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Pregnancy Bloat

knottie6db7ed03d26f8fc8knottie6db7ed03d26f8fc8 member
in January 2025 Babies
Hi there! Going on vacation and I’m 9 weeks. I’ve had a lot of bloat, and it almost looks like a bump. Not sure if I should try to conceal it, or just rock it? I feel like I’d be embarrassed if people saw my belly and asked how far along I was and I told them I’m only 9 weeks. Seems like people are judgmental and critical and comment on people saying it’s too early for a bump. 😩
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Re: Pregnancy Bloat

  • mommyvandammemommyvandamme member
    I am a second time mom and I am 7 weeks 6 days and I have a bump already. Totally normally. Everyone’s body’s are different 
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  • kamays54kamays54 member
    STM here too.  I'm a bigger girl so with my first I didn't think I really started to show until the 4th or 5th month.  With this one (10w 5d) I feel like my bump is already showing.  Also, as the above said, everyone is different and every pregnancy is different.  Unless you are trying to hid it from some people, I say rock it!  It took me too long to rock my bump with the first pregnancy because of body image issues.  But once I did I felt so confident.
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  • babywiikbabywiik member
    Just stare real hard at people and reply “you never ask a woman her age, her weight or if shes’s pregnant. Shame on you” i definitely have a belly at 11 weeks (3rd baby) but most of it is left over belly from before and the bloat makes it too hard to suck in. Also im definitely bigger in the evening than in the morning. Are you vacationing with family or are you thinking about random people wondering?
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  • knottie6db7ed03d26f8fc8knottie6db7ed03d26f8fc8 member
    Good advice! With family and friends, so it’s only the random strangers I’m worried about. Already when I tell people I’m pregnant the first thing they do is look at my belly (which does make sense lol). But even online when I see others post about their pregnancy belly and even women reply, “oh that’s not a pregnant belly - you’re just bloated!” And it seems so hurtful. 
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  • knottie853faac0ebefdfb0knottie853faac0ebefdfb0 member
    Rock your bump!!! Who cares what people say! :) this my second pregnancy and I started to show literally the day I found out I was pregnant lol. This is a beautiful moment. Please enjoy and rock that bikini and your bump! Have a wonderful time! 
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