I am pregnant with my 5th child and I am exactly 15 weeks along. I feel like I am huge already...I heard that if you have already had children you show sooner because your body "remembers". Is this true?
2006-09-24 11:27:51 · 15 answers · asked by Proud_Army_Wife26 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
As a general rule, yes- you do show sooner with future pregnancies than with the first. The uterus never fully returns to the pre- first pregnancy size, which is one clue to a doctor that you have been pregnant in the past. Everything is a bit more elastic, as it were, including the rest of the muscles and skin. If you had the tendency to stretch marks and varicose veins, you will also get more of those little wonders in future pregnancies as well. The hips spread doesn't get bigger after the first, mercifully, but will spread easier with each further pregnancy as the support tendons are already stretched. You feet will get bigger, though, slightly, with each pregnancy, and they don't shrink back ever. And of course, the chest area blooms a bit quicker- your body already knows what it needs to do to get things ready, and gets the job done quickly and efficiently. So I suppose in a way, you do get bigger quicker because in many ways, yes- your body does remember. Be really nicer if it could forget, as I lost all my favorite jeans after baby 1. I asked the midwife how long it would be until my hips went back to a size 38, and I will always remember her laughter as she told me I would never ever be a 38 again. I asked if I would gain an inch in the hips with each future baby, and she assured me that the hips- though bigger than before, would not usually get bigger in future pregnancies. Good job that, as I went on to have 5 more. Had I gained an inch each time, I think I'd have opted to adopt rather than do home-grown.
2006-09-24 11:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by The mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not show any sooner with my 5th child, as I did my 1st. I have, however, shown sooner with this pregnancy - as I'm pregnant with twins.
Signs that you might be having twins: If you are in your late 20's or older, have had pregnancies beforehand. If you feel that you are larger or showing sooner than before. If you are more sick and/or tired than previous pregnancies.
If you haven't had an ultrasound yet, I highly suggest getting one with your OB. You might be pregnant with multiples.
Take this test - it'll help you figure out if it's a possibility.
http://multiples.about.com/library/newsignsquiz/bl_newtwinsignsquiz.htm
2006-09-24 12:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congrats! I am also preggers... with my second baby & am showing less during the same time period of my 1st. I think that I only appear huge this time around because of the stretching-out my body went thru the 1st time around...plus I can no longer suck in my poochy stomach any more.
2006-09-24 11:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by justntime2c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I showed early with my 2nd and 3rd child... I was at 15 16 weeks when i really showed....
It all depends on the person and body........ Good luck
2006-09-24 11:36:11 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs. Getz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it all depends on the pregnancy! I'm on my third and i started noticing my little pooch at 8 Weeks but, i think when its your own body you notice things like that a lot more.... with my second i started to show after my 6 month ;o)
2006-09-24 11:39:03 · answer #5 · answered by Marilyn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I showed a LOT sooner with my second and especially my third. with my first I didn't really show until my 5th or so month.
2006-09-24 11:33:11 · answer #6 · answered by missiekay91101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The muscles in your belly are not as firm as they were with your previous child. I am pregnant with my third child. I am 20 weeks and already in maternity clothing.
2006-09-24 11:40:13 · answer #7 · answered by mentaly_screwed 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its all about your abs they part faster when they have been stretched before... YOu get more ligamentous pain more muscle pain and pelvic floor discomfort as well.
Good luck with number 5 i hope your midwife is a good catch i doubt youll be in labour long
Smile
2006-09-24 12:40:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think theyr says its the elasticity of the skin,i was looking like i was 14 weeks gone at 6 weeks my tumm stayed big then grew more from there,, i always look bigger than i am at first but baby is only tiny and i feel silly sometimes..
2006-09-24 11:32:53 · answer #9 · answered by mam26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it took me a long time to show for my first pregnancy and for my second I swear my stomach was poofy almost immediately.
2006-09-24 17:25:06 · answer #10 · answered by sooz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