Bump size

D&C2015

I'm just over 18 weeks, my bump is large in the morning mainly, tonight it's not, is there anyone else not showing? I'm not the thinnest girl ever and just so worried all the time

Stargirlb

What are you worried about?

D&C2015

I'm worried that I should be showing or feeling more at this stage.

Stargirlb

Here's my 22 week bump. And everything is on track and good. Everyone carries differently and it can def vary by time of day. Sometimes mine sticks out really far. Some people have big ones some might be hardly showing.

Stargirlb

This pic was taken earlier that SAME day. Crazy difference, right?

mangomimosa

If I flex my abs I can make mine almost totally go away. If I've eaten recently & let my abs relax, I can barely see my toes. Size varies greatly from person to person, pregnancy to pregnancy, and even time of day -- unless your docs are concerned there is no reason to worry. 

If you feel like worrying anyway -- lay down, and press in just below your belly button until you feel the firm top of your uterus. At 18 weeks it should be about 2 cm below the belly button. If you're not sure what you're feeling, then don't worry. But if you can clearly feel your uterus, I'm sure you'll find that it's right where it needs to be. 

colleen4019

@mangomimosa‌ mine is the same! Crazy small to crazy big.

071115

With my first I didn't show until 6 months and it was still small then.

battymomma

Please don't concern yourself with something so trivial. Each woman is different as is each pregnancy. Each quickening is special and unique and you will both show the fruit of your womb and feel your child when the time is right.

FrecklesInside

BattyMomma said:

Please don't concern yourself with something so trivial. Each woman is different as is each pregnancy. Each quickening is special and unique and you will both show the fruit of your womb and feel your child when the time is right.

Dooooood...I did this in your intro post but feel it is needed here too:

battymomma

I am not sure why you are following me around with this moving picture, but I will take it as a compliment.

FrecklesInside

BattyMomma said:

I am not sure why you are following me around with this moving picture, but I will take it as a compliment.

Quote button. It is your friend. 

And yes....I'm so complimenting you. Side eye Chloe thinks you are the bee's knees. 

battymomma

aylacbw said:

BattyMomma said:

Please don't concern yourself with something so trivial. Each woman is different as is each pregnancy. Each quickening is special and unique and you will both show the fruit of your womb and feel your child when the time is right.

Dooooood...I did this in your intro post but feel it is needed here too:

Freckles this chick CANT be for real. There's no way. In some other thread she just told the mom to relax and meditate. However, I'm still interested to see where this goes.

Thank you Freckles for mentioning the quote button. I am still learning the dynamics of this place. I assure you all I am very real. Meditation is an oft overlooked method for relaxation, I do not see why mentioning it is strange.

ruemorgan

.....back to the question at hand, Im 18w1d but baby is measuring almost 20 weeks (EDD change coming next appt) and I still have no sign of baby. People compliment my food baby all the time. Haha I let them have it and enjoy being my bloated self. Dont worry too much about the lack of bump, I hear these are the few weeks we are lucky ro have no back pain!

Stargirlb

U don't mean u think that she is MY ae....?! Because I can assure you, NO. This is my one and only bump account.

battymomma

wonknessmonster said:

aylacbw said:

BattyMomma said:

Please don't concern yourself with something so trivial. Each woman is different as is each pregnancy. Each quickening is special and unique and you will both show the fruit of your womb and feel your child when the time is right.

Dooooood...I did this in your intro post but feel it is needed here too:

Freckles this chick CANT be for real. There's no way. In some other thread she just told the mom to relax and meditate. However, I'm still interested to see where this goes.

Thank you Freckles for mentioning the quote button. I am still learning the dynamics of this place. I assure you all I am very real. Meditation is an oft overlooked method for relaxation, I do not see why mentioning it is strange.

You are such a bad troll. In that you suck at it. Ironic you created your AE around same time the board started agreeing to ignore you. You suck. I shall now enjoy putting you and your patchouli-stink on ignore again.

I am very confused, is this aimed at me? I think you are talking to the wrong person. Also, I loathe patchouli.

Stargirlb

I think they are implying that we are the same person @BattyMomma‌ and that I created your account to troll the team. Lol

Stargirlb

I had to google patchouli. I am not a hippie either. Lol

FrecklesInside

Stargirlb said:

U don't mean u think that she is MY ae....?! Because I can assure you, NO. This is my one and only bump account.

Why not spell out the word you? 

Stargirlb

FrecklesInside said:

Stargirlb said:

U don't mean u think that she is MY ae....?! Because I can assure you, NO. This is my one and only bump account.

Why not spell out the word you? 
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Y not spell it u? U knew what I meant.

JCWhitey

ruemorgan said:

.....back to the question at hand, Im 18w1d but baby is measuring almost 20 weeks (EDD change coming next appt) and I still have no sign of baby. People compliment my food baby all the time. Haha I let them have it and enjoy being my bloated self. Dont worry too much about the lack of bump, I hear these are the few weeks we are lucky ro have no back pain!

