@sleepy33 😂 I think it looks bigger in person. For the 6 months before I got pregnant, I was following a very strict diet and excercise program to lose weight and then I got preggers. My DH laughs and tells me I just tortured myself for 6 months so that I can put all the weight back on and more with the baby. I try to think it helped my fertility, at 42 I feel so lucky to be at 17wks with baby girl
You truly look great @dfirstimer ! Getting in shape is always a great idea, and you will bounce back from pregnancy so much quicker from being in shape before!
@dfirstimer as long as you're not underweight, yes, losing weight does help your fertility and everything else like probability of getting gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, etc. You look great and you should be proud!
@sleepy33 and @expandcontract, thank you. I hope it all helps keep baby girl safe and complications away given my age. I can’t wait to get a cute bumb like yours @sleepy33, after I tell my work I am wearing lots of scarves and layers to hide it for now. Luckily it has been cold in Colorado lately.
@mrskoz428 your bump does sit low. Very cute bump!!
Third time mom, 18w, 3d. I took a front-shot so y'all could read my shirt for reading day in my class, but I can't figure out an easy way to flip it on my phone, so it's backwards 😄 I don't think this shirt is going to be able to stretch over my belly much longer...
I wish I had a side by side from last pregnancy and this one. I feel like the STMs+ are really pulling away with this. @mrskoz428 your bump was bigger than mine for the longest time but now I feel like it's so obvious on me. The showing at 16 weeks thing for a STM really held true here. I was wearing a thick maternity coat with a tie above the bump and our neighbors who we hadn't seen in a month knew right away when I saw them on Saturday. First thing he said was "is that an extra bulky coat or do you have something brewing in there?" I should have taken a pic when I was in the office yesterday. WFH today so not looking cute!
Ooooh I wanna play, you ladies are too cute! Sorry it’s a day late... 17+4 today with #4. This pic is deceiving though... it’s right after my morning workout on an empty stomach. If I took a pic at the end of the day after dinner, I’d look 6 months pregnant:)
@kvh22 I feel baby growing sideways not up and out. I pee 9,000 times a day because of it. Baby is destroying my bladder space. 😂😂 it looks bigger in person. Those maternity jeans do a really good job hiding the bottom of my bump since it’s still not in my pelvis.
@mrskoz428 in another couple of weeks it'll be a completely different story. I remember wishing my bump was bigger earlier in pregnancy (ETA last pregnancy) and now I'm like "oh great...my abs are forever ruined so I'm showing earlier" (sarcasm intended). I feel like bumps are like hair, we always want what we don't have.
I attempted one of those fancy Christmas light pics. Selfies are not my forte. 17 weeks! With number 3 I am definitely starting to look obviously pregnant.
I feel like a fat where's Waldo. I really need to buy maternity clothes. They make me feel better. This shirt has been popping up all day to reveal my unbuttoned pants. I'm super uncomfortable. My stupid dog ate my jeggings and my maternity pants had a hole in the butt. Edited: I feel like this picture is just a competition of which bumps are bigger. Breasts, belly, or butt. I look maxed out already and I'm not even 18 weeks 😭
@eatinwatermelonseeds I think you look extremely appropriate for 18 weeks, nowhere near maxed out! I carried small with my first and I was definitely like, three times bigger than you are now You look great! I agree maternity clothes help, though. Normal clothes make me feel terrible because I'm busting out of them but the mat clothes make me feel human again.
@DuchessOfCambridge I totally think that's the problem and why I feel crappy. I am busting out of these clothes. I'm going to go to Target some time and get some clothes. My normal clothes are begging for mercy 😂
I've started wearing maternity tops and they're great. My jeans still fit, but I did get a pair of maternity jeans. I tried them on last night and they felt amazing!
I'm the worst at taking bump photos because the only mirror in our house is in the bathroom and too high to show anything below the boobs. So I took this super awkward side selfie to show my true bump because I wanted to share this photo of my 2 year old passed out on me next to my bump which looks humongous. 18w5d currently.
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Omg I’m gonna have this commercial in my head all day now. Hump DAY! Anyway. 17&4 today.
I kid, I kid! You look great and I wish I was as fit as you, girl.
@mrskoz428 your bump does sit low. Very cute bump!!
Third time mom, 18w, 3d. I took a front-shot so y'all could read my shirt for reading day in my class, but I can't figure out an easy way to flip it on my phone, so it's backwards 😄 I don't think this shirt is going to be able to stretch over my belly much longer...
Nothing like horizontal stripes to make one feel large and in charge! 18w+6 today.