Showing Already??

You know what, with my first I had to switch to maternity pants at 10 weeks. All my other pants were just too tight. i felt silly too, but after talking to my mom, she said she was in maternity pants at 6 wk (: And neither of us are overweight. So it might just be a genetic thing. Now my sister in law is barely starting to show at 18 wks, so I felt very silly. I was showing way early too and it was my first, so I think you're just fine!! Congratulations on the pregnancy.

With my daughter I didn't start showing until mos four almost going on month five. With my second, my son I started showing by six weeks! I got HUGE with him, he was a big boy but it is normal. If you are worried just talk with your Dr but yes the second time your body shows sooner.

I have four kiddos and started showing with the 2nd on at about 5-6 weeks! Frustrating I know and I didnt look prego..just really chunky! I think it's normal your body pretty much knows whats ahead! Good Luck =)

blaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... I'm a RIGHT there with ya!!!!! SUCKS, huh?!?!?! I am pregnant with my 2nd... and my pants quit fitting at about... 4 or 5 weeks. I am now 11 weeks and NOTHING fits me... and it isn't just my belly- everything expanded- already!!! I had "fat jeans" from times i have been bigger (I was a size 2 when I first got pregnant), and currently I am wearing size 7 and it is starting to get too small!!! I asked my doctor about it and she said as soon as your body "figures out" it is pregnant, all your muscles start stretching and stop holding anything in the 2nd time around, to try to make it easier!! So- short story long ha ha ha... yes it is normal... too bad for us!!! With my first I didn't show AT ALL until the middle of the 2nd trimester!!! Good luck!!

My sister is pregnant with her 2nd and at about 6 weeks her husband came home from work one day and said "I think you have a pooch already." She was feeling like her stomach was already starting to change but she just thought it was in her head until her husband spoke up. So don't worry about it, and if maternity cloths fit now then go ahead and wear them. Thats what they are there for. I did some research for my sis and found out that you do show a lot sooner with the 2nd but that it doesn't mean your stomach will get bigger than the first time. It's just that your stomach muscles relax sooner. so don't worry too much about it congrats on the new baby!

I always showed early with my children. It's just the way it is for me. I always felt a bit embarrassed when people would ask me how far along I was with each one, but oh well!

Hang in there. You just get the fun of everyone knowing sooner rather than later. I agree with the mom that said it gets sooner each time. I was not ready to tell with my second, but figured it was due to carrying twins. It happened again this time. In fact, it was so early this time, I had trouble finding clothes that would work through the pregnancy weather-wise. No one thinks it's weird, especially moms! We've all been there. Congratulations on your second!

Don't feel bad--this happened with me the second time too. I heard that you show sooner, but I was shocked at how soon! I wasn't going to tell people we were expecting until I was 12 weeks, but ended up having to tell people early because I was getting curious looks. The doctor said that since your body is already stretched out, and muscles have "memory", things start popping out earlier the second time.

With my first child I wore my regular jeans until I was 20 weeks. With my second, I moved into the "in between" clothes around 10 weeks. You just show sooner, plus you could be carrying differently. Don't worry, it's completely normal. It sucks, but it's normal. :-)

K.,
YUP it's normal.. with my first I showed pretty early but with my second not till I was 4 months, then with the 3rd one it was immediate also... I went from a size 2 to a 5 overnight then geesh materinty pants... I cried...
Remember it's only temporary.. Good luck and Congrats

Yup, thats how we knew we were pregnat with our secound. We went to a wedding in a diffrent state and when we got there the pants I packed to wear to the wedding didnt fit right and on the way home, hubby looked at me and said are you pregnate. (my belly was all buldging already) Lucky for him ;) when we got home and did the test it was positive :) So yup, secound time around my tummp was a better indicater than my period, guess the body remembers and jumps right into it lol. :)
Best Wishes,
S.

Your feelings are normal, I have had the same problems with my pregnancies. I have 6 children and with the first I could hide it until 20 weeks or so. But with the 2nd and 3rd and so on down the line, I started to show earlier and earlier. By my 6th it was almost a find out that I am pregnant and the next day start wearing the maternity clothes. It really sucks, but it happens. Congrats on the new one coming and just don't worry about looking silly, I feel it is more a matter of being comfortable....if that means wearing maternity clothes earlier, then I am all for it.
J.

I was the same way. Get a Bella Belt. It is a stretchy piece of material that you can put around your pants and keep them unzipped. It just looks like you are layering shirts from the bottom. I'm now 18 weeks and I still use it for skirts.