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When did you begin to show?

mcselfonealmcselfoneal member
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First, sorry if this topic has been beaten to death already. 

Secondly, I'm just over 8 weeks, and I know what I have now is a bloat belly, not a baby belly ... but with twins in your first pregnancy, when did you begin to show?  I have a friend that is 13 weeks with a singleton and she's already been showing and it's precious, but I've heard many women say they didn't start showing until 20+ weeks with twins ... just thought I'd ask to see what you ladies have experienced!

Have a wonderful day!

Mary (33) and Michael (33)

Diagnosed with PCOS in 2002, Married 4/10/10     TTC #1 June 2011; LAP and tubes flushed in Dec

2012: 6 Clomid Cycles, all BFN;    RE consult Nov 2012: SIS (all clear)

2013: 3 Femara Cycles with IUI, all BFN      August 2013: Follistim/Ovidrel = 3 Follies, IUI on 8/29.

BFP!!!!! 1st Beta = 204 on 9/12/13 2nd Beta = 774 on 9/15/13!!

First U/S 10/1/13 - It's TWINS!!!!

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  • PinkinProvencePinkinProvence member
    I noticed at around 16 weeks. No one else did until about 20-22 weeks. I started wearing maternity clothes (jeans and work pants) around 19 weeks.

    D & L are here at 34 weeks 4 days by vaginal and breech delivery on 11/19/2013
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  • somewhereincalisomewhereincali member
    When I told people at 12 weeks they all said, yeah it was pretty obvious. I'm sure some if it was bloat but I still looked pregnant by then.
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  • JodiArielJodiAriel member
    By 10 weeks I was clearly pregnant and by 20 I was huge.  I measured though on average 15-17 weeks ahead my entire pregnancy.  I only gained 17 lbs also so it is not like I gained a ton of weight.

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  • megs2011megs2011 member
    I started showing at 10 weeks. I also measured 5 weeks ahead my entire pregnancy. Only gained 25lbs.

                              

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  • mamatotwins0812mamatotwins0812 member
    megs2011 said:
    I started showing at 10 weeks. I also measured 5 weeks ahead my entire pregnancy. Only gained 25lbs.

    This was me exactly but I think I might have been measuring 7 weeks ahead. I could tell at 6 weeks but others could start to tell at 12.
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  • KRoseToesKRoseToes member
    I'm 12 weeks, 3 days today. People who are close to me say they can tell. I've been able to hide the bump at work, although co-workers probably thought I was gaining weight. I told my boss about the pregnancy on Friday and will be switching to maternity clothes next week (because I'm not really buttoning my pants anymore.)

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  • NBA0703NBA0703 member
    I feel like I have an obvious belly now: )
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  • BabyCarryingVesselBabyCarryingVessel member
    I think other people started noticing around 16 weeks.

     

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  • zazu13zazu13 member
    I could tell at 8 weeks and now at 13 I'm exclusively in maternity pants and its pretty obvious even though I'm layering and wearing loose clothes since I'm not 100% "out". I'm sure some is bloat and my pp chub but I can't suck it in ;)

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    18 weeks BUT I'm 6 ft tall
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  • jennyshawn0808jennyshawn0808 member
    The twins were my 2nd pregnancy, but I started showing around 12 weeks.

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  • CaliCarly77CaliCarly77 member
    Seriously, like immediately. At 5 weeks I was in my fat pants, at 7/8 weeks I was wearing my fat pants with a hair tie around the button. At 9 weeks I just wore dresses. At 10 weeks I went into maternity pants (wish I had sooner!). At 12 weeks when we told people and I wasn't wearing a maxi dress, people noticed. I "popped" at 13 weeks. 

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  • Stephanie2167Stephanie2167 member
    edited October 2013

    I had a little bump at 14 weeks (but this is babies #2 and #3)

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  • carrotcake06carrotcake06 member
    I stopped buttoning my pants at 9w, friends and family could tell by 14w (I looked bigger) and it was way noticeable by 18-19w, to strangers.
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  • diego299diego299 member
    I noticed early on, like 8-10 wks I had a little bloat belly. Around 13-15wks it was noticeable but not pregnant looking belly until around 18weeks.



