Bloated or baby bump?

1stComesLove421 · December 2013

Thanks ladies, I had a feeling it was just bloat-

but then again I'm new to pregnancy so I wasn't fully sure!

One more dumb question- how do you get the countdown things in your signature?

I've tried and either mine doesn't show up for me to see or I placed the code in the wrong spot!

spacepotatoes · December 2013

Your uterus is tucked behind your pelvic bone until about 12 weeks so until then, you'll just be seeing a lot of bloat. It depends on your body type too but typically not until after 12 weeks and most likely even later than that.

sunflowermama42212 · December 2013

its bloat. The baby isn't out from your pelvic bone yet. I think that happens around 12 weeks but I'll be 17 weeks tomorrow and Im just starting to show. It also depends on your body. Also at 5 weeks the baby is like the size of a seed.

AndreaKae27 · December 2013

Im about 10 weeks and I think im just bloated/moving stuff around. I will say though, I have had friends start to show ever so slightly around 9-11 weeks. Not at 5 though.

GinnyJ2012 · December 2013

I agree with PP, it's just bloat. Mine comes and goes, so sometimes I feel like I look pregnant, others just flabby. I think I started showing with my first around 14 weeks.

LyndseylovesHugh · December 2013

I have mad bloat right now and I look like I have a bump but it's not the baby yet. I didn't start showing with my first until close to 20 weeks.

1stComesLove421 · December 2013

Thanks ladies! I was very confused since I know the baby is only about the size of an apple seed. Now that I think about it, would constipation add to the bloating? Also is an herbal tea like Smooth Move safe to use to help with that problem? (I feel so awkward posting this- I'm such a newbie!)

momthatlifts · December 2013

I think your baby is still a ball of cells. You're definitely bloated !

spacepotatoes · December 2013

agapejessica said:

Thanks ladies! I was very confused since I know the baby is only about the size of an apple seed. Now that I think about it, would constipation add to the bloating? Also is an herbal tea like Smooth Move safe to use to help with that problem? (I feel so awkward posting this- I'm such a newbie!)

Constipation definitely adds to the bloat.

You have to be careful with herbal teas. This is one site I used as a reference, though there are a few out there:
https://www.babycenter.com/0_herbal-teas-during-pregnancy_3537.bc

kennazebrowsky · December 2013

Baby is the size of a seed right now
- definitely bloat

cinderella0617 · December 2013

I am almost 7w and am bloated to the point that I look like a mini bump too! Thinking I need to start wearing a belly band.

Teamistress · December 2013

My midwife told me that your uterus has memory cells and the more pregnancies you've had the sooner the uterus kicks in ang gets busy growing and preparing itself. I am seven weeks and already wearing maternity jeans. I'm sure some is bloat , but I look 4 months pregnant constantly. It's insane.

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