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.
Mine is small too, and some days it appears to get smaller. I had my 20 weeks scan on Saturday and there was a nother lady who was also 20 weeks and had a huge belly.
I am a plump lady but I think part of my problem is that I have been pretty sick with m/s and haven't put on any weight so I look almost the same. Its starting to look more rounded now which makes it look more lake a baby and not just a tummy roll.
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but I think part of my problem is that I have been pretty sick with m/s and haven't put on any weight so I look almost the same. Its starting to look more rounded now which makes it look more lake a baby and not just a tummy roll.
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