I didn't have MS (well, not really - and it was triggered by pregnancy vitamin tablets the odd time it happened!), didn't really gain any weight, or even a "that's a baby bump" size bump until just after 8m gone, so if it weren't for missing period and kicking it would be 8m for me (as I had kicks, it would have been... 16-17w, from memory). And if the placenta was near my skin rather than my organs so I didn't see the kicks, and if I didn't want a baby so was tracking my very erratic periods, I'd be noticing at term. OK so Liebling was "late", but he'd be "term" when I noticed, even if he was still inside for another month.

And no, I'm not fat. I was also in pre-pregnancy clothes at 40w. I did look a bit fatter and couldn't fit into size 8s, but had size 12s in the wardrobe that fit beautifully so wore those. But I dare you to tell me size 12 is fat!