I am almost 6 weeks pregnant with my third baby and my belly is already sticking out a little!! It isn't b/c I have been eating a bunch either, I have not gained any weight yet and in fact I had the stomach flu last week and actually lost about 3 pounds. I know I showed earlier w/my second than I did w/my first but at 6 weeks along??? The baby is like the size of a pea - lol! Any mamas start "expanding" much earlier with #3,4 etc??
I was very thin and under weight when I got pregnant with my second. When I was 6 weeks pg we celebrated my oldest daughters 2nd b-day and a friend came up to me and asked me if I was pg. We didn't tell anyone at the time. I told her yes and she said "oh about 15 weeks I can see". WHAT!
Enjoy the early belly.
I don't know what kind of physical condition you are in, if you work out . . . but I don't and I swear I started showing the moment I conceived my third baby. We drove up north to visit with my cousin when I was three months along, and she asked how far I was because I looked bigger than she thought I should. Think about it, everything is already stretched out and tired. Also, it may depend too on how far apart they are (I got pregnant both times when my baby was a little over a year old . . .)
I was already in maternity clothes by 13 weeks! It's crazy, I know. Enjoy it.
You are right! Each baby you show a bit sooner. I guess our uterus just knows to expand. Harder to get the weight off after too! I am a mom of 4. Showing at 6 weeks sounds about right! Have a great pregnancy.
Oh yeah! With my second I was showing sooner than my first and then when I got pregant a third time I swear I wasn't fitting my clothes before the positive test came back LOL
I just guess your body know what it's doing and starts quicker.
Well, I think it's typical for the abdomenal muscles to weaken even after one baby. As long as you aren't actually puting on fat(maybe a little is OK), you are fine. Prolly a good idea to do muscle toning after the baby comes, though. I had 9 babies, and 14 years after the last one, my central abs are still not close together like they are supposed to be. Maybe I should take my own advice! The worst thing to me about weak abs, is that your back will have to work harder to make up for lack of help in the front.
Trust me... it's totally normal. I am pregnant right now with my 2nd baby and at 6 weeks I threw up because I put my regular jeans on and they were too tight already! I had to wear maternity pants from there on out.
Good luck!
Absolutely! Your uterus "remembers" what it has to do. You'll also feel everything (aches & pains, movement, etc.) much sooner.
Don't worry about showing so soon on a 3rd pregnancy. It's normal.
The sad fact is that your body ligaments inside have likely become as stretched as your skin outside during your prior pregnancies, and they are not as elastic as they once were. It's also probable that your "linea alba," the thick connective tissue that runs down the center of your abdomen, is also very stretched. No number of situps will ever restore that!
So, as your uterus and your baby grow, your longer/exanded connective tissues allow your uterus to "flop forward" more easily, giving your baby plenty of room and causing you to "show" sooner.
Enjoy!
I have 3 children and with all 3 of my pregnancy's I started bloating immediatly after I found out I was with child. Even though your pants might be very tight and probably uncomfortabel you likely won't start "showing" for a few more weeks. Is it possible there are two babies in there?
That could make a difference as well
Ha wait until it your 5th!! I looked pregnant before I even knew I was!
That happened with me, too. I didn't show at all with #1 until about 4 1/2 months. On #3, yikes! I popped right out and was in maternity clothes forever. With #4, same thing. Not fat, just baby bulge. Nothing to worry about. You will feel baby movement WAAAYYYYY earlier also. This is the least of your worries with #3... ha! That third one is a whole different ball game!
That early on you are usually just bloated. It happens. Congrats!!
I am 8 months pregnant with my third child (fourth pregnancy, since I miscarried the first). I showed much earlier with this pregnancy. Try not to worry to much. Just think, it will be more obvious that you are pregnant and not just bloated sooner! I liked to look pregnant. Remember, you need those maternal fat stores, even if the baby is only the size of a pea.
Hi! Absolutely right! Your