Petite woman - when did you start to show

alishafpetch

Hi Ladies,
I'm 5ft 2, size 6-8 and around 8st. I'm wondering how quickly did other petite woman with the same sort of measurements as myself started to show. I'm 9 weeks pregnant and starting to show quite a bit!
Please can you let me know what everyone else is experiencing please

mandysfestival

I'm 5'3 and before pregnant was 104lbs. I'm 10weeks and definitely have a bump and my waist is thickening up too. With my 1st(3yrs ago) I didn't show until 20weeks so this time definitely shocked me!

kynbar5

It's going to be faster in subsequent pregnancies but a lot in the beginning is quite a bit of bloat. I've got a little bump but I'm also on my 6th.

PrimRoseMama

alishafpetch said:

Hi Ladies, I'm 5ft 2, size 6-8 and around 8st. I'm wondering how quickly did other petite woman with the same sort of measurements as myself started to show. I'm 9 weeks pregnant and starting to show quite a bit! Please can you let me know what everyone else is experiencing please

I was your size before my first pregnancy. I didn't show until 20 weeks or so. Even then I had to wear a real maternity shirt. I was like BOOM baby at 28 weeks.

My second (viable) pg I popped at 16 weeks. If you have tilted uterus then you can show a tiny bit earlier but the uterus doesn't emerge beyond your pelvic bone until after 12 weeks-- no matter how small you are.

Latina211508

I was around 95lbs pre-pregnancy with my first two and 100lbs pre pregnancy with my third. I started showing with all three with a visible small bump at 6/7 months. I'm now pregnant with my fourth baby, pre pregnancy is 109 and I'm not showing at all. I don't even have bloat. I'm 17wks2d pregnant. I'm assuming I'll start showing within the fifth month. I'm 5'1 3/4 but I always write 5'2.

mojomama6

I'm rather a bit taller than you ladies, but with my fifth baby I looked obviously pregnant even to strangers at 9 weeks. I weighed 117 when I got pregnant with him, and I'm 5'6".
I've put on 15 pounds since then, and while I'm bloated and bumpy, only my kids and dh can tell it's baby and not donuts. Ok, it might be donuts, too.
Anyway, after the first baby, it's not necessarily that you're showing so very much earlier, but your abs catch a whiff of that hcg floating around and they're like, "Nope. Uh Uh. We've seen this before. We'll see you in a year or so." And so even if it's not actually baby that showing, your abs just got out of the way of all the intestine and whatnot that the baby is pushing out of its usual space.

allrightmeow

Im 5'2 and was about 120.  I didn't start to show actual baby until around 20-21 weeks.  Before that it was bloat. 

scar28

I'm so glad you posted this because I too I only am showing as if I'm just bloated at 13wks 6 days. I was wondering the same thing. Its starting to be more of a little bump though now in my opinion. Xo

alishafpetch

scar28 said:

I'm so glad you posted this because I too I only am showing as if I'm just bloated at 13wks 6 days. I was wondering the same thing. Its starting to be more of a little bump though now in my opinion. Xo

There is no doubt about it I'm bloated but even when I pull the bloat in I have a lower pouch, I never had that as a professional dancer so my abs are always there - I know every pregnancy is different but I'm really starting to believe it is baby! X

seeley257

I'm 5"1, size 6-8 as well.
Or at least, I used to be haha - some of my more fitted trousers I can't do up anymore and I just bought a size 10 yoga trousers!

I'm 9+5, and think it's mostly bloat currently - especially as I'm also very very gassy, and the bloat grows throughout the day.
However, I'm still having to disguise it as we haven't yet announced publicly.

kitandcat

I am 5'1", was a size 8 pre-pregnancy. I felt bloated all the time but wasn't showing until 14 weeks. I had a small bump then and it was pretty small until I just BLEW UP at about 17 weeks!! I am 20 weeks now and I feel like I look like I am about to pop! I've been wondering if my petite-ness has anything to do with it. I wasn't thin before pregnant, but I was athletic/in-shape - I am short @ 5'1" and my torso is pretty tiny. I guess there's no where to go but OUT haha! I am nervous to see how much I continue to grow... I also have a lot of back pain and uncomfort (I am getting NO sleep!) and I'm nervous for where that will go as well !! 

PugsandKisses

You will show baby (not bloat) after the uterus comes out of the pelvic.
As for when, each person is different, every baby and uterus is different and it depends on your torso length too.

baby2712

baby2712

I'm 4ft 10in!!

caleykernan

With my first, I was about 103 lbs pre-pregnancy, 5'4". I could tell I was thickening up around 13-14 weeks. 18-20 weeks, around the time of my ultrasound, it was still barely a baby bump to the unknowing person. I would say I didn't pop until around 6-7 months. But once it happened, it was ALL BABY!

I am curious how my body will change with our second. I was about 10 lbs heavier pre-pregnancy this time, and certainly didn't regain my pre-motherhood physique, especially in the tummy area. I wouldn't say I was still carrying baby weight or even a "tummy" on me, but at 6 weeks I feel like I look the way I did at 20ish the first time around. Obviously there's a little extra mummy to love, and early baby bloat, but I really think this is just my body remembering the drill and making room early on!

groovylocks

mandysfestival said:

I'm 5'3 and before pregnant was 104lbs. I'm 10weeks and definitely have a bump and my waist is thickening up too. With my 1st(3yrs ago) I didn't show until 20weeks so this time definitely shocked me!

This is about my weight pp and my height. My body type in the torso: straight waist, 34B cup, narrow hips (so a bit boyish) I bloated around 5 weeks. My brests began to increase in size around 7 weeks and continued to grow from there.

By 9 weeks, I had an unsightly gas lump. None of that was baby. On days when the gas let up (rare), i had almost nothing by way of a real bump until about 20-21 weeks. 

I "popped" (ie a true baby belly appeared under my ribcage) around 24 weeks. 

For reference, see images. The black outfit is me at 21 weeks. The blue shirtdress is me at 24 weeks so you can see i did a lot of growing during that time. 

wildtot

FTM started at 110lb, 5'2", and using size 2. My slight bump started at 16wks (when it no longer was just bloat). I am 26wks and bloat still makes a difference sometimes.
Pics of wk 19 & 25.

mermaidbina

I am 9 weeks with #3 and have to wear big sweaters because I am showing so much. I am small (size 4) and thin. I showed with my 1st and 2nd early as well. People asked me all the time if I was having twins!