Are you showing for the outside world?

WashingtonQueen · March 2011

I am borderline for July/August so I am going to lurk and post here too. I am 19 weeks on Tuesday and my fiance and I can tell that I am pregnant but to the outside world you wouldnt know a thing. Its funny cuz online people think that I should be obviously pregnant but Im not. How far along are you? Are you showing? If so, when did you "pop"?

Temp856430000003146 · March 2011

I'll be 20 weeks tomorrow and I'm definitely not pregnant looking to strangers. I didn't "pop" with DS until 26-28 weeks.

Epiphany27 · March 2011

I'm 22 weeks and some change and don't look pregnant to strangers. I still just look like I ate a big lunch.

WashingtonQueen · March 2011

Epiphany27:
I'm 22 weeks and some change and don't look pregnant to strangers. I still just look like I ate a big lunch.

LOL that little bug thing in your siggy got me! I tried to squish the fake bug crawling on my screen.

melissa.1985 · March 2011

I do look pregnant to outsiders. I think I popped around 20 weeks.

yaramak · March 2011

I'm 22 weeks and definitely showing. I "popped" around 18 weeks. Though I am REALLY petite, so baby didn't have any other direction to grow.

AsOctoberFalls · March 2011

I think I am, though I mentioned the PG to a co-worker the other day, and she didn't know I was PG. No stranger has mentioned it to me yet. So, perhaps I'm kind of in-between. This is my first and I'm 23w.

brenwick · March 2011

I was definitely showing at 16 weeks, probably started looking pregnant at 13 weeks, and I'm almost 23 weeks and look about 32 weeks. Ha! It's my 4th and my nurse reassures me it's completely normal. My doc says I'm only measuring a week ahead, but I feel soooooo much bigger! I'm losing my belly button too. It will probably be gone in the next couple of weeks.

lacey321 · March 2011

I'm pretty short so I started showing rather early. Probably somewhere around 20 weeks. Now there is no mistaking that I'm pregnant

amos07 · March 2011

I definitely am showing enough that strangers notice. This is my second pregnancy though and I have been showing visibly to strangers since 16 weeks. I started showing around 20 weeks with my first.

Five_letter · March 2011

I'm 22 weeks with what my doctor describes as a "HUGE" uterus (is that a medical term?). I'm also very short torso'd and only 5'0 tall. There wasn't anywhere for the baby to grow except out. I wasn't really showing to the outside world until last week or the week before.

Not everyone is comfortable assuming I'm pregnant though. They're still afraid I'm just fat. LOL

MrsBoike · March 2011

I totally popped this week...I woke up this weekend and all of a sudden have this bump that feels huge! I swear it happened overnight. My dr said that is pretty typical for 2nd time moms.

CCC A · March 2011

With my first I didnt show till 8mths..with all my others it was around 23 wks..this time around i am SHOWING

sarahbeth27 · March 2011

I am 20 weeks and just popped last week. I swear I woke up, and had grown a belly overnight. I'm still not huge (although I feel it!)... but I think people are starting to figure it out!

Kristen61607 · March 2011

I'm 21.5 weeks and definitely showing...but I'm also having twins. I've been getting "looks" (people stare at my belly and not at my face) for a couple of weeks now but last week I had a stranger ask when I was due...so yeah, I guess it's already quite obvious to the outside world!

MrsLee22 · March 2011

I'm almost 22 weeks (with twins) and I am MASSIVE lol. I could have passed for "just a big lunch" until about 17 weeks but I am definitely pregnant now.

Kristin131 · March 2011

Definitely at work (I wear more "showing" clothes), but not always on the weekends when I wear baggier more comfy stuff. I'm at the point though where I am sometimes opting for a tighter shirt so people don't think I'm just fat lol. But I do have a definite bump now!

Sparla1027 · March 2011

I'd say at about 16 weeks- I am 19 now and feel huge! I am "all belly" which everyone always told me I would be (I am 5'7" with a pre pregnancy weight of 125). I have been wearing maternity shirts for a week now- my long shirts just kept getting shorter! I am terrified of my dr. Appoinment thursday because I think I have gained 14 pounds already!

