I've heard Deanne if you are short you show faster... Also as your uterus grows all of your other bits & pieces have to move around to accommodate - so maybe thet's where we getting the bellies from?!

One thing I did yo avoid buying long new blouses for work for a while was I got some longer singlets to wear underneath that would cover the zip. It was good in winter anyway, but they don't cover my zip enough anymore 8-[