Anyone showing/rounding yet?

s&mdarnell · February 2016

Hi ladies - I'm 7w2d and earlier I noticed that my uterus area is a bit rounded. I had just gone to the restroom so it wasn't that pesky need to pee constantly, either. This is my first pregnancy and I have a fairly strong core but I am also fairly thin (right at a healthy weight but with no room to lose weight). The first two aspects lead me to believe that I wouldn't see much of a bump until well into my second trimester but the last aspect means it could come sooner. So, I'm wondering if this is actually the hint of a bump starting or if it's just a bloated kind of day. Is anyone else seeing a bit of rounding this early?

PeggyOlsonFTW · February 2016

Yup. It's bloat.

Koalamomma3 · February 2016

I am showing...my big ol bloaty belly

I am 9 weeks 1 day , my baby is the size of a tator tot, so there is no way I can blame this muffin top on my little babe yet.

housewifehobbyist · February 2016

Just bloat! Here's a neat little diagram of where your baby/uterus is as it grows. As you can see it's still tucked away behind your pubic bone through the first trimester.

nlane0723 · February 2016

Bloat. Your baby is the size of a raspberry. I have two raspberries floating around my ute right now and I'm 110% sure my "belly" is a result of the pizza I ate for breakfast.

laxin31 · February 2016

bloat and backed up digestive system.

s&mdarnell · February 2016

Thanks, ladies! I thought it had to be something besides a real bump. And neat diagram @housewifehobbyist !

nsquaredlife13 · March 2016

It's the BLUMP! The bloat eventually goes away and becomes a real legit bump... that's when the excitement begins!

MzOro82214 · March 2016

I have TOTAL bloat belly too! I already started out with some pudginess, so I definitely feel like I'm poking out more too!

PrimRoseMama · March 2016

PeggyOlsonFTW said:

Yup. It's bloat.

Yes, but it's not showing. It's bloat or blump*

AshleyGemini24 · March 2016

I feel like I'm showing too, but I'm for sure it's just bloat and the fact that I'm always hungry, so probably a little excess weight too.

kewltif · March 2016

With my first I didn't tell a lot of people till 20 weeks. With my second I had a stranger ask me when I was due at 12 weeks! That means the bump must have started in the first tri. This time I'm nervous how early I could possibly pop.

Jen080916 · March 2016

Not showing, but this is my third and I never strengthened my abs after my previous two, so when I bloat later in the day, my stomach gets huge. Like, 5 months along big. I don't even try to hide it anymore (except around family that doesn't know yet). I just hope nobody asks how far along I am. It would be so embarrassing to explain that I'm only 8-9 wks and my belly is just pudgy/bloated.

LauraPCOS · March 2016

I'm plus size so people used to ask me all the time when I was due, even though I wasn't pregnant (lucky for me, I hold all my excess weight in the stomach region). Now that I am pregnant, and I'm bloating, even my mother is patting my stomach. Good ol perma-bloat.

PeggyOlsonFTW · March 2016

PrimRoseMama said:

PeggyOlsonFTW said:

Yup. It's bloat.

Yes, but it's not showing. It's bloat or blump*

Not showing, but my bloat is causing me to "round"

kelliott09 · March 2016

kewltif said:

With my first I didn't tell a lot of people till 20 weeks. With my second I had a stranger ask me when I was due at 12 weeks! That means the bump must have started in the first tri. This time I'm nervous how early I could possibly pop.

This. I took pictures every week with my second. I was looking at them last night to compare where I'm at now. Ha! I'm still up 10lbs from my 19 month old and still have a pooch. Add my blump on top of that and I'm about where I was at 20 weeks last time. Only it's not very rounded, it's just fat.

lilylover27 · March 2016

All bloat but it is making me look "rounded" I've been hiding it under flowing shirts or cardigans until I am ready to tell people. Apparently a lot of people think I am just gaining weight according to my mother, perfect. Since when is it ok for people to comment on that, especially when they don't know I am pregnant. Ugh I will stop here before the hormonal rant kicks in.

CTRMommyof4 · March 2016

I'm prego with my 5th and at 9 weeks 2 days, I look at least 20 weeks. OB says its bloat and also the more kids we have, the earlier our uterus relaxes and allows itself to move upwards and outwards. He said that some ladies with 10+ children can never get their uterus to return to pre pregnancy position.

