How come some women are bigger in their pregnancies than others?

Question

Im 5 months along with my 3rd child, and you wouldnt even guess i was pregnant, it wouldnt eve cross your mind if you saw me right now. Both of my other pregnancies, the babies were normal weight and size at birth and were normal size inside me. I just like to know how I got so blessed with this and where the hell does the baby go and he doesnt show, the damn thing is so big after a while and still then i just look like a girl with a big gut.
In my ninth months before you would have figured out i was pregnant but not as far along. Ive shocked many people with this.
Why dont I get big? Where does the baby hide? I didnt think there would be enough room in here

Answer 1

It depends on different things:

How big a frame you have for starters. A woman with a larger frame can hide a baby better than a tiny woman with, say, size 5 1/2 or 6 feet. Frames come in super small, small, medium, and large - so that's one variable. Obviously, the tiny woman with a baby who inherited its father's large frame will show more.

How big the baby is. There are babies under 6 lbs, 6 lb babies, 7,8,9, 10 and up.

How much weight the woman gains.

And I'm not positive about this, but I'd assume the amount of amniotic fluid may contribute.

Even the position of the baby can have some impact on it. I know someone who had a sideways kind of thing going because of the baby's position.

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I have a small frame, but didn't gain much weight and had a premie 6 weeks early. He would have been about a 6 lb baby (based on his size and the rate of growth at the end of pregnancy), but he was 4 lbs 12 oz at birth. The nurse at the doctor's office was shocked when I said I was told to go to the hospital because nothing much showed at all. So here's an example of the small-framed woman with a small baby - and not much of it showing at seven months.

I never saw it as worthy of noting, as a big deal, or as "being blessed". It was just what it was.

The baby doesn't go anywhere but up. Its your organs that get pushed up and out of the way by the baby, so obviously the tiny woman with a larger baby will have less place for the baby or whatever else is in there to hide. (My doctor said it often holds true - large mothers, large babies; small mothers, small babies.)

The woman with, say, size 7 1/2 or 8 feet or larger usually has a frame that's on the larger rather than slighter side, so even a 7 lb baby isn't going be too hard to hide with the hips of a large-enough woman (even if she's thin).

Just a note: There are women out there who have miscarriages, premies that aren't as healthy as mine was, children with birth defects, etc. Not to sound like a lecturer, but - within the scheme of life - how big anybody isn't is pretty much a non-issue. Don't spend your thoughts imagining how "blessed" you are. You're blessed if those other two babies you have are healthy and if the one you're expecting arrives safely.

Answer 2

It's weird I know. My first two you couldn't tell I was pregnant until I was about 7 or 8 months along, and then I finally started to get a belly. This one on the other hand has been completely different. I'm carrying him all out in front. I'm at 22wks and you can tell I'm pregnant, but I've only gained 12 pounds. I was really young when I had my first two, and now I'm 28, so I don't know if age plays any sort of factor. It's probably a genetic thing as well. But as long as the baby comes out normal and healthy, I'm not gonna worry about it. Unless of course I can't get the baby weight to come off, then I'm gonna be ticked. ;)

Answer 3

You are very active and careful on the junk food. Your children are blessed with a wonderful mother.Women use having a baby as an excuse for being fat. This i know so well, see I had five children. Keep up the great work and enjoy your healthy baby. God bless you. The very must you should gain is 20 pds.That gives you about 5 or so pds to loose.

Answer 4

It's weird, huh? Everyone's different. I've noticed this with myself and with my pregnant friends. I'm a plus-size gal, and my first pregnancy, I didn't even really start to look pregnant until I was ready to pop. I FELT pregnant, just didn't look real pregnant.

This second pregnancy though... I felt and looked pregnant at around four months. Now at 7 months, I feel enormous... much bigger than I was at 7 months last time.

Answer 5

Just like some women can look fat at 165 lbs, and some carry that weight and look slender. It's all to do with height, proportion and muscle. Muscle can do alot to change a physique. It sounds like you want to look pregnant, not fat. But who cares? You ARE pregnant. I just had my second miscarriage, so I will be happy during my next pregnancy no matter what I look like! Embrace the moment! Best wishes!

Answer 6

Everyone is different. Different genetics, metabolisms, etc. Every pregnancy is different.

I looked like a HUMONGOUS Family dwelling in all 3 of my pregnancies!!! LOL That is due to me being overweight!

YOU must carry your weight very well or your baby knows where to hide, sit & move in all the right places!

Answer 7

Many women do not even really start to show unitl they are 6 months along and then when they do, their belly just appears overnight. I wouldn't worry about it, it just means less sleepless nights for now. Enjoy the comfortable life.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

First ask your doctor! Then every woman is diffrent, we all respond to our body in diffrent ways. I understand about your pregnancy. We are all so diffrent. Maybe this is an easy pregnancy

Answer 10

i know a girl who never wore maternity or stretchy clothes during her entire pregnancy... she only unbuttoned her jeans during her 9th month!!! when her son was born, he was 10pounds!!! and, she was very slender, not over weight at all. she had killer back cramps thru out the whole time, tho, bc he laid deep into her back, crushing her organs, esp kidneys and lungs!