when did you start showing?

kspears · April 2010

Hey ladies I will be 15 weeks on Wed. and was wondering when you started showing. I am am at the edge of a normal bmi and a overweight bmi so I know I will take longer to start showing but thus far I just feel like I am getting fatter not pregnant....I have not gained but maybe 1 lb but still feel yucky.....please tell me there are others out there that felt this way and give me hope to feel pretty when pregnant.

orangedaisy85 · April 2010

According to that evil BMI chart I'm TECHNICALLY overweight pre-preg. About 155 at 5ft4in. But I think it's all in my butt/boobs, so I don't really feel overweight. Anyways. I'm 16 weeks and have a bump already. I'm already in maternity pants and shirts. I can still wear some of my old shirts though. Though sometimes I still feel like I just have a big beer gut or something. lol.

Caryssa8 · April 2010

I was at the lower end of BMI and I started showing at about 14 weeks, but I have also gained a LOT of weight : ( But I know once baby gets here I won't have any problems taking it off! Everyone is different, you will get your bump soon enough!

LCB34 · April 2010

I was a tiny person to begin with and have only put on 4 pounds. You can tell I am pregnant if I am wearing a super tight shirt, otherwise, it isn't very obvious. I think it become more noticeable last week.

I have belly pictures in my blog - link in siggie.

JJ1973 · April 2010

Mine showed up at around 16 weeks or so (more obviously...probably to me only) and then by 18 weeks there was no mistaking it. I could still hide it in certain kinds of clothing and people were still surprised when I told them I was pregnant...probably up until 20 weeks. Now, I'm 22 weeks and each morning I wake up, I'm stunned at how quickly I'm growing. I am very obviously pregnant. So, before you know it...it will be there. Trust me:) Oh, and I hardly put on any weight until a few weeks ago and then POW...all at once. Everyone is different.

Violet_McPurpleson · April 2010

I started showing at around 20 weeks and I'm still in most of my pre-pregnancy shirts.

MrsH2you · April 2010

I started showing around 18 weeks. I was in the middle to higher end of a normal BMI. I am still wearing a FEW pre-preg tops, but no pre-preg pants. It'll happen. Some girls are later than others when showing.

shortms6 · April 2010

I started getting a little bump around 13 weeks and people commented non-stop about 17-18 weeks. It'll happen for you soon and then you'll be wishing for the days you could still move easily. These bumps get in the way!

kspears · April 2010

thanks everyone for the reply.....I just am tried of feeling like I am getting "fat" because all my clothe fit differently of the beauty of pregnancy

jastl32 · April 2010

I had a normal BMI (on the higher side of "normal") and have always been athletic, though I carry my weight in my belly (thank you PCOS). Anyway...I'm almost 18 weeks, and while I've gained about 10lbs already, I'm not "showing" yet...I just look bigger. A stranger would not know I'm pregnant, but people who know me can tell I'm thicker in the middle.

hotbride111 · April 2010

I am definitely in that stage where people can't seem to figure out whether I just gained a bunch of weight in my stomach recently or I am pregnant. I have gotten some looks at the office within about the last week. I definitely have a bump.

jlees2005 · April 2010

I am 21 weeks & not really showing. You can tell if I wear something tight. I am wearing most of my pre-pg shirts. I have switched to maternity pants for comfort. I was a size 12/14 pre-pg.

TeamReed · April 2010

My BMI prepg was 21 (healthy range). I am only now beginning to really show.

monimonimoni · April 2010

I'm 5'3" and 170lb pre pregnancy, so I'm not what one would call "small" and alas, I am still waiting for the bump to show.

*any day now, any day now...*

Kimmy1836 · April 2010

I just started showing at 20 wks. I seriously woke up and had just 'popped'. I know how you feel about not feeling like you 'look pregnant'. I was in that is she fat/is she pregnant? stage for far too long for my liking. Once you start to really show though, you should feel much better.

I was pretty petite pp and have gained only 2 pounds. I am all belly and boobs at this point. It definitely was hard to see this belly out of nowhere but I am feeling better about it each day because I know it will all be worth it at the end.

Angela814 · April 2010

Both times strangers could tell I was pg around 17 weeks. That's about the point my pre-pg dress shirts didn't fit anymore both times. I'm 5'4". With DD I started out at 132 lbs and a size 6, sometimes a 4. This time I started at 142 lbs and between a size 6-8. Both times I've pretty much averaged 1 lb/week weight gain.

Lhanly · April 2010

I'm 5 1/2 months but don't look it at all. People keep telling me how small I look. It's driving me nuts! I want to look like i have my little boy in there.

You'll get there....we all will!

kg_08 · April 2010

I was showing at 16 weeks.

His-N-Hers · April 2010

Dh and I could tell around 13 wks. It became obvious to most people by 15 wks. I am very small and have gained all my weight in the belly - so that is part of the reason my bump showed so early.

hopingwaiting · April 2010

I'm thin, so DH and I could see the beginnings of a bump around 13 weeks. But if you didn't know my normal shape you wouldn't know at all, so we'll have to see when the rest of the world thinks I am showing.

