First pregnancy- when did you get your bump?

serena_ · May 2018

Hi there! Im a FTM at 17 weeks and its been a little hard for me to connect with my pregnancy without a bump yet. I just wanted to reach out and see when y’all start showing during your first pregnancy? Or if this is your first pregnancy can you relate or are you already showing?

knottieamusements · May 2018

Everyone’s body is different. I have a coworker who didn’t start showing until a couple weeks before her due date. None of us knew she was pregnant, and didn’t suspect anything until then.

She isn’t overweight, and she doesn’t wear drapy clothing, that was just how her body worked.

I started showing earlier to my own eyes, but it wasn’t until around week 17 that I felt like other people might recognize it as anything other than me gaining weight.

jynjer4 · May 2018

FTM too and it wasn’t until 16-17 weeks that it was really obvious that my bump was a baby instead of an extra burrito or two. Now it’s getting bigger every day! I could for sure tell by 11-12 weeks but clothes hide a lot. Like knottieamusements said though, everyone is different. Im sure you’ll pop soon!

princessandthegator · May 2018

Every body is different and will respond to pregnancy differently. My SIL is a tiny thing and she had a tummy at like 4 weeks, by 12 she looked significantly pregnant. I'd say I had a bump with DD around 17-18 weeks, this time around it looks like it'll be the same. I'm 17 weeks today and I feel like I've "popped".

It should be noted that I hate being pregnant (love being a Mom, hate the process) and should be taking this advice myself but: try and enjoy every moment for what it is. Those of us that show faster should get to enjoy that as much as those people who can hide it at work for longer. No shame either way.

macheno · May 2018

Everyone's different. I'm a FTM and I just really started showing in the last 2 weeks- 16-17. I could tell that I had a small belly around 13-14, but it was easily hidden with clothing. I have am now officially in maternity pants- regular ones no longer fit. Regular tops i can still wear if they're looser.

cjx95 · May 2018

FTM here as Well! I'd say I noticed myself closer to 13 weeks and at 14 it was no denying it. And it's only gotten much larger since! 14/15 weeks was about when it was hard to hide under shirts. But I'm also friends with someone on Facebook whose due a few days after I am and she's only starting to get a bump around 18/19weeks.. everyone is definitely different!

ETA ignore my answer, just found out I have twins!!

britvahok · May 2018

With my first pregnancy I started showing at 26 weeks.

tinattt23 · May 2018

With my first, I didn’t have a true bump until well after 20 weeks. Maybe even closer to 30. I could tell I was getting bigger but didn’t really look pregnant. My OB even commented that I’m one of those women who just hides a baby well. I never measured over 38 week and DS was born almost 41 weeks. He was 7lb7oz. So totally normal sized baby, just squished in there really well. This time I feel like I’m showing faster (though my mom swears I’m not).

sammierose464 · May 2018

I feel like I really "popped" around 15 weeks. He really just pushed everything up.

Laumb11 · May 2018

This was my first pregnancy at 18w.. dont feel bad! I am showing now at 20w and can feel movement and still hard to "connect" I think I may have had a more def bump closer to 24 or 25w the first time around.

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dash83 · May 2018

This is my first pregnancy. I started to notice a little bump around 14-15 weeks, and that my coats and clothes were tighter. Now at 18w4d and have a noticeable, round bump for the world to see! I defo look pregnant and am loving it! My husband was 12.9 lbs and 23 inches when he was born, so might just be carrying around a Hulk baby, lol

DunkinDecaf · May 2018

As people have said, every body is different, and every pregnancy is different. I think I popped around 5-6 months with DD1, and around 5 months with DD2. Both showed up as distinctive bumps. This guy definitely has me looking much different already, but it hasn’t showed up as a distinctive bump. It’s more of a beer belly-esque bloated torso situation right now. I can see a bump but I doubt those who don’t know me would recognize it as one.

pajamstagrams · May 2018

FTM here...definitely wasn't showing at 15w...just a little bit of bloat. I think around 17 weeks is when it became more obvious, but even now I still look like I've just gained some weight if I wear normal clothes. Tend to look slightly pregnant with maternity clothes, so naturally I prefer those. Currently 19w. I'm also 5'8" and have a long torso, so that's going to help hide my bump longer I think.

ETA: But, I totally have had the pregnant lady waddle since week 12, if not a bit earlier. My hips widened way the hell up real quick. So I may "look" pregnant because of my actions.

mommy2ane · May 2018

With my first, I had a true, noticeable bump around 16-18 weeks. I had to get new clothes at that point! It’s definitely going to depend on your stature though.

