Baby bump?

dana22lea · April 2014

So I'm 7 weeks today and I feel like getting a little belly already?! Anyone else? I'm 5'2" and am 123 pounds....I'm a size two so I knew i would get a bump faster because of being smaller but this seems quick! I don't know if it's just me being boated or what. This is my first pregnancy and am worried im gonna get big! Anyone else around 7 weeks feel the same way?

Manateearmz · April 2014

OMG it's twins!

dana22lea · April 2014

Not twins! Already has first ultra sound and just one!

Duckie419 · April 2014

dana22lea said:
Not twins! Already has first ultra sound and just one!

Oh honey, brace yourself.

MommyKristin88 · April 2014

Guys be nice. You know a blueberry hidden behind your pelvis totally looks huge on the outside.

murphy420 · April 2014

Quick. Retract your comment or say you were kidding. It's just bloat and the wrath is coming.... X_X

Future R. Murray!! · April 2014

It's just bloat, still too early to be showing a true bump!

Don't let the others get to you....some people only read comments just so they can poke fun!

Mrw218 · April 2014

I feel a little bad. Are you new to the boards? They aren't seriously asking if you're having twins they are just poking a little fun because you couldn't possibly be showing. At 7 weeks your baby is still an embryo and is about the size of a blueberry. Your uterus is normally bigger than that so no way possible are you showing. You are probably bloated. If you check out other posts like this you will so e women say they wake up looking 16 weeks pregnant and then have flat stomachs by the end of the day bc it's bloat. Maybe your uterus is expanded a little for baby prep but it isn't actually baby. Edit: bad grammar due to autocorrect.

Manateearmz · April 2014

dana22lea said:
Not twins! Already has first ultra sound and just one!

You thought I was serious?

rvandiver0705 · April 2014

Um…

Manateearmz · April 2014

How many white knights can we get in here?

dana22lea · April 2014

I was being serious because I am totally new to this and have no idea about anything....and a coworker came up to me at work today and asked me if I was pregnant because I was a little "puggier" than normal....so I was actually asking if it was possible or just bloating.

Mrw218 · April 2014

Argh I couldn't help myself after she answered your twin question. Nothing gets to me like when someone just completely misses the sarcasm. If she got all snarky with you I would have pulled up a chair for the show and said meh whatever this is tonight's entertainment.

Manateearmz · April 2014

I would throat punch your coworker.

Mrw218 · April 2014

Now THAT would be entertainment.

rvandiver0705 · April 2014

You probably just need to poop.

Mrw218 · April 2014

Manateearmz said:

I would throat punch your coworker.

And true story bc: 1). If I wanted to tell you about my pregnancy I would tell you otherwise shut your mouth and mind your own business/keep it to yourself. My pregnancy fertility and personal life don't involve you. I hate when ppl assume an abnormally high level of significance in your life. 2) if I wasn't, which you should assume first, then you just called me fat and unless you look like Adrianna Lima I don't have tolerance for that crap.

Manateearmz said:

I would throat punch your coworker.

Smoby1231 · April 2014

love2travel2014 · April 2014

My dr. told me to stay hydrated and that will help with not bloating. So far so good for me, I just get a little "pudge" right after eating and then it goes away! Drink lots of water & hopefully that will help

sfolmar · April 2014

It's stuff like this that sincerely makes me want to just delete this app from my phone and never look back. I'm a second timer, and it seems like a lot of already moms are so quick to judge and poke fun at the first timers who are sincerely wondering. I thought this "birth club" was to help each other and make each other feel good about concerning topics. Every woman is absolutely different and really have no idea what to expect. This page is nothing but a bunch of catty women with nothing better to do than be bullies. I personally have dealt with enough bullshit with infertility over the last 18 months, and I for one do not need the caullousness. Audios, bitches.

Manateearmz · April 2014

Oh look a white knight. Just leave, no need to lecture.

nesenotes · April 2014

@sfolmar‌

Manateearmz · April 2014

For the record I had a pile on in my first BMB when I was a noob due to being mad at my husband for forgetting a side of pickles from Subway, it was back when you could DD so there is thankfully no evidence.

Moral of the story the bump has been and always will be a snarky sarcasm filled place. You either learn to laugh and have fun or you get all vag pained and leave. Laughing is more fun and will make this pregnancy a lot more enjoyable. If you're still around OP I hope you have a sense of humor.

Manateearmz · April 2014

I also make a mental post-it to those who love tit those posts. ESPECIALLY when it's just a lurker, if you agree then why are you lurking?

StephChase315 · April 2014

@Manateearmz‌ and @SpankingShank‌ REALLY? Does it make you feel better poking fun at someone? That is not called a sense of humor its called bad social skills and being rude. You just sound pathetic.

StephChase315 · April 2014

Andddddd.. what is this Facebook? There is no such thing as lurking on here. Grow up

Mrw218 · April 2014

For the record I didn't read anything that was THAT bad. I've seen way meaner and worse things said during a pile on. I get as a new person at first you might say wtf? But then you should just read and laugh. I don't really like the personal attacks unless provoked but no one said anything to her personally.

LaxMOM44 · April 2014

Fucking pregnancy fatigue I slept right through this.

Also complain all you want about the snark but you'll be thanking these snarky bishes when they catch the MUD and when you get sick of the mucus plug posts.

ETA: I always have a little chuckle when the white knights cry foul on some light poking fun and then call the snarky bishes names and make personal comments à la "I feel sorry or your children" or "you are a bully/rude/bitchy/bad person etcetera.

