I want to know when I will start showing and need to get maternity clothes? I am only 51/2 weeks now but want to plan ahead so I know when to start buying new clothes?
2006-08-21 13:00:08 · 15 answers · asked by Jenny 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
If this is your first pregnancy, it can literally be months before you show. With my first child I was around 4 months before I started to show; a little sooner with my second. It also depends on other factors, such as how heavy you are now and your eating habits. For those weeks when you're too big for regular clothes but too small for maternity clothes, you can buy belly bands, which allow you to wear your pants/skirts unbuttoned, and you can also use a rubberband around your pant/skirt button, run it through the hole where the button would usually go, and wrap the other end of the rubberband around the button. This can get you an extra inch or two; I used this method for a LONG time with untucked buttondown shirts. Good luck and congrats!
2006-08-21 13:19:45 · answer #1 · answered by Rikki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on your size height and build as well as how much you eat don't eat just because youre preggo eat like you normally do so you don't pack on the pounds!(and stretch marks for that matter) im 5 foot 4 and i was 120 pounds when i got pregnant with my first i didn't start showing until i was 5 1/2 months i could still wear my prepreggo clothes i just put a rubberband through the button hole of my pants it sucks in the first and the beggining of the second trimester, if youre anything like me, i couldn't wear maternity clothes yet but i could barely wear my regular clothes as well all i have to say is your barely into your pregnancy im assuming this is your first so like all the first time mommies you can't wait to show trust me it will come soon enough enjoy the time you have to remain little because when the stomach (along with hips thighs boobs and rolls in places you'd rather not mention and wish noone could see) comes although its a beautiful thing, the part where youre miserable will follow and then you'll be so ready to never be preggo again good luck and congrats
2006-08-21 13:44:07 · answer #2 · answered by tiffany b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All women show at different rates. One of my coworkers actually started showing at 8 weeks. She is a thin person and she wasn't having to wear maternity clothes at that point, but she was definitely showing. She's now 12 weeks and is having to wear maternity clothes. A friend of mine is also 12 weeks and is not showing yet. From what I've heard and from friends' experiences, it's "normal" to start showing at about 20 weeks.
2006-08-21 13:09:15 · answer #3 · answered by tn80 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 2-3 months you will start showing. By 5 months you will need clothes. But, this is different for every woman. Some women carry very heavy and some women don't. It depends on how many more calories you are eating a day. It really just depends on the woman. Maybe ask your mother how she carried?
2006-08-21 13:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by stephaniekaye1985 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if this is your first child, then your stomach muscles are still strong ...you will probably start showing around the 4 1/2 or 5 month stages. thats probably about the time to start buying. i wouldnt purchase anything before that cause alot of the clothes they make are big!!! i know,, i am due any time now .. need clothes?? let me know sylonthego@yahoo.com
2006-08-21 13:18:21 · answer #5 · answered by sylonthego 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how skinny you are to begin with. If you're not super-skinny, it may take longer. I was average weight for my 1st pregnancy. I didn't start showing until 4 1/2 months and that was ME noticing. I don't think I really needed pants or anything until 5- 5 1/2 months. (it's frustrating at first because you want to look pregnant and not fat!)
2006-08-21 14:21:22 · answer #6 · answered by applesoup 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
o wow youve got some ways to go but see every girl is different for me i didnt start showing tell like about 5 months but even then it was hard to tell with baggy clothes and wat not but when i came to about 7 months there was no hiding it lol but ya i say around 5 or 6 months you should start buying yourself some maternity clothes...heck even sweats work just fine too....=) good luck
2006-08-21 13:08:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it defers with every woman...with me i showed earlier then most but i would say an estimated guess would be around 4 or 5 months. Don't wear tight clothes now wear light fitting items including pants and shirts.
2006-08-21 13:10:27 · answer #8 · answered by army_wife_9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i started showing with my first one at 2 months, my second child not until 4...it just depends everyone is different! doesnt matter when gives ya a good excuse to buy new clothes..lol...
good luck with baby, and congrats!
2006-08-21 13:54:06 · answer #9 · answered by woohooo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 23:17:05 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