Do you start showing faster?

lindzed

I know this is probably a stupid question, but I keep reading you may start showing faster on your 2nd baby.  I can't help but wondering if that's true if you had a m/c.  I guess it depends on what makes you start showing sooner, but I was curious what you all thought.

ECUTeacher

I think you do show sooner depending on when you had your MC. I had mine at 13 wks and I did show early on, but then it slowed down after that.

BarnStar

I think this only holds true if you had a later loss. I think the reason second pregnancies show sooner is because the muscles and ligaments around the uterus have already stretched, so it's easier to push them out the second time around. But they have to have been stretched the first time around for that to happen. Make sense?

lindzed

That makes since.  I had my m/c at 13 weeks last time so I guess its probably a toss up, although you could tell I was pregnant last time at 13 weeks.

maramarrie

It is true, but I think only if you've shown before. If you m/c too early to be showing or weren't showing too much, I doubt you'll really show earlier.