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Hi! I'm new! (and a ?)

GSwansGSwans member
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Hi!  So excited to be posting on this board...I mostly just follow stuff over on SAIF, but I have so many questions for you MoMs...

But the biggest one right now is Holy Mother of God, is it normal to feel this big so early in my pregnancy???

I'm 5'2", so maybe that's a factor, but I'm approaching 11 weeks and I'm starting to really have trouble hiding the stomach protrusion at work.  Just want to know if this is normal...I'm a little worried that my ovaries are still enlarged from the stims or something along those lines.

What do you think?  Thanks!!!

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  • eileenm21eileenm21 member
    Hi and congrats!  for me, i was unable to close my pants at 8 weeks.  It was summertime, so I got a away with a ton of dresses so i was able to hide, but not if you knew me really well.  I gained about a 1lb a week from day one and am also 5'2  and was fairly thin so 8 -10 lbs on my frame was enough to have trouble hiding things.  For me, i wasn't that bloated from stims or the progesterone, in fact in the week before my bfp i was at my lowest weight since my wedding (cause who the hell stays that thin lol - I think I was 5 lbs up from wedding weight) so I blame all the chub that occured in those begining weeks on the babies.  hth!
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  • clarku2000clarku2000 member
    Oh my gosh!  I'm feeling the same way.  My pants will no longer button and I have to wear longer shirts with my suit to hide the unbuttoned part.  I just ordered a BeBand from Target--hopefully that will help.  I'm 5'3" and have always had a flatter stomach, but my god--it's like I've got a major gut going on.  I really think it has to do with expecting 2--my sister didn't start showing with her singleton until she was 18 weeks.
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  • nygrl79nygrl79

    Congratulations and Welcome!

    To answer your question, yes it is totally normal.  I'm 5 feet tall and I look about 6-8 weeks ahead -- at least.

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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    congrats!!

    bloat is worse when you have done IF treatments.  My 2 pg's were from clomid/IUI - and i was SO bloated with both - looked pg almost right away b/c of it- and by the time the bloat was gone i had a real belly... so yeah- it's normal.

    i had to wear mat. pants almost immediately, esp with the twins b/c it was my 2nd pg and i was already bigger when i got pg.

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  • Nikki1007Nikki1007
    Yep its normal. I was in mat pants by 8 weeks and people were whispering behind my back.
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  • BeccaLandesBeccaLandes member
    I'm also 5'2" but have a proportionally long torso for my height.  I am my thinnest through the middle and usually have a flat stomach.  I was out of my regular clothes right away, but no one else even noticed.  At 14 weeks people still couldn't tell I was pregnant even though I thought I looked huge.  I would just say, wear longer shirts and I bet people won't notice for a long time!
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  • dec13thdec13th member

    Congratulations!!

    I'm 5, 1 and I was showing quickly also!

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  • efhoping2010efhoping2010 member
    Congrats, I am 5' 5" and due to IVF bloat and baby bump I was in mat pants at 10 weeks too. 
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  • cholzercholzer
    Congrats and yes at 11 weeks my stomach was abnormally big.  Couldn't hide it in my tight pants anymore.
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  • GSwansGSwans member
    Thanks for all the reassurances!!!!
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