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Bloating or muscle memory?

curlysue216curlysue216 member
in March 2026 Babies
I’m 8w4d into my second pregnancy and I feel like I look like I did when I was about 18w with my first pregnancy. I’ve heard it could be bloat. I’ve also heard it could be my body’s muscle memory already doing what it needs to do for this one to be comfortable.

 Either way, I feel healthy and not too stressed about it, just curious what others might have heard or been told.


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Re: Bloating or muscle memory?

  • emeraldcity603emeraldcity603 member
    It’s bloating. Your abdominal muscles aren’t as strong as they were with your first pregnancy so everything isn’t as held in as nicely. I would say it’s more to do with weakness of the muscles and not muscle memory. Muscle memory is when your muscles make a movement without you making a conscious thought for it to do that. The movement is quick and done not something that stays like a “baby bump.” 
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  • blossomingmamablossomingmama member
    edited August 16
    Oooo a discussion post about it! I should have probably put my input here instead of the check in lol! I was just asking about this in there. 

    It is likely bloat, but according to our handy dandy app here (I attached a screenshot) it says second time moms or moms with twins could begin showing around 11 ish weeks, but it's no doubt some bloat. Take a peek at the my body section, it's next to the my baby tab, and you can see the weekly progression change of the diagram. Everyoneee's bodies work different also and if you're tiny you can notice even the most subtle differences. 

    I have definitely got some serious bloat, I also can't lay flat on my back anymore it's uncomfortable and harder to breathe, and that's very early on for me, my abdominal area is sensitive to stretching and sneezing..etc give me quick short pains sometimes. I need to get back into my prenatal yoga too, now that I mention this. I used to be much more flexible but I've been guarding so much and resting, n/v sick..etc. but yeah, could be both. Our uterus is expanding, organs are moving, baby is growing, gas, bloat.. all of it. Hard to tell this early but nothing to over think. All I know is, bloat or baby, this mama need new shorts! 😆
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  • curlysue216curlysue216 member
    This pregnancy I’ve been so tired and having morning and evening sickness so muscle weakness and bloat makes more sense than muscle memory haha! I was a little confused by the term but thought I’d ask in case I was missing something 🤭
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