When did you start showing with your first pregnancy?

shelley92wt

Hi everyone! 

Sorry if this post has been done before, I'm new here and this is my first post!

This is my first pregnancy and I'm super excited because my fiancee and I have been TTC for about 7 months. I haven't been to the OB yet, but my guess is that I'm around 5 weeks. Obviously I won't be showing for some time, but I was just curious about when everyone else's bump started to show during thier first pregnancy??

mb314

I gained weight, and looked heavier by 20 weeks.  But I didn't have much of a true bump until closer to 24 weeks.  I was in my sister's wedding at 13 weeks, and no one knew I was pregnant.  I went to another wedding at 20 weeks where I saw friends I hadn't seen in years.  I could tell people were looking at me like "is she pregnant?  Did she get fat?" so I usually started conversations telling people that I was pregnant so they didn't have to wonder. 

jborgia

I put on a few pounds but only Noticable toe until around 26 weeks

harmonicbabe26

Sometime between 16-20w. This time, i've had a bump since about 7-8w. I am 10w now.

Sofia2529

Around 24 weeks.

awc1986

Someone gave their seat up on a train for me at 19 weeks, but I was wearing a tight top. It didn't become obvious until about 25 weeks.

Mizoo

18/19 weeks I started to notice a bump that was not bloat related.  I'm 34 weeks 5 days now and I'm still noticing the "Holy cow, is she pregnant?" looks from people who I see on a regular basis and my pregnancy has just never come up in conversation so they didn't know. (Meaning they are just NOW noticing my bump at 8 months pregnant.)

runningmama22

I guess I am one of those who are just getting fat. Lol. I'm 11 weeks and 2 days and I'm showing if I wear something tight. And yes I gained weight all over (10 lbs actually), but there is definitely a distinct bump regardless of what I ate/gas/whatever else. I have a really short torso and was only 102 lbs and body fat was only 11% (which technically should have impaired ovulation.. but didnt) before I got pregnant, and while I'm sure it's just uterus bump showing and not yet the lime-sized baby, I definitely have one! 

TashaPlusNika

24 weeks

haliebabyx3

I would say around 16-20w my bump definitely got noticed more often.

If you don't know me, I get the looks of "if she pregnant or just pudgy" still.

Manateearmz

I think it was around 16 weeks that I had a pouch. I had an obvious bump by 20 weeks.

RayRay007

I thought I looked pg at around 16-18 weeks but people couldn't tell until I was ~22 weeks.

Daneicy80

I would say for me it was 21-22 weeks that I felt I looked pregnant.  With my second I was on a cruise at 23 weeks and had to tell people I was pregnant (as to why I couldn't have alcoholic drinks), so even then they weren't assuming anything.

By 25 weeks I would say others could tell for sure.

ande0821

Around 16 weeks. That's when I started telling people at work, closer to 20 weeks before it was more obvious.

shelley92wt

Thanks for all the replies everyone!! I'm excited to start showing :P

saraeric

I must have started showing earlier than most FTM...I had a small bump around 14 weeks it just continues to grow larger. I think that around 17 weeks it was obvious to others...

momthatlifts

Eh 18 weeks but I still didn't look pregnant until about 24 weeks

alysonmh

Around 20 weeks and even then it wasn't super noticeable. Probably 24 weeks before other people really started noticing.

2000cougar

The first time a stranger actually noticed I was pregnant was 38 weeks. I was at my niece's birthday 2 months before my due date and my sister in law's family thought I lost the baby since I really didn't have any noticeable bump.

jneden

20 weeks is when I started wearing maternity clothes but I had the "beer gut" look at 16 weeks. 

pettycrocker

I could tell by 20wks, I don't think anyone else really noticed until around 28wks. 

Eta- I have a really long torso, I think that makes a difference. 

TexasGirl81

My first took a long time to show. I'd say about 7 months. This second time around 5 months. I'm 7 months now, and the bump is huge.

MNgirl326

I thought I was showing at about 16 weeks, looking back at pictures it was closer to 20-22 weeks that I had a noticeable baby bump

amylou35

I am in my first pregnancy at 8 weeks and I have a petite build, my husband says you can't tell any difference but obviously my pants are tighter and I think it is noticeable and feel bloated in everything I try to wear.  My sister is taller, has wider hips and didn't show until she was 32 weeks.  I think it varies on your body type and your baby.

LadyXaverian

I had a small, hard bump around 16-17 weeks with #1, but no one could notice it but me unless I went out of my way to accentuate it.

I'd say I was visibly showing by 20 weeks. I looked back at my pregnancy blog, and I also noted that DH was able to feel movement by touching my belly at 22 weeks. I'm so looking forward to that part of pregnancy again. 

LadyXaverian

MNgirl326 said:

I thought I was showing at about 16 weeks, looking back at pictures it was closer to 20-22 weeks that I had a noticeable baby bump

Yes, this exactly! Funny how my perception at the time and what I can see now by looking back at pictures is a little bit different.

MrsT0514

SarahL77 said:

MNgirl326 said:

I thought I was showing at about 16 weeks, looking back at pictures it was closer to 20-22 weeks that I had a noticeable baby bump

Yes, this exactly! Funny how my perception at the time and what I can see now by looking back at pictures is a little bit different.

This is so true, bc when I was pg with DS, I remember taking a picture of myself around 15-16 weeks, thinking I had a cute baby bump, but in reality, I dont think I really showed with a true bump until closer to 19-20ish weeks.

NatureLovers

I am 8 weeks and am visibly pregnant. There is no hiding it, I have to wear full mat clothes. I know there's a lot of bloat, but when I had my ultrasound we realized my belly popped out sooner than normal was due to two large fibroids that I have. They're posterior and pushing my ute out.

KyMommy86

With my first I didn't even "find out" (I knew in the back of my mind but due to circumstances and being young and dumb didn't test) until about 3 months. I wasn't showing at the point. I think I was about 5 months before I started showing really well.
I am really tall (5'11) and at the time was about 170lbs, so some of it was hidden really well.

Every woman's body is different. I've heard women say they followed the same pattern as their mothers but I have no idea how accurate that is.

dreamers7494

hey i was 200 lbs before pregnancy and im 10+3 weeks along and just feel fatter and pants feel tighter. hope i get a real bump soon!!