2nd pregnancy - 8 weeks and feel ENORMOUS!

[CeeCee123]

Hi,

I am 8 wks pg with my second and I feel that I already have a 4 month bump! Now, I have very weak abdominal muscles and I carry weight on my stomach anyway (I'm a size 18) but still, I feel like it is just so obvious. I'm seriously considering telling my work just because when I look in the mirror, I see a very obvious bump and I almost can't believe that everyone hasn't worked it out. Anyone else had this? I can't tell if my stomach has just resumed the shape it had at the end of my last pregnancy or I'm expecting triplets!

I'm so glad it's not just me!!I am 13 wks with 2nd pregnancy and I swear I was about five months before my bump was so obvious last time. It's ben a real struggle to hide it at work and I had to get my old materniry jeans and trousers out at 10 WEEKS! because I couldn't bear the waistbands on my fitted work trousers any longer. My midwife assures me it's common with subsequent pregnancies, especially if they're close together and that the growth will probably slow down (her analogy was 'your uterus is like a balloon - the first time it's quite hard to blow up and the second it's saggy and rubbery !') Good luck - it will be a relief when you tell everyone and you don't have to suck it all in anymore!