What are they basing the EDD change off of?  Just your measurement?  Did you get a dating u/s to confirm dates in the beginning?  That is way more accurate than measuring later in pregnancy.  I was all over the place with my son, all the way up to measuring 2 weeks ahead.  But by the end I started balancing back out.  I personally would not be OK with them adjust my EDD by 2 weeks based on a measurement alone!  

ruemorgan

JCWhitey said:

ruemorgan said:

.....back to the question at hand, Im 18w1d but baby is measuring almost 20 weeks (EDD change coming next appt) and I still have no sign of baby. People compliment my food baby all the time. Haha I let them have it and enjoy being my bloated self. Dont worry too much about the lack of bump, I hear these are the few weeks we are lucky ro have no back pain!

What are they basing the EDD change off of?  Just your measurement?  Did you get a dating u/s to confirm dates in the beginning?  That is way more accurate than measuring later in pregnancy.  I was all over the place with my son, all the way up to measuring 2 weeks ahead.  But by the end I started balancing back out.  I personally would not be OK with them adjust my EDD by 2 weeks based on a measurement alone!  

My OB is going off of the original u/s because the earlier u/s are most reliable. The last two ultrasound I've gone into the baby is ahead of the expected measurement by almost a week. So if the baby is bigger at the a/s my ob wants to change it a *week* max. Im cool with the origonal due date so if im late i can avoid interventions if possible. I also trust my ob because she is opposed to changing the due date but let me know its possible if the baby measures enough ahead.

Good lord I would never let my ob change the due date an entire two weeks!

ruemorgan

jessuhmarie said:

JCWhitey said:

ruemorgan said:

.....back to the question at hand, Im 18w1d but baby is measuring almost 20 weeks (EDD change coming next appt) and I still have no sign of baby. People compliment my food baby all the time. Haha I let them have it and enjoy being my bloated self. Dont worry too much about the lack of bump, I hear these are the few weeks we are lucky ro have no back pain!

What are they basing the EDD change off of?  Just your measurement?  Did you get a dating u/s to confirm dates in the beginning?  That is way more accurate than measuring later in pregnancy.  I was all over the place with my son, all the way up to measuring 2 weeks ahead.  But by the end I started balancing back out.  I personally would not be OK with them adjust my EDD by 2 weeks based on a measurement alone!  

I have to strongly agree here. You do not want your doctor thinking you are 40 weeks when you're really 38. A lot of doctors start pushing induction around 40-42 weeks and you could potentially cut out 2 crucial weeks for brain and lung development for your baby. 39 weeks is now considered full term instead of 37 weeks

https://www.marchofdimes.org/professionals/healthy-babies-are-worth-the-wait.aspx





https://www.mission-health.org/sites/default/files/document-library/1874_0.pdf




Before 12 weeks, dating ultrasounds have a margin of error of +/-3 days and that changes to +/-10 days at 15 weeks to 20 and there isn't a reported margin of error after 20 weeks.



No no, trust me im totally agreeing with you. I was just putting it out there so the OP understood that even if the baby is measuring ahead it doesnt make too much of a difference if you're showing yet or not.


And ill repeat I would not stay with a OB who changes due dates by an entire two weeks.

LBeez13

@jessuhmarie‌ I love that little flier. I may need to see that again later on in pregnancy if this baby decides to go past the due date. My first LO was 1 week and a half late and all I wanted to do was get him out at that point. It helps to be reminded how much they really are growing in our bellies every week. Even though it sucks to get to your due date without a baby.

jap618

BattyMomma said:

Please don't concern yourself with something so trivial. Each woman is different as is each pregnancy. Each quickening is special and unique and you will both show the fruit of your womb and feel your child when the time is right.

In the off chance of you being your own person please do not call someone else's concerns trivial. You have no idea what they may have been through it what lead them to those fears.

ngolimento

FrecklesInside said:

Stargirlb said:

U don't mean u think that she is MY ae....?! Because I can assure you, NO. This is my one and only bump account.

Why not spell out the word you? 

Honestly at this point, I'm (and it looks like most of the board) is ignoring her banal posting via the 'ignore' feature. She can't post inflammatory shit without getting her ass banned, so eventually she'll get bored and bother another board to reassure herself that she is special via bothering other humans until they acknowledge her existence.

Not worth it, don't bother. Yawns all around.

yoitslooo

I'm 16 weeks and 3 days and I feel like sometimes I see my bump in the morning then the rest of the day I just look chubby. I feel your frustration, I want a cute little baby bump but I think in time it'll come and hopefully stay all day! Lol

portrey0524

My bump is huge. I'm at 15 weeks today although this is my second pregnancy and I am carrying twins. One of my coworkers is 26 weeks and her bump is very small compared to me. Another coworker is due at the end of this month and she's not much bigger than me. Don't worry. Everything will be fine (: