I've already started wearing maternity pants but I've only gained two lbs..what's up with that
2006-11-14 10:37:08 · 13 answers · asked by Felicia D 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
All women show differently and at different times, you may stay this size for a while or you could be bloated. I am 14 weeks and still not showing big time, I thought I was weeks ago, but my stomach has not grown at all, I was just bloating. Good Luck
2006-11-14 10:54:03 · answer #1 · answered by Tristen T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not only normal, but almost expected to show earlier with subsequent pregnancies. During your first pregnancy, not only did your abdominal muscles stretch out, but other parts of your body shifted around to accomodate the baby. While everything went back to where it belonged after the baby, your body now has a memory of what it's supposed to do to prepare.
Although you've only gained two pounds, your body is shifting again. This is what makes clothes fit differently. Your waist may also simply be more sensitive, making maternity pants more comfortable for you.
I had 6 pregnancies resulting in four children (two back-to-back miscarriages between the last two kids). I started showing more quickly with my second child than my first (got pregnant when my first child was 6 months old). Over three years later I was pregnant with my third child, and I felt like I popped out the second the pregnancy test came back positive. Following her birth, the next two pregnancies had me feeling like I was showing right away as well. Oddly enough, my final pregnancy was when I felt like it took longest to show. I think that was a result of having worked out and lost 12lbs between the last miscarriage and that pregnancy.
What I'm pointing out here is that every pregnancy is different. It is absolutely normal to show early. It is also normal not to show early. It's amazing how many "abnormal" things are considered completely normal in the course of a pregnancy.
Good luck with the pregnancy, and stay healthy! If at any point you are concerned with your weight gain or anything else, please talk to your Obstetrician. You should have an appointment around your 12th week if you haven't had one already.
2006-11-14 10:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely i became into approximately to place up a query yet you and that i are in addition in the comparable boat..., yet feels like i'm worse off than you're... i'm additionally due Nov. eleven... Went to the medical doctors right this moment and found out i'm only1.5 cm dilated... My physician is goin on trip the comparable day that i'm due so no stress at fascinated in me.. we've already started making plans as to haveing yet another sonogram by making use of the top of next week if i'm nevertheless pregnant.. I even have commonly used contractions although merely wasnt conscious that they have got been contractions till right this moment... My abdomen could harden and my chest/ribs could harm... It occurs very often.. perhaps theres wish for me yet.. that's additionally my 1st newborn so i'm particularly xcited already.... My water hasnt broken, no "bloody instruct", and all i'm feeling is stress suitable approximately now, yet after analyzing up in this i determine there is not something i will do xcept wait... Jus tthink the wait can not possibly be longer than 2 weeks... Thats what i'm thinkin approximately.. nicely sturdy success .. permit me be attentive to the way it seems..
2016-10-17 07:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that is normal. I started showing sooner with each baby. I was in maternity pants by the time I was 10 weeks also with my 4th baby. Your stomach muscles are already a little stretched from the last pregnancy
2006-11-14 10:39:49 · answer #4 · answered by Blondi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably more to do with bloating than baby weight, but from what I've read, second pregnancies show sooner than first ones, which means the next time I'm pregnant, I'll be showing before I know about my baby since I had to wear bigger clothes from about 8 weeks!
2006-11-14 10:45:12 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Pamela♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started showing around 4 weeks
2006-11-14 10:44:44 · answer #6 · answered by nicsgirlus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very normal. A lot of women start showing sooner with second babies. The babies also tend to be bigger, and labor goes faster.
You've been pregnant before, so chances are your abdomen muscles aren't as taut as the first time around.
2006-11-14 10:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that's normal, When I was pregnant with number 2 i showed really early, now I'm onto number 3 and the same thing showing early......
2006-11-14 10:39:45 · answer #8 · answered by shady20001978 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very I started showing around 4 weeks
2006-11-14 10:39:01 · answer #9 · answered by Beachgirl3361 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't wear regular close by about 10 weeks or so with my twins. They were my second and third and i think that had a lot to do with it
2006-11-14 10:54:06 · answer #10 · answered by Lori R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