What?! You mean to say that @nbcarlson is NOT Mindy Kaling?! Lol! @mimser it’s always a shock to me too, that’s who @nbcarlson is to me. I should really change my profile pic to Tina Fey, she is my spirit actress.
I’ve been spiraling this afternoon, convinced my bump isn’t big enough and that something is wrong. I have no real reason to be worried but I am. Wake me up on Monday morning for my anatomy scan because this period of waiting sucks!
Here’s the 19+2 FTM bump! It looks like I’m carrying low (boy perhaps?) but it could also just be that I’m long waisted and my bellybutton is naturally super high up. But it looks weird. Ugh. I so appreciate this thread and all the varieties of bumps to make me feel somewhat normal!
@ccmrc143 I know it's so hard not to worry about every little things, but some people just carry small. I remember I was overdue with my first, and someone told me they thought I was only 7 months pregnant. Every one kept saying it's because it's your first, you'll get bigger every time, but here I am 18 weeks pregnant with #4, and I'm still fitting in non-maternity sweaters. Easier said than done, but try not to worry.
@ccmrc143 I think because I’m so small, and my babies big, my bump always looks big. Whenever I go to the store now I get at least one person saying ‘you must be due any day now!’😑 no, not even close... So yes, everyone carries different. My cousins wife never looks more than 4 or 5 months pregnant!
@ccmrc143 with my first I didn’t really “pop” till like 24 weeks and it happened overnight I felt like! My ones thereafter I popped sooner and more so this time but I’m naturally on the slimmer side but birth 8-9 pound babies lol. Plus I’m still super constipated so I contribute that to a lot of my bump haha.
@ccmrc143 My last pregnancy I never looked pregnant. Like I had some of my patients that saw me daily my entire pregnancy never realize I was pregnant. I didn't make an announcement to patients because there was another social worker to cover when I was out and I only met 1:1 with them 2x a year or as needed. Some of my patients asked me why I hid my pregnancy. I never hid it. I wore maternity clothes, but I'm plus size and never got a round belly. I only have 1 pic of me very pregnant and full body. I'll see if I can find it and post it. I guess I could also take a bump pic, but I just feel I look a little more pudgy around the middle and a little thinner in the face. I had a few coworkers comment that I had lost weight when I was pregnant recently and I haven't, it just shifted to my boobs
TTC #1 since August 2015 BFP #1 January 28, 2016
EDD October 3, 2016 Felicity Joy, born September 2, 2016 My Chart
TTC #2 Since August 2020 BFP #2 September 11, 2020 EDD May 23, 2021
@ccmrc143 totally get how you feel... I know I'm at the trail end of May, so a few weeks behind most of you and a FTM, but I also don't have much bump happening yet. I did read an article on the bump recently about how there's so many things that go into how your bump looks (i.e. FTM, height, weight, fitness level pre-pregnancy, how the baby is sitting, etc.), Which made me feel better also, we can get away with our normal clothes for longer! Yay! Don't worry, once we get to the waddling around stage, I'm sure we'll think back to this and wish we still had a small bump. Haha
Re: HDBD 12/16! 🤰🏽
So yes, everyone carries different. My cousins wife never looks more than 4 or 5 months pregnant!
*Rainbow 8/2015*
*Expected Rainbows 12/2018*
*Loss of Twin 5/2018*
BFP #1 January 28, 2016
Felicity Joy, born September 2, 2016
My Chart
BFP #2 September 11, 2020
EDD May 23, 2021
BFP #1 January 28, 2016
Felicity Joy, born September 2, 2016
My Chart
BFP #2 September 11, 2020
EDD May 23, 2021