Hi, I'm Kristen and I'm 20 years old and I'm 11 weeks pregnant and feel nothing. I have had the morning sickness but it's completely gone. I'm not showing (I am on the thinner side so that's strange). I just... don't feel pregnant. Is something wrong with me?
When will I start to show and feel pregnant?
2006-12-29 00:42:42 · 12 answers · asked by Kristie 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Seeing as you are on the thinner side, you will show LATER than others. This is caused by your muscles in your abdomen being stronger, and tighter. I was on the thinner side, and didnt start really showing (where strangers coudl tell) until I was about 20 weeks or so. Some women never get "big" in the belly area. There are some women I know that are like 35 weeks pregnant, and barely have a belly on them. So everyone is different!
You should check out the site babycenter.com
On this site, they have 'birth clubs' that are specific to what month you are due in...so everyone due the same time as you are in one group. They share pictures of their bellies, and problems/questions, etc. So you might want to look at that and check out their "Belly pic thread" and compare with those pics...
It is free to join and is very imformative, as well as supportive.
Also, it is TOTALLY normal for you to 'not feel pregnant"!!! I had horrible mornign sickness until 4 1/2 months...and my breasts got bigger...but other than that, I wasnt FEELING pregnant! I think this has to do with the fact that your belly isnt popping out yet, you arent feeling the baby move, and you have gotten the 'level 2' ultrasound (the big one where you find otu the sex if you want to)...so it is all surreal to you. You KNOW you are pregnant, but it doesnt feel real yet. It will go away once you start noticing you are showing and feel more 'mommy like' or something. It may take your guy a little longer than that to step up and act like you are carryign his child. It takes guys longer because they arent experiencing pregnancy like WE are. Ya know?
Just be patient, and know that what you are feelign is totally normal! Good luck and congrats!!!
2006-12-29 02:16:05 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With my first pregnancy I had the same thing going on. I had basically no symptoms. In the beginning, I had sore boobs and bloating and only slight nausea but only when I was really hungry. I didn't feel pregnant and my doctors office wanted me to wait until I was 12 weeks until they saw me for the first time (only because they had so many patients at that time). At the very first appointment they were able to hear the heartbeat by doppler since I was already 12 weeks, which definitely made me feel better. Then, the following week I had an ultrasound, which confirmed even further that I was indeed pregnant and there was a little person in there! This time around I had to go in earlier because I had a blighted ovum over the summer (which is where the sac develops but no baby develops). So, needless to say this time around (with my third pregnancy) I was very nervous too but I had an early ultrasound which found a heartbeat at 6 weeks 3 days. Don't be too scared - too much stress isn't good for you or the baby. You will know for sure what is going on once you have that ultrasound in 9 days. I'm sure that you will be fine!!! Good luck :)
2016-03-28 23:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucky us! My first two pregnancies went by with uneventful first trimesters as well. I didnt even get he morning sickness. Be sure you have some looser clothes on hand, because my guess is you'll "pop" over night. It's hard to "feel" pregnant, when everything feels the same. You best bet would be your next doctor's appointment. You may be able to hear the baby's heartbeat! That will help make it real. A step further will be your ultrasound. The first images of baby playing and kicking will, without a doubt, confirm that you are a mother to be. You may or may not begin to show soon. Some girls hardly show at all! Others look like they shoved a watermelon under their top! I had twins last time, and I "popped" overnight. At 3 1/2 months I was hardly showing. Then, boom, I look like I was due yesterday! I remember in February someone asked me when I was due. I told them June and they nearly fell over! They said they thought I would say next week! Ha ha,that was nothing compared to how I looked come June. Don't forget you've got feeling baby kick to add to everything. That should probably happen within the next ten weeks or so.
Congrats on your baby!
2006-12-29 00:54:11 · answer #3 · answered by Patty O' Green 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing wrong really. I'm 25 (on the thinner side) and I'm 26 weeks pregnant now. I started showing after 17/18 week and then there has been this great difference for the last month! However, a lot of my colleagues hadn't noticed and were truly shocked when I announced it at the Christmas party last week - LOL!
Feeling baby moving in my tummy started around 19th week and for the last three weeks there has really been a lot of motion - visible! It's amazing!
Just don't be impatient - everything will be fine :)
♥
2006-12-29 01:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by nelabis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girl, you should be happy your morning sickness is gone:) Feeling nothing is normal, you're baby is way too small and as it starts getting bigger you'll feel more and more pregnant and when you reach 35 weeks you'll feel so pregnant, you'd wish you could be 11 weeks again:)))
Nothing is wrong with you:) I'm 17 weeks and I'm barely, barely showing and I haven't felt any movements yet :(((
When I tell people I'm expecting they think I'm 3 months along and I'm 5!!!
Everybody is different, but be patient, my guess is that around 16-20 weeks you'll start to show and feel pregnant.
2006-12-29 00:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by baby2007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is totally normal. I know part of being pregnant you can't wait to show, etc..I was on the thin side as well. I started really showing around 25-30 weeks. But I do remember at my 19 week ultrasound having a little belly. Your time will come. Also, not feeling pregnant is normal as well..Good LUCK!!
2006-12-29 00:49:09 · answer #6 · answered by mommymatthews 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kristen, just relax. Your body is going to go through some wild changes in the next few months. The first time you feel the baby kick, (about 3-4 months along) it is the most wonderful feeling in the world, so enjoy it! If you are concerned about your weight, ask your doctor what you should do to gain some weight. Good luck with your pregnancy, and when it's over, enjoy the little one. They are God's way of saying the world should go on!
2006-12-29 00:48:33 · answer #7 · answered by cms_38us2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent, just keep on doing all normal works and only avoid the restricted work as advised by the doctor. As you are only 20, you would have lesser problems and feeling than aged girls.
More feeling after 30 weeks when you can feel and even experience the bouncing and movement.
2006-12-29 01:22:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider yourself lucky!!! Some women experience symptoms and some for short periods of time and some not at all.
I was really thin with my first and did not start showing until about 5 months.
It's normal, as long as everything with the baby is good, and your doc sees no reason to worry then you're fine, it will happen.
2006-12-29 00:47:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will start to show between the 16-20 weeks, as well as feel light fluttering. It will feel like gas bubbles, but rest assured, you are fine. If you weren't, you'd feel like crap.
2006-12-29 00:45:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