Mine isn't in very good shape, neither is the rest of my body. So so much pain everywhere and only 32 weeks gestation. Probably doesn't help that my last pregnancy was twins and only 10 months ago. I freak all the obstetricians and midwives out at how thin my belly is. They can feel and see my baby through my skin quite clearly, there was even speculation I may not be eligible for a VBAC because I basically have no stomach muscle. But luckily after a lengthy review they came to a decision that I can try for one.
I have a home video (taken on my digital camera lol) that was taken a few days ago to show you that I mean it when I said it's freaky. Let me know if you want to see it and I'll post the link to it.
i dont think you should worry about what the outside looks like, just that your growing a healthy gorgeous baby in there! you should be proud that you are giving your little bub a nice comfy home til he/she arrives! everyone is totally different when it comes to bellies! i am half way and hardly showing! i wish my belly was bigger!
i think your belly is wonderfull and i am sure once you have that baby in your arms its not going to matter!
the midwives should not be freaked out! its an amazing thing your doing! wow 10 months after having twins! your tummy probably has had no time to go back to how it was! so dont worry and just try to enjoy the last part of your pregnancy!
i hope this can make you feel a little better! xo:hugs:
I should've clarified when I said my belly didn't bring smiles, it's got nothing to do with the size or the outside look, I promise you that! I class pregnancy as a miracle personally.
Unfortunately I have lots of reasons to worry about it and it won't stop after baby is here. Yes the midwives classed it as a freaky belly, it's a belly they could only dream to come across (apparently a text book case).
You know what!? For only just having a set of twins, I'd be awfully proud of that gorgeous bump! Good luck for your VBAC, and don't stress too much, things have their own way of working out fine:hugs:
I stress about my baby bump because so many people are telling me how big I am. I don’t have a problem with being ‘big’ but I don’t like feeling that my baby belly isn’t ‘normal’. I am getting better at ignoring peoples comments though haha!
There are pics of my belly on our web site. I do need to update my belly photo though as the plan was to take one every fortnight.
So ladies grab your afternoon coffee or tea, I would like to make a toast to everyone’s baby belly’s big, small, round , oval, stretch marked and those with missing belly buttons, CHEERS TO US!!!
Well said kottenkandie6987!
Renee
XOXOX
Last edited by reneenay; May 16th, 2007 at 01:13 PM.
Hey Lollie,
I love your bump , I bet the twins are amazed by it too. My little girl, keeps resting her head on mine, and playing with my belly button, or what is left of it anyhow
I have pictures of my belly on the website linked to my signature. It feels like I'm getting bigger every day now.
Heads up about your belly, your body has been through so much lately, I'd be proud if my body could cope at all, I feel like I'm falling apart and I only had 1 preciously
Look forward to watching your belly get bigger.
I don't have any pictures of my bump...so I can't post them...sorry!
But...I've been really surprised how much anxiety my "bump" has caused me too...
I wonder if it is because of the whole "celebrity bump" thing...in the last few years, celebrities getting pregnant has become a great trend...but unfortunately along with it, is this "ideal" of how your bump should look...the size, the shape, the colour, the proportion etc.
I think it is so sad...it's a daily battle for me not to get upset that I'm not meeting the ideal! I've never met the ideal in terms of body (I'm a curvy size 14!)...but now to feel the pressure about my "bump" and how well it fits into people's perceptions of how a bump should look, is a whole new hurdle!
Just wanted to wish you all the very best...you are amazing! Twins and another on the way...what a marvel!!!
I only half liked my bump with DD.... and this is because i was fat before i fell pg.... so when i used to see other pg ladies id get jelous cos i didnt have this nice round tummy....instead i was fat and an even bigger tummy with a bub. This time.... my god... im huge already cos again still fat....and i fell pg 7 weeks after DD was born so never lost the pre baby weight.... now ive only gained 1kg.. but im sooooo big.... and i know its all baby.
At 15 weeks i was already measuring 18 weeks... so who knows what that means....!!
I love your bump....its gorjus... it bought a smile to my face!!! I love preg bellies!!
Very well said Monnie - too much pressure for women to fit the 'ideal' when we should just be enjoying the marvel of a life growing iside of us! We are all so blessed and I know for me not a day goes by where I don't feel like the luckiest person alive to have this little person inside of me! It's also other women's competitiveness and judgement that unfortunately makes others feel like their body is not 'normal', whatever that is!
Enjoy your babies and the bumps that come with it ladies!!!!!
Coetshri - Well done on on your amazing belly bump. I hope that your VBAC goes perfectly. At least then they'll have something else to write about in their case study. You could become famous for it.
I've got a recentish shot in my signature but sometimes it still looks like chubby not bubby.
Good luck to all the ladies and their beautiful bumps
Hi Coetshri,
You have done well mate!!! having twins..... my friend had the same troubles after having twins.... and I would tell her the same thing.... You are beautiful no matter what!! What a BLESSING to have not only 1 but 2 growing inside of you!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW AWESOME!!! He he he
I have attached my belly pic .... I think I was about 36 weeks at this stage
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What an impressive baby bump you have there
I am impatiently waiting for mine so i can do some serious bossing around with it!
, I bet the twins are amazed by it too. My little girl, keeps resting her head on mine, and playing with my belly button, or what is left of it anyhow
It's whats on the inside that counts.Here is a pic of my belly at 25 weeks.
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