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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Belly growing

5 replies

Vantheman95 · 18/04/2021 12:33

Hi everyone! I've felt from around 5 weeks pregnant that my stomach is bloating more and more each week. But I am now 10+5 and I don't feel like my belly is getting any bigger. I had a previous miscarriage at 5 weeks so I'm really anxious.

With this pregnancy, I had an 8 week scan and baby was the perfect size and a 131 heartbeat.

I now have to wait until 4th may till the 12 week scan, which will make me 13 weeks.

Thanks! Xx

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Garman · 18/04/2021 12:36

At 10 weeks your stomach wouldn't be growing yet, baby is still tiny and deep in your pelvis.

starrynight21 · 18/04/2021 12:38

PP is right. You might have some bloating, but your uterus is nowhere near coming up out of your pelvis yet. That doesn't even start to happen until 12 weeks.

User27aw · 18/04/2021 12:41

Its quite normal to get bloating early on that does stop by your stage. It will be a little while before your belly starts to grow, the baby is still tiny.

Vantheman95 · 18/04/2021 12:53

Oh that's okay! Was panicking a bit. I would also count myself as plus size, I'd be 16-18 so it'll probably take longer.

Thank you xx

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Ellasmummyx1 · 18/04/2021 13:13

Your uterus is still really low down in your pelvis so it would be too early to look pregnant
I had my daughter a couple of years ago and I was a very petite size 6 and didn’t start looking visibly pregnant until I was about 23 weeks

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