Bigger sooner with baby 3+?

AngieDriskell · May 2014

I know lots of other mommies are on baby 3+... I was wondering if anyone else is feeling huge already like me? I'm only 7 weeks and I know I'm bloated but it's still crazy! Is/had anyone experienced this? I read online that it's normal to show early but goodness!

UberBiz · May 2014

I also heard that it's normal to show earlier with each subsequent pregnancy. I definitely showed sooner with my second, and I'm not looking forward to how huge I will probably be with this one, lol. LMP says I'm 7w, and I don't think I'm looking too bloaty yet, although FI said he notices it.

AngieDriskell · May 2014

Thanks that makes me feel a little better... I tried to post a pic but it won't let me? My bff has three boys and she said it's normal but it seems crazy to me! Hopefully people don't just think Ive ate too much lol. I want baby bump not bloat bump

AngieDriskell · May 2014

This makes me feel SO much better!!

Jen524 · May 2014

I feel way more bloated this time. Not necessarily showing but just bloated.

Mdm159 · May 2014

This is baby #3 for me as well and I'm definitely bigger! My jeans are giving me some serious muffin top-- I see lots of yoga pants in my future lol

FLRainbowGirl · May 2014

Oh my! I'm glad I'm not alone!!! I'm on #3 as well & I look 4-5 months pregnant already. My OB called it "uteran memory"...
Lucky us... Now for trying to keep it quiet till my appointment on June 2nd! #:-S

Edit: fixing spell check spelling correction... Utterance to uteran. Lol.

Mrs_Bennett · May 2014

Yup, I feel like my bloat is out of control, and my pants are already super tight! I refuse to acknowledge that I could possibly showing at 7 weeks though......

drpayne · May 2014

dimples12 said:

This is pregnancy 3 for me and yes, I am showing much, much earlier. There were 6 years from DS1 to CJ allowing my body to restore to its original state (sorta). But because I just had CJ 20 months ago, I seem to have immediately popped out! Check out this blog post: https://www.jennifromtheblog.com/2013/07/ww-bump-ahead.html
Talk about showing early!

holy crap - there has to be more than one in there...

drpayne · May 2014

Missabear2 said:

This is pregnancy 3 for me and yes, I am showing much, much earlier. There were 6 years from DS1 to CJ allowing my body to restore to its original state (sorta). But because I just had CJ 20 months ago, I seem to have immediately popped out! Check out this blog post: https://www.jennifromtheblog.com/2013/07/ww-bump-ahead.html
Talk about showing early!
Wow!! Honest question for anyone that is showing at this stage and is comfortable sharing - did the weight gain start for you, or is it that your body is only changing shape? I ask because the books I read discuss only gaining a couple pounds in the first trimester, but it seems physically IMPOSSIBLE to gain less than 5 lbs and be showing like these photos! Basically I'm wondering if second and third pregnancies take a different format than the way weight is outlined in baby books.

I showed waaay earlier with my second but didn't gain in 1st tri. Can't explain it but it's very possible. Things are just shifting around and being pushed up.

mpiemont · May 2014

This is baby #3 for me and I haven't yet hit the bloated stage but I know with #2 it was really early on that my pants were screaming for help when I tried to button them. I will be in maternity pants early this time,

atrinh11 · May 2014

I am only on #2, but I already feel like I am starting to show. My LO is just under 19 months old, so it hasn't been THAT long since my uterus was huge. I showed early with him also, even though he was my first. I was to the point where hiding it was not an option by about 12 weeks last time. I broke out a bella band at 7 weeks because my pants were so uncomfortable.

This time, I am 6 weeks today, and decided to wear maternity jeans today just for comfort. I keep catching a glimpse of myself in mirrors as I walk by and I notice my belly every time. At this point, I am hoping I can keep it under control until 8 or 9 weeks at least, but I am not sure how that is going to work. I can't imagine what would happen if I had a third or fourth.

Sunflower9939 · May 2014

Holy shit to that blog you linked. I want to see a before pic though. That's nuts.

AngieDriskell · May 2014

I haven't checked the scale yet... Honestly I'm terrified lol. I just know that I was freaking out before I found out for sure and was like what is happening to me bahaha. I'm thinking summer dresses are about to be a big part of my life.

mellie86041 · May 2014

I'm only on #2 and I feel HUGE already! So much bloat.... Blah...

jayhawkgirl25 · May 2014

#3 for me and the bloat is ridiculous! Glad I'm not alone.

FLRainbowGirl · May 2014

dimples12 said:

This is pregnancy 3 for me and yes, I am showing much, much earlier. There were 6 years from DS1 to CJ allowing my body to restore to its original state (sorta). But because I just had CJ 20 months ago, I seem to have immediately popped out! Check out this blog post: https://www.jennifromtheblog.com/2013/07/ww-bump-ahead.html
Talk about showing early!

Checked your photo out. Just beautiful - the belleh - in it's glory!
I look the same way! He. He. Good times!

allaura · May 2014

On baby #4 and had my last LO just under 3 years ago and wowzers, bloat kicked in big time today. No weight gain though just major jelly belly.

missiemae · May 2014

This is pregnancy #7 for me and if all goes well will be baby #5. Starting with pregnancy #4 I suddenly, as in overnight, went from a flat tummy to an obvious protrusion at 7 weeks. With preg #6 I had an bump at 6 weeks (mc at 10weeks in Feb), now with this one I still had a flat tire around my middle from #6, but am more belly than I was 6 weeks ago, though it looks more like fat than a bump right now.

