16 weeks pregnant, zero bump!

[TTCupdates]

Hey everyone!

I had a healthy scan 2 weeks ago. Strong heartbeat, lots of movement and measured perfectly. I thought by 16 weeks I would have a bump, but nope!! Zero bump, I do have more bloat which is much lower down but I can suck all the way in. Any thoughts?

That's perfectly normal, especially if it's your first pregnancy, some women don't start showing until around the 20 week mark x

I didn't have a bump with my first until 20 weeks! Appeared overnight :)

Completely normal, I remember having my 20 week scan with my first DD and my stomach was pretty flat lying down and I was thinking I hope they don’t think I’m lying about being pregnant 😂
Didn’t get a noticeable bump until about 25 weeks

aww these are all so helpful thank you! I thought I was have a tiny something by now haha!

Totally normal. Alot people who appear to form bumps really early are usually bloated. I seemed to show really early but honestly the pregnancy made me so bloated at the beginning it made my "bump" look bigger than it was, I dont think my true bump formed until well after 20 weeks

There are pictures of me with a tiny little bump at 23w with DD1. I definitely had nothing at 16w.

With DD2, I had a noticeable bump when laying down at 12w. Full blown proper bump by 20w.

Had to wear baggy tops and jumpers for weeks before I announced DS at 12w. At 25w, my bump was bigger than my 37w bump with DD1…

Never had a bump.. I put on weight all over which kind of evened it out.
went into local shops with pram and baby about a week after having dc and was told more than once ‘I didn’t realise you were pregnant’

I'm 19 weeks now and no bump to show for it! Only a bit first thing in the morning whilst I'm still lying in bed but I just look tubby 😂

As others have said, didn’t have any bump until 20+ weeks. I was desperate to have a lovely bump so I could wear dungarees 😆😆

First baby I could still wear all my normal clothes at 29 weeks. Second, I’m not sure the stick was dry before the bump arrived 😀

Second baby totally unexpected. I have pcos so could go six months without a period. No bump, I was slim . My BIL noticed something and asked if I was pregnant apparently my bum hips had altered. Went to GP, had ultrasound, 20 weeks 🙈

These comments are all so reassuring! It’s my first pregnancy so it’s all very new, but I will be patient for the bump haha :)

Another one that didn't have a bump until gone 20 weeks! I went to my 20 week scan in my normal jeans 😂

By 30 weeks I felt massive!

I’m just wondering if you have a ‘normally’ aligned uterus? I only found out I had a retroverted uterus when a medical professional mentioned it in passing. But it is associated with a small bump throughout pregnancy (and horrendous heartburn). F

I was told at 8 weeks I had a retroverted uterus! (Went for an early scan). But at my last 2 scans I don’t know if it’s still retroverted or not! Good point though..

@TTCupdates I think if it is retroverted it will stay that way! Just that the staff didn’t mention it. They often don’t.

I didn’t show with my first at all until about 25 weeks. Even then it was a tiny bump. I was really paranoid about it especially as I was pregnant at the same time as a few other women I know and they all had proper bumps! My baby was perfectly healthy and normal sized when he was born so try not to worry!

Completely normal with your first. With my first my bump came later, with my second pregnancy it came incredibly early!

@TTCupdates completely normal. I don’t remember when I started showing the first time but the second time I remember I said to the midwife at the 16 week appointment that I still don’t have a bump and I was worried and she said don’t worry it’ll come soon and it did around week 20.

Thanks so much everyone, all the comments have been so reassuring. Sounds like it’s extremely common so I will stop stressing 😂