I don't think about my expanding belly very much. When I look down at it it doesn't look that big to me. I put my hands on it to feel baby boy when he's moving and sometimes I rest my hands on it. People don't comment on it, some ask when I'm due but they never say "you look like you could go any day now." Nothing to that affect.
So today I go to the bathroom at work(our bathroom is a one person bathroom), when I'm pulling up my pants and my shirt down, turn to the side and look at my belly. HOLY COW!! I really had no clue how big it has gotten!! I also noticed that my belly button, while not poking out is starting to flatten some. I am in awe of it!!
I know it is a silly revalation!! You would think I might have noticed sooner, even more so since I enjoy being naked a little more now!! I don't know why but after I shower I like to lay in bed in just underwear, or I fold my laundry in the bedroom in only underwear!! I never did this before!
Re: Belly Expanding Overnight!!
I totally get what you mean when you look down at your belly. Mine doesn't look big to me at all but I will have DH take a photo of me and I think "Oh man is that really how I look?!" Right now I am all belly!!
Oh and I totally walk around the house with my shirt lifted up over my belly. I might have to try just staying in my underwear.. sounds fun. :-)
Does the camera add an extra 10lbs for me and an extra 10lbs for the baby, too? I asked my husband to take a photo of me to send to my aunt who requested a bump pic, and I know he is usually not great at taking flattering pics of me but my gosh I looked HUGE in the photo. There is no way I look like that... riiight? (He says I do.)
But seriously every other week or so I notice that over the course of a couple of days my belly "sprouts" a bit, and then stays that way for a couple weeks until it sprouts again. But when I look down it never seems that big, it's just when I turn sideways in the mirror.
I've only gained a little more than 5lbs. I was considered overweight prepregnancy so thats part of it. I was also sick for the 1st tri and part of the 2nd. I lost 10lbs. I gained that back and the 5lbs but I've been holding steady since then. I have to follow a GD diet so that has cut back on what I eat and how much I eat.
All the weight is in my belly though. We had an u/s with MFM Tuesday and they said baby is around 5 1/2lbs.
I've always had stretch marks here and there. I just blame my mother and grandmother since it's mainly genetic!!
I know that I'm bigger at 31 weeks just because I'm barely 5 ft tall...so there's only so much room for her to go in me. But the other day a clerk at a store said, "When are you due? ....OH! I thought you were due in a week or so, you're really big!"
Thanks, lol. But it's amazing how much your body can expand for this...it almost feels like it'll never go back, lol.