time...compact width-ways but quite sticky-out...

[EsmeWeatherwax]

I'm 25 weeks and huge. I was in our local supermarket a couple of weeks and checkout woman asked if I was having a Christmas baby. Her face was a picture when I told her that it was, in fact, an easter baby. I laughed a lot!

But yes, I sympathise. I don't think I can stretch any more, so am desparately hoping it'll even out soon!

[mrsfossil]

hi i was massive last time and after ds did not a lot about my saggy muscle tone. Now i'm 27 weeks and have been told by 2 people this week that i look full term. I asked mw at last check up about how big i felt and she very politly but awkwardly said "i don't think its all baby, could some of it be from before you got pregnant" (she mean't my fat belly)