Hips widening

MrsAguirre117 · August 2015

I'm 16 weeks today and am noticing my hips are starting to get wider. Is this the point in pregnancy when your pelvis and hips begin to do that for the baby? Is anyone else experiencing this at this point?

lizzbeth292 · August 2015

I'm 22 weeks, and haven't experienced it. But I think mines were already a little wider than "most". Maybe, if you have slim hips, then your hips will widen. But what do I know..

If they are widening, then it must be a good thing

easier birth maybe..?

BBEA2006 · August 2015

I think it varies from person to person and pregnancy to pregnancy. Mine are hurting already and I'm 17 weeks. I don't remember this w/ my 2nd until about early 3rd tri.

shelbibrooke82 · August 2015

mine didn't widen until I had my DD!! I was normal jeans through the whole pregnancy and then after...non fit

Grace213 · August 2015

Never happened with DD but I'm noticing a bit with this one. Had to buy new undies too cuz they were just too tight everywhere!!! So, I hear ya mama!

randibailey · August 2015

Im 16 weeks, first baby, and my hips are starting to widen as well. I can only get my jeans or shorts up to my buttcheecks, or all the way on and they wont button. Its normal for them to start widening now (i had to buy bigger underwear too) Our bodies are getting ready for birth and if you are like me my hips were not ready. I think its normal for me and my body type and diet but differs from women to women.

MissyJ1975 · August 2015

I'm almost 17 weeks. My hips are definitely widening. I think it's fine and all part of the process.

tooba22 · August 2015

Mine are widening and it's so painful!

red727 · August 2015

I have definitely noticed this! I was wondering if it was normal. I looked in the mirror and I could swear they looked wider. My belly also doesn't seem to be growing any and I think this is why - belly is kind of being stretched out because of my hips widening. My hips and joints around my hips have been super painful though so I'm thinking that is why now!

WendolynH · August 2015

It is different in every pregnancy. And I have to have to say with my other four kids I had great pregnancies. With this one OMG, I have been on bed rest,I'm in pain a lot of the time with my hips. Which started opening at 18 weeks. I'm 24 weeks now and it has been painful not just for my hips but my back. I am grateful that I have such a loving husband because I don't think I could do this pregnancy my self. Everyday is painful and I have to limit my self on everything I do. I feel like I have been on my 3rd trimester since I was 18 weeks. So I wish you all the best and hope you feel better. I'm just wishing Christmas gets here faster, I don't want to be pregnant anymore lol.

catgraz · September 2015

@WendolynH : the same here...still working but I don't think I'll be able to do it much longer...it's so frustrating to be in pain all the time... I enjoyed my first pregnancy but this time around I can't wait not to be pregnant anymore... hope you feel soon better and wish you all the best too!!

contourhands · September 2015

Maybe mine did or are this pregnancy... I just didn't notice it.... Haven't been able to wear "normal" pants since 13 weeks

jrouge12 · September 2015

@contourhands I wish "normal pants" we're like maternity pants. 'Oh I'm bloated today, who cares! My pants are elastic.' or 'Ate to much yesterday. It's all good, my pants don't judge, they just make room.' ;;)

thegingeravenger · September 2015

I'm currently at the stage where I don't know if my hips are wider, if my ass is just bigger due to the extra food, or a combination of the two.

I guess I'll find out when I try to fit in my pre-pregnancy shorts/jeans in a few months.

ammnam14 · September 2015

My husband pointed out my huge hips to me a while ago by saying "Birth will be really easy look at your hips!" :-/ thanks dear.

babyderosia2016 · November 2015

My husband says my butt looks bigger too lol I'm and 16 weeks and haven't fit into my jeans for a month now, but we love our little bug!!!

alanna3622 · November 2015

Definitely further widening. I have had a lot of hip pain the past 7 or 8 days. Enough to wake me up and keep me in a half-daze for hours throughout the night. We added a feather topper to our bed, and I now wedge a pillow between my knees -- that provided a lot of relief.

It is so surreal feeling these changes happening!

alanna3622 · November 2015

Question for STM's : did your hips go back after birth? Partially? Please say yes.

SummerFall03 · November 2015

alanna3622 said:

Question for STM's : did your hips go back after birth? Partially? Please say yes.

I feel like mine stayed wider then before having my kids. I notice it in a few pictures that my hips never bounced back

40mom.defunct635846598178064740 · December 2015

My hips and butt widened with my first 2 and now it's happening again

It takes work, but yes, mine did go back to pre-pregnancy size after a few months. I'm older now, so I am hoping I even have the energy to get rid of these hips after baby comes!

AmadorRose · December 2015

40mom said:
My hips and butt widened with my first 2 and now it's happening again It takes work, but yes, mine did go back to pre-pregnancy size after a few months. I'm older now, so I am hoping I even have the energy to get rid of these hips after baby comes!

Tell me your secrets!

snowhite12 · December 2015

AmadorRose said:

My hips and butt widened with my first 2 and now it's happening again It takes work, but yes, mine did go back to pre-pregnancy size after a few months. I'm older now, so I am hoping I even have the energy to get rid of these hips after baby comes!
Tell me your secrets!

I was back in my pre pregnancy size 4 jean 3-4 months after having my first. I did a combination of running, palates, and yoga EVERYDAY. I feel palates and yoga really helped me heal physically and emotionally the most after having a baby.
I am not sure how hard it will be the second time around.

BLM10 · December 2015

With my first, my hips didn't spread until well into my third trimester. With this one (#2), I was down 7# from MS and in maternity jeans at 9 weeks because my butt and hips spread almost overnight.

shelbibrooke82 · December 2015

SummerFall03 said:

alanna3622 said:

Question for STM's : did your hips go back after birth? Partially? Please say yes.

I feel like mine stayed wider then before having my kids. I notice it in a few pictures that my hips never bounced back

THIS!! I got back down to my pre pregnancy but my jeans were still bigger because my hips didn't go back down!

kitteh81 · December 2015

alanna3622 said:

Question for STM's : did your hips go back after birth? Partially? Please say yes.

I've heard that binding the belly and hips during the first few weeks after birth can help them become slimmer, and that it's important to do the binding when relaxin is still in your system because afterwards they're kind of fixed in that wider position. I've never done any research to see if these claims are valid, but I guess it kind of makes sense. I like to wear a support garment around my midsection in the first few weeks after birth anyhow, to help with the jelly belly feeling.

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