Flossie,

I love your belly! With DD, I started telling people when I was 18 weeks pg and they didn't believe me, I still had a flat stomach. I did a lot of weight training and situps before I got pregnant with her, so I think that was why. At 32 weeks, all the ladies at my playgroup could barely notice my tummy and always said things about it. Then you know what? At 36 weeks, I popped out, and popped out bad. I looked huge! When I would go to the shopping centre, I would hear people saying 'Whoa' under their breath. I can't count how many times strangers asked if I was having twins. I grew out of all my maternity clothes, and I was so big that my mum leant me some of my overweight's fathers clothes which also couldn't fit me. My DD was born at 42 weeks, and by that time my stomach was massive. This pg I popped out much earlier, so I reckon I'll have no noticable popping at all this time like with my DS. I reckon you do one or the other, so in time you'll just pop, and it will seem like overnight

To me, your second question sounds exactly like ligament pain, but check with your dr if you are concerned.