JDMRS · March 2016

I look like I ate a giant burrito. So much bloat. I already have a generous pooch but the bloat is horrible.

Tink112011 · March 2016

I'm not sure I agree with the diagram above. I'm pregnant with my 2nd and I swear that when I'm lying down I can feel my uterus halfway between my belly button and my pubic bone. I'm pretty thin, so its seems pretty obvious to me. No showing/rounding though - the bloat comes and goes!

cd92007 · March 2016

omg I am looking so huge... last night I literally looked about 18 weeks pregnant. But it's definitely bloat and major constipation. I think I have a big poop baby in there.

coffee89 · March 2016

My bloat could almost be mistaken for a bump if I wear those shirts with ribbons. But no, it's bloat until second tri now and it gets bigger as the day goes on.

kateleap · March 2016

@s&mdarnell For what it's worth, no matter what's causing the extra puff, elastic waisted leggings/pants and bebands/bella bands are the best! As one of my girlfriends put it when I felt like it was too early for me to use the bands, "it's never too early for comfort!"

nlane0723 · March 2016

I spoke to soon. I felt my uterus right below my belly button this morning.

My goal this time was to not show as long as possible. #fail

waterfall213 · March 2016

I never lost my bloat from my last pregnancy. It's awful by the end of the day.

krzyriver · March 2016

I had put on quite a bit of weight before and I'm still wearing the same clothes. So now, at only about 8 weeks, I definitely look pregnant. It'll be nice when it's an actual bump and not just bloat.

br0co1ii · March 2016

People have been asking me since May if I'm pregnant because of my belly. Now that some know I am, they're all like "I knew it! You're totally showing!" Super awkward when I'm l tell them I'm barely past 2 months...

ewebster9712 · March 2016

Thank you for asking this question. I feel the same way, thought I was already starting to round out. I've never really felt bloated before but sounds like that's what it is. Have a healthy pregnancy! I'm 6w 4d

sweetlyuntied · March 2016

Another good picture. You can actually use fundus height as a general estimation for weeks of gestation. People can stray a little depending on their age and number of children, but it's actually pretty accurate.

But it the bloating is noooo joke.

celette482 · March 2016

Did I poop this morning?

Y'all, it's no joke.

calvinburry · March 2016

Bloating can be reducef by less bread products and gluten, less refined sugars/sweets and more water. I eat lentils, more protein and veg, and lowfat dairy bloating is not bad. Open faced sandwich or smaller servings (1 cup max) of whole wheat pasta good ways to cut back on gluten...or replace breads/pasta with rice/quinoa more often.

smmatt08 · March 2016

calvinburry said:

Bloating can be reducef by less bread products and gluten, less refined sugars/sweets and more water. I eat lentils, more protein and veg, and lowfat dairy bloating is not bad. Open faced sandwich or smaller servings (1 cup max) of whole wheat pasta good ways to cut back on gluten...or replace breads/pasta with rice/quinoa more often.

Good for you.
I think a lot of us are in survival mode right now. Eat what we can keep down or what doesn't make us dry heave at the thought. Sure I know a waffle and ginger ale aren't going to help the bloat but if it settles my stomach you're damn right I'm eating them.

joyful08 · March 2016

smmatt08 said:

calvinburry said:

Bloating can be reducef by less bread products and gluten, less refined sugars/sweets and more water. I eat lentils, more protein and veg, and lowfat dairy bloating is not bad. Open faced sandwich or smaller servings (1 cup max) of whole wheat pasta good ways to cut back on gluten...or replace breads/pasta with rice/quinoa more often.

Good for you.
I think a lot of us are in survival mode right now. Eat what we can keep down or what doesn't make us dry heave at the thought. Sure I know a waffle and ginger ale aren't going to help the bloat but if it settles my stomach you're damn right I'm eating them.

jbal918 · March 2016

I wore pants I normally don't wear to work and my boss said I was showing. I was 7 weeks at the time so I told her it was just fat lol (I'm a bigger girl to begin with.)

ammiddleton3 · March 2016

I am already heavier and hold most of my weight on my upper half. I am so bloated some days I look 5-6 months pregnant! It's embarrassing, I don't want people thinking I'm further along that I am! Hahaha

jillianpardo · March 2016

I'm definitely bloating but I've heard you show sooner after your first. I think I was in maternity pants at 10 weeks with my second. Haha.

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