2nd Trimester
Overweight and pregnant
Hi ladies!
I was curious if any of you are in the same boat as me. I am overweight, about 5'4" and 220 pounds. I am told that I carry my weight very well, but that doesn't make me feel better. I am newly pregnant, and reading all over the place that because of my weight I won't show until much later, possibly not even until 7 months. Can anyone overweight tell me when they started to show? I have always wanted to be a cute pregnant woman with a cute belly! ;-) I'm just happy to be pregnant and want nothing more than a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby!! Thanks for any input to ease my mind!!This discussion has been closed.
Re: Overweight and pregnant
do not stress it too much. I am 22weeks and while it is not always obvious I am pregnant there are times you can definately tell I have a bump. I do not feel major kicks yet but I can feel flips/flops and wiggles.
It sounds like you and I could have the exact same body! I'm 5'3" and weigh the same. I too am dtold "i carry my weight well". I'm 15 weeks and just yesterday, someone told me they could see my bump...below my belly button. I can also feel my tummy stretching and that I might "pop" in the next 2 or 3 weeks. I started feeling baby movements this week. It's just a little rolling sensation but I definitely feel him. Don't worry, I bet you'll be cute and pregnant in no time. Besides....just go buy some cute empire wasted stuff and you'll look pregnant with or without the bump! H&H 9 months to you!
Ditto this, especially the bolded. I was average weight pre-PG and had a pretty flat stomach for the most part. I'm still not showing. I'm also pretty tall (5'10") with a long torso, which I hear causes you to show later since there is more room in your abdomen.
It's different for everyone. Rest assured, you will show eventually. Everyone does.
Everyone shows differently. I think people are less likely to ask someone who's overweight just in case they are wrong, you know? My friend is quite overweight and people who knew her could definitely tell by 6 months but strangers probably wouldn't assume. Unless someone is a twig with a big round belly I pretty never assume.
That being said, I'm small and short and still didn't have a single stranger make a comment until 6 months. I still could have been just a thicker waisted smaller person and I don't think people want to risk getting it wrong. I'm 5'2" and pp about 110-115 and I'm entering the third tri but I have it on good authority (my students) that some of their parents were wondering as late as last week but weren't sure. So, yeah, it all depends. I think I look pretty PG but strangers still can't always tell for sure.
I'm the same height and I started out at 195. I am 18w and I am showing now, my bump really popped in the last few days and I can't hide my belly with loose shirts anymore. I also feel the baby move at least once a day and that has been happening for the past week. I really did not expect to feel movement until 20+ weeks because of my weight but I was pleasantly surprised.
I think you look pregnant now based on your most recent pics.
OP, I'm 5'8 and was wearing a size 14,16, 18 (depending on the clothing item) pre-pregnancy. I am just starting to feel a hard bump in my lower abdomen when I lay down. I am hoping to start showing (not just looking like I gained extra belly chub) in the next few weeks.
I'm 5'11, and weighed 305lbs when I got pregnant. It always baffled people that I weighed that much, because I never looked it. People would always guess about 200. I even had a woman who weighed 190 lbs tell me she wished she was my size. When I told her, her jaw hit the floor. I was a size 20.
I now weigh 296 lbs (thanks, MS!) and I'm already showing at 16 weeks. I have a more rounded belly. I think people are still afraid to ask me, because I was always big around the middle, but everyone who knows me says it's definitely "popped."
I wish I was tiny and could have a cute little bowling ball belly, but I'm coming to terms with it. Every pregnancy is different...every woman has a different body.
I am 5'5 and weighed 240 when I found out I was pregnant. Now I am 25 weeks and still weigh 240.
Started showing around 20 weeks. If I wear a baggy shirt I just look like I have a big gut. But when I wear fitted maternity shirts I look very pregnant.
I fellt Vinnie moving at 21 weeks and continuously ever since.
I am 5'11" and was 280 at the start of the pregnancy. I just "popped" this week (even though I just see belly fat and everyone else sees baby) and feel a little bit of baby (or so I think... It's a different, tingly sensation then I've had before) for the past few days.