Don't worry, I was the same. I started out overweight (not too bad, but definitely overweight). I really wanted to "show", but it took forever. And even then, if you didn't know, you would have thought I was just putting on weight. Even now at almost 35 weeks, I still wear my pre-pregnancy shorts. I can't button them up anymore, though. I just wear one of those belly bands over the top. My neighbour actually asked my husband yesterday if I was pregnant. She said until this week she just thought I was gaining weight.

As much as I disliked my belly being on the small side, I am now thankful that it is. I am not nearly as uncomfortable as most of my friends were at this stage, it's still easy to move around. And for the first time in years I hear people saying "you're tiny!" or "you're looking trim for the third trimester!" I decided to enjoy that for as long as I can.

My midwife assures me that the baby measures just right and is growing at a healthy rate. Most of the babies on my side of the families weighed somewhere between 4 and 5 kgs at birth, so I hope a small belly means that my baby is taking after my husband's side of the family and be more in the 3-4 kg range.

If you want to "show" more, wearing maternity tops made a lot of difference with me. Because most of them tie under the bust, the accentuate whatever belly you have.