How early have you 'popped'...

[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

[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!!

[Lisa B]

Pumpkin - firstly congratulations. I must have missed your announcement or not stalked the TTC thread at the right time. I'm so happy for you.

I started getting a little belly from about 6 weeks. By about 9-10 weeks I wasn't fitting my pants and had to wear a waist band extender. By 12 weeks I started wearing maternity pants.