SawyerRichardson · May 2018

I'm a STM and 17w right now and it still changes day to day. This weekend it was definitely a bump and now today it is back to just looking like I got chunky.

arome2311 · May 2018

@SawyerRichardson- I can totally relate! I am a STM as well and at 14 weeks I felt like I was showing as much as I was at 20 weeks in my last pregnancy, but then yesterday I felt like I just looked a little bloated.

ETA: I am now almost 18 weeks and feel like I haven't gotten any bigger than I was at 14 weeks. Pregnancy is weird lol.

lolo_0924 · May 2018

I’m 20 weeks tomorrow (FTM) and I feel “chubby” but don’t feel like I have a “bump”... I’m still waiting to pop so people start to recognize my few extra lbs as baby and not burrito. Totally know how you feel! Around 16 weeks is when I started to notice a difference, my husband just started to say I look like I’m showing this past week.

also for reference I’m 5’1 / 104 lbs (pre-pregnancy) and about 112 now so I’m very petite.

jellybelly114 · May 2018

FTM and I'm still waiting to really pop. I'm 20w and wore a maternity shirt to work today that is more form fitting on the bottom and my coworker said for the first time I finally look pregnant. But it really depends what I'm wearing... Last week I had 2 coworkers find out I was 19w pg and they stared at my stomach surprised bc they said I didn't look any different.

I feel you that some days it's harder to connect to the pregnancy without feeling like I look preggo but as @princessandthegator said try to enjoy every moment of it. Time is flying by so fast already and before I know it I'm going to be huge and probably wish I was smaller since friends keep telling me how uncomfortable it is the bigger you get! Feeling movement is also a nice reminder there is a little human inside and I'm never alone anywhere I go.

jennybean80 · May 2018

With my first I didn’t really start looking bump-ish until after 20weeks. This is my third pregnancy, second set of twins and I felt I had a definite bump around 10 weeks, but when we told my mom I was pregnant at 12 weeks she said “I though you were just getting fat!”

Now I’m 19 weeks and feel huge, but people at work keep being shocked when it gets mentioned around them, so who knows (although I do wear scrubs at work - not exactly fitted). How we look to ourselves versus other people, and how each pregnancy developes seems to be really different for everyone.

cdepperschmidt · May 2018

My first pregnancy at 17 weeks I did not look pregnant (5’4” 150 lbs then). I did t really “look pregnant” until 21-22 weeks. As far as “connecting with the pregnancy, it never really felt real until I had a legit bump. It’s defin a gradual adjustment. The same thing happened to me after DS was born. The whole Mom thing was awkward the first few weeks. It all comes with time.

mrsgriseta · May 2018

I'm a FTM as well and am now 17 weeks, but didn't start showing until about 15 weeks. It's still somewhat difficult for people to recognize that I am pregnant, but I am also 5'8 and now 123lbs. I've been told it's more difficult for thinner women to show, especially if your ab muscles are tight.

It's been a little challenging for me to connect to the pregnancy as well, but there are many reasons. Being sick the entire first tri did not make me enjoy being pregnant, even though all the books tell you to i've felt weird talking to my non-pregnant-looking belly, DH and I were so sure it was a girl and found out at our gender reveal we are having a boy and I cried. (Don't get me wrong, I am so happy either way, it's just gonna take some getting used to), and DH's family has been giving us problems lately. I'm sure once he's born none of this will have even mattered. So no worries, we'll get there! We still have plenty of time to get connected

momoflogan20 · May 2018

It started coming out at like 22 weeks and had a big belly at 28ish weeks. I was skinny and had tight ab muscles that would not stretch.. I am 5'9 started last pregnancy at 125ish. I wanted that belly so bad and everyone is right you do get it eventually. I have a belly now at 20 weeks and man I'm scared to see how big I'm gonna get this time since I'm stretched out.

jandmnumber1 · May 2018

FTM here too and I can relate. I am 17 weeks now and still no bump. I am a XL girl and about 5’7”, the only real changes for me so far are giant breasts and a little extra “fluff” but I haven’t noticed a belly yet. Since I have a little extra tire on the tummy I have always sucked it in and continue to do that now, but notice that it has been hurting me so I am really working on quitting that bad habit.

tlmill · May 2018

With my first, I really popped around 20 weeks.

