I know everyone is different and people show at different times but, even though the bloat has subsided, I am definitely showing. And I feel like it's a lot. My pants haven't buttoned for weeks but they still work with the belly band as long as they're low but I'm 5'8" normally about 152 pounds or so and around a size 6 and literally there is no mistaking it. Strangers have commented on the bump. Anyone else this obvious? I'm worried about just gaining weight but I think it's only been like 2 pounds so far? If that. And it seems to be all in my uterus, haha.
TTC since 12/12 BFP#1 1.11.13 Natural MC 2.11.13
Re: 14 weeks gigantic
I'm the same height and was exactly the same weight as you pre-pregnancy. It was probably about 16 weeks that someone that didn't know I was pregnant first noticed the bump, and I'd been in maternity jeans for 4 weeks at least. Yet my coworker didn't start wearing maternity jeans until 20 weeks. Some people just pop earlier. Now at 24 weeks I think its obvious that I'm not fat, I'm pregnant, but I swear people still do double takes and you can see the wheels turning in their heads.
BTW, I thought I was gigantic at 16 weeks too. And now I feel like I'm a blimp, but I look in the mirror and it isn't even basketball sized yet. Don't worry too much about your weight. If your body shape is anything like mine, you're going to feel like your hips/thighs/butt gain all the weight first (and they probably will gain a bit), but once your belly starts growing you'll look more balanced.
Being a FTM and being overweight, I didn't expect to show until like 25-30 weeks.
By 12 weeks, I had switched over to maternity pants (went jeans to mat jeans - no belly band), and by about 15 weeks, most of my tops didn't fit. Now at 17 weeks, I look VERY pregnant, strangers ask me when I'm due... I have maybe 3 regular shirts that fit, but I'm mostly in maternity tops. I've only gained 3lbs since finidng out I was pregnant!
As they say, everyone really is different!
Same here! I am 15 weeks today but seriously as big as I was with DS at 21 weeks. Crazy crazy
Dx: balanced translocation and LPD
TTC since Oct 2011
BPF 02/19/12, EDD 10/31/12, natural m/c 02/28/12 (4w6d)
IVF (BCPs starting 10/30/12, ER 11/18/12, 5dt of 1 beautiful, healthy embryo 11/23/12)
BFP 12/02/12, u/s @ 6w,5d showed 2 HBs! Identical twins!!
Bed rest from 21w-35w due to short cervix, hospital bed rest from 23w-32w due to PTL
Our rainbows were born 07/19/13 (36w, 5d)
Thanks! I haven't gained any weight so that's keeping me from really worrying about my health. Just surprised to be so obviously pregnant this early!
OP, I'm in a similar situation. Yesterday I had an e-school conference and all these people who were meeting me face to face for the first time were all exclaiming over my tummy. They were patting my tummy, asking how far along I am, etc.
Then when I told them I'm only 14w 6d, they kind of paused... then came the "big baby" comments and "maybe it's twins" comments. Ha ha ha. I thought I'd be more offended, but they were just so honestly delighted that it was hard to get mad.
I have acid reflux from hell, and I think that's causing a lot of the "bump", but it's not going away so I'm just going with it. Whatever. Looks like a bump, people think it's a bump, I'm gonna pretend it's all bump.