Post by lankslittle on Aug 20, 2014 19:12:58 GMT -5
Hi all! I'm 8 weeks pregnant with my first baby. First dr appt is next week. My question is when people say that they don't show until around 4 months do you still see noticeable changes in your waist before then? Do your pants fit until then? So far I'm up 3lbs. My pants are tight. I'm 4feet 11 inches and was 104 lbs before pregnancy. I don't see me not showing for another 2months.... I don't think my pants will close much longer. Just trying to get an idea of what other people are experiencing... While I don't look pregnant, I see a definite change in the way I look... ESP my stomach. (Which is where I usually gain weight anyway) thanks!
Post by nextbigthing on Aug 20, 2014 19:16:50 GMT -5
Hi and welcome!
Everyone seems to be different in how they start to show. I'm 12.5 weeks and just starting to notice when I suck my stomach in it doesn't all go in. I'm about to break our the maternity pants for work, I'm sick of being uncomfortable.
Post by estrellita on Aug 20, 2014 19:17:51 GMT -5
Congrats!
I'm 13 weeks and I'm in my "fat pants" right now. My pants were tighter pretty early, but it was mostly just from being so bloated. The bloat went down and they started getting tight again more recently. I'm wearing lower waisted or looser jeans right now. I've barely gained weight but I can tell it has shifted more to my belly. Everyone is different though!
I was using a bellaband around 10 weeks when my work pants wouldn't close. I didn't go fully to maternity pants until probably 16 weeks, but in hindsight I should have done so much sooner because they were so much more comfortable and flattering.
Some do show early but first tri also has a lot of bloating. So give it time and your body may shift. I was able to wear regular pants till 18-19 weeks I think?
Post by stategirl08 on Aug 20, 2014 19:57:30 GMT -5
I went to maternity pants at 9 weeks bc my jeans were uncomfortable. I've lost 8 lbs but the bloat is out of control. At 11 weeks I can tell there's a little bit there that's not just bloat anymore.
Second, truly everyone is different. I'm trying to remember when I first noticed that my waist was feeling a bit thicker..I want to say maybe 12-13 weeks, but even then no one would ever know that I was pregnant. I feel I just popped this week (you can see it in the HDBD thread) and I'm just a few days shy of 20 weeks. Even so, in most of my clothes you can't tell. I had to retire a few things, but most things still fit, just a bit tighter than they used to. I had friends who showed much earlier than me, and I think they were all expecting that I'd show sooner too since I started off so small. My mom was always pretty small, but she said she felt all her pants were tight about a week after finding out she was pregnant.
I was ridiculously bloated during first tri and definitely noticed my pants being tighter than normal pretty early. I squeezed into whatever was most comfortable for a while and then just went to the low panel maternity pants. My weight gain has fluctuated a lot too, which is pretty normal. So don't stress thinking that you're experiencing something unusual. As long as the doctor says you're good- you're good!
I had so much bloating my first tri and showed really early. I was wearing a belly band at 10 weeks but quickly went to maternity pants a week later. Seriously the best move ever b/c trying make pre-maternity pants work with my belly sucked. The zipper and everything would dig into my skin.
I was showing well before 4 months and quickly caught up in "size" to a coworker who was 3 months ahead of me. So, everyone is different.
If I were go to back in time I would have started wearing pants with a panel right away and save myself the aggravation.
I was really bloated first tri, so I was actually wearing maternity pants by 8-10 weeks because my regular pants were uncomfortable.
I had no weight gain associated with the fact that my regular pants weren't fitting well anymore...I haven't gained yet either, and I am not really showing very much still at 27+ weeks.
Hi all! I'm 8 weeks pregnant with my first baby. First dr appt is next week. My question is when people say that they don't show until around 4 months do you still see noticeable changes in your waist before then? Do your pants fit until then? So far I'm up 3lbs. My pants are tight. I'm 4feet 11 inches and was 104 lbs before pregnancy. I don't see me not showing for another 2months.... I don't think my pants will close much longer. Just trying to get an idea of what other people are experiencing... While I don't look pregnant, I see a definite change in the way I look... ESP my stomach. (Which is where I usually gain weight anyway) thanks!
I am about your size, an inch shorter and a few pounds lighter pre-PG. I was into a belly band with my existing jeans at about 6 weeks, new bra (up a cup size) by 8 wks, and looking pregnant by 10-12 weeks. So far, I'm 28wk, and have gained about 22 lbs. Hope that helps!
I'm short with narrow hips and was in maternity pants before the end of first tri. I wasn't showing to strangers, but I could definitely tell a difference around 10 weeks or so.
It is so different with every person. With my first pg I was using a rubber band on my pants at 8 weeks, 2nd pg at 7 weeks, and this pg not until 13-14 weeks.