Bloating vs Bump random question

mrscarolynb

Kind of a weird question lol but FTM mom here (8w2d) and wondering.. is there a clear moment in time I’ll be able to tell that I have a bump vs just major bloating? 

I’ve had random stomach issues for years and can look severely bloated if I eat the wrong foods, which is the look I have right now. But will that eventually turn into a clear “bump” or does my bloat just get bigger? 😂

k_simmons

I don’t remember or know if there ever was like an “aha” moment, but just the realization of ok this isn’t fluctuating it’s staying Like it’ll just pop one day and be your reality. 😆 for my first daughter i noticed a bump at 20 weeks where it was more of a small bump and i didn’t look frumpy.
my second showed faster, but not far off that time frame. 

My twins was like big from the get go. 😆
this pregnancy i have the worst bloating and I’m constantly like ok how much is muscle memory and how much is Bloat.

i think the bloat just takes form into a round little baby bump. But again, i don’t remember ever being like YES! This is a bump not bloat. 😂 
We’re all in this together 😅😅🫠

hedgepig

I definitely remember the appearance of an actual baby bump with my first 2 - what I remember thinking is that the actual baby bump is a lot lower than I thought it would be, and if I pressed on my lower belly I could actually feel the hard, round uterus shape, whereas with the bloat, even if I can't suck it in, I can feel that it's my normal squishy belly. The bump feels different and you can't suck it in. This time the bloat is worse though - it sort of feels like all my organs are already moving up, even though my uterus hasn't moved out of my pelvis yet. I hope this helps!