17 weeks and still haven't "popped"!

kupkate6 · May 2012

Hi ladies! I'm 17 weeks and 5 days along with my first little one and I still haven't "popped" yet. I live away from my family and lots of my friends and they all keep asking me to send pictures. It stinks to have to inform them that I still just look like I ate too much pizza! I have a little pooch above my belly button and definitely below, but I am ready for my full blown belly! Anyone else in the same situation? I sure hope it comes soon because I am getting jealous seeing all these pictures of cute bellies!

Thanks for listening and have a happy Wednesday! :O)

VanessaB24 · May 2012

you might not pop until your in your 20+ weeks. Especially since your a FTM.

Don't worry it will happen.

PunkyBooster · May 2012

I was 20 weeks before you could even do a double take. I was tiny!

It's coming- hang in there.

NewlyWeds13 · May 2012

with my first, you could not tell I was pregnant until 26 weeks. I wore my regular pants until about then.

I was small to begin with too.

I think this really varies from person to person, but I think it is perfectly normal.

I still had from 26 until 41 weeks, 5 days to have a nice belly:)

This time, I started showing a little around 18 weeks (now at 22, I think you can tell, and I am wearing mostly maternity stuff, but I still don't look obviously pregnant to the world. I think how you carry is mostly genetic and then of course lifestyle (food and exerise choices can impact your weight gain, which does impact it as well).

HeyJune · May 2012

At 17 weeks, your baby is still pretty far down. At 20 weeks, the top of your uterus (fundus) will be at your belly button, so most moms feel like they "pop" between weeks 20 and 24.

With both pregnancies, you could really tell I was pregnant around week 22. That's when I couldn't button my regular pants and the baby bump started sticking out.

MrsC17 · May 2012

You will. Then you'll feel huge. enjoy the smallness while ya got it.

NHRunner · May 2012

I didn't really pop till 22 weeks, once you do you start to feel a bit huge.... so enjoy it while you can. I know I'm not huge, but it is so strange to look down and see belly when I'm so used to not having one.

kas28 · May 2012

I never popped with my first and I still haven't this time and I'm 29 weeks on Friday. I'm small framed too, just look a little bloated. It stinks but we're all diff and like others said your first takes longer into the early 20 wks for most. Hang in there!

mswood1977 · May 2012

I didn't pop until about 21-22 weeks.

morethancottoncandy · May 2012

I didn't show until around 21 weeks with my first.

frogluver54 · May 2012

I didn't pop until about 2 weeks before I gave birth...I just looked like I had gained 50 pounds (and I had only gained 20). I was looking back at pictures and I finally had what looked like a pregnant belly right before giving birth!!! Haha.

cateykins09 · May 2012

I know what you mean, ill be 19 weeks tomorrow and i too look like i have had too much to eat. I wasn't tiny before, and i am a ftm. Its nice being able to fit in to almost all my PP clothes. I was in the hospital on the weekend, and the doctor didn't believe i was as far along as i am, lol.