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

No bump yet?

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Banana222 · 13/05/2025 22:04

Hey!
im 20 weeks, 5 days pregnant and I have no bump yet? Is this normal? I’m just stressing with it being my first pregnancy

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TY78910 · 13/05/2025 22:13

First pregnancy I would say that is still normal. Have you had your anatomy scan yet? Some women’s uteruses can be slightly inwards.

Zephree · 13/05/2025 22:16

I didn't have a bump with my first until I was around 32 weeks pregnant. Midwife said that when it's your first baby your tummy muscles can be very strong still. I wouldn't worry. If the midwives had any concerns they'd have referred you for growth scans,please try not to worry

WhiteHorse92 · 13/05/2025 22:16

Pretty normal, especially as it's your first. I remember going for my 20 week scan with my first and not looking particularly pregnant and to be honest I only had a slight bump at the 20 week scan with my second. Even with my second my bump wasn't that big the day I gave birth! I think with both it started to look a bit more obvious around 24 weeks.

Banana222 · 13/05/2025 22:20

TY78910 · 13/05/2025 22:13

First pregnancy I would say that is still normal. Have you had your anatomy scan yet? Some women’s uteruses can be slightly inwards.

Yes! I had it on Saturday :) everything was fine and so was baby and the only thing she said was I had a low lying plecenta

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Everlore · 13/05/2025 22:33

Please don't worry, I think it's perfectly normal not to have much of a bump at 20 weeks, especially with your first baby.
I was quite slim before getting pregnant so I had, wrongly, assumed I'd start to show earlier. However, I didn't gain a single pound for the first twenty weeks, despite eating lots, and I didn't develop any visible bump until about 32 or 34 weeks pregnant, and even then it was only tiny. There are photos of me a few days before giving birth where I hardly look pregnant at all.
A lot of well-meaning people made comments along the lines of "I was massive when I was as far along as you are" when they found out how pregnant I was which did cause me to be concerned. However, I was having regular growth scans due to pre-existing medical conditions so I knew our baby was growing well and there were no concerns. Thank god, she was born at exactly 7lb 2 weeks before her due date by planned c-section and is now a perfectly healthy four-month-old.
As long as the medical professionals are happy with how you and your baby are doing then please don't worry about your bump size. All the best for the rest of your pregnancy.

Luisemol23 · 14/05/2025 03:08

In my first pregnancy i genuinely didn’t look pregnant until 32 weeks, even at 36 weeks I was talking to a stranger and had mentioned that I was pregnant and she was completely shocked that I was pregnant and the fact I actually had 4 weeks left 🤣the second pregnancy doesn’t let you hide it though as I’m now 21 weeks with my second baby and I look around 31 weeks instead 😅don’t worry your bump will come😊

doodahdayy · 14/05/2025 04:23

Normal for a first pregnancy and it depends on your body shape and where the baby is lying. I had a fairly neat bump in my first pregnancy but I was as wide as I was tall in the second one.

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