When did you start showing?

[popcornbird]

Just curious...

For those of you who are pregnant, or have been pregnant in the past, when did it become clearly visible to others that you are pregnant?

I'm 24 weeks pregnant now, and totally feel pregnant myself (because I can tell my stomach is growing and can feel my little one squirming inside), but when I tell others I am pregnant, they still get surprised and say they can't tell. Just wondering when you all really started showing.

[Sirrahsim]

You will be amazed how quickly you can go from not really looking pregnant to having people coming up to pat your tummy. It can seriously happen over night I can't remember exactly when I started showing but now you have me curious so I will dig up my old belly pictures!

[pomtzu]

Just curious...

For those of you who are pregnant, or have been pregnant in the past, when did it become clearly visible to others that you are pregnant?

I'm 24 weeks pregnant now, and totally feel pregnant myself (because I can tell my stomach is growing and can feel my little one squirming inside), but when I tell others I am pregnant, they still get surprised and say they can't tell. Just wondering when you all really started showing.

Everyone is different. With my 2nd pregnancy, when I was 5 months I looked as big as some others that were getting ready to deliver! By the time I did deliver - I looked like I was carrying around a watermelon. And "way back then" - the maternity clothes were always loose fitting - not like the clingy clothes you pregnant girls wear today. Even with the loose tops - they were stretching tight across my watermelon - and I'm not a big person either!

[Sirrahsim]

Oh yes with my second baby I looked like a blimp from about day 1 My pants were feeling snug before I even found out I was pregnant.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I felt bigger right away, and I bought new pants at around 10 weeks because my regular ones just seemed uncomfortable. However, other people couldn't tell till later...maybe around 20 weeks I was big enough so I looked pregnant to most others (except the unobservant). I know between 24-28 weeks I got significantly larger and the third trimester I was big enough to feel pretty uncomfortable.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

I "popped" at 21 weeks. Now at 24 weeks I look like I swallowed a basketball It did get MUCH larger overnight. I could not believe it.


My first comment was at 20 weeks.. Now everyone feels the need to touch and ask questions But I am so proud, I dont mind too much

DONT WORRY! It will come soon, and then you will wish you could tie your shoes without having to breath deeply afterwards

[beeniesmom]

I was 8 1/2 months and people still couldn't tell....
Or when I told them how far along I was, they wouldn't believe me or thought I was mistaken.