Showing early?

**spritzer** · 04-07-2006, 03:40pm

I have a nasty feeling that underneath all that podge and

I may be starting to show already

I will be in elasticated mat gear before the end of the month

Anyone else horrified by the way their middles are expanding?

Lois Lane · 04-07-2006, 03:49pm

I'm told I'm enormous for my dates/carrying more than one blah blah. TBH they may have a point but my mw assured me that it's just because it's my second and everything is more 'slack' this time!!!

**katkinn** · 04-07-2006, 03:56pm

I was an absolute porker and in maternity wear this time round by 12 weeks.

It HAS sort of slowed down though and people do tell me that I'm about the same now as I was at 25 weeks last time...........

I've put on nearly 2 stone though

wtf??!!! (which is half a stone more this time round than last time round BUT I did start off half a stone lighter)

But like last time, it doesn't matter WHAT I eat (and i've been being mostly v careful) the weight just keeps on piling on!!!!!!!

You can check out my mammoth girth on Friday

**spritzer** · 04-07-2006, 04:01pm

I'm looking forward to it! I don't think I'm troughing for england but I seem to just be expanding in every direction

I haven't weighed myself and I don't intend to (didn't last time either as it's too depressing, especially if there is bog all you can do about it) Interesting that you say you are gaining despite being careful. There's no hope at all for me then (watch me tuck into Burger King on friday

)

Lois, it's one of the tricky things about being shorter, isn't it? Every pound shows doubly badly than on a tall person

You're going to be able to roll me around like a butterball turkey by Christmas

Lois Lane · 04-07-2006, 04:02pm

I've actually only physically gained 3lbs but my belly is HUGE!! I swear it must be wind!! I'm eating much healthier this time round but it's not making a blind bit of difference.

**silverpod** · 04-07-2006, 04:46pm

I showed a lot earlier, but I don't know how much of that was due to Christmas food!

I was in maternity clothes full time about 4/5 weeks earlier than last time.

I also put on weight more quickly, but have noticed thankfully (and don't want to jinx this) but that it seems to be slowing down a bit now.

But...again that could be due to the weather as I've not got much of an appetite.

SP

**glitterygirl** · 04-07-2006, 04:47pm

I showed early with this one. I was in mat gear by 3 months.

I have put on about a stone and a half and expect to put in another half a stone in the next 7 weeks!

**katkinn** · 04-07-2006, 04:48pm

ooh I've also been doing about 5 to 6 hours walking a week (and fast walking - no snails pace for me!!!) and I'm STILL packing on the weight (just like last time though!!!!)

**Badgirl** · 04-07-2006, 09:14pm

LOL I SHOWED EARlier with each baby. First one I just looked a bit tubby at 8mths, second one |Ineeded mat clothes at 7 months and 3rd I had mat clothes just before 6 months

Mind you I never actually gained more than 8lbs in each pregnancy

**Amethyst** · 04-07-2006, 09:15pm

With my 2nd i started showing at 8wks

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Amethyst x

**Mad Cow** · 05-07-2006, 10:51am

I have got a bit of a belly already and I am only 7 weeks!! I just look like I have out on a bit of weight - which I hate because people think I am fat as they dont know I am preggers yet

I know I am going to be huge again, with Alfie I was the size of a house and put on nearly 4 stone

Oh well it will be all worth it in the end!

**Adelelee** · 05-07-2006, 12:33pm

I showed very early with both pregnancies, with Miss E I was in mat clothes from 7 weeks and this time round from about 10/11 weeks. But I did slow down and not end up totally HUGE at the end

**ChelseaHarvey** · 05-07-2006, 01:42pm

Apparently you do show earlier with your 2nd

Deans brothers girlfriend who is about 8 weeks now is apparently shoing and real big, dean saw her at 5 weeks and she had a tummy on her and she is as skinny as VB

Even deans dad wife said on the wkend that she was showing and quite big for 8 weeks

***kate*** · 05-07-2006, 01:56pm

Originally Posted by Lois Lane

I'm told I'm enormous for my dates/carrying more than one blah blah. TBH they may have a point but my mw assured me that it's just because it's my second and everything is more 'slack' this time!!!

I queried with my midwife why I wasn't anywhere near as big 3rd time round (I was a complete and utter beach ball with No 1 and 2 and fully expected to be the same this time) and she said that I was small because everything was stretched and slacker, and my muscles weren't holding everything up front - she might as well have said "stretched beyond redemption" and "welly top".

Goes to show that one midwife can tell you one thing and another can contradict totally.