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Look more than 8 weeks

hotlilmommyhotlilmommy member
in April 2016 Moms
hi y'all! I'm only 8 weeks with my third pregnancy but I feel like I look 12-15 weeks!! I was in really good shape before I got pregnant also so I'm kinda confused why I look so big already. Anyone else dealt with this?
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Re: Look more than 8 weeks

  • kcbarbo78kcbarbo78 member
    I'm going to be 9 weeks tomorrow, and the bloating has been off the charts. I've been a size 0 in dresses and tops, size 2 in bottoms my entire adult life, and before my pregnancy ran several miles 4 days a week and went to the gym nearly everyday. I thought I was a shoe-in for an elegant, compact little pregnancy. Nope. My DH actually rubbed my belly the utter day, and I slapped his hand away and cantankerously barked, "It's just bloat!" The fact that a recent complication is preventing me from exercising doesn't help my body image. According to my weigh-in at my OB's office last week, I've only put on 5 lbs since the start of my IVF cycle (the last time I had been weighed before getting pregnant), and I swear to heaven I look about 20 lbs fatter. It's annoying because I'm already having to buy new clothes (not what I expected or budgeted for), but after having a really rough day yesterday because of a mc scare and bursting into tears of relief during the emergency u/s when the nurse told me he still had a strong heartbeat and was not in distress, it was a good reminder that this is all worth it. I've always been a small person, so this particular thing is something I've never had to deal with, and I thought I would have a flat belly at least throughout my first trimester, but I also look like I'm already well into my second! Oh, well. Best laid plans :) Congratulations on your pregnancy!
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  • hotlilmommyhotlilmommy member
    Thanks girl!! That helped so much!!
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  • loveymayloveymay member
    I'll be 10 weeks tomorrow, and Ive gained 5 pounds already. Im thin and I thought I wouldn't look pregnant until like the 6th month mark. I'll admit I'm having a hard time with this weight gain, even just 5 pounds. None of my clothes fit, and the bloating makes it even worse. I know I need to gain weight, I just wasnt expecting it to start happening so soon. Im hoping the nausea and fatigue subsides soon so I can get back to exercising! And I need to go clothes shopping asap, lol!
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  • jdey22jdey22 member
    I am just about 10 weeks and already need to wear maternity pants. I am built very small and it is very obvious that I am pregnant already. I asked my Dr and he said that since I was small and had to take fertility drugs my hormone levels have been factoring into why I am showing. I start work today my first day back and school and just let everyone know last night I was pregnant since they will all be talking today when they see me. You are not alone
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  • sarahuflsarahufl member
    I am almost 10 weeks and my bloat is also out of control. It is centered very low on my stomach, so it really looks like a baby bump (even though I know that is impossible). For the past few weeks, I have been eating pretty badly because it is the only way I can feel like a human. Thankfully, this week I have been feeling a million times better and have been eating like a responsible adult :).

    I only have 1 or 2 pairs of pants I can wear to work right now without feeling super uncomfortable. I can't wait to start looking cute pregnant instead of sloppy....
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  • myndihallbergmyndihallberg member
    I've actually lost 2 pounds since becoming pregnant but I look like I'm 8 months and not 8 weeks. It's really hard to hide the fact that I'm pregnant, we want to wait til the second trimester. I did have some complications during my last pregnancy and the D&C that followed. BUT my doctor told me this is totally normal especially if this is your second, third, fourth, etc pregnancy! My uterus is already put of my pelvic bone so it's definitely not bloat, it's all bump! (:
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  • corrierwcorrierw member
    With my first I didn't start to look pregnant until 20 weeks. I'm 9 weeks now and am already having to do the hair tie on the pant button trick. I'm small too, and it's getting hard to hide this new pooch :)
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  • mrslottiemartinmrslottiemartin member
    Exactly the same here! 8w2d with my third child. I've put on 5lbs already and my stomach is huge. We haven't told anyone that we are expecting but from usually having a flat stomach.. I've noticed people staring at my bulge!! Haven't bloated this quick before and I'm now officially struggling to fit in my jeans!
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  • yodiggityyodiggity member
    Same here. I'm 8.6 and I am feeling like such a fat ass. I haven't weighed in and don't particularly want to. lol I am hoping that I *look* more pg than just fat. 
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