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(me too - huge!) bump size correlated to baby size, or no? (w/PIPs)

SanHawaii08SanHawaii08 member
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I'm assuming that the size of your bump isn't correlated to baby size - but why is it that bump sizes vary so widely from woman to woman?  i know one girl who has had 3 kids, and for each, you could barely tell she was pg until the very end.  each had a "normal" birthweight, as far as i know.  also, i was looking at the weekly bump pics on my month board, and it varies so much! 

i'm not even 20w yet, and all of a sudden, i feel like my tummy's gotten huge.  i've been looking forward to looking pg (as opposed to just looking like i ate too much), but this is a bit ridiculous!

this morning:

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but then i decided that angle didn't really do it justice, so i tried again:

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and this was 5 days ago (excuse the wet hair in all these photos!):

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 so...eh?  or do bumps grow at different rates and end up more or less the same before birth?

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Re: (me too - huge!) bump size correlated to baby size, or no? (w/PIPs)

  • inamrainamra member
    Wow! You literally just popped (but barely) overnight! But no worries, you don't even look big at all! I don't think bump size is super correlated to baby size. I kept on thinking I'd be bigger after gaining 30lbs *on top* of gaining back the ~15 I initially lost to m/s. But my dr said I hid the baby well b/c my torso was long and b/c I was tall--I think you might be hiding it well too. B ended up being 7.5. I think it really varies!
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  • mrspresleymrspresley
    you look so cute! it's amazing what a difference there is in just 5 days huh? i don't think there is any correlation to bump size and baby size...i know they say your 2nd PG your bump gets bigger faster b/c everything's already been stretched out before... if you look at my FB photos i think my bump got pretty big (i still regret not snapping that 40 wk photo right before going to hospital!) and miss A was pretty average at 7lbs4oz
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  • sanae78sanae78
    Bump size definitely doesn't correlate to baby size. I didn't get big until the end and I was way smaller than all my pregnant coworkers yet they all had 6 pounders and Kaya was 8lbs 4 oz! Your bump is totally cute, btw.
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  • eacernaeacerna

    you are NOT huge but i know what you mean! your belly has officially popped and it's cute!!

    i wonder myself so i don't know the answer to your question Stick out tongue. from what i have observed, it doesn't correlate. my friend had huge bump but only had a 5 lb baby.

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  • HulaLoveHulaLove

    You're definately popped, I think I popped at about the same time.  It was nice to start getting stranger comments and to stop looking like I just drank to much beer. 

    You look great!


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  • redshoegirlredshoegirl member

    I don't think they necessarily correlate - I remember Tina saying that the reason she had such a large bump was because she had a lot of amniotic fluid and a big placenta. At any rate, you look fantastic!

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  • MrsZizMrsZiz member
    It does look like you just popped in the past 5 days! What a cute little belly you have too! I love little belly bumps :)
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  • lola808lola808

    Lookin' good!

    I don't know... I think I felt average sized and my baby ended up being average sized. I would imagine other things could affect it, though -- like where you carry weight and how your body adapts to and sustains the pregnancy. My friend was absolutely ginormous and thought she was having a 10 lb baby b/c she was that size at birth, but then he was only 8 pounds when he was born.

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  • jaysgirljuliejaysgirljulie member

    You're adorable!

    My bump was average, I wasn't too big and either was my baby- 6.10. I was opposite of Tina, I had to get induced because of low amniotic fluid. Maybe that's why I wasn't huge?

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  • SirenSongSirenSong
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    I don't think they necessarily correlate - I remember Tina saying that the reason she had such a large bump was because she had a lot of amniotic fluid and a big placenta. At any rate, you look fantastic!

    Yep. My guess is that's why everyone carries different/has different sized bellies. It varies with how much amnio fluid there is, placenta size/placement etc. Maya was 7lbs 12oz and Samara was 8 lbs on the button but everyone swore black and blue I was either having twins or a 10 pounder. 

    I love proving people wrong haha. Wink

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  • SanHawaii08SanHawaii08 member
    imageSirenSong:
    imageredshoegirl:

    I don't think they necessarily correlate - I remember Tina saying that the reason she had such a large bump was because she had a lot of amniotic fluid and a big placenta. At any rate, you look fantastic!

    Yep. My guess is that's why everyone carries different/has different sized bellies. It varies with how much amnio fluid there is, placenta size/placement etc. Maya was 7lbs 12oz and Samara was 8 lbs on the button but everyone swore black and blue I was either having twins or a 10 pounder. 

    I love proving people wrong haha. Wink

    this totally makes sense.  and - haha Big Smile.  i feel better now, b/c you were sporting quite a bump there with samara!  Wink  i don't want to think about birthing a 10 pounder!

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