Showing in 2nd pregnancy

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I'm sure I didn't start to show when I was pregnant with DD until about 20 weeks. With this pregnancy, at 6 weeks I'm already the size I was at 20 weeks with the first I know it must be bloating but I'm wearing DH's t shirts to stop people asking if I'm pregnant. Has anyone else found they lost all control of their body with their second pregnancy?

Anybody?

I'm getting more paranoid by the day that someone will ask if I'm pregnant. I'm OK at keeping the news to myself but would find it much harder to lie if someone asks

Yeah, I'm 13 weeks now, and look about as big as I did when I was 22 with my first! It's not noticeable by others unless I was to wear skin tight clothing, but I don't. I don't think it'll be long before I'm in maternity jeans tbh.

Panda I'm glad it's not just me. Have you got maternity clothes saved from last time? I'd like to start wearing mine now tbh as nothing else fits but I feel like I might jinx things if I start too soon.

I'm 30 weeks with my second but look and feel like I did at 40+ weeks last time! Not looking forward to how long it'll take to get back into any kind of normal shape after this one!

I didn't show at all until 36 weeks with DD1 (I know! Some acquaintances had the shock of their lives when I next saw them with a baby in my arms!)

DD2 I was showing at 25 weeks, so a whole 2.5 months earlier. I know both are fairly late on but I was surprised just how much earlier I showed with DD2

Yep! I'm 12 weeks pregnant with DC 2 and start back at school tomorrow, there's no way I can hide it from colleagues until my scan next week!

I bloated like a zeppelin at week 8 and freaked as I looked around 5months! It settled within a week and (I've been told) I'm the same shape and with this baby as I was with DD.

In short; I'm no help.

OP I started exactly the same thread back in May. Now 4.5 months and look and feel like 8 months! The only thing is that at the start of this one I just felt bloated, it's settled down now into more of a baby bump but it's still massive. I definitely cracked out the maternity clothes early just to feel comfortable. Congratulations though

When did you start showing the second time around?
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/2938823-when-did-you-start-showing-the-second-time-around

I'm 16 weeks with my second and am worried that I'm not really showing at all! Everyone told me I'd show much earlier but if anything I'm showing less than last time!
I did get my abs back (not a 6 pack or owt, but I worked on my core) in between pregnancies so Im trying to put it down to this rather than any indication of anything being wrong!

I was already wearing my maternity jeans at 10 weeks with my 2nd. Im currently 24 weeks but i look around 30 weeks from my 1st pregnancy ☹

As with everything, sounds like it's a mix! Thanks everyone, I'm going to keep hoping the bloating will go but if not will be back in maternity jeans as soon as 12-week scan is done!

I'm 17 weeks with #2 and I've been in maternity jeans since I was 10-11 weeks. I'm about as big as I was around 22-23 weeks last time, but I started out heavier too (size 14 this time vs 10-12 last time).