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First Trimester-wish it was over!

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Biffalobuff · 12/09/2014 02:37

Apart from the nausea,exhaustion,insomnia(!) and general worry,the worst thing I'm finding is that as this is baby number 3 I am very obviously pregnant and just over 9 weeks,I don't have my scan for another 2 weeks or so and I just don't want to have to see anyone for the next two weeks as it is so flipping awkward trying to dress to hide it or trying to 'suck it in'.It is making me totally anti social and very grumpy,I really wanted to hold off telling everyone until the scan but they'll all have guessed by then anyway!Avoiding people and social occasions like the plague at the mo but obviously there are things I can't avoid like work and other necessities.
Anyone else feeling like this?Angry

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Loveallmyboys · 12/09/2014 05:11

You have my sympathy! I'm on number 3 too and had an obvious lump straight away. A mum in the playground actually asked me, not too subtly either(!) if I was pregnant. I was 8-9 weeks... Argh! I had to say yes and laugh! There was no hiding it with my tiny frame!
I'm 26 wks now and look like I have a football up my top! Haha.

Biffalobuff · 12/09/2014 07:39

Any help on clothes to 'disguise' it?I did try googling but it kept showing me long patterned maxi dresses and a)I am too short and b)people would ask me what I was all dressed up for!

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TwigletFiend · 12/09/2014 10:39

Try a long-ish cardigan with a scarf, one of the floaty summer ones as its so warm still! Or tops that are elasticated/gathered at the waist so that they kind of billow over your belly. I am 30 weeks now and admittedly not very bumpy still, but I went on a night out last weekend in a billowy wrap top with a gathered waist and nobody noticed!

Biffalobuff · 12/09/2014 11:16

I have combined all of these today, feel I may have gone too far, but put on a billowy top and brought a sort of almost knee length cardigan as our office is cold, and a scarf, I am now wearing all three, I just look pretty 'billowy' all over, but at least it hides the bump!
Maybe people will just think I have adopted a new 'puffy' look for Autumn!

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wawabear · 12/09/2014 16:27

I am 10 weeks - told one of my friends at lunch today and she said "oh I looked at your tummy and I just knew" - no mate that's my food baby! I am so bloated today.

Made the mistake of thinking just because I have lost a few pounds that I wouldn't be looking pregnant or bloated - big mistake!

She back tracked with "you're glowing" - again that's just clever application of bronzer!

Yes I want it to be over so much - I am so tired, so sick of people saying "oh you look tired, have a nice glass of wine tonight" - erm no. Also sick of back ache and boobs that wince if someone brushes past me.

My new wolf like sense of smell - just at the same time as strong smells are making me feel sick.

Roll on week 13!

ChickenMe · 12/09/2014 16:31

Yes!
Ten weeks and my belly is so fat! It's my fault because I can only stomach carby foods at the mo. I can't face meat at all! Feel very very sick all the time. And yep I'm exhausted but can't sleep! WAIL

Loveallmyboys · 12/09/2014 21:50

I was clearly crap at disguising it so I'm probably not the best person to ask for bump-hiding tips! I had a long floaty shirt on, the wind blew towards me and outlined the bump-that's when I was 'outed' at 9 weeks! Dammit! The summer scarf idea is a good one tho. I used one a few times

CherryLips1980 · 12/09/2014 22:06

I am 8+4 today and the next 4 weeks can not pass quickly enough. Mostly because I can't afford a private early scan this time round and I just want to know everything is OK. Thought I'd be calmer this time round but oooooohhhhh, nooooooo.

I went back to work from DDs ML the day after I got my BFP and was asked within an hour if I was pregnant :-/ (because I drank tea, rather than coffee).

Jaffakake · 12/09/2014 22:45

I'm 11 weeks with no 2 & finding that when I tell people, they'd already guessed. I figure with most I'll tell them cos they'd know if it all went wrong anyway. In 1.5 weeks I'll have the scan, I'm pretty much counting down the days now!

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