Second time Mama's please come in

melaniedel

When did you start to show and/or buy maternity clothes? Also, are you gaining at the same pace?

I definitely have a bump going on right now (whether it's bloat, my organs, whatever, it wasn't there a month ago and I feel so fat). Clothes are getting tighter, and don't remember them getting this tight until at least12 weeks with DS. I've gained four pounds so far, too which is on track with my last pg (I gained under 20, but 6 were in the first tri). Anyway, I know everyone's different, but curious about other experiences.

Also, my symptoms so far are very similar. I know there is no way of knowing, but makes me think I'm having another baby boy, lol.

TIA!

pamiva1

This is my third, but my clothes stopped being comfortable around 8-9 weeks. By 12/13 weeks I was wearing pretty much all maternity clothes. It's crazy how much sooner you show with each one. Now, at 22 weeks, I look like I did in my third tri with my first!

littlemaybaby

I feel like a STM oddball because I was so bloated and my clothes were miserably tight with my first by 12 weeks.  (Even though I didn't really show until past 20 weeks.)  I also gained almost 10lbs in first tri last time because carbs were the only thing I could eat.

This time at 16 weeks, I'm not showing AT ALL.  I mean, maybe I can tell a little, but my regular clothes fit totally fine.  And I'm only up 3-4 pounds total at this point.  I have also been much sicker this time around just not wanting to eat at all, so I'm sure that explains a lot of it.

But for me, it's definitely not true that STMs will show earlier or need maternity clothes earlier . . .  

melaniedel

littlemaybaby:

I feel like a STM oddball because I was so bloated and my clothes were miserably tight with my first by 12 weeks.  (Even though I didn't really show until past 20 weeks.)  I also gained almost 10lbs in first tri last time because carbs were the only thing I could eat.

This time at 16 weeks, I'm not showing AT ALL.  I mean, maybe I can tell a little, but my regular clothes fit totally fine.  And I'm only up 3-4 pounds total at this point.  I have also been much sicker this time around just not wanting to eat at all, so I'm sure that explains a lot of it.

But for me, it's definitely not true that STMs will show earlier or need maternity clothes earlier . . .  

This is me, last time and this time. I usually don't eat a ton of carbs (mainly lean protein and fruit/veggies), but I need and crave it in first tri.

this decaf life

I'm a FTM & bought my maternity pants this week. I skipped the bella band completely because I'm still able to wear my dresses so I went ahead and bought one pair of mat pants from Old Navy. Everything but shorts/pants still fit just fine.

Since you're a STM you'll likely start showing earlier! 

A&B05

I'm having my second (18 weeks at the moment) and have only gained 3 or 4 pounds so far. I did lose some weight at first due to no appetite whatsoever as well as a weekend of stomach flu.  I'm not in maternity clothes yet, just using my bella band. It seems to be pretty close to where I was with my first, took me frever to start showing and needing to wear maternity clothes.

MouseInLux

This is number 2, I'm still in normal clothes at 14 weeks. Last time I was in a belly band already. I'm going to use as much of my maternity clothes from last time as possible and hope that I don't have to get much more (DD was born at the end of June and it was warm).

drpayne

Belly-wise, I look like I did around 20 or so weeks last time BUT I've gained less (actually lost a pound as of my last appt) which I attribute to watching my diet and not having much of an appetite this time.  I'm in maternity clothes (or elastic-waist skirts) and have been for weeks but I wear scrubs at work and haven't gone up in pants size yet. 

peacelove&mama

This time, I started looking pudgy around the middle at about 7 weeks. I started actually looking pregnant I think around 12-14 weeks. My scale is crap but I'm up about 13-15lbs from pre-pregnancy (120lbs) at this point, I was apparently underweight before. 

Last time, I didn't start showing until I was around 20 weeks so where I am now. I was the same pre-pregnancy weight as this time, so 120 again. I gained most of my weight (52lbs total) in the second half of the second trimester, and in my third. I put it on fairly quickly, DS was a 10 pounder and I was all belly. 

I'm kind of afraid to see how big I'm going to get this time if I looked like I was about to pop with twins with DS at 7 months, and my bump is already as big as it is now. I'm thinking I inherited my Nan's 10lb baby gene. Eek.

mom2b22013

With DS by this point I had gained over 10 pounds and I am still down about 6 pounds with this one. A lot of my clothes still fit the same but then all of my summer skirts of stretchy in the first place

Todd&Laura

I have no idea re: weight gain. I'm not keeping track like last time.

I started getting uncomfortable in my regular pants around 7-8 weeks pregnant. I wore a lot of dresses and skirts throughout the end of the school year. I started showing around 12 weeks, really showing around 14. My belly is almost as big now as it was when I was 20 weeks with my son. I am still on summer vacation, so I can get away with gym shorts and sweats a lot of the time. I've also been wearing maternity jeans (probably since around week 9 or 10). They have a woven waistband, not a panel. My m/s was very bad this time and I really didn't want anything squishing my belly. Before I knew it, I needed them for real (due to showing a bit). Ftr, I didn't start showing with my son until I was 16 weeks or so. 

akating

My belly is bigger. I can't wear normal pants unless I decide to be totally uncomfortable but I don't think a stranger would recognize that this is a baby bump and not fat. I am 17 weeks today.

saturdaynightdoubletree

This is my third, in three years, so my body pretty much hates me. I have a nasty fold over pouch from c-section with DS. My belly is getting big higher this time, so I can actually still squeeze into my regular clothes with a muffin top, but maternity clothes are more comfortable most days. Honestly I don't even feel pregnant this time except for crazy RLS and some heartburn here and there. 

dande2129

I'm not at the same weight as I was when I first got pregnant with DS, so it's hard to say if I am gaining the same way... but so far it's been about the same. I didn't start to "show" with DS until 16-17 weeks, and that's when I started wearing maternity jeans, but still wore my old shirts. 

I put on the maternity jeans at 10w this time, and my entire 1st tri was an effing nightmare. (Which was not the case with DS)

Some things are different, some things are the same. We'll have to see how the rest of the pregnancy #2 goes. 

momofmanyinthemitten

I have a few pairs of shorts that I can fit into, but I'm having to bellaband all my jeans. I've had a "bump" for the past two weeks. I'm about a month ahead of where I was with #1. Symptoms were totally different for me, but my friend had 2 boys and 2 girls all with the exact same symptoms.

st.augbride

I started packing on the bloat and pounds immediately this time! I was struggling with clothes by 9 weeks and playing around with maternity style clothes by 12 weeks. Now I'm in full blown maternity gear and I look 6 months pregnant! I'm already up 10-11lbs (started at BMI of 21, so 25-25lbs is the goal and looks like I'll be on the higher end of that!).