for those with 2 close to 1 year apart.

jessalynn521

How early did you show with your second? I realize I am about 7 weeks along (we think, still need dating u/s to confirm) but I have atrocious bloat, and even though I was in prepregnancy jeans since 2 weeks pp I am back in stupid maternity pants. My weight is exactly the same as it was when I found out about this pg, but it is getting hard to try and hide from the people who I see on a relatively regular basis.

I actually had someone call me out two weekends ago and say "you aren't pregnant again are you???" I just kind of laughed it off, because I am the worlds worst liar, and if I would have said anything I think the response would have been something closer to "wait are you really?" rather than the laugh and dropping of the conversation that did happen.

ugh. just needed to get this out... and see if anyone had relatable experience. 

kcisthebombdotcom

Yes, the bloat was out of control in first trimester the second time around! I also wore maternity pants at 7 weeks. I got a stranger comment at 9 weeks. It sucked. lol.

The bloat let up a bit around 13 weeks though I visibly had a small bump. I did grow quicker but it evened out at the end--I was smaller with my second than I was the first at the very end.

CTerio

This is my exact situation too!! I am around 7 weeks (I go next week for a dating US)and My DD is 5 months. I broke out the maternity pants so I can breath! I just came back to work (PT) a few weeks ago and I feel like everyone is staring at me thinking "she still looks pregnant" or "She can't be pregnant again can she??"I hope it turns into a little bump soon because now I look like I eat a dozen doughnuts every morning!

jessalynn521

Thanks for the replies. I am glad to know I am at least not alone in it. I feel like my bloat gets bigger by the day. I am ready for the day it goes away. lol

JulyMomma2U2

Me, too! I've been wearing maternity pants for 2 weeks almost.. it is what it is.. I haven't "gained" any weight yet.. (though, I still had 4lbs to go to get back to my prepregnancy weight).. but, my stomach is definitely firmer, already!  Last pregnancy, my OB said my ute was all the way up past my belly button by my 16 week appointment.. she said some people's bodies respond quicker.. I'm pretty much expecting the same thing this time since I can already feel firmness around my belly button!

mediagurl

Thank you for posting this! I'm 11 weeks and it seriously took me 10 mins this morning to find a pair of jeans I could button because I couldn't find my be band.

Maternity pants are coming out tonight!!!! The bloat is out of control and I've only gained 4lbs.

jessalynn521

Well I am sure our bodies will adapt crazy fast having just done this lol. I may just come out to my close friends soon. They will know something is up because of how I look.

MrsEllis10

Oh the bloat!!! I was so bloated at 6 weeks I looked like I was 20 weeks pg. I gained no weight until 25 weeks tho so I don't understand. Lol.

oops34

My first two are 13 months apart. I started showing with DS1 at about 23 weeks. With DS2, it was about 16-18 weeks if I remember correctly. This go around, I'm much more bloated, but I feel much bigger than I look. GL to all of you ladies! Babies close together are a wild ride!

kagl08

My 2 are 13.5 months apart. I actually carried my 2nd so much nicer than my 1st. I had that horrible bloat and thought I'd never be able to keep it a secret. Around 12 weeks it went away and I had the tiniest belly. I wore my regular jeans all the way up until he was born. I only gained 6lbs with him.  

Arielle27

I showed much earlier with #2. I had to tell people by 11 weeks and even then people said they knew for weeks already! I don't think I was really showing with #1 until I was 14 or 15 weeks.

(Mine are 16 months apart, btw.)

etude de la vie

I remember I caved and got out maternity jeans early. I vividly remember my OB saying "wow already" and I was probably less than 15 weeks pg but I just needed to be comfortable. 

I carried DS much lower and he was like a watermelon between my legs. I never dropped with DD and was very small but he was HUGE. I had much more ligament and back pain too (but carrying a toddler around definitely added to that pain).