Early "Baby Belly"?

My baby belly with my second child started at conception - I swear!! Ok not really but it seemed that way, you are NOT crazy!! :-)

My tummy was in it for the long haul with baby #3 - not only did it show up sooner, but it's stuck around longer after he was born!
I had seven years between 1 and 2 and those were very similar. But less than two years between 2 and 3, I believe my once flat tummy is a thing of the past.
Congrats though, it's just another of those things you don't really mind or miss compared to the joy of being a mommy. :)

Not crazy! I showed with my 3rd before I even missed my period.

After baby 1 the stomach muscles have been stretched and even though you may have exercised and toned up your muscles baby 2 will often begin to stretch the muscles sooner. Not usually a major problem but you can always exercise with your doctors permission.

Happened to me! Asked my husband if I looked bloated because my clothes didn't fit. I wore maternity clothes the rest of the week to work because none of my regular pants fit over my belly. Took a HPT that weekend and was positive.I was only 5 weeks at that point. We took belly pics and compared the two pregnancies. I was the same size at 20 wks with #1 as 15 wks with #2.

Too funny! I just posted a similar question a few days ago. I'm only five weeks pregnant, and I am showing already. Two pairs of pants no longer fit me, and I've had to go shopping for new maternity pants already. I'm going to have to get a little creative to keep this baby "hidden" until we're ready to share the good news.

You tend to show sooner with each pregnancy since all your muscles and ligaments have already been stretched once and "know what to do".

Yes I was showing early with my 2nd pregnancy. I felt like everyone was looking at me saying "Oh she's pregnant again." Well I had reasons to be showing early-there were 2 in there. However when I asked all my friends that had at least 2 kids they all said they were showing earlier with their 2nd. Good luck and Congrats :)

I feel the exact same way. I recently found out that I'm pregnant with my second baby as well (I am 5 weeks pregnant with #2). I am 10 pounds lighter now than I was when I conceived my first child (who is 19-months-old now), but my clothes are feeling very snug in my stomach. Everything that I have read about second and latter pregnancies says that women "show" a lot faster. :)

my sister is pregnant with her second and was showing at like 6 weeks. you are not crazy. good luck!

Nope, not crazy, and I have yet to hear from anyone that this DIDN'T happen to them!! It happened to me, and I was basically wearing the same clothes for weeks 5 - 9, and maternity clothes for most of the time by week 10!! I did start off a little heavier than I would have liked, so maybe that had something to do with it too, but my OB said EVERYONE complains that baby # 2, 3, whatever shows earlier since your muscles and skin have already stretched out. Fun, fun! Enjoy - it's temporary and before you know it you'll be back to normal.

I've been showing since like 2 months, but this is number 4. They say the more you have the sooner you show, so you're not crazy. However while I look giant, it's all baby, I've actually gained less weight this time around than i did with my others, even though the belly is bigger, and got bigger sooner.

You are not crazy. I started popping out early with my 2nd as well. Since those muscles have already stretched from the 1st one, they just know what to do. Makes for more room to move around. Congrats on baby #2

Sorry, I had to respond to this one. Yes, I was showing before I peed on the stick. I am not lying. I actually started doing crunches and trying to lose weight because I had no idea. I got pregnant immediately after going off birth control, and it took me so much longer with my first so the idea of being pregnant really wasn't on my mind yet. When I finally found out I was pregnant, we were waiting to tell our families until after our doctor appointment to confirm it, and I had to hold blankets infront of my belly because I was very definately looking pregnant. Well, doctor did confirm it.....TWINS! But I hear you do show early with second baby because your muscles are not as tight as they were the first go around. That was my excuse for the quick belly until it was confirmed.

yeap. Have one of those. Other than mu hubby no one noticed but me. I have also found that I got bigger faster and look like I did the day I gave birth to my first and I still have 2 months to go.

You're not alone. Happened with my second, was in maternity clothes a lot faster. It was even worse with my 3rd, I was not fitting my clothes before I even took the test to see if I was pregant. I was in maternity clothes in my second month with her. Everything just seemed to go "Oh I know this" and popped out.

I started showing around 8 weeks with baby number 2 and not until 16-18 weeks with my first. My midwife said it was normal and quite typical since the uterine and abdominal muscles already know the drill! :)

No your not crazy. I hear this happens to many. People have been askiing me for a year when am I due but I'm just fat not pregnant but that's another story.

Congratulations to you.

God, yes!

I found out at 3 1/2 weeks that I was pregnant and I swear to you the NEXT DAY my pants would not fit. That morning, I put on a pair of size 6 shorts and two hours later, had to unbutton them. By the time I got home (three hours later), I couldn't have buttoned them even if I sucked in and wanted to deal with being uncomfortable. I tried on my size 8 jeans - no way. I dug out my box of "too big clothes" and tried on a size 10 - too tight! It was insane. I could fit into a size 12, but they were way baggy in the butt and looked silly so I dug out my maternity clothes and - sweet relief!

I felt like an imposter wearing maternity clothes that early but there was no way I was going to fit in to my regular pants.

I even took a picture of my belly and compared it to a picture of me wearing the same outfit with my first child - I was the same size (if not a little bigger!) at 4 weeks that I was at 14 weeks.

I'm 9 weeks now and the bloating has gone down some. I might be able to fit into size 8 or 10 pants, but they aren't nearly as comfortable as maternity clothes, so I'm just sticking with them.

Lol, I just posted the exact same question a couple days ago. Here is the link if you wanna read my responses:

http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/5487026841774587905

I just found out I am 5 weeks preggo with #2 (dd is 4) and my stomach has already popped out! I went from flat tummy to a pooch in just a couple weeks and my hubby thought I was crazy or something. From what everyone responded, it just happens sooner the second time around =) So dust off the maternity clothes, like me, because we are gonna need them soon!

I started showing with #2 as soon as I peed on the stick! :-)