MrsBraun · April 2010

I wasn't obviously pregnant until 27 weeks...

grant822 · April 2010

My BMI pre-pg was 17.5, but I wasn't considered underweight, I've just always been "tiny." I have gained 5 lbs since becoming pregnant but am not really showing yet. I have a tiny bump, but can only really notice it if I wear a tighter shirt....it looks more like a gut though lol

BarbieNCSU · April 2010

I'm still not really showing, but if I wear a really tight shirt it would be a question of - did she eat too much or is she pregnant.

h2babe · April 2010

People started to notice around 14-wks, but there was no more questions around 16! Big Smile

trinakb · April 2010

Some people I know who I didn't tell I was pg asked me if I was around 13 weeks because I had a little pooch. I started popping around 17 weeks. Now its a clear bump.

pammi2003 · April 2010

It was a definite bump for me at 22 weeks.

Rachaelhope · April 2010

I am not quite 13wks pregnant and look 4months if not more. Before I got my huge suprise of this baby. I had finally gotten a close 2 flat stomach that took me almost nine year's 2 achive. When I go places people notice. I feel dumb saying that I am barley out of my first trimester. So it can stink both way's. This is also my 3rd baby so I guess the muscle's I once owned r not very tight. Don't worry sweetie, soon enough u will b asked how pregnant u r by every stranger that passes. (what fun)

shanesfiance · April 2010

I was about 16 weeks when I stopped being able to comfortably button pre-preg pants and jeans. I was like 24-25 weeks before anyone who didn't know I was pregnant could tell that I was pregnant.

Liz.Haugen · April 2010

i have a higher bmi but i started showing at 16 and really blew up at 18..

jdailey615 · April 2010

I'm 16 weeks today and also on that edge. I feel like I'm just turning the corner from just looking pudgy around the middle to thinking I look pregnant. Maternity clothes are still a little big on me but are more comfortable.

sandyapples · April 2010

I'm around size 16 pre-preg, I was worried I wouldn't look pregnant but you can tell now at almost 17 weeks. My belly is much rounder. I still have a couple of pre-preg pants that I fit into, and it isn't as noticible when I where them because they suck me in a bit. I love wearing maternity pants with a full panel because when you kind of let it all hang out is when the belly really shows. Plus, I walk around rubbing my belly all the time, so people must think I'm either pregnant or a weirdo

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CaralovesD · April 2010

I can totally relate, I'm 25 weeks and I'm still getting the "you really don't look pregnant" comments! But I feel huge!

I'm waiting for a stranger to ask me when I'm due, then I'll know!

jayneeae · April 2010

I will be only 6 weeks tomorrow (I'm a newbie!), but when I weighed myself last night I noticed that I have already gained one pound - despite trying to eat healthy and exercise. I know it's only one pound and I obviously am not showing at all yet, but I hope this one pound is not an indication that I'm going to gain a ton of weight over the next 8 months! I wasn't expecting to gain much weight until later in the first trimester. Don't get me wrong...I know all that matters is that the baby is healthy and growing - but did anyone else gain weight this early on?

clark08 · April 2010

I'm 23 weeks and unless i'm wearing something tight no can tell cause I carry all the weight on my hips.

Feeling a little yucky is normal I put on very little weight at all and still felt huge compared to my usual 30 inch waist.

Noelle1219 · April 2010

I am 5'3, 106lbs. at 15 weeks. I have gained a lb or so, not really showing yet....just bloated later in the day and then it is gone by AM.

jebbydo · April 2010

I was technically "morbidly obese" -- about 160 pounds over the charts -- when I got pregnant. (Those charts are baloney, especially if you're tall or petite, and I'm 6'1", so it's not as bad as it sounds, but still ...) I was showing to the point that I had to go to maternity clothes at 24 weeks. It was some time later that it was obvious, and only in the past 3 weeks or so that I look undeniably pregnant and not just like I'm putting on more belly fat. One of our earliest clues actually was that I was putting on inches in a distribution different that just normal weight gain.

lina1205 · April 2010

I definetly feel the same way. I havent gained weight but I feel like I really have. I'm in my 15th week and I started showing sometime last week actually. I feel awkward when I sit down and my stomach pops out more because if people don't know I'm pregnant it probably just looks like I'm gaining some weight lol

lina1205 · April 2010

lol yea same here sandyapples. I walk around rubbin my belly too lol and I think some people must think I'm weird lol

pixiesplace · April 2010

started at 7wks with twins bi 10 full blown materinty cloths so dont wory

shortee78 · April 2010

Peeking into 2nd trimester. Here is a belly progress pic from my first pregnancy.

14 to 25 weeks (can't figure out how to post a pic directly

https://tinyurl.com/2c349w2

26 to 37 weeks

https://tinyurl.com/29p6qee

gracie_7117 · April 2010

I'm not showing AT ALL. I am about 30 BMI which is teetering on the edge of overweight but I am also tall @ 5'9 which they say can play a part. I'm at 16+ weeks and am still in the same pants I was wearing before I was pregnant. I feel the wame way! I'm so frustrated... I even LOST weight there for awhile. I'm still +3 from where I started but that's not that much, especially when I had gained 11 after I found out I was pregnant since I quit smoking! I've actually lost 8 since then! You'll be glad you didn't gain as much weight or show as early at the end when you're not taking off an additional 30 pounds!! That's what I keep focusing on!

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