MahriM23 · May 2014

dimples12 said:

This is pregnancy 3 for me and yes, I am showing much, much earlier. There were 6 years from DS1 to CJ allowing my body to restore to its original state (sorta). But because I just had CJ 20 months ago, I seem to have immediately popped out! Check out this blog post: https://www.jennifromtheblog.com/2013/07/ww-bump-ahead.html
Talk about showing early!

whoa! just whoa! that blog post is CRAZY I'm on my fourth and I am not "showing" I have belly fat from previous pregnancies and sometimes I wear sweatpants or maternity to avoid squeezing into my jeans but it depends on the day, sometimes my jeans fit fine so I know at this point it's mostly bloat.

chappys613 · May 2014

This is my third and I noticed right away how huge I felt!! It doesn't feel like bloat, but it seems like as soon as I peed on the stick I couldn't button my pants!! I'm using the elastic band trick I saw on Pinterest to keep my jeans on...

rodiesmum · May 2014

Omg firsts time i saw the blog post. Im a minier version of that i think.

kuipogirl · May 2014

This is number three and I am not quit six weeks yet and swear I look like I am 4 months pregnant. I have not idea how I am going to hide this for very much longer.

caraleeb · May 2014

Im only 5 almost weeks with number 2 and feel SUPER bloated.. i didnt show with my first for a long time because i was over weight now i am at my low goal weight and feels like its showing!!

FLRainbowGirl · May 2014

Rant... Don't you just absolutely want to scream at posts where ladies say they'll probably not show till much later because they "take care of themselves...?" What does that make us? People who DON'T take care of themselves???
Body types are different.
Doesn't matter how much I exercise - this tummy WILL show early...
I had a super thin, fit friend who just had her 2nd & she showed at 10weeks - looked 4 months pregnant.

And is that really something to be proud of - not showing till later? Don't you want to show the world ...? Or is body image all that matters...
Mmm...
X(

AngieDriskell · May 2014

I think people just like to feel better than others... But that's OK I want to show of my bump... Pregnant is beautiful

karbarr · May 2014

This is #3 for me and I'm 8 weeks. I can't quite make out what's going on with my belly, but I would say I look further along than I am.
Those pics from that blog, my goodness, there's no hiding that! That's a legit bump!

jovencita1224 · May 2014

I'm on #3 and I'm 4 weeks and some change (I'm really not sure!) and I feel bloated. I always get pre-period bloat, so I assumed that is what it was. But...alas...it isn't going away.

mrsjenni · May 2014

Sunflower9939 said:

Holy shit to that blog you linked. I want to see a before pic though. That's nuts.

@Sunflower9939- This is the day I found out I was expecting a 4th. (I'm all the way to the left.) I tested because I felt like I was showing already. Turns out, I was KTFU.

J_boo913 · June 2014

#3 for us also, and I think that has been my number one issue only 7wks, feeling this pregnant this soon. Trying not to tell work & some family until 2nd appointment next month, but just not sure now that is going to work.

mpiemont · June 2014

I replied to this post on 5/23 and was not bloated at all yet. Now 2+ weeks later I am like the goodyear blimp. It's not pretty. It's not a round bump expansion, its like from ribs to hips is just fully expanding all around. Ugh. This is baby #3. I had forgotten about this bloat.

lana22 · June 2014

this is #3 and i think i'm starting to show, but it's hard to tell b/c i never totally lost the belly from #1. i've been losing weight, which could be b/c i've been cutting out lots of candy/sweets/eating at night, but could also just be the first trimester weight loss, which i've had with all three pregnancies.

tanya_erin · June 2014

This is pregnancy 3 for me and yes, I am showing much, much earlier. There were 6 years from DS1 to CJ allowing my body to restore to its original state (sorta). But because I just had CJ 20 months ago, I seem to have immediately popped out! Check out this blog post: https://www.jennifromtheblog.com/2013/07/ww-bump-ahead.html
Talk about showing early!

Wow!!! And I thought I was showing huge at 8 weeks!! That's actually really hard to believe... maybe she meant months, not weeks? Lol.

pjay214 · June 2014

My first I didn't show til 20+ weeks. Now my second I'm only 9 weeks and people are commenting on my baby bump. Jerks! Its bloat I'll be thin again in the morning. Lol. Its fine who cares. U show u show its for beautiful reason. Love it.

mom2case · June 2014

This is pregnancy #5 for me, although #2 and #3 ended with miscarriages in week 7. Pregnancy #3 was my biggest though. I was SURE it was twins because of how huge I was. I'm totally not kidding... Pregnancy #4 wasn't too big and this one, I'm big at night but I'm not even 5 weeks yet. We'll see. The pic is me at 7 weeks with pregnancy #3.

happy0101 · June 2014

I'm only on #2 and broke out the maternity pants at the end of 7 weeks. I hate being uncomfortable. I've gained some weight, and in the morning its noticeable (at least to me) that I'm getting bigger and by the end of the day I'm super bloated too. Yay fun.

jonesparty7 · June 2014

Okay, I feel better now. I'll be 11 weeks on Thursday and am showing/bloated. It started being pretty obvious this week at work.

rodiesmum · June 2014

Im on #2 less than ten weeks but i look like 4 or 5 mos along.

mammamaggie · June 2014

This is only my second pregnancy so I don't have 3 to go on, but I see a huge difference even just the 2nd time around. I have lost 7 pounds since getting pregnant actually (I throw up a lot) but I already swear I have a little pouch/bump at 11 weeks. Sure, there's a lot of bloat happening in there, but in the morning when I'm my smallest I still see and feel a little uterus poking out.

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