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    15 weeks!
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  • Missi576Missi576 member
    I've felt out of sorts with my body since about 9 weeks.  My belly was so sensitive I had to borrow my husband's smaller pants until I could get some maternity clothes :p   Now at almost 13 weeks, it depends on what I'm wearing.  One of my mother-in-laws gave me some maternity blouses that are adorable and hide it well, unless I'm sitting ~laugh~  Honestly, I'm struggling with being okay with how I look because I don't just gain it in front.. I worked so hard in the last three years to get to a point where I was athletically fit and running 5 and 10k races for the fun of it, that regaining it all has been hard emotionally. 
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  • JodiArielJodiAriel member

    Here is a grid showing 39w4d all the way back to 5 weeks taken every 1-2 weeks
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  • JuliaAndPeteJuliaAndPete member
    No joke I was in maternity clothes at week 6. But I know women with singletons that say the same! It really depends. I popped out to the point where strangers noticed @ week 12.
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  • McsweetsMcsweets member
    I started showing around 15 weeks, and it was pretty much the same up until this last week - I can see it growing/rounding a little more
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    Cervical check 10/7 with regular OB - 2.1cm  --- going BACK to the MFM armed with ultrasound pictures from my OB of my cervix. *sigh*
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  • Momof8inSCMomof8inSC member
    This is baby #7 and #8 and I'm only 4'10". I started showing for myself at 10 wks and everyone else at 11/12. I'll be 13w tomorrow and I'm measuring 10+ wks ahead lol
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  • KatieGummowKatieGummow member
    JodiAriel said:
    By 10 weeks I was clearly pregnant and by 20 I was huge.  I measured though on average 15-17 weeks ahead my entire pregnancy.  I only gained 17 lbs also so it is not like I gained a ton of weight.
    You're babies are ridiculously adorable.  I love that picture.
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  • abwattsabwatts member
    I'm 12 weeks and started showing at 10... but it wasn't until 12 weeks to the DAY that I couldn't hide it anymore. We were going to tell our inlaws Sunday night, but trying to find something to wear to church that hid it was impossible so we told them Saturday instead! I'm a teacher and when I told my class a few said "oh good because we thought you were just getting a fat belly"! But I am excited that people can tell I am pregnant and not just fat.. I figure when MEN start asking when I am due I must look obviously pregnant! 
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  • gracelusakagracelusaka member
    i started showing at 19-20 weeks
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  • JodiArielJodiAriel member
    @katiegummow Thanks!

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  • vegetablegardensvegetablegardens member
    I'm almost 17 weeks and I still have to point it out to most people. I wear more fitted bottoms and pretty loose fitting tops, though. Only 1 or 2 people have noticed themselves, one of which was my yoga instructor, who sees me weekly in spandex (and that was just at 16 weeks). For most people, when I tell them I'm 4 months pregnant with twins, they go "WHHAAAAT? WHEERRE?"

    It makes me laugh a little and I know I should enjoy it now because it won't be long before people will be telling me how huge I am, but it also makes me worried that I'm not big enough and that there is something wrong!
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  • mcselfonealmcselfoneal member
    Yeah, my bloat has put me in maternity pants here for the past 2-3 weeks.  Probably doesn't help that Chinese food is some of the only stuff that I can fathom eating right now.  But I finally got some of the bloat off and my husband says he can totally tell I'm showing.  I said "awe, thanks honey, but I'm pretty sure this is still bloat." lol

    Mary (33) and Michael (33)

    Diagnosed with PCOS in 2002, Married 4/10/10     TTC #1 June 2011; LAP and tubes flushed in Dec

    2012: 6 Clomid Cycles, all BFN;    RE consult Nov 2012: SIS (all clear)

    2013: 3 Femara Cycles with IUI, all BFN      August 2013: Follistim/Ovidrel = 3 Follies, IUI on 8/29.

    BFP!!!!! 1st Beta = 204 on 9/12/13 2nd Beta = 774 on 9/15/13!!

    First U/S 10/1/13 - It's TWINS!!!!

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  • AmandaFaithAmandaFaith member
    I'm 10.5 weeks and people who hadn't heard yet were giving me funny looks at church this morning--a couple people even got up the nerve to come and ask me. I think it's safe to say these twins are beginning to make their presence known. :)
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