This is is my third and I feel like I started showing as soon as we conceived

quiltandknit · May 2018

FTM here. My bump started to appear around 14 weeks, but people who didn’t already know me wouldn’t have noticed. It started to pop a little more around week 17. I’m 19 weeks tomorrow and I can’t hide it any more. I’m wearing mostly my regular clothes still with some maternity pieces mixed in.

adahl311 · May 2018

With my first I started having a noticeable bump about 15-17 weeks, but I remember I didn’t really “feel” pregnant until around 23 weeks- before that I just felt more like I was bloated/ate too much!

mamacox_2018 · May 2018

FTM here! I felt exactly how you felt last week at 17 weeks. I’m 18 this week and I gotta say that these last 7 days have made quite the difference. I second what everyone has said about every body being different, but I’d be encouraged that the 16-20 week frame tends to be pretty consistent.

Ive also had trouble connecting to the pregnancy. The little bump I’m finally sporting definitely helps! Every morning I wake up looking a little bit more pregnant.

babyptobe · May 2018

FTM here too! I'm 17w and just starting to get a rounder bump where I don't look like I just overate. At this point pants are like prison, i wear a dress every day, and i feel like you can really tell in a dress rather than constricting pants. I'm getting super itchy too which is telling me that I'm growing too.

I'm also having trouble connecting. Sometimes I feel really happy and great and all "hey baby boy in there" and then some days I can him "it."

nikimelon · May 2018

19w and I think I finally have a bump as opposed to just looking super bloated. Can't really tell in looser clothing but it's definitely there all day now instead of just appearing in the evenings!

ladyofarlington · May 2018

FTM here and I don’t think I really started to pop until around 18 weeks.

HoosOnFirst · May 2018

I’m at 19 weeks and at my ultrasound on Monday I felt normal but by yesterday (Thursday) I feel like a house. The big change is now I have the bump “shelf” under my boobs. This is my second and I feel like it’s a bit earlier. Weight wise I’m still at my starting weight pre-pregnancy (lost weight in first trimester and just gained it back now) but the weight is ... in other places now.

pajamstagrams · May 2018

@HoosOnFirst Yep, same here....still under my pre-pregnancy weight (even more so now that I caught a stomach bug this week). I've been taking measurements of my legs/hips/arms/etc for about a year now because I've been working out more, and want to see if I'm slimming down....well all my measurements dropped quite a bit first tri, and stayed down, expect for my belly/waist...so I guess that's where all the weight went. Also, probably a little to my boobs.

sliztee · May 2018

@jemmerjams @HoosOnFirst I weighed myself this morning and I'm still coming in 2 pounds less than I was when I had my first OB appointment. Maybe my scale is off? I prefer to weigh myself in the morning because I feel like it's closest to my true weight. By the afternoon, I've had 100oz of water and plenty of food. Any thoughts about that?

pajamstagrams · May 2018

@sliztee I always weigh myself in the morning, and try to make it at the same time of day (no food, ideally get a BM in, etc.) Also, my scale freaks out sometimes so I have to let it reset and wait a few minutes in between if I get a really strange reading.

I personally haven't felt much hungrier this trimester...I get full so quickly so I still feel like I'm eating the same amount (or less) of food than I used to, so that's probably why my weight gain is slow from losing 7 lbs 1st tri. If your OB isn't concerned, I wouldn't be either. According to my BMI (because that's so accurate...*eyeroll*) I was "overweight" at 5'8" and 168 lbs, so while I was more of an athletic/curvy type build, I still had some extra weight that I could stand to have lost. I figure I'll gain more eventually, and for now will just eat when I'm hungry

purplegoldfish2 · May 2018

My first was twins, so I was showing pretty early. I don’t remember exactly when, but I know I had a really hard time hiding it by 12 weeks (some people had figured it out by then & told me that they could tell before we told them but they were super awesome and never mentioned anything until we did).

Despite showing so early, I still didn’t feel connected to the pregnancy. Sometimes it just doesn’t happen. I’m feeling the same way this time that I did last time. Not feeling connected to baby while your pregnant is completely normal, so if that happens for you, don’t worry about it. Some people can feel the connection from the minute they find out they’re expecting and some people don’t feel it for weeks or even months after birth. It doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you or that you’re not a good mom. We hear so much about the instant connection mothers have with their children that when it doesn’t happen, women feel like there’s something wrong with them when that isn’t the case. I honestly don’t even know how long it took for me to feel it with my twins. ***TW -miscarriage** Despite not feeling connected to any of my pregnancies, having a few miscarriages really messed with me. Since I hadn’t felt connected to the pregnancies, I did not expect to be so upset about the losses. It took me by surprise, but also showed me that even if you don’t feel the connection, it is still there.

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