Me: 30 | DH:34
Married: 08/04/12
DD: 6 years | Born: 03/28/13
DS: 1 Year I Born 10/15/17
2nd Trimester
kmornelas29
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When did you start showing?
kmornelas29
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Okay, so here is the question:
When did you start showing enough to where strangers knew you were pregnant.
I am now 19 weeks and thought that I would for sure have a baby bumpy by now, but you can't even tell that I am pregnant! I just look thick in my mid-section. No bump 
This is my first, and I know with your first it sometimes takes longer, but I want the bump!
When did you all start showing with your first to where it was noticeable!?
Thanks!
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My super all about me birth story:
Then: Fraternal twins born at 26 weeks in 1983. Me: 640 grams. Brother: 840 grams. Family kept watch in the NICU for 5 months before being allowed to go home. On oxygen for a year and a half after being released.
Now: Me: PhD student and married. Brother: Lawyer and married.
Dad's wedding speech: Thank you to all the family who stood watch and prayed for our children's survival. Well now the little scrawny chicken is married. Who would've thought? (Thanks dad for making me laugh and cry at the same time).
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I could tell strangers could start to notice around 18-19 weeks. People that know me could easily tell by 15 weeks. This is my second baby though. I know with my first it took a lot longer to show.
My BFP Chart
I started showing quite early. I would say by 15 weeks it was obvious to the world... but I was able to start asking for seats on the train by 12!
I'm now 22 weeks, and everyone seems to think I should give birth in a month or 2, not 4!
I thought I looked pregnant at 18 weeks, but in retrospect there is a HUGE difference in the bump pictures between then and now (24 weeks). I definitely look pregnant instead of just chubby now.
Finally not just looking fat it took till 20-21 weeks to get the "prego" look for me
Layne-May 6, 2013
Callie-February 14, 2011
I am plus-sized (18-20) and it took 20 weeks to even have a little bit of a bump... I'm still convinced that strangers just look at me like I've eaten a few too many doughnuts... but people who do know me say I am showing more now...
My family carries babie's fairly descretely - My mom was size 14-18 depending on the pregnancy and my sister was 16-18 with her two boys... We have long torsos so it takes longer for us to show aparantly..
Also, women with a tilted uterus usually show later as well... Everyone is different.
First time round Id say about 26-28 weeks strangers cld tell I had a bump and wasnt just podgy. This despite putting on over 25lbs in the first tri
This time I?d say about 17 weeks and Id gained no weight at all. Wierd huh?
With DS1, I didn't start noticeably showing until closer to 24-25w.
This time, with my 3rd, it's much sooner!
With my first, I had a noticeable bump at 18w, but it was only noticeable to myself (maybe DH). I started showing to others at about 21w.
With this one, I was showing a lot earlier, but I can't even remember when. At 20w, I look like I did at about 25 weeks with LO #1
I don't think your level of activity has too much to do with it. I'm still very active this time around (2nd pregnancy) and was showing (to strangers) before my 1st tri was over.
My first pregnancy (also very active - gym 4 times a week) I was showing by 5 months.
My little man at 0-1-2
With my first I started showing around 24. That was when I got my first comment. I'm 24 weeks now with #2 and still am not showing - I just look thick. I've compared pics of this time and last and I am def not showing now like I was last time.
I guess that's because I'm 10 lbs behind where I was at this point last time, and I worked really hard on my abs and core in the year or so before I got pregnant again.
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This! I'm very active with a lean build and have a baby bump at 17 weeks
I'm 5'8", but am mostly legs with a short torso - the belly just sticks straight out. Things will get interesting when I'm farther along (I'm a little excited to get bigger!).
Every body type carries the baby differently; the strength of your core can make a difference, but most of it seems to be your build (and genetics, maybe?).
I honestly don't remember when I started showing with my 1st or 2nd. I'd guess maybe a couple weeks later with my 1st and about the same time as now with my 2nd.
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