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When did everyone start showing?? :)

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elesx · 08/12/2013 10:01

I'm 6 weeks gone with 3rd baby, usually a skinny mini, put lots of weight on already!! (Obviously not a bump yet!)
When dd you start to show xx

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Twoplusboys · 08/12/2013 10:03

I'm 18 weeks with third. I was very bloated from about 6/7 weeks but it turned into a proper bump from about 12 weeks. I'm huge now. Barely managing to get my normal clothes on. Have to leave top button of jeans on.

elesx · 08/12/2013 10:07

Congratulations!
D you think you get bigger with 3rd pregnancy? I'm dreadin it lol x

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firstimer30s · 08/12/2013 10:12

Congrats! Just looked a bit fat for the first 20 weeks and had to wear maternity trousers with bigger tops. Then at about 22 suddenly got a massive, noticeable bump!

elesx · 08/12/2013 10:20

Aww.. It's amazin how everyone's bumps develop differently and at different stages! X

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MissMedusa · 08/12/2013 10:31

I'm almost 17 weeks and while I can tell, no one else can. Just look a bit fatter than usual :(

I think it depends on a few factors: whether it's your first or subsequent pregnancy, how tall you are, how long your upper body is, how wide your hips are and whether you have any existing podge.

GreatJoanUmber · 08/12/2013 11:03

8 weeks (3rd baby).

I'm now 35w and have people's jaws dropping to the floor on a daily basis when they hear I've still got 5 weeks to go (apparently I look more like 5 weeks overdue?!)

onlysettleforbutterflies · 08/12/2013 11:09

No one could tell I was pregnant until about 28 weeks, I was gutted and desperate for a big baby bump, had lots of stupid upsetting comments from people about not eating properly, baby not growing etc. All was fine and he made up for it in the last 10 weeks.

Its mad how different everyone is!

TheBookofRuth · 08/12/2013 11:10

I was in maternity wear by 10 weeks with DC1, with an obvious bump. I'm now 6 weeks with DC2 and starting to show already. I don't stand a chance of keeping this secret till 12 weeks!

Cariad007 · 08/12/2013 11:12

About 24 weeks I guess, but now at 30 I still get people telling me my bump isn't big. I've put on about 9lb so I guess that isn't a huge amount for this stage. Hope it doesn't all pile on in the last month!

Writerwannabe83 · 08/12/2013 11:23

I'm pregnant with my first and thought I saw a bump appearing when I was about 18 weeks. When I was 21 weeks it just suddenly appeared over night and now, at 24 weeks, it is growing well

RaRa1988 · 08/12/2013 12:45

I'm 13 weeks and I've got a tiny bump, only visible when I'm in my underwear/naked. I was very slim prior to getting pg though and I've got a narrow waist and hips and not much body fat so I don't think there's anywhere for it to hide!

sophs37 · 08/12/2013 12:55

im on my third baby and I started showing about a few days after I found out I was pregnant. and continued to get bigger n bigger to the point where everyone asked if I was having twins but def only 1 in there im now 30 weeks n im huge!!

NomDeClavier · 08/12/2013 13:04

With DS I didn't have anything until around 6m and then it literally popped. With this one I looked podgy from around 16 weeks and proper bump at again around 6m. I'm nearly 38w now and still tiny in comparison but I have a longish back so baby has plenty of room to get up and under my ribcage!

sdaisy26 · 08/12/2013 13:55

First time (dd) I didn't really show until around 25 weeks & could have hidden it for a couple more weeks after this.

This time (a boy) I kept it secret til 16 weeks so wasn't showing then, but suddenly sprouted at about 18 weeks. Now at 25 weeks look like I did at about 32 last time. Dreading how big I'm going to get.

Peacenquiet2 · 08/12/2013 14:19

Dc3 here and at 20 weeks i could still get away with people not knowing i was pg. Now 6 weeks on ive got a pretty big bump! At this stage with dc1 i hardly had a bump at all, so id say it defo gets bigger the more pg you have!

greentshirt · 08/12/2013 14:28

Im 22 weeks with my first baby and started with a smallish bump at about 15/16 weeks. By 18 it was noticeable in tight clothing, now at 22 its massive in a tight top but we were out on fri with my DH's work and I was wearing something loose and some people didnt notice and were surprised I wasnt drinking! Some of that is politeness I think as in a tight top I look like im smuggling a basketball!

honeyharris · 08/12/2013 19:54

I looked pregnant to me from about 12 but didn't look it in most of my clothes until about 16 weeks, and only to people who know me well. Now 20 weeks and definitely look it in anything fitted. It's my first though and I'm 5 foot 9 with a long torso so I think it has plenty of space!

dimdommilpot · 08/12/2013 20:36

1st time round was about 6month, im 5month with number 2 and bigger than i was at this stage last time though still not obviously pregnant. Im naturally very tall and slim so hide it very well.

Misty9 · 08/12/2013 21:07

About 16wks with ds and it's been obvious since about 12 with this one. Now 22wks and got asked last week if I was due before Christmas
I'm going to be enormous again...

LastOneDancing · 08/12/2013 22:07

I popped at about 16 weeks (DC1) and now look frigging huge at 23 weeks

mixi82 · 09/12/2013 10:33

I'm just over 9 wks with my first and I have a tiny bump. No one else has noticed but when I show my dp and mum they both agree there's something there. Showed my dp this weekend and he was like, you weren't THAT big last week!! I'm quite petite anyway so maybe that's why I'm showing a bit but I think a lot of it is bloat. I can't do top buttons on trousers anymore either!

ThePollyAndTheIvy · 09/12/2013 11:29

I'm 17 weeks and I popped last week! Went from looking like I've had a big meal to now looking pregnant

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Chocolatemolehill · 09/12/2013 21:54

I'm 12 weeks pregnant with my first. At 11 weeks I had to buy a maternity dress for a work evening do! Even my one side too big dress didn't fit me anymore...

baggyoldcow · 10/12/2013 09:09

Well, ahem. I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit that at 5 weeks my tummy swelled (clearly this is not really bump, but flab and guts being pushed out) and I've not fitted into my normal clothes since then. I would say I look fat rather than pregnant but anyone who stopped to think about it would probably guess as it's quite a sudden belly-expansion exercise.
I should add that I have twins so that might explain it. But I also think that the more pregnancies you have had the more quickly you 'pop', unless you're one of those hyper trim rock-solid abs people.

AFergie · 10/12/2013 09:26

I needed to wear maternity pants from 6 weeks but from 8/9 weeks it was really hard to hide I was pregnant ! It was my second baby though and 4th pregnancy so I think that explains it :)

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