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12-17-2012 at 4:08 PM
SaraB1105
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Am I showing?

So I have a strange problem.  I'm not as skinny as I once was and my body likes to gain weight in three areas, my butt, my thighs, and my gut.  I had a small/medium size gut before I got pregnant, and now I can't tell if I'm showing yet or not!  I am 13 weeks today.  If it's normal to be showing at this time, I wouldn't mind one bit not hiding my stomach, but if not, I would rather stick to the clothes I have been wearing that flatter my figure a little better.  What do you ladies think!?
 
12-17-2012 at 4:11 PM
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My clothes started fitting differently around then but I wouldn't say I was really 'showing' (at least noticable to other people) until 18-20 weeks.

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12-17-2012 at 4:12 PM
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Just do whatever makes you feel comfortable. I don't think it is abnormal to be starting a small bump at 13 weeks, but also pretty normal not to be showing as well. It's a weird tweener stage.

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12-17-2012 at 4:17 PM
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Thanks, I'm not about to go put on stretchy maternity jeans, but I would just like to feel comfortable in my clothes.  Thanks again!
 
12-17-2012 at 4:48 PM
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Yeah, that was a weird in-between stage for me when I personally could tell I was pregnant because I had a little gut and my pants were getting tight, but it was definitely not obvious to others. Other people started noticing around 16 or 17 weeks.

Just do whatever makes you comfy. But if you aren't sharing your news with everyone yet, you might want to wear less tummy revealing clothes. If you've told people, wear that belly proudly.


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12-17-2012 at 5:01 PM
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not much to "show" as baby is only 3 inches - it's still in the pelvis area/pretty low. 13 weeks is that awkward in between stage - it sucks

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12-17-2012 at 6:49 PM
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I started to notice my clothing fitting differently around 13-14wks, but I didn't "show" until about 19wks. Basically, I wore my bigger clothes out of what I had and wore shirts that wouldn't give away the fact that I had the button on my jeans undone. It worked out pretty well until I was down to one pair of pants I could wear... then, it was shopping time.

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12-17-2012 at 6:55 PM
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my body started changing around that time, but no bump yet. I'm thick to begin with so I probably wont show for another month. 

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12-17-2012 at 9:47 PM
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SaraB1105:
So I have a strange problem.  I'm not as skinny as I once was and my body likes to gain weight in three areas, my butt, my thighs, and my gut.  I had a small/medium size gut before I got pregnant, and now I can't tell if I'm showing yet or not!  I am 13 weeks today.  If it's normal to be showing at this time, I wouldn't mind one bit not hiding my stomach, but if not, I would rather stick to the clothes I have been wearing that flatter my figure a little better.  What do you ladies think!?

I'm very thin and started to show around week 11 or so.  Everybody is different.  I know a lot of people like to say that baby's only a few inches big at this point and can't account for much in the way of belly, and while that is true, your uterus is much, much bigger than 3 inches.  Actually, it's more than twice the size it was to start with.  So if you're pregnant and you look pregnant, you're showing, in my book.  Do whatever you feel comfortable with - you need to feel good in your clothes.  (And besides, if somebody notices and asks you if you're pregnant, what are you going to say?  "Yes, but this is just bloat and pudge"?  Didn't think so.)


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12-17-2012 at 10:04 PM
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For me 13 weeks was always the "Am I fat or pregnant?  I feel fat but I know I'm pregnant.  My tummy didn't look like this a few weeks ago did it?  Should I suck it in?  Is this just because of dinner?  What do I wear???" stage.

Second time around I started taking pictures of my belly at 4 weeks just so I'd have a frame of reference for the 13ish weeks phase. :) It helped!!  I definitely had more tummy at 13 weeks than 4. 

 
12-18-2012 at 7:21 AM
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For me, it was around week 16 or so that I really felt I looked chubby in the middle but not really pregnant.  I was looking at some photos from a vacation we took when I was 20 weeks, and in some of my clothes, I look pregnant, and in other things, I look like I ate too much.  Now, I definitely look like I am smuggling a small basketball under my dress, though.  I think it was about a month ago that it really became noticable, although I probably could have covered it for a couple more weeks through creative use of cardigans and flowy tops.

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12-18-2012 at 7:26 AM
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I don't know if its bump or blump, but I can't do up my pants comfortably any more :)

if your uncomfortable just get some maternity pants, I know it feels early but I wore my first pair yesterday..... It was a million times better and I don't think I look as flabby in them (no muffin top) they actually make me look like I have more of an actual bump.  

Its whatever makes YOU feel comfortable right .


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12-18-2012 at 12:37 PM
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Thank you so much everyone!  I feel much better now. :)
 
12-18-2012 at 1:05 PM
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I am in the same boat at 14 weeks. I think I just look chubby and when I put on my jeans they are not only tighter around the waist but also in the hips and butt too and almost unbuttonable.  I had my doc appt the other day and the scale said I gained 5 pounds but it feels like more... sigh... the in-between stage is weird and I just don't know what to wear.

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12-18-2012 at 3:22 PM
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Whatever clothes makes you comfortable wear it.   At 13 weeks you more than likely don't show.  Let a few more weeks go by and woa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
12-18-2012 at 3:57 PM
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Ill be 18 wks tomorrow and still think I just look thicker around the middle. I dont think strangers would know Im pregnant. It will come soon enough, dont you worry!

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12-19-2012 at 12:25 PM
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I'm 14wks 1day & I'm showing ever so slightly. Enough for a woman to come up to me at the mall the other day and ask if I knew the gender of the baby! I couldn't believe it. Everyone is so different- my sister wore her regular pants up until 6 months & woke up one morning and popped out! You know your body more than anyone!

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12-19-2012 at 3:36 PM
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Who cares when it's "normal" to be showing?  I showed sooner this time (I thought) than with DD#1 but heck, I get people who see me all the time just NOW telling me I'm showing.  And I've been showing since, oh, 8 weeks or so, even though that was all bloat. 

Wear what you like, and what is comfy for you.  Show off that stomach if you want, it's caused by being prego even if it might be more bloat than baby at this point.  Ya earned it. 


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