Baby Bumps...

[nat_84]

I'm around 12 weeks preganant now, still awaiting my first scan....

I was looking on another forum where ladies posted pictures of their bumps during the first trimester...and they look so big in comparison to me...

I barely have anything showing...only the slightest bump which only me and my boyfriend can probably notice.

This normal? I know everyone's different, just need the reassurance! :O)

[DivaDebs]

Hi there. Congratulations! I am sure that everyone is different - and it also depends on how slim (or otherwise!) you are to begin with I suppose. I have come to realise that EVERY single pregnancy and every single woman is different. I am sure there is nothing to worry about. The baby is very small still (although it will look just like a mini baby when you get your scan!)

I am 10 weeks pregnant and get scanned every week (previous history). My baby still looks like a blob, so I can't wait for the 12 week scan!

Good luck!

[nat_84]

lol - thanks Debs.

Yes i can't wait to have a scan...very exciting and scary i imagine!

Also looking forward to hearing the heart beat!

Good Luck with everything xxx

[maggie01]

I went with my daughter for her scan last week. She is 24weeks gone. It is only in the last couple of weeks that she has got a bump. You could see she had put on a bit of weight but she said it was all the take a ways. The other women there was quite large in comparison. Everyone is different and I am sure in the next few weeks it will be more noticeable. On the plus side, you may be spared stretch marks. I got to see the baby on the scan and it was brilliant. Good Luck with your pregnancy.

[nat_84]

Unfortunately i still havent really been able to get excited about all this with my mum...:o(

She's found it difficult, but i'm sure its just a matter of time!

Thanks for the reassurance re bump size, and if it does spare me the odd stretch mark - then thats a bonus! ;o)

[maggie01]

nat_84. This is my daughter's 5th baby and I wasn't exactly congratulating her when she told me. Her partner was unable to go to the scan so I went with her to keep an eye on her other little one. I felt differently when I saw its face very clearly on the screen and its arms waving about. Bearing in mind this was her first scan and a bit further on in the pregnancy so the images were very clear. Show your mum your scan picture and it will seem more real. Best of Luck.

[nat_84]

Yeah i totally understand.

My boyfriends sister who is 20, is also pregnant, about 2 weeks further on from me.

She showed us her scan and it was completely clear, amazing. She did say she drank tonnes of water that day though.

[boobesque]

With my son (born at 26 weeks) i didnt get even a smidge of a bump, whereas with my daughter i had a bump by the time i was 10 weeks and was in maternity by then as well!
I was quite large and it wasnt too enjoyable! What forum do you use? If its the one i use you can see my mahoosive bump!

[nat_84]

www.babyandbump.com

I personally would rather not have a huge bump, but thats coz im super paranoid and insecure and wouldnt want people looking and judging me!

[Pippa68]

Hey nat :o)

With my first pregnancy I was still wearing my normal work clothes up until about 20 weeks. From then on I expanded outwards until I could have put a tea tray on my bump and walked around! stretchmarks appeared at about 30 weeks and as 'Little' Pippa was 2 weeks late I found it hard to waddle...!

With subsequent pregnancies I showed much earlier. During my second I was in maternity trousers at 13 weeks.

Yes ~ you are very normal, hun. Good luck with the scan ~ how exciting!!

[B00]

Hiya nat Hapy New Year!!!

I didn't really start to show with Mini Boo till I was about 5 and a half months, then sadly I became the size of a house....lol

I wouldn't worry, as you've already gathered and been told, all pregnancies are different. Before you know it you'll be huffing and puffing up and down asking your partner to fasten your shoes because you can't reach 'em!

[boobesque]

ooh i loved my bump, partly as i didnt get one with callum!

i still miss it now even though emmy is 15 weeks, wont be doing it again though!

[nat_84]

Thanks ladies! Called my doc yesterday to get me refered to a hospital, still having a tricky time with my parents about it though...think me and my mum are going to have a weekend away - so we can BOTH clear our heads etc.