Mrs.Leah.Maria · March 2011

Yes. I definitely popped at 20/21w and am showing about 3-4 weeks ahead of what I did with DS. No stranger comments yet though.

CactusGirl · March 2011

I am borderline July/August as well. Personally I think I popped at around 16 weeks, but I didn't get my first pregnancy comment (without me saying I was pregnant) until this last weekend, which was 19 weeks.

theluckiestduo · March 2011

I'm about 23 weeks and started getting stranger comments about two weeks ago. I absolutely look pregnant

I'm also fairly short with long legs and a shorter torso (baby is only growing out!)

lovesdogs13 · March 2011

Like other pp's have stated, I'm very short and skinny with a short torso so there is no place for baby to go. I think I really started showing around 20 weeks but that was only when I wore tighter tops. When I'm wearing my comfy clothes around the house, you can't really tell that I'm pregnant. No one out in public has asked me yet but I'm sure they are wondering. I already get lots of stares because I'm short (4'9") so who knows what they are thinking?

HJOHNSTON411 · March 2011

I'm 22 wks tomorrow, and it depends on what I wear. If I wear a tight shirt, then I look pregnant to people who know me. For those who don't know me, they very well may think I just need to lose a few lbs and lay off the wine ha. I can definitely still hide it in some of my regular clothing too. I imagine that will change in the next 2-4 weeks though!

FordFalcor · March 2011

lacey321:
I'm pretty short so I started showing rather early. Probably somewhere around 20 weeks. Now there is no mistaking that I'm pregnant

Same here. I'm barely 5' 2" so there was nowhere for baby to go but out. Strangers can tell I'm pregnant.

marchbride32407 · March 2011

Yes, I'm definitely showing. I've had a few stranger comments.I've always had long, skinny arms and legs though, so my stomach looks extra big. I'm about 5'6" and have a short torso.

I've had a few strangers ask me and a few ask DH. I could probably hide it, but it's still pretty obvious. DH keeps saying, "Your belly is going to be huge! It looks like you're ready to have the baby." He also has no idea...I'm not THAT big. He's going to freak out when I really am.

I really popped around 19 weeks, although a lot of people said they could tell before that.

krif9@yahoo.com · March 2011

I just started to look pregnant, instead of looking like I just put on a couple of pounds. Still hard to tell in some clothes, but definitely more noticeable. I swear I just kind of "popped" overnight.

mnmgirl078 · March 2011

Five_letter:

I'm 22 weeks with what my doctor describes as a "HUGE" uterus (is that a medical term?). I'm also very short torso'd and only 5'0 tall. There wasn't anywhere for the baby to grow except out. I wasn't really showing to the outside world until last week or the week before.

Not everyone is comfortable assuming I'm pregnant though. They're still afraid I'm just fat. LOL

This is so funny to me. I used to get a kick out of people's reactions in the beginning. You can literally see them thinking, "Is she...?" And then you can see the facial expression change when they decide to keep quiet about it. It's hilarious. But I started showing VERY early--around 8/9 weeks (third baby).

Meg&Pete · March 2011

People who know I am pregnant can tell I am pregnant. I *used* to have a fairly flat stomach. The outside world who doesn't know I am pregnant would probably see me as a bit chunky. I haven't officially popped yet.

amylou252 · March 2011

I am 22 1/2 weeks right now. My parents went on a trip a week ago. When my mom got back, she said that I finally looked pregnant after just looking chubby before

So, I guess for me I changed pretty quickly from chubby to pregnant!

cajunrunner · March 2011

I'm a very short petite woman so I started showing very early on. I think it was about 16 weeks I started to look more like I had a bump. I had a flat stomach before so everyone who knew me could tell earlier than that.

MommySteph2009 · March 2011

This is my second child, I was showing at 17 weeks, with my first DS I was showing around 22 weeks (around the same time I felt movement.)

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