Showing for STM?

[jemnj]

I know it's different for everyone but is it true you start showing much earlier after your first baby? I didn't show until 20 weeks with my DS so I'm curious if it will be earlier this time around. I have some weddings coming up in the next few months and I'm wondering if I will be able to hide it or will I need to spill the beans before. 

[colinsfebmommy]

Yes most people def show early. Your uterus for lack of better words is already stretched out and your body has remembrance (sp?) maybe u will be the lucky ones that doesn't happen too!

[jemnj]

I doubt I will be the lucky one! Things have definitely not gone back into place from my last pregnancy. I guess I'll hold off on buying dresses until it gets closer.

[dazdareis]

I'm only 6 wk and I've been having RLP since 4-5 weeks so I have a feeling I'll be showing earlier. That and this bloat is *insane*.

[Deleted]

I started showing much earlier with my second. I was needing maternity pants just to accommodate the bloat bf I actually started showing.

[colinsfebmommy]

Oh god right? Wtf is up with this bloat? I was bloated with my first but this one is wY worse. And so is the exhaustion. I had some with my first but with this one I feel like I'm narcoleptic lol

[hismom12]

My bloat is insane this time. I never remember it being like this with my DS.

[rztrumpet]

So I've heard. STM, just about 6 weeks here. Honestly, I didn't lose all the weight from DD, and feel like I still look about 5 months pregnant . The bloat is insane, I was so proud of myself for dropping a pant size, and now my jeans fit snugly again. No clue when real "show" will start, bit I definitely plan on being in maternity clothes after my ultrasound at 8 weeks!

[hismom12]

I feel like my pants are tighter around my legs too. The scale says I've already gained 8 pounds. There is NO WAY it is from just my new eating habits. I am so frustrated bc my pants are already tight but hopefully it will ease off!

[onyx]

I'm still kind of chubby from my first, because I never lost all the weight. I'm super bloated right now and while I can fit my clothes, jeans and my old bottoms are uncomfortable. Plus my boobs are so swollen that a lot of my shirts don't fit. I'm already wearing maternity clothes. No shame though, because I'm comfy. This is basically how I feel in maternity clothes.
 
This turned from "oh yah I can relate to showing early" to "er ma gerd, knocked up clothes are the best".

[pickles4prez]

I was just reading this same conversation on the Nurture apps Oct15 board (holy hell, some of those ladies make my head hurt) but there's a pic of a STM at 10 weeks whose showing a bump that looks 20+ weeks! I'm already pretty bloated and concerned my body won't be able to keep my secrets ><

[blanche]

I'm a FTM, but I have always carried my weight in my tummy... so much so that I've had way too many people congratulate my pregnancy when I wasn't actually pregnant (grrrrrrrr). I'm bloated right now, too, in part because I'm eating gluten and really shouldn't be (I'm not celiac, but I am sensitive to it and going off gluten is the only thing that helped me lose weight before getting KU) so, yea, I look like I have a bump. Hubby asked tonight when I was "supposed" to start showing....thanks lovely.

I am still fitting into my regular clothes, but for how long is to be seen. Sigh....

[USCgirl]

My blump is out of control this time around! It is worst at the end of the day. I swear, I stood in front of the mirror tonight and I looked at least 4-5 mo. pregnant. I am a petite 5'3" too. This is not looking good!

[sassypantzz]

I'm in a wedding in September. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT A SHIT SHOW THIS WILL BE?! I can't even think about it without getting upset

[sweett11]

Add me to team bloat. Not a fan. I wasn't this bad with my daughter so we'll see when I actually start to show.

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Mar 8, 2015 21:18:57 GMT -5 rztrumpet said:

So I've heard. STM, just about 6 weeks here. Honestly, I didn't lose all the weight from DD, and feel like I still look about 5 months pregnant . The bloat is insane, I was so proud of myself for dropping a pant size, and now my jeans fit snugly again. No clue when real "show" will start, bit I definitely plan on being in maternity clothes after my ultrasound at 8 weeks!

I know the feeling about dropping a pant size. I felt so accomplished because it was so much harder to get off the second time around. I was 18 when I had my son and the weight just melted off. It doesn't work that way when you're 30, lol.

[Deleted]

i'm going to pretend this isn't going to happen to me...
i didn't start gaining weight until after 13 weeks last time & didn't get into mostly maternity clothes until a few months after that.

[jemnj]

Add me to the bloat group. I didn't lose all my weight from my first pregnancy so that isn't helping. I'm trying to keep myself hydrated and workout but the exhaustion is creeping in. 

[rztrumpet]

Mar 9, 2015 8:13:28 GMT -5 @babylentilbean said:

Mar 8, 2015 21:18:57 GMT -5 rztrumpet said:

So I've heard. STM, just about 6 weeks here. Honestly, I didn't lose all the weight from DD, and feel like I still look about 5 months pregnant . The bloat is insane, I was so proud of myself for dropping a pant size, and now my jeans fit snugly again. No clue when real "show" will start, bit I definitely plan on being in maternity clothes after my ultrasound at 8 weeks!

I know the feeling about dropping a pant size. I felt so accomplished because it was so much harder to get off the second time around. I was 18 when I had my son and the weight just melted off. It doesn't work that way when you're 30, lol.

My first pregnancy was at 30, lol. It's true, your metabolism really does go to complete crap!

[mtnmomma13]

Mar 9, 2015 5:36:57 GMT -5 sassypantzz said:

I'm in a wedding in September. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT A SHIT SHOW THIS WILL BE?! I can't even think about it without getting upset

Godspeed sassypantzz!

[Deleted]

i just told me BFF, who is getting married in Mexico at the end of july, that i"m PG...
so we started looking at flowy bridesmaid dresses...

[cinc1em]

My first 2 were 15m apart, so I was 6m pp when I got pg. I feel like I was showing at least 6-8 weeks earlier. It was crazy.

I'll be a third timer now, and just shy of 3 under 3 (all AMA) I'm a little afraid of what my body will do. All you can do is go with it.

I'm still nursing as well. Last time I had a huge sudden weight increase, that I now attribute to my dd cutting way back on nursing in 2nd tri. Now that I understand that's possible/probable, I can try to avoid it. In general, I'd like to gain less bc I'm starting out a bit heavier. I'm hoping it will all even out in the end.

[mcncheese]

Well seeing as how I haven't fully lost the weight from my last baby.... this time around should be interesting. I'm 6 weeks but look like I'm 20 weeks already.

[lycih]

The bloat is nuts this time around... I didn't gain until 20w (I lost in first tri, so I was "flat" at 20w) but I started getting an obvious belly around 15/16w.
This time I feel like it's already creeping towards obvious and I'm not even 7w.

[jumpingpuddles]

I was in maternity with my 2nd by 10 weeks... So I don't even want to know right now when I'll need them. I'm not too bloated yet, but I'm 4 weeks, so I know it's coming soon.

[pantaloons55]

Just here to commiserate. FTM here, but am dealing with so much bloat, and I'm so short, that I too don't think I'll be able to keep this a secret for very long. I am wearing mat pants or a band and a lot of long sweaters now, but if it warms up sooner in April, I'm out of luck! To be honest though, my pants were a bit tight after Christmas, so that complicates it. Not buying non-mat stuff though, I feel like there probably isn't any point since I'll be back in pants at the end towards the due date in the Fall.

[sweett11]

Mar 9, 2015 10:32:17 GMT -5 mcncheese said:

Well seeing as how I haven't fully lost the weight from my last baby.... this time around should be interesting. I'm 6 weeks but look like I'm 20 weeks already.

You do not. You're gorgeous.