LaxMOM44 · April 2014

aczimmer · April 2014

wow, this was my first time reading these and I feel like I am reading posts from caddy teenagers, not adults about to be parents. Is this really what this was created for? she asked the question because she was curious not to get made fun of. Now go ahead and reply with your immature comments... I am sure there are some smart ones brewing.

gaylew5 · April 2014

yeah, most likely bloat. but let's not be so catty about it. also, to be fair, your uterus has doubled in size and so peritoneal structures (like intestines) theoretically must shift a little up and out from the pelvic space occupied by the growing uterus. (source: i am an MD and did plenty of cadaver labs)

LupeVallejo · April 2014

LupeVallejo · April 2014

sfolmar said:

It's stuff like this that sincerely makes me want to just delete this app from my phone and never look back. I'm a second timer, and it seems like a lot of already moms are so quick to judge and poke fun at the first timers who are sincerely wondering. I thought this "birth club" was to help each other and make each other feel good about concerning topics. Every woman is absolutely different and really have no idea what to expect. This page is nothing but a bunch of catty women with nothing better to do than be bullies. I personally have dealt with enough bullshit with infertility over the last 18 months, and I for one do not need the caullousness. Audios, bitches.

Also It's ADIOS PERRA'S. Get it right.

LadyRoarsome · April 2014

I always miss the fun, it's not fair!

rshamos · April 2014

I am 8 weeks and I get bloated and constipated, which causes my "poop bump". Although, officially my pants are too tight all of the time and I have only gained two pounds. I live in the middle of nowhere. So when I go to the city I get to go shopping for stretchy pants and new bras! My hubby is. Very. Happy with my boobs right now.

pjswife · April 2014

dana22lea said:
So I'm 7 weeks today and I feel like getting a little belly already?! Anyone else? I'm 5'2" and am 123 pounds....I'm a size two so I knew i would get a bump faster because of being smaller but this seems quick! I don't know if it's just me being boated or what. This is my first pregnancy and am worried im gonna get big! Anyone else around 7 weeks feel the same way?

It is just bloat, but if you read through the boards, you'll see lots of discussions about this very annoying first tri symptom and how to deal with it. I've had it since before I got my bfp but I'm figuring out ways to keep it under control. From what I've read, when you are early in your second tri, it might go away before a real bump starts to form, or it might just convert from bloat to a real bump. I'm a FTM too so I'm waiting to see what happens as well. Flowy tops are your friend- I might go shopping for some today.

emsrdh03 · April 2014

Late to the party, but I'm just going to drop this here.....

https://americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/uterus-size-during-pregnancy/

Cliff notes version: Pre-pregnancy your uterus is the size of an orange and completely behind your pelvic bone. At 12 weeks its a grapefruit and still behind your pelvic bone. So. At 7 weeks? It's bloat. Take a poop. Drink some water.

valeriec80 · April 2014

I suppose I'll get made fun of for this or called a white knight or something, but I'm personally not going to make fun of people. It's not my personality, and I don't think it's funny.

I'm also uncomfortable with the fact that not only are people made fun of on this board, but that when anyone else points out that they don't like it, those people are also labeled and jeered at, being called white knights and whatnot.

I keep hearing that this is just the way this place is, so I guess there's no changing it. I am looking around for a nicer place to hang out, though, because right now, to be honest, I don't feel comfortable starting threads or asking questions because I'm afraid of being ridiculed. I think the intention of the "snarky" people is for them to all have funny injokes together. I think it bonds them or something. I'm not sure if their intention is to make people like me feel wary and afraid to say anything. Whatever the case, I'm sure they don't care about my feelings either way, and they'll laugh about the fact that I've expressed them and probably call me names for having done so.

I wish they wouldn't, but I can't control them. And I'm only saying this because I want to express how I feel, and I'm sick of being freaked out about being called out/piled on/jeered at. So, do your worst, I guess. It's not that I don't care, because I do. It doesn't feel good. But I can also deal with it.

MaggieN2028 · April 2014

They're not making fun, coming from a newbie, you have to lurk on these boards. This is like the hundredth thread asking about a baby bump. It's annoying. I'm a first timer, also going through this confused, but I have been active enough to know not to ask if I have a baby bump. Like we've recommended in the 2 threads at the top...that are there every day...it recommends lurking and SEARCHING for your topic in a previous thread. You also never know if people post this crap on purpose to get people going.

Mikesfan · April 2014

gaylew5 said:

yeah, most likely bloat. but let's not be so catty about it. also, to be fair, your uterus has doubled in size and so peritoneal structures (like intestines) theoretically must shift a little up and out from the pelvic space occupied by the growing uterus. (source: i am an MD and did plenty of cadaver labs)

THIS! People love to snark on the blueberry, but the uterus IS double in size and a slight pouch (most likely from bloat though) is possible. Either way, she is new and a FTM...cut her some slack.

/whitenightout

Mikesfan · April 2014

SpankingShank said:

Oy. Let's unbunch the vag pained panties and put some big girl panties on. Nobody said anything hateful or mean, it was just joking around. I love how I can be snarky and I'm a shitty person, but you can sit there all high and mighty and call me a bitch? Ok, then. Also, to the people complaining about the snark- it's not going to change. It's the way the boards are. So you can put up and shut up, or you can leave. Or maybe pull the sticks out of your butts and have a little fun too. It's an Internet forum, people. It's not that serious. Also, it's "catty" not "caddy". If you are going to try to talk shit at least get your words right. /drops mic.

Agree on the caddy! Its up there with your and you're for me!

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