I have often heard that women "show" earlier with second pregnancies than with their first. This is sort of the case with me, but it's a rip-off and I'll tell you why.
My baby bump is the same as it was with Hazel. I'm 12 1/2 weeks now and it's jutting out a little bit, but no one would be able to tell the difference but me.
But I absolutely look pregnant. Ahem, much more than 12 weeks pregnant.
I've been carrying around this annoying tire of stomach skin since Hazel was born, the extra stretched out stuff that I just have not been able to tighten back up. It wasn't bad before I got pregnant again. I wasn't quite as skinny as before, but it wasn't very noticable unless I was in a swimsuit.
But the new baby has been pushing that tire up and out, taking over its hiding place and shoving it out for the world to see. There's nowhere for me to tuck it in anymore.
So that is what is "showing" and making me look pregnant. I've had several foreign neighbor ladies tell me - not ask me, but just outright jump into the congrats - that I'm expecting. I know everyone can see it, although American culture disallows us to mention it until I'm a lot bigger.
I have to know: am I just chubby, or is this what everyone else means when they "show" earlier than they did last time they were pregnant?
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The things I have to look forward to...not pregnant yet, but wish I was...maybe I'll join you soon.
i started wearing maternity jeans again when i was 8 wks pg with quinn. and i weighed less when i got pg with him than when i got pg with ashli. enjoy the belly :)
lol! that's how I felt with my first pregnancy,... this doesn't bode well for #2 when that happens. hahaha.
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