How early have you 'popped'...

[McZed]

I could tell at 6 weeks that i had a tiny pot tummy buy Hubby said i was crazy. At 8 weeks he started to agree there was something there. At 11 weeks, i woke up one morning and was noticeable. It was weird. It popped over night and since 11 weeks people have been asking questions. I have my 12 week scan tomorrow so if all good, i can finally just announce it to everyone.

[~Hestia~]

I remember I couldn't do up my pants at 5 weeks and by 10 weeks there was a definite baby bump.

People would be going on about how huge I was, and then someone would come along saying that you couldn't even tell I was pregnant! It's funny how other people's perceptions are so different.

Enjoy your little bump! Pretty soon it's going to be so big you can't even do up your shoes!

[PumpkinZulu]

I love my bump! Whether it's baby, bloating or fat, I don't care...it wasn't there before I was pg, and it is now, so I love it Thanks for all the stories, it's interesting how different everyone is, huh?

[M D]

With my first we told everyone at 18 weeks and I remember Mum asking to look at my belly, well I lifted my shirt and it didn't look any different. I didn't tell work I was pg until I was 24 weeks and even then they wouldn't have noticed unless I told them, then held my shirt tight over my tummy to show them I wasn't joking.

This time though I'm still not showing but wondering if I will show soon as it is my second. Kind of doesn't feel real until you have a baby belly. I have a wedding to go to in 3 wks and would love a baby belly rather that just looking bigger.

[~Hestia~]

Aw that's great. Don't forget to take photos of your bump from your point of view, as well as the side shots. This is something I wish I'd thought of at the time!

[Mum2Romone]

Theres a picture at 9 weeks last pregnancy - just added it to my albums for this threads sake. (m/c 11 week though)

It was quite noticable, have to find my early ones from Romones pregnancy .... Be back later

Well that didnt work, the album wont upload.... oh well

[PumpkinZulu]

Thanks babe, I love belly pics

[*TripleJ*]

i think its cute

but i will say if u have massive boobs now just wait lol

[CrazyLady]

My ex-housemate noticed my belly expanding before I did (she reckons from about 8 weeks). I was in denial and thought I'd skipped a couple of periods from moving stress :LOL:

[Loula]

although i was bigger in the tummy after my OHSS from the IVF no one thought i was pg till after 26 weeks, im talking about the strangers in the shops when you are looking at items to buy for bubs,

I hated not showing early

[CrazyLady]

OOO also how tall are you PZ? Shorter women show earlier. My Obstetrician was quite shocked how quickly I showed because I'm 5 ft 9

[Maggot]

With #1 it took me ages to show. Had really good abs from being a gym junkie before becoming pg. Think it was about 24 weeks. #2 was earlier, cause no gym, maybe 20 weeks. This time I had really bad m/s, and instead of losing weight, I HAD to eat! So put on heaps of weight early on. #3 looks like it's gunna be a big one! Popped about 18 weeks. Though with t-shirts, people still don't believe I'm pg. When it gets hotter I'll start wearing singlets and probably scare the **** out of everyone!!

[PumpkinZulu]

OOO also how tall are you PZ? Shorter women show earlier. My Obstetrician was quite shocked how quickly I showed because I'm 5 ft 9

I'm 160cm...so not very tall at all

[MantaRay]

I think it's not just about how many pgs but also how close together. When I was pg with DS2, DS1 was 11 months and I was showing by 3 weeks. DH and others knew I was pg before I did as I was showing before I even suspected I was pg.

[PumpkinZulu]

That makes sense MR...this is my 5th pregnancy in 20 months...I mean, they were all early pregs though, 8 weeks and under

[CrazyLady]

I'm 160cm...so not very tall at all

Yeah, could be why you're showing early as well. I'm surprised I showed so early with my abs because i had a full 6 pack happening

[KimB]

This is bub #6 and omg I look like I'm 5 months already lol. I'm 11 weeks today and have a very definite baby bump (photo in my album, not sure how to link it here) I really showed very early on, maybe even before I did the tests.

[berrme]

I definitely showed earlier with DS2 than with DS1. The only problem with having a belly early is when you don't want to tell people yet.
I was sure I looked sooooo pg the first time round, and wondered how everyone could be stupid enough not to notice. Now I look back at my 20 week photos and the belly is so small. There is no way I would ask anyone who looked like that if they were pregnant! lol.
With DS2 I was as big at 12 weeks as I was at 20 weeks the first time. Didn't get any bigger overall though.
This time I am bloated more than the first 2 times, but it isn't a pg belly yet... some days it is there and others it isn't. I just choose my clothes appropriately. Can't wait to have a 'real' belly though. I loved my belly!!