Is anyone showing yet?

TessyMessy · December 2014

debking said:

This reply is to everyone who is posting negative responses: Why the need to respond so rudely??? She simply asked a question & even pointed out that it could be gas. Perhaps this is her 1st pregnancy & honestly didn't know. This should be a place where we can feel free to ask questions of one another, w/o fear of being chastised if we ask the wrong question. If you can't be cordial in your responses or questions, please do not chime in. In reply to Skatie, I agree they are right, you shouldn't be feeling baby yet, he/she is way too small. But I will tell you this is my 2nd pregnancy & I feel more than I did on the 1st go-round, so I can see how it would make you wonder. I too am "showing" already, depending on your definition of "showing." I am pretty petite, so even though it's small, I've expanded about an inch. And before all the haters out there say "not so", please go back and read the article from last week that mentioned how the uterus has already doubled in size. On a small person, I assure you, it can be seen. Maybe not through clothes, but definitely without.

I've been away for a few days... is this the first "because small" post?

Unless you have a teeny tiny pubic bone-- you are not showing. You are bloated like the rest of us. Maybe you have pretty and petite bloat.

msmolecule · December 2014

So, it's a Dr. Google smoke baby.

msmolecule · December 2014

My next question I guess would be....does your husband know?

caitlou22 · December 2014

@skatie8191‌ Don't at all feel embarrassed for asking that question. Honestly, I didn't know either, a lot of research can give different answers so that's why I clicked on your post to see if any other women had experienced this during their other pregnancies. I'm a first time mum as well and I am constantly asking my Mum and sister who have had children questions! People don't understand that this is all very new to us! You will find once you start reading posts, you become familiar with the same users that somehow have to have a say on every thread and write negative comments (know-it-alls) I had a bit of a giggle when reading the responses to your post because it's the same women every time! And I don't use this app a great deal.. This club is about support, not putting someone down because they are curious or don't know. I hope you are doing well, and goodluck xx

wildermom · December 2014

August '15 feels kinda like a mean girls board...

cowboys2009 · December 2014

Sarah.Wilder said:
August '15 feels kinda like a mean girls board...

Some people think just because they are pregnant, hormonal and hiding behind a phone or computer means it is OK to let their inner bitch fly.

princesslockness · December 2014

cowboys2009 said:

Sarah.Wilder said:
August '15 feels kinda like a mean girls board...
Some people think just because they are pregnant, hormonal and hiding behind a phone or computer means it is OK to let their inner bitch fly.

No one on this thread has been a bitch. OP should learn to do actual research. There are credible sources and then there are non credible sources.
There is also a search button, even on mobile. Use it and you won't get nearly as much flak.

msmolecule · December 2014

I don't see bitches here....I see realists with a sense of humor. Life is hard enough...and even harder when you take yourself too seriously.

Ktrue85 · December 2014

Everyone got their bingo cards ready???

skinandbones · December 2014

Sarah.Wilder said:
August '15 feels kinda like a mean girls board...

We wear pink on Wednesdays.

llw42614 · December 2014

kamarks08 · December 2014

I love when we get called Mean Girls for being honest...

BethKate2 · December 2014

cowboys2009 said:

August '15 feels kinda like a mean girls board...
Some people think just because they are pregnant, hormonal and hiding behind a phone or computer means it is OK to let their inner bitch fly.

I've been on TB for 2.5 years (and the Knot and Nest before that), and I can tell you that I have not changed a bit because of my hormones. The culture of most of the TB boards haven't either. If you don't like honesty mixed with a little snark, The Bump is definitely not the place for you.

worldsokayestmom · December 2014

This thread is full of so much win. Just waiting on the "I feel sorry for your husbands" line.

laurasuzanne2006 · December 2014

Hey now I'm showing for sure!!! A large chocolate milk shake baby....

pmcd886 · December 2014

quietdownfiish said:

I just look like I ate too much..

I did just eat too much.

kcebeling · December 2014

I have a magic trick...when I go into the bathroom, I'm showing. After I pull my face out of the toilet, I can button my pants again! It's the amazing shrinking baby.

flightview · December 2014

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myfriendscallmemeg · December 2014

laurasuzanne2006 said:
Hey now I'm showing for sure!!! A large chocolate milk shake baby....

I want one of those...

ittybittybaker09 · December 2014

debking said:
This reply is to everyone who is posting negative responses: Why the need to respond so rudely??? She simply asked a question & even pointed out that it could be gas. Perhaps this is her 1st pregnancy & honestly didn't know. This should be a place where we can feel free to ask questions of one another, w/o fear of being chastised if we ask the wrong question. If you can't be cordial in your responses or questions, please do not chime in. In reply to Skatie, I agree they are right, you shouldn't be feeling baby yet, he/she is way too small. But I will tell you this is my 2nd pregnancy & I feel more than I did on the 1st go-round, so I can see how it would make you wonder. I too am "showing" already, depending on your definition of "showing." I am pretty petite, so even though it's small, I've expanded about an inch. And before all the haters out there say "not so", please go back and read the article from last week that mentioned how the uterus has already doubled in size. On a small person, I assure you, it can be seen. Maybe not through clothes, but definitely without.

Girl I get it! I am only 4'8 and was less than a 100 pounds when I got pregnant! My upper belly is bloat but I have a round bump by my public bone that is hard. When you are a - inches smaller than a normal size woman then I am sure you show a little earlier! It may not be a full on baby bump but it is there!

SummerOH · December 2014

Yeah, none of us are showing yet. At all. I don't care if you're 3 feet tall and this is your 6th kid in as many years. You. Are. Not. Showing. This is my third and I'm fairly slim. My stomach is still perfectly flat unless I eat too many gassy foods.

I don't understand women who want to rush showing. Once strangers blatantly invade your privacy for months on end and you feel like a caged circus animal, you won't be so excited.

TessyMessy · December 2014

ittybittybaker09 said:

debking said:
This reply is to everyone who is posting negative responses: Why the need to respond so rudely??? She simply asked a question & even pointed out that it could be gas. Perhaps this is her 1st pregnancy & honestly didn't know. This should be a place where we can feel free to ask questions of one another, w/o fear of being chastised if we ask the wrong question. If you can't be cordial in your responses or questions, please do not chime in. In reply to Skatie, I agree they are right, you shouldn't be feeling baby yet, he/she is way too small. But I will tell you this is my 2nd pregnancy & I feel more than I did on the 1st go-round, so I can see how it would make you wonder. I too am "showing" already, depending on your definition of "showing." I am pretty petite, so even though it's small, I've expanded about an inch. And before all the haters out there say "not so", please go back and read the article from last week that mentioned how the uterus has already doubled in size. On a small person, I assure you, it can be seen. Maybe not through clothes, but definitely without.

Girl I get it! I am only 4'8 and was less than a 100 pounds when I got pregnant! My upper belly is bloat but I have a round bump by my public bone that is hard. When you are a - inches smaller than a normal size woman then I am sure you show a little earlier! It may not be a full on baby bump but it is there!

Because small.

joyfultrex · December 2014

ittybittybaker09 said:

This reply is to everyone who is posting negative responses: Why the need to respond so rudely??? She simply asked a question & even pointed out that it could be gas. Perhaps this is her 1st pregnancy & honestly didn't know. This should be a place where we can feel free to ask questions of one another, w/o fear of being chastised if we ask the wrong question. If you can't be cordial in your responses or questions, please do not chime in. In reply to Skatie, I agree they are right, you shouldn't be feeling baby yet, he/she is way too small. But I will tell you this is my 2nd pregnancy & I feel more than I did on the 1st go-round, so I can see how it would make you wonder. I too am "showing" already, depending on your definition of "showing." I am pretty petite, so even though it's small, I've expanded about an inch. And before all the haters out there say "not so", please go back and read the article from last week that mentioned how the uterus has already doubled in size. On a small person, I assure you, it can be seen. Maybe not through clothes, but definitely without.
Girl I get it! I am only 4'8 and was less than a 100 pounds when I got pregnant! My upper belly is bloat but I have a round bump by my public bone that is hard. When you are a - inches smaller than a normal size woman then I am sure you show a little earlier! It may not be a full on baby bump but it is there!

I'm 5 ft and less than 90 lbs. I currently have tons of bloat, but my midwife tried feeling for my uterus during my exam and could not find it at all. small people have smaller organs to fit in their small bodies. The belly is bloat and the hard spot is a gas bubble.

TibbySixx1016 · December 2014

I understand that we are all pregnant and hormonal, but some of you can be really nasty to one another. It's pretty sad. This is supposed to be a place for support, not to make fun of others and add stress to their lives.

skatie8191 · December 2014

bibliothecary said:

skatie8191 said:

It's not an excuse. The thing is, is I have done research and I guess if I didn't ask it would be even more "stupid" to go on thinking I had a tiny bump. I did ask if it was bloat and gas... It wasn't just some idiotic question.

And whoopdie doo for the internet, since it makes everyone so educated on their pregnancy. I guess eighty percent of these people need to get off the internet and go to med school, since everyone retains so much info.

I've been doing a lot of research on my body and pregnancy... And one of the reasons I felt I could be showing is because in some of my research it did say the uterus was the size of a grapefruit and some smaller frames like myself, can show as early as six weeks bc of the uterus.

I know how big the baby is

Exactly where do you think your uterus is located? Because unless it's somewhere it shouldn't be, or you somehow don't have a pubic bone, you're bloated, not showing.

I guess you forgot to read that in my op, that I did say I could just be excited and it's bloating and gas

Or maybe I just have a special smoke baby or alien uterus and it's just different from all you other 8-week-pregnant-moms.

Sorry for all the excitement of my new pregnancy.

BethKate2 · December 2014

Oh, good God. Please stop pulling the hormones card. People are going to be honest on here. No one at 4-9ish weeks pregnant is showing. Just because people say things you don't like doesn't meant they're hormonal.

TibbySixx1016 · December 2014

BethKate2 said:
Oh, good God. Please stop pulling the hormones card. People are going to be honest on here. No one at 4-9ish weeks pregnant is showing. Just because people say things you don't like doesn't meant they're hormonal.

Honesty is one thing, but being mean and nasty to someone is not necessary. There are ways to be honest without being mean and making fun of someone.

skatie8191 · December 2014

caitlou22 said:
@skatie8191‌ Don't at all feel embarrassed for asking that question. Honestly, I didn't know either, a lot of research can give different answers so that's why I clicked on your post to see if any other women had experienced this during their other pregnancies. I'm a first time mum as well and I am constantly asking my Mum and sister who have had children questions! People don't understand that this is all very new to us! You will find once you start reading posts, you become familiar with the same users that somehow have to have a say on every thread and write negative comments (know-it-alls) I had a bit of a giggle when reading the responses to your post because it's the same women every time! And I don't use this app a great deal.. This club is about support, not putting someone down because they are curious or don't know. I hope you are doing well, and goodluck xx

Thank you! And yes I thought it was for support and so I COULD ask things I'm curious about. Lol I guess I'll just stick with yahoo answers hahaha

skatie8191 · December 2014

cowboys2009 said:

Sarah.Wilder said:
August '15 feels kinda like a mean girls board...
Some people think just because they are pregnant, hormonal and hiding behind a phone or computer means it is OK to let their inner bitch fly.

Right. I kinda think if any of these females were in an actual new moms club, like real people, they would be completely opposite. Balls behind the keyboard lol

wildermom · December 2014

runningmommy519 said:

Sarah.Wilder said:
August '15 feels kinda like a mean girls board...
The moms on my first BMB (March 2012) are way worse. In the Facebook group some moms created a secret Facebook group just so they could make fun of others and talk shit about other moms and parents. They also kicked people out of the main group. The people in this group aren't even being mean.

Edit: words

March 2012 is my original BMB as well. That garbage made me sick. I guess that's why this is giving me flashbacks.
I'm totally fine with honesty. And I'm good with snark. I just think that sometimes ladies get way too snippy behind their computers and don't even realize (or care) how rude they are towards newer members. And the fear of being on the wrong end of a bitter, hateful attitude will discourage anyone that's new or a bit uneducated. Not to be all puppies and unicorn farts, but this board is ultimately designed for support and encouragement for people due at the same time. I doubt it would kill anyone to be a smidge kinder.

kamarks08 · December 2014

skatie8191 said:

cowboys2009 said:

Sarah.Wilder said:
August '15 feels kinda like a mean girls board...
Some people think just because they are pregnant, hormonal and hiding behind a phone or computer means it is OK to let their inner bitch fly.
Right. I kinda think if any of these females were in an actual new moms club, like real people, they would be completely opposite. Balls behind the keyboard lol

I can guarantee I would give you the same exact answer IRL. One thing here is that you had the resources posted a million times and you weren't capable of doing a little searching. If this is my inner bitch, then it's my outer bitch, too. I'll wear that proudly.

I am also pretty positive that if you walked up to a random citizen with that shit, their response would probably be worse than what you received here.

Just go to BC already, FFS. And take your white knights with you. I'm sure we'll manage just fine without the melodramatic antics.

Honest =/= Mean

mgarrett921 · December 2014

I'm new here and a FTM - and have read more research and real blogs in the last 2 months than I ever cared to. But to see the rude responses in a place where we're meant to support each other is sad. No, it's not the baby moving or creating the bump but no one here can deny that things aren't changing/shifting. I already have trouble buttoning some of my favorite jeans at almost 7 weeks. I know it's not the baby but things are moving/growing/shifting. My boobs are bigger too is that my imagination or gas in my boobs? Come on people be kind. Common "facts" also suggest I should be puking my brains out. But I haven't once. Everyone is different. And some of us are "showing" if showing means my jeans don't button.

paigejenean · December 2014

Yikes...I'm pregnant with our first and after reading this thread I will never be asking questions on this website. I was really excited to be able to discuss different topics with WOMEN and get feedback and see what other people are posting but what I have seen so far is just plain mean and rude. If you don't have something nice to say just don't say it at all. We should be here to support one another not name call and criticize.

CarolinaGirl2014 · December 2014

This was great for my insomnia. If only I had some popcorn.

@JaxxM‌ you go here?!?! How are you? I'm mobile so I can't stalk you properly.

CarolinaGirl2014 · December 2014

@JaxxM‌ doing my happy dance! So glad to go through this with one of my kind ;-)

I'm great. Adoption is great, with some bumps of course. Holidays were way better than I thought, probably largely b/c of this news. DH and I are happy about our first baby! It's been a happy surprise. Hoping this little one sticks. My family needs it. EDD is 8/12 by LMC but I think it's really 8/23.

Not showing yet, though ;-)

laurasuzanne2006 · December 2014

myfriendscallmemeg said:

laurasuzanne2006 said:
Hey now I'm showing for sure!!! A large chocolate milk shake baby....
I want one of those...

Worth it

smash4991 · December 2014

This is better than Facebook. Hold on yall... Let me go get the popcorn.

smash4991 · December 2014

paigejenean said:
Yikes...I'm pregnant with our first and after reading this thread I will never be asking questions on this website. I was really excited to be able to discuss different topics with WOMEN and get feedback and see what other people are posting but what I have seen so far is just plain mean and rude. If you don't have something nice to say just don't say it at all. We should be here to support one another not name call and criticize.

You are so right. Some of these women are just hateful for no reason. The discussion board is titled what it's about. If they don't wanna read it then don't?

mammaj2015 · December 2014

Agreed! I use a different app and everytime I come back to this one I see someone being nasty. It's not like that in other groups!

lireland9 · December 2014

For the people are that Irritated with repetitive questions from FTM perhaps you are reading this thread entirely too much. I'm sure you must have better things to do than cut people down, seeing as how you are not a FTM! I could go on but I don't think it's necessary.

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