Hey ladies! I'll be joining the "2 under 2" early next year. I havent told my boss or anybody at work yet, and I'm wondering how long I can keep it a secret. Its very early on in this pregnancy, but I've heard that you tend to show sooner with your 2nd, 3rd (and so on) pregnancies. Is there any truth to this?
How much sooner did you start showing with your 2nd? Thanks Ladies
Re: How soon did u show with #2?
This is exactly my experience. I expected to show earlier since I was 9 months post partum, but I didn't have a noticeable bump until 22-24 weeks, with dd I was easily showing by 16-18 weeks. I've also had a much smaller bump this pregnancy, these two girls have just carried very differently.
I found out I was pregnant when I was 4 months PP, so I still had about 5lbs to lose before hitting my pre-pregnancy weight.. I FELT like I showed way earlier.. definitely by 12 weeks.. I was wearing maternity clothes by 8 weeks, but again, probably due to still having a little bit of weight that I hadn't lost...
Looking at my weight distribution now at ~36w pregnant.. I feel like I look just as big as I did last time, but I've gained much less! Last pregnancy I gained almost 40lbs by the time I delivered (12lb of that was in the last 10 days due to pre-e and swelling though..). This time I've only gained ~16-17lbs. Even if you tack on the 5 I still had to go, I've still gained significantly less than I did last time.