19w second pregnancy and no bump

[Rainbowmumm]

Hi everyone,
Just want a little reassurance from others experiences etc. I'm 19 weeks pregnant with my second child and everyone tells me that your bump is a lot bigger with your second, I am almost halfway and hardly have a bump; it just seems a little mum pouch from my previous pregnancy. I find it hard as people who know about the pregnancy will make comments about how they have the same size stomach but theirs is just food or "are you sure there's even a baby in there" It's put me down quite a lot and i feel like i can't enjoy my pregnancy and it's gotten to the point where i forget i'm pregnant with having no bump Im just feeling a bit down with the comments and the general idea that i might not have a noticeable baby bump.

@Rainbowmumm I am sorry people are being so insensitive with their comments, I suppose people just have no idea what to say sometimes and how that impacts us which is a huge shame. I have heard of some women's bellies popping a bit later than 19 weeks so it's not that uncommon. There could also be other reasons why youre not showing, like the way your uterus tilts for example. Give it time, I am sure baby will make their presence seen in no time :) I hope youre enjoying your pregnancy and please do not pay any mind to the naysayers. Your mental health and wellbeing comes first, so if you need to spend time away from these people, please do. Good luck

Hi there. I'm 23 weeks and only popped in the last week or so. Baby 2. Hope that's a little bit if reassurance for you!

I think everyone is really different. Bodyweight comes into it a lot, but also your actual bones - length of your torso.
I'm expecting my third and showed very early, but I think that's because I have diastasis recti from number 2, so this baby is hanging out of the hole in my muscle wall 😆 It's very odd when baby body parts poke through that bit. If your muscles are in better condition then they'll keep it all in better!

PS with baby 2 (before the diastasis recti) nobody even guessed I was pregnant until we told them about 19 weeks.

Thank you for all your kind words and reassurance, it's nice to know others in similar situations and that i'm not alone! ❤️