I think you look great too!! Ditto what people have said about not comparing to others--hard advice to follow but so important. We all look different at different times. I had bloating from day 1 that slowly morphed into some kind of bump but still felt bloated forever. You look perfect. But, definitely talk to your providers about the gas if it's hurting you and painful to eat!
Post by forthelove959 on Apr 12, 2014 4:22:09 GMT -5
I was only about 14 weeks when I started to REALLY show. I was pretty self-conscious about my size early on too, though, because there was another girl at work who's 3 weeks ahead of me. I have remained the 'bigger' of the two of us throughout our pregnancies. To be fair though, she's 5'9 and I'm 5'1, so she's got some extra room to store her baby that I just don't have. LoL
People as tiny as you will show earlier. My belly fat kind of absorbed my bump until ~18 weeks. You look great!
This is so true. You look great. I started off curvy and I am not showing at 20 weeks and I was worried that I wasn't showing. The Doctor calmed my fears telling that since I started off curvy, I don't show as quickly but that my weight, blood work and urine tests show that baby is progressing normal and doing just fine. Talk to your doctor. The hormones are a flipping roller coaster...DH thought dinner needed more salt last night and I broke down into tears because I failed at cooking dinner. He talked me down. Gas at that stage is normal but there are other remedies if Beano is not working. Just because some damn fool doesn't know how your body is changing during pregnancy does not mean that you should feel bad about your self or how you look while pregnant.
I think you look great!!! I show, or bloat, from about week 4. I can never hide my belly. I think you look just right. I am 28 weeks and some people are just noticing and asking if I am pregnant and I think I look huge. So, does that mean I really look this huge all the time and just don't realize it?! Oh my!! So, much is going on inside of you right now that it has to go somewhere. Embrace the belly. It is the one time in a woman's life where we don't have to Suck It In!!!
I think you look great!!! I show, or bloat, from about week 4. I can never hide my belly. I think you look just right. I am 28 weeks and some people are just noticing and asking if I am pregnant and I think I look huge. So, does that mean I really look this huge all the time and just don't realize it?! Oh my!! So, much is going on inside of you right now that it has to go somewhere. Embrace the belly. It is the one time in a woman's life where we don't have to Suck It In!!!
I've been sucking it in! It's tiring. Now I can let it hang out.
Currently I am suffering from double belly. Like my guts are getting pushed up leaving a gap between where the baby is and a indention of my belly button. It's just your body rearranging. Don't worry about it. At least yours looks cute compared to my double belly.
I think you look perfectly fine. I think we are built similarly and this is a pic from 13 weeks.Attachment Deleted Also, the people who think you look 6 months are crazy. This is what 6 months looked like for me.Attachment Deleted
Post by katinthehat on Apr 12, 2014 8:39:25 GMT -5
People are stupid and just run off at the mouth for any given reason. Honestly though, it's usually because they're pretty happy for you and just say whatever pops into their heads without thinking about it. It's just one of those suck it up buttercup things and then come vent online.
FWIW, I'm almost 28 weeks and someone thought I was due at the end of the month. I know it's my third and all, but sheesh.
Post by speckledfrog on Apr 12, 2014 8:44:27 GMT -5
People have no idea what pregnant ladies "should" look like. I have, on more than one occasion, gotten both "You look so small!" and "Oooh, any day now, right?" on the same day. I cannot be both tiny and huge. People are weird.
OMG so I just ran into a high school friend's mother that I haven't seen in years. Obviously she knew right away I was pregnant. SO, I practiced trying to be confident about my bump, thanks to youguys. She goes "wow, you're big for 13 weeks! Are you sure they aren't twins? Or you're further along than you think?" (Ok, breathe, you can handle this conversation)
I said "yeah, well, I'm thin so it's hard to hide everything moving around. It's not twins but I am really bloated right now so I look pretty full. You know how pregnancy bloat can be"
Her: "Oh, no, that's not it. It can't be. You're just not holding your stomach in anymore because you're pregnant and want the belly to stick out!"
I think it's being told I'm "wrong" that makes me stabby. Seriously.
ETA: WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH "Oh yeah, the bloat sucks. Well, you look good!" ? WHY CAN'T PEOPLE DO THAT?
She's the sweetest lady I know and I've known her since I was in 6th grade. I just don't get why people say these things. Its like some form of stupid comes over them sometimes.
My own mother asked if I was sure it wasn't twins at about 10 weeks. Super bloated. It took me saying something like "geeeee thanks, ma!" for her to realize that it wasn't the most thoughtful thing to say. She felt awful when she realized how it sounded.
Ppl make comments based on their misconceptions/misrememberances of what pregnancy looks like. Remember that they assume that this whole process is joyous and wonderful, so commenting on it could never be poorly received. They aren't being intentionally hurtful; they're just not thinking. You gotta just roll your eyes and let it go.
Ok she may be a nice person but that is a bitchy thing to say. People say dumb things, there's nothing you can do about it but smile and let it roll off. I just came home from volunteering at race packet pick-up for a local half-marathon. While working there, I saw eleventy-billion acquaintances come through, as well as lots of people I don't know. EVERYONE felt the need to comment on my size (granted I am due in 3.5 weeks!). Mostly it was all very positive, but one acquaintance said, "HOLY COW YOU'RE ENORMOUS!!" and another person literally jumped back in surprise when he noticed my belly. I don't care, because I'm pretty confident and I like my pregnant looks. But my point is: no matter how you look, people will say stupid things to you. Don't take it to heart.
I think you look great!!! I show, or bloat, from about week 4. I can never hide my belly. I think you look just right. I am 28 weeks and some people are just noticing and asking if I am pregnant and I think I look huge. So, does that mean I really look this huge all the time and just don't realize it?! Oh my!! So, much is going on inside of you right now that it has to go somewhere. Embrace the belly. It is the one time in a woman's life where we don't have to Suck It In!!!
I've been sucking it in! It's tiring. Now I can let it hang out.
I had a lot of body acceptance issues with my first. That's why this time I'm really vocal about "this is how my body naturally is ok?!?!" Because I don't need others telling me how they think my body should look. And I'm warning people that I'll be huge and look enormous so just get used to it, because really it goes away in enough time. Last time it got me a big ole healthy baby with no weigh or eating issues and that's all that matters!
I looked like that around 12/13 weeks and have continued to grow. Don't worry about it. I got a lot of "you are showing so early...you are so big" comments but I tried to blow it off. Now when I look back on those pics I think aw man I was so small I should have enjoyed it lol.