Baby

[Curious79]

Hi everyone. I am 9 weeks pregnant and starting to get a bit paranoid that I am starting to show already. Is this possible? I am about 5"3' and about a size 8 with a flat stomach normally. This is my first baby. I went out with my boyfriend to watch the England game on Tuesday and had to change my top 5 times as I definately had a belly that started from under my boobs. At first I put it down to weight gain and maybe trapped wind. But 3 days later and I still have it. I have eaten sensibly and exercised in the last three days and accoring to the scales have lost a pound (I am not dieting just being sensible) but my belly is still there! I haven't got my scan for another 3 weeks so am now starting to get paranoid that it is twins. My boyfriends Mum is a twin!!! Please can you advise?? When is it normal to start having a bump?? thanks in advance :o)

[redcrx]

there is no set time to start to show when pregnant. My mum never showed at all during her pregnancys and i started to show very early on like yourself.
The fact that you are so slim usually will mean that any extra weight or water will show slightly.
You cant tell if its twins until you have your scan as a slight bump doesnt mean a thing.
I wish you all the best with your scan and pregnancy, its a wonderful part of life. :-)

[TopCat1]

Hi, I was 5 ft and size 6/8 when I fell pregnant with my little girl, and I started to show immediately (but only to me), for months I had a belly, but the girls I work with told me I didn't, because my belly was soooo flat (oh the days), before I was pregnant, that a slight bump wasn't really that noticable to anyone else but me.

Only, even before I found out I was pregnant, a top I had bought 7 days earlier no longer fitted me.

Hope that makes sense. Congrats on your pregnancy by the way.

[boobesque]

i started showing at 8 weeks with this pregnancy, and had to wear maternity at 10 weeks! I didnt get a bump with either of my other pregnancies!

[ytrewq]

You would have an increased risk of twins if they were on your side but it doesn't affect the chances if its in the babies dads family. I think everyone who becomes pregnant thinks about the twins thing, I did with my three but only ever one each time.

[mycats]

I was a size 8 when I got pregnant and showed very early, by 12 weeks I couldnt get my jeans on :-( I was HUGE by the end, good luck lol

[Gef]

Sorry Curious I can't offer any advice as I am male. However, your question title made me laugh as on my Mac it shows up as "I'm about 53", a bit old I thought.. However when I view the whole thing it is now clear that you are about 5feet three.

Anyway best of luck with your pregnancy.

[lynlockwood]

I didn't buy any maternity clothes with my first and with my second I used to tell people I was six weeks further on than I really was becasue I was so embarrassed about how huge I was! Most of it was water in fact and my baby was a normal size- both were of average weight and build. It is common to change shape early. Throw those scales away now!

[SC00BY]

Sorry if i'm stating the obvious but are you sure you are only 9 weeks pregnant? A friend of mine thought that she was only 11 weeks because she had had periods. It turned out she was nearly 20 weeks and had just had light bleeding ,that happens sometimes?

[Blyss]

I have no advice to offer as yet , I just want to say congrats !!!

[mycats]

Oh I meant to say, I had loads of water too (it came out for hours lol) but my son was 9 lb 7 1/2 oz when he was born

[karenR]

If it was twins it wouldn't make that much difference to your size as they would both still be very tiny at nine weeks. It's the water that makes the bump at this stage of pregnancy. I was showing at around 7 weeks with my first pregnancy. There are twins in both my parents families & both my husbands parents families so I was a little worried at first but my midwife told me what I've just told you.
Congratulations.

[Ms.Hijinx]

Youre pregnant for gods sake stop worrying about your figure and enjoy it whether it be twins or not ,i didnt show til 6 months with my son and day 9 with my daughter just please relax and stop worrying lots of luck

[Curious79]

Hiya

Thanks for all of the kind answers :o)

I am not bothered in the slightest about gaining weight. I am just concerned about hiding it until I am three months and also wanted to check it was normal to show this early.......

[tl]

Hello and congratulations!!!! I showed at 10 weeks and I needed to buy maternity clothes as well by 12 weeks. Was a size 8 also. Lots of luck