Showing the second time around.

erind228 · May 2011

Hi Ladies,

I am ten weeks with number two, and I feel like I look l am 16 weeks pregnant already. I was just curious when you started to show with number two. I figured that I would pop sooner than I did the first time, but I wasn't expecting to look this far along. I am trying to get through the rest of the school year without telling my colleagues, but I dont know if I am going to make it.

SueAnn24 · May 2011

I look about 4-5 months and I am almost 10 weeks. I just figure that my body didn't have ANY time to recoup and that I just have to deal. I think most people just think that I "haven't lost the baby weight, yet"! LOL.

mlf625 · May 2011

I showed later the second time (about 2 weeks later, around 18 weeks). Good luck keeping the secret!

earthboundmisfit · May 2011

well the bloat went away around 12 weeks and people didn't start asking me until I was 18 weeks along. But before 12 weeks I looked gigantic. The bloat was worse the 2nd time around for sure though.

StefB28 · May 2011

I'm 14 weeks, but could easily pass for 18-20 weeks. Yikes!

bridgeybride · May 2011

I popped out at 8 weeks. I feel your pain. I'm a teacher, too, and wanted to wait to tell folks.. people came right out and asked me...unbelievable.

kcisthebombdotcom · May 2011

I got stranger comments at 9 weeks, the bloat was so bad.

It was ridiculously hard to hide my 2nd pregnancy. The only good part is once 3rd tri hit I slowed down and ended up being smaller than during my first pregnancy. I'd say for most of the time I was 6-8 weeks ahead in size than I was with my first pregnancy.

ShannonSky · May 2011

With DD1, I started to get rounder at 10 weeks. With DD2, it was more like 7-8 weeks. Then I just looked about 4 weeks ahead of where I really was until I hit about 18 weeks (which is when I popped w/DD1), and it all sort of evened out and now I look about how I did with DD1.

I also started this pregnancy out 10lbs up from my first pregnancy, and on progesterone suppositories, which made bloat worse.

jesh1111 · May 2011

I was showing by 12 weeks and looked about a month ahead until I was about 24-26 weeks when I started to level out with my first pregnancy.

roundtheworldgirl · May 2011

It was early. At 12 weeks with #2, I looked as far along as I had at 20 weeks with #1.

lkf041 · May 2011

I'm 14 weeks with #3 and still not showing. I show late with all my pregnancies which is why I still haven't told work yet. Good luck keeping it a secret! Check out the HDBD post on Nov. 2011 pics. You'll see lots of bump pics of 2nd and 3rd time moms.

LJR 84 · May 2011

I started to show around 15-16 weeks. With my first I didn't show much until about 20 weeks. I think it's pretty much evened out now, but there for awhile I felt like I was showing a good month ahead of what I did the first time around.

WhitePicketFence · May 2011

I was extremely bloated for the first 8-10 weeks of this pregnancy and looked like I was about 5 months pregnant during that time. Once the bloat disappeared, I didn't really start to show until closer to 18-19 weeks (with DD1, I didn't start showing until 22 weeks).

katie052409 · May 2011

I am almost 18 weeks and look at least 26. I figure I gave my belly a whole 10 weeks off between pregnancies, and although I lost all of the baby weight from DD, my poor belly muscles (esp with a c-section) got no rest. I dont mind, I love my belly... good luck hiding it though!!!!