2nd time momma already showing?!?

l_kolar2005

This is my second pregnancy and I am finding out that even at 6 weeks along this one is already WAY different than my first!  My question is for all the momma's that have had 1+ pregnancies, when did you start showing with your 2nd, 3rd, etc. pregnancies?  I am 6 weeks 2 days in this pregnancy, and seem to be showing a lot more than I did with my first 2 years ago.  Did you start showing sooner with the 2nd?  With my first I didn't start wearing maternity clothes until I was about 5 months along, and now I am noticing pants fitting differently!  With my first I was 5'7" and weighed 158lbs when I got pregnant, but this time around I am 5'7" and weigh 141lbs.  I would assume with a -17lb difference I would show a little sooner, but really this soon?!?  Just curious when other started show...

WashingtonQueen

You are definitely not showing at 6 weeks. It's bloat. I was also far more bloated my second pregnancy.

mtrhomegirl

definitely bloat!!  I am a STM and am just starting to show but everyone's bodies are different but at that early def. bloat

cMichelle0423

I was definitely a lot more bloated with this PG (my 2nd) than with my 1st. I'm 17 weeks now and look like I did when I was 25 weeks with my last. I was about 15 lbs heavier before this pregnancy compared to my pre pregnancy weight last time. And there's also 7 months in between pregnancies which I'm told is another reason why I'm huge now lol

rainydayluck

I was super bloated with this LO and around 10 weeks it went away and slowly started turning into belly. I was "showing" a bit at 15 weeks, but finally at 22 weeks I am just now getting the confused "you look pregnant, but I don't want to ask" looks.

MrsMuenich

Hormones can cause your muscles to relax more quickly, so you fill out your clothes faster than the first time, even with no weight gain. With my second, I was transitioning to maternity pants at 12 weeks to avoid buying the next size up (or walking around with my pants unbuttoned)!

Currently pg with my third, and it's true with this one too. My body changed as my first tri hormones really started kicking in. I don't feel bloated, though, so maybe it's that...

veetveet

I looked 4 months pregnant at 6 weeks with #2... crazy bloat.

nicolen0618

veetveet said:

I looked 4 months pregnant at 6 weeks with #2... crazy bloat.

This.  Currently 7 weeks and some change, and looking more like I did with my first at 5 months.  Really stinks.  Stupid bloat.

kennazebrowsky

Baby is only the size of an Appleseed right about now

l_kolar2005

kennazebrowsky said:

Baby is only the size of an Appleseed right about now

Yeah my ticker is still stuck on my 1st pregnancy...obviously not 57 weeks pregnant haha! now it's saying 123 weeks!

kennazebrowsky

Yeah I'm mobile. I tried to delete it and it never went away lol

Guess I'm super pregnant hahaha

diana.filipi

With my 2nd I was showing for sure by 8 weeks.  It's obviously NOT the baby as the baby is teeny tiny still, they don't grow any faster LOL, but your uterus has already fully stretched once so with subsequent pregnancies it pops right back out there pretty quickly.  With my 3rd it was about the same, by 6-8 weeks I was showing.

foreverapartofme

This is my second pregnancy and I'm a few days shy of being 12 weeks.  I'm just starting to pop out again.  I wouldn't say I need maternity clothes this second but I definitely feel like I will be showing faster than last time. 

reecespieces714

Isn't showing, just that - showing?  Showing is simply when your belly pokes -whether it's due to: the size of the baby (as it will be in later weeks), bloating or uterine muscle memory...  I am not sure why these questions are always instantly equated to the size of the baby as that is not the only factor that dictates the changes in your body/appearance. 

My belly poked out with this one way earlier than it did with my first.  Even when my baby was in appleseed to olive territory.  I was bloated, but I also think my uterus was all like " I know this game, I ain't wasting time, I'm doing this on MY schedule" and boom, made ready for the baby.  Despite the fact that my wee one took up only a tiny percentage of the space.  So yes, I did show earlier with this one. 

Edited to clarify