Showing Early - Glen Burnie,MD

Even if you regained your original shape after the birth of your first, the abdominal muscles are stretched, and will never be as firm as they were before your first pregnancy. Naturally, this will cause you to "show" earlier with second, third, etc. pregnancies. You'll probably have to be a little more careful this time to eat healthy and get enough exercise and rest - all of those things are much harder to do when you are spending all of your energy being a mom! But DO take care of yourself, DON'T worry about having a huge baby (it's not terribly likely!), and DO enjoy your pregnancy! And by the way, make sure you tell your little girl that the baby is growing inside of you, and keep all of you comments positive and upbeat! Try not to complain or be negative in front of her - you don't want her to resent the baby before he/she even arrives!

I am a mum of two boy expecting my third, i am 13weeks gone and people just think i have a big stomach from my previous pregnancy. i don't think i should be showing this much because from medical knowledge i know what the size of the baby's sac is. the stomach has definately stretched but i think it can be pyschological too. i try to watch what i eat now because once i keep believing that my stomach is allowed to be that big then when the baby is delivered how would i cover the fat. you should do some online research and have an idea what the size of a fetus is at that age and decide if its all baby. all the best. can wait to know the sex of mine after two boys.

J.,

I was the same way with my son. I was showing at two months; I could not wear any of my regular clothes and could not even wear dress shoes for a while, plus my son was big when he was born anyway (10lbs, 10in)

You do tend to show earlier with your second, third, etc. pregnancies. I am pregnant with my first and have been wearing maternity pants/shorts since I was only 8 weeks. I had outgrown my clothes and felt it was more economical to just buy maternity rather than a larger size just to buy more a few weeks later.