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Not showing....look fat?!

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Is there anyone else who doesn't feel like they are showing yet?  I am 16 weeks and honestly just feel FAT.
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  • cantalopes24cantalopes24 member
    This is me. Everyone at easter couldn't get over how unpregnant I look but I do look like a total chubster, especially because I feel like my face is always swollen.
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    Right there with ya.  If by "showing" you mean my existing belly fat is pushed out farther than usual, then yes, I'm showing.
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  • ashleighlynn0812ashleighlynn0812

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    Right there with ya. If by "showing" you mean my existing belly fat is pushed out farther than usual, then yes, I'm showing.

     

    This is me! I keep thinking I'm showing, but I feel like its just my existing fat is being pushed out :( 

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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member
    DH knows me and what my body looks like and he says I definitely look pregnant and not fat. Most people who don't know me well, see me often, or my coworkers who haven't noticed I'm pregnant yet, probably just think I'm putting on some weight. Although, I told my esthetician this and she thinks I'm crazy. She also says I definitely look pregnant and doesn't understand how my coworkers haven't figured out out yet. "don't they think it's weird you're only gaining weight in your stomach?"
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  • forensicmamaforensicmama member
    Right here. Me, too... not a fun club to be in. lol :)
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  • nicoleandericnicoleanderic
    Totally in that stage where I just look like I gained weight...not pregnant.  I haven't even gained any weight, but everything is shifting.  I hate this stage! 
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  • cakes27cakes27 member

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    Right there with ya.  If by "showing" you mean my existing belly fat is pushed out farther than usual, then yes, I'm showing.

    This is me too. Although it fluctuates, some days it looks more like I'm pregnant because my stomach is pushed out and firm (maybe from bloating???) and other days it's a little pushed out and flabby. It looks more like I'm showing after I eat.

    My DH says I look pregnant and one of my coworkers pointed out how "cute" my baby bump is the other day. So feeling like we look fat instead of pregnant could just be in our heads. 


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  • moviesprincessmoviesprincess
    It all depends on the day and the outfit. In baggy clothes I feel like I just look fat.
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  • shannykayshannykay

    This is TOTALLY me! I feel like I have a beer bellly and not a baby belly!

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  • StephRunsStephRuns
    imagedanes22:
    Yup.  I'm just bigger all around my middle- which includes love handles and back fat.
    Yep!! Same here. I've gained weight everywhere, but still don't look pregnant, IMO. I am not as far along as you though.
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  • lilmac2929lilmac2929 member
    I am only 13 weeks but definitely look like a chubster.  Face, thighs, back, arms, and stomach are all "fluffy".  I have gained a lot of weight, which explains it but I can't wait until the stomach starts taking the lead so I don't look like I have been hitting the doughnuts too hard...
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  • mizrunzoumizrunzou

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    I'm with you!  I am ready to get out of this in between phase!!  My middle section is so much thicker...and I can tell my lower abdomen is starting to bulge, but under my clothes it just looks like I have been eating Krispy Kreme Donuts for breakfast, dinner, and lunch!

    Bring on the cute protruding bump!!

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  • shellybell15shellybell15

    imagenicoleanderic:
    Totally in that stage where I just look like I gained weight...not pregnant.  I haven't even gained any weight, but everything is shifting.  I hate this stage! 

    What's with that? I have gained 3 lbs so far, but my jeans fit me as if I've gained 15.

    And I have looked fat since giving birth to DS, but yes so far I just look fatter. Not pregnant. 

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  • TonyandliliaTonyandlilia
    That's how I feel. I feel like my extra roll is just growing and not looking like a pregnant belly. My husband said it does look like I am pregnant but I am not sure if he just doesn't want to hurt my feelings. People are constantly telling me that I don't look pregnant. My little 3 yr old niece made my day on Easter when she told me "auntie your baby is growing because your stomach looks bigger". I could just kiss her.
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  • Melbelle11Melbelle11 member
    I was just telling my mom how I felt exactly like this!  Our bodies are changing so fast that soon it will be obvious showing rather than chubbiness.

     

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  • julier1111julier1111
    totally feeling fat... DH calls it my beer gut bc that is really what it looks like.
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  • KimnCurtKimnCurt

    imagedanes22:
    Yup.  I'm just bigger all around my middle- which includes love handles and back fat.

    This is totally me.

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  • SueductionSueduction

    imagemoviesprincess:
    It all depends on the day and the outfit. In baggy clothes I feel like I just look fat.

     

    This.

    I've been trying to wear leggings with tight fitting tunics so that you can see the rest of my body and realize there is a bump there, not just bloat!! lol

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  • colliebabecolliebabe member
    imageKimnCurt:

    imagedanes22:
    Yup.  I'm just bigger all around my middle- which includes love handles and back fat.

    This is totally me.

    Me three over here - my whole midsection is spreading.

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  • stabil19stabil19 member

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    Right there with ya.  If by "showing" you mean my existing belly fat is pushed out farther than usual, then yes, I'm showing.

     

    Yes  This is me too!!!  Someone said I didn't look any bigger this morning.  Um.... hello, my gut is sticking out 3 times as far as it did!!! 

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  • stabil19stabil19 member
    After reading all the responses, I am relieved.  I feel this way, and because most people I work with have no idea I am pregnant, I am sure they are all whispering behind my back that I am getting fatter!!  I have only gained one pound, but I am definitely bigger all around!!!
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  • KindraMcKindraMc member
    Ahh .. I love the posts that make me feel like I am not alone. I have definitely gained weight - not in my face yet but in my legs and mostly in my back. The back rolls are not becoming. This waiting game of looking pregnant is taking WAY too long. I have had a couple of people tell me I look pregnant - but I still see people's eyes looking at my belly and questioning "is she gaining weight, or pregnant?"
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  • aliciarosetaliciaroset member

    imageblu-eyedwife:
    DH knows me and what my body looks like and he says I definitely look pregnant and not fat. Most people who don't know me well, see me often, or my coworkers who haven't noticed I'm pregnant yet, probably just think I'm putting on some weight. Although, I told my esthetician this and she thinks I'm crazy. She also says I definitely look pregnant and doesn't understand how my coworkers haven't figured out out yet. "don't they think it's weird you're only gaining weight in your stomach?"

    MH said the same thing.  He said the shape is just different. 

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