When did you start to show?

SoxFan777

When did you start to show with your current pregnancy?  I'm asking because I'm wondering how long I can hide this from people at work.  My pants are already getting tight (I know it's only bloat, but still).  I've actually LOST 2 pounds but they're still tight?  Go figure.  I'm a high school teacher and I'd rather people, especially my students, know as LATE as possible.  If it's relevant, I have a son who's just over two and I had a pregnancy that went to 9 weeks back in February (I wasn't showing then, as far as I can tell).  I'm 5'8" and 160.  I think with my frame I'll be able to hide it for awhile?  For those of you who kept it in as long as possible, how long was that?

Thanks in advance. 

QueenVictoria08

Every women is different as I'm sure you've heard. It was obvious that I was pregnant around 18 wks.

km_md

I'm only 5 feet tall, so I think that helps to make you show a little earlier, but I was so bloated I was in maternity pants at about 9-10 weeks, and I started to get a little bump by about 13 weeks. At that time it was still the "is she or isn't she" stage for strangers but a lot of people who knew me could tell by then.

ksyknelvr73

You and I have similar frames, I'm 5'10 and about 165 lbs. I didn't start showing with my son until 15 weeks. It was definitely a bump, but it was still pretty small and if I wore flowy shirts you couldn't tell. It was pretty obvious by 17 weeks. I am wondering how long I can hold out this time with it being baby #2.

SoxFan777

This is very helpful.  @RosiePeare Teachers rock. 

Serenla

Madisonpenny said:

I was showing around 12-13 weeks. I was in maternity pants around 9.

Ditto I have to wear a band or maternity pants now, I broke a pair of regular ones trying to zip them up if it helps I'm 5'7" and weighed 148 pre-pregnancy. Now I weigh 146 and look like I've just gotten chubby and not pregnant.

kr_ry

I teach pre kindergarten so I will not tell my students until I am very obviously pregnant. So far I have not told anyone at work. I think I will wait at least 2 more weeks depending on how my appointment goes on the 11th.

HopingforChange

I'm 5'3" and about 118lbs pre-pregnancy. I was definitely showing by 12 or 13 weeks, to the point I couldn't hide it effectively.

StephNordenmalm

Im 14 weeks tomorrow and I think Im just starting to show a little. Looks more like I had a few to many donuts rather then a baby bump, so im trying to hold off on telling most people until my appointment next week.  I actually think my stomach was bigger a few weeks ago because I was so bloated.  

poohbear033

I started showing around 14 weeks or so. I bought my first maternity pants at 15 weeks. I am also a teacher but I have elementary students, they didn't seem to notice when we left for the school year. It was obvious when we came back in the fall.

Pmmama

I was about 20 weeks before I couldn't really hide it reasonably anymore. Of course you may be able to wear baggier clothes and squeeze a few more wks out- I'm 5'9" and a teacher too. Haha!

JKTTC1

I'm 5'6 and 135. I have a DS who is almost two and have had 2 losses since May. I'm currently 7.5 weeks and already starting to show!!!! I didn't show till I was around 17 weeks with DS but this is crazy! I've been questioning if this is normal after several losses?

I've been trying to hide it by wearing looser tops but had to go get some maternity skinny jeans since mine were so tight 2 days ago.

Shobb414

I don't know that I look "preggo" since I had a little bit of a stomach pre, plus we are new here so no one knows what I looked like pre either. They prolly think I have awkward stomach weight.
I am def in my maternity pants and I have a bump 17 weeks.

djtippietoes

I'm 21 weeks and not really showing yet.  I can tell a little bit, but strangers definitely cannot.

MickeyM04

@JKTTC1, you are not alone.  With DS I popped at 12 weeks (small frame, very short).  Every night when I go to bed I have a big "blump" (bloat bump) but in the morning I wake up and my stomach is flat again (not skinny, just flat).  This morning, woke up and the "blump" is still there, which makes me wonder if it's a bump and not a blump.  At not even 8.5 weeks.  I figure it's probably partially my ute starting to move out from behind my pelvis and partially just I've gotten fat.

BootsOrHearts

I was in maternity pants at 11 weeks this time :-/

OmaCo

I'm a really similar size to you and I didn't start to show until 24 weeks. I'm now 29 weeks and finally have what I think is an obvious bump, but I don't think it really is to anyone that doesn't already know. FWIW, I didn't have a belly before I was pg at all, but I also wasn't in the habit of wearing tight clothes.