when did you start to show with your pregnancy? especially with your 2nd 3rd etc
@princessmom1011 (719)
United States
July 18, 2007 5:40pm CST
this is my third child and i am just shy of 3 months/12 weeks and although i havent gained any weight (which right now is a good thing because im slightly over weight) my waist line is starting to expand and im out growing my clothes, they say the more kids you have the sooner you show is this the case for many of you???
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@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
18 Jul 07
I only had two children, and I was quit small when I got pregnant with both of them. I started showing at two months with the both of them. but I gaind so much weight with both pregnancys. I gained 75 pounds each time.
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@Amstardam (1348)
• United States
18 Jul 07
I've heard that too. My sister is pregnant with her 3rd child and she started showing toward the end of her 2nd month! It's very common for that to happen! No worries. :)
Hey, maybe you won't gain any weight! Wouldn't that be great? It can happen...I only gained 2 lbs my whole pregnancy!
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@princessmom1011 (719)
• United States
19 Jul 07
2 lbs really, is that healthy?? im overweight so the dr said i cant afford to gain minimum weight but i still need to or should gain atleast 10lbs but that would be awesome, becauase i gaine 27 lbs with my first i was small to begin with adn lost it all with my second i was small gained over 50 and kept it 3 yrs later i was slowly losing it and now im pregnant again so im hoping to gain very little if any this time around :) heres to wishful thinking!
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@princessmom1011 (719)
• United States
19 Jul 07
sorry was suppose to say i CAN afford to gain minimum weight lol thats what happens when you type faster than you think!
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@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
19 Jul 07
I have no idea about pounds (i'm an aussie) but I put on 25 kg with my first pregnancy, however I think I mentioned so far I'm losing weight with this one... too much morning sickness. 2 lbs doesn't sound like much... my son weighed 3.3kg at birth which I think is 7 and a half pounds?! And he wasn't a huge baby either... don't you have to at least put on th ebaby's weight- not to mention all the fluid that protects them in the sac and stuff? And the placenta- there alone I'd be looking at about 20lb for my son, which I guess is like 9 odd kilos? maybe? my maths is shocking lol...
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@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
19 Jul 07
With my son (my first child who is now 14 months old) I was quite petite and started showing around the 4-5 month mark quite alot.
I am now 13 and a half weeks pregnant with my second child (well my surviving triplet anyhow) and I look around 5 months pregnant already. I think the fact that my pregnancies have been so close together, as well as the fact that I too was carrying a bit of baby weight still too... has caused me to show earlier. The fact that I was carrying triplets has probably also led to this.
Like yourself, I haven't put on any weight according to the scales yet, in fact I am dropping weight (sarcastic yay for all day sickness! lol) but my stomach is noticeably pregnant and I can no longer fit into any of my jeans and am already wearing all my maternity tops.
My sister was the same with her second pregancy.
@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
19 Jul 07
Yeah I agree with you. It does appear that the more children you have, paricularly if they are close together, the sooner you show. It probably has something to do with the body still being soft and stretched from the previous pregnancy and so it adapts quicker and changes faster. Just my opinion.
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@princessmom1011 (719)
• United States
19 Jul 07
i too lost a baby i was pregnant with twins, but lsot one so i think that plays a small part in me showing soon but it sounds to me that what i hear is true the more you have the sooner you show not to mention like you said the extra baby weight lol , i too have lost weight not to much but 5 lbs but im about ready for maternity clothes i give myself another 2 weeks if that!
