Freaking out. I'm only 8 weeks pregnant but I look 5 months.

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I'm freaking out. I'm 8 weeks pregnant. Over the last few days I've become really bloated. I honestly look 5 months pregnant. My clothes are uncomfortable even though I'm wearing elasticated waists. I'm starting a new job in a few weeks and I'm freaking out that they will realise I'm pregnant. I know I have to tell them, but I wasn't planning to straight away.

Is this normal? I'm not constipated so that's not the reason for the bloating.

Bloating is really normal in the first trimester x

I don't want to freak you out, but when I thought I was 8 weeks I was actually nearly 20 weeks gone. I kept having periods...

Is it your first pregnancy?

I exploded from bloat with dc2 at 6 weeks. I looked six months pregnant!

I have a really short torso and showed early anyway, but it was all gas and extra fluid until 12 weeks!

@TerribleCustomerCervix second pregnancy, I have a 5 year old. Did the bloat subside? I'm so uncomfortable!

@LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett I was actually wondering that as I'm so huge! But I had a chemical pregnancy in may and had lots of negative tests in between that and the positive for this.

You do show quicker with second and subsequent pregnancies but a lot of it at this stage is bloat. I was in maternity jeans by 8-9 weeks last time (3rd baby) which I thought was ridiculous but I could t get my own jeans done up.

I would love to say that it subsided but...

It didn’t

The Fart Baby was replaced by the Real Baby at 12-14 weeks.

I ended up mainlining Windease and when things got REALLY uncomfortable, swaying on all fours to try and coax out a fart.

Tbh the best advice I could give you is just get into your maternity gear now. I found going back into the stretchy waistbands meant that I didn’t have anything digging in and it was a million times more comfy.

@TerribleCustomerCervix I just laughed out loud at your comment - sorry 🤣

@antihop I’m in the same boat. 7 weeks pregnant and already massive. This is DC2 though so looks like this is the beginning of what is to come. With DC2 I didn’t properly pop until about 28 weeks! It’s been bothering me as I feel like I can’t wear anything and as I’m overweight anyway I look like horrendous in anything that isn’t oversized atm.

Yep normal! And mental as I find it’s round like a baby bump too!
With this one and DC3 I had such a “bump” early on that I booked early scans as I was scared there was more than one in there.

@TerribleCustomerCervix that reminds me of a couple of days before I gave birth to dd. I was convinced I had terrible wind and I was swaying around trying to get a fart out. I don't know why it didn't occur to me that it was in fact contractions, not wind!

@PowPurry I have the same fear about there being more than one! I already have one dd and we live in a tiny two bed house. I know the chances of twins go up with age, and I'm 42. I really hope there is just one or we are in trouble!

@Jigglypuff88 I'm glad it's not just me! I'm overweight too, so I'm hoping when I start my new job they'll just assume I'm overweight, not pregnant.

Op if you're still in normal clothes but theyre a bit tight are you sure you look as big as you think you look and it isn't just paranoia? I want that big at the start with my twins if it helps altho I Def felt pregnant from the best start