3Rd baby...Should I Already Be Showing??

I just read that you bought maternity closes already. I was a month and a half with my second and went out and bought maternity closes too. I already looked like I was 4 months along. I'm also really slender so I showed really early too.
Comfy is so good right now.

T.,

Yes, it is very normal to show right away with the third one. Each one gets sooner and sooner, so don't worry. Congratulations on #3! How exciting! I have given birth to 3 babies and adopted 1. Each of the pregnancies showed sooner and sooner, even though I gained less and less each time. No big deal, though. You just get to wear the cute maternity clothes a lot sooner and longer.:~}
Take Care,
T.

It's possible. Really, your body already knows what the changes are when you're pregnant, being that this isn't your first child, so it's already doing what it knows that it should be doing. It really doesn't mean anything bad. Good luck and congratulations!

My sister-in-law had the same issue with her third pregnancy. It was so outrageous she went to the doctor to make sure everything was okay and found out she was full of (not so normal) gas caused by the pregnancy! He gave her something to relieve it and the bloating went down considerably.

I've got 4 and I started showing almost immediately with each of them. For women with a shorter torso, the swelling is usually a little more pronounced than women with a tall torso because it's got nowhere to go but out.
And after the first time, your body knows exactly how to change to accommodate that little life.
Congrats!

I showed that early with my 2nd one. By the time I was 3 months along I had people asking if I was 7 months or more along! Don't fear! At least when you tell people your pregnant, they'll believe you...

I am so thankful that I got up and read these posts as I was laying in bed fretting over how large my stomach already is and I am only 8 weeks. This is my third child but I was convincing myself something must be wrong. I look like I should be 7 or 8 months along. My husband keeps asking if I am sure there was only one baby in the ultrasound....... I am so much more exhausted this time and basically have no energy and everything I do even just walking up steps with laundry is tiring. Any suggestions to pick up some energy and just feel better?

When I became pregnant with my 2nd child, I knew i was pregnant before i could even take the test. My breasts hurt, i was moody and I did NOT want to wear my jeans. My body knew exactly what to do...let it all hang out. Your uterus is swollen and irrritable and lest, will feel more comfortable relaxing, along with the abdominal muscles surrounding it. Chances are, after two kids, you don't have quite the tight abs you did when you first got pregnant. relax and enjoy the fact that someone might actually be able to sympathize with you and see that you are pregnant. I have always said the first three months were the worst and many people, especially men, seem to think a woman is over complaining because they aren't "showing". Please, showing is the smallest part of the misery. It is also joyous, but those first three months are rough. Congradulations! Take care of yourself, relax, eat well, quit any bad habits and take your vitamins.

Hi T., i have one child - and by the time I was at your timing, I had to already start purchasing maternity clothes too. Nooooothing fit, top or bottom. Dont worry just means its a healthy baby making progress :) My son ended up being 21 3/4 long and 7 lbs 5 ounces. good luck and God Bless!

Hi T.,

VERY normal! Each and every baby and the stretching that it does on your muscles will make you show more each time. Relax and enjoy the loose fitting clothes in this heat!!!

Congratulations and God Bless!!!

M.

Congrats...don't worry about it. Just watch your weight, and enjoy your body. I was in full maternity pants at 6 weeks at child #3. I gained 20 pounds, and the night before I delivered, I was 54" around...I'm only 62" tall! just enjoy the attention...soon it will be over!

Probably, the muscles are already stretched out and that is why you are showing so soon. I remember that as proud as I was to be pregnant the first time, I didn't show until nearly the end but with the 5th one, even one of my ob doctors thought it was twins. It was not. The muscles were just weak. Everything will probably be ok. Just be happy.

Well it is good to know is ok!!!! I am 7 weeks pregnant with my second and already showing... I thought there was something wrong too b/c nothing fits anymore, but it is good to know that it is normal!!!!

Hey T.,

I think it is perfectly normal to be showing that much that soon. When I was seven weeks pregnant with my third child, I looked like I was nine months along already. I got picked on a lot. I think that I had a lot of gas and indigestion from the getgo and it caused a lot of the belly pooch. I had fun with it.

A.

It's very common for you to start showing early. Your body already knows what to do and it's just going with the flow. A friend of mine started showing at about 1-2 months on her 3rd baby and everything was fine. No worries!

Very normal. I am a very fit woman with a flat stomach. I just had my 4th child and I started showing immediatly

Don't sweat it Sweetheart! Your uterus remembers that it was small but if you are like me once it became the hotel it was like me after a big meal...loosen the pants and stretch out..AHHHHH! I didn't find out I was pregnant with my second child until I was almost two months but after I found out it was like I swallowed a soccer ball. I immediately filled out in more way than one, but I was so thrilled and felt sexier with my roundness that the fact of it had been 5 years since my first child did not matter because I was a HOT ROUND MAMA!!! Enjoy being able to say "yes I am showing off my beautiful round bump of a belly and it contains my little love." Best of luck to you and your family. Enjoy the new baby.

First off... CONGRATS!

You could have tons of amniotic (spelling) fluid, which is very possible. Some women have more than others. I had a friend who had alot and she looked like she was having twins. So don't fret... it's going to be a great pregnancy!

I'm 18 weeks pregnant with my second. I was pretty much out of anything tight fitting by 6 weeks. I started wearing maternity clothes at 10. I am definitely showing at this point. Every body is different.