Help hiding an 8 week "bump"

[LJHH]

Hi all,
I'm 8 weeks and 1 day, my stomach has bloated out into what I can only describe as a full blown mini bump.
I'm trying desperately to hide it from people at work until we've had the scan and know all is ok, although I work with mostly women and some have already noticed and asked if i have put weight on (lovely, just what I need!) it's just my tummy though, nowhere else!
Was just wondering if anybody has any good baby disguising ideas as clearly scarves are not working for me anymore! :)

Hi LJHH,

Congratulations! I know how hard it can be hiding a pregnancy in general, not just the bump aspect! Im 15 weeks now and still managing to hide my news from colleagues, however I kept it quiet from family for the first 12 weeks which I managed with big chunky knit cardigans and jumpers and gillet/body warmer things. Thank god the weather has been cold!
Then again, my work has no dress code so I wear jeans, leggings, jumpers etc. Probably harder if you have a smarter uniform policy.

I wore big jumpers under my coat so I just looked puffy not pregnant. I didn't get a proper round bump until nearly 6 months anyway!

15 weeks and still hidden? Impressive stuff! :)

GlitzAndGiggles I think I need to go jumper shopping!

Scarves are good. It won't be noticeable to anyone else but I'm sure you feel huge!! It's quite nice when only you and DH know I think. I wish I' have kept it that way for longer.

Scarves and waterfall cardigans are a winner. Talk loudly about how bloated you feel, that might put em off!

Yes to scarves hanging down at the front. Also yes to any cut and fabric of top that hangs off your boobs and doesn't cling around your stomach... A blouse/shirt that doesn't need to be tucked in will work. Similarly unfastened cardigans can help

I was speaking to a pg friend who is ahead of me in her pg, asking about how to hide the fact you're not drinking etc.
She said, TBH, even if people guess, most people (especially women) are aware to be politically correct enough not to say as you might be pre-12 weeks. And she was right. I swear someone was suspiciously eyeing my round tummy (i'm 10 weeks but it's mainly pies not baby!) the other day, but no one really wants to say.
I'm finding not telling people really hard but hopefully i only have 2 weeks or so to go. Good luck!

Im 13+5 and I find it easy to hide my bump because there isnt really one. I just wear loose fitting stuff just incase

Boxy shape tops that hang out from the boobs and skim or hold the fabric away from your tummy. Or layers like a shirt/cardigan over another top. Dark tops on your tummy area seem to work best! I'm speaking at 24wks, obviously I can't hide it anymore but I can really play it up or down with clothes.

Or just keep a jacket on

I didn't even know I was pregnant until 24 weeks this time and nobody else guessed.

I think I am just going to have to front it out for the next 4 weeks (scan is exactly 4 weeks today!) and just hope that nobody is rude enough to ask me what the new bulge is all about!
I know that I would never dream of asking so hope others share that mindset. Fingers crossed..... :)

Loose dresses and leggings/ boots. Big jewellery on neck to distract. I didn't say anything for 20 weeks and don't think they guessed. Even after I used these to make it seem smaller

First time i managed to keep it hidden until 20 weeks. This time my stomach muscles must have, um, relaxed as it's visible at nine weeks. I'm wearing baggy dresses and bright scarves. The scarves were a tip I was given last time: the eyes are drawn to them rather than my tummy.

Congratulations

Some people are so rude. I would never ask if anyone was pregnant. I agree that other women might suspect though. A workmate had a baby in December and I could tell she was pregnant before she announced it because of the style of clothes she wore which were quite clingy.

Clothes that skim rather than clothes that cling are far more flattering whether you are pregnant or not. I found wearing a jacket over a blouse hid everything, although I was lucky and didn't really start to show until 20 weeks.

I was incredibly bloated in the early weeks, so got big, shrank a bit when the bloat finally settled around 12 weeks then grew from there. As I ate CONSTANTLY to keep the nausea at bay, I changed my diet to more healthy fruit etc and whinged about bloating and trying to calm it... No one guessed.

I didn't have a bump until about 15-17 weeks BUT had such strong morning sickness that I was off loads & the girls in my team all guessed. But luckily as someone has already said they were clued in enough to wait for me to tell them when I was ready & didn't mention it to me before. (Although I'm 100% sure they all gossiped about it when I wasn't there!)

I managed to keep it a secret until about 20 weeks when I told people. I've always worn empire line stuff or tops that aren't fitted around the waist, so it wasn't hard to hide. If I was someone who strutted around in cropped tops all the time and then switched to loose tops then people might've got suspicious!

Waterfall cardy and scarves here too - still (hopefully) hiding it at 16 weeks - need to get contract stuff sorted out before I make anything official. You can always just say you've been diagnosed with IBS and its causing havoc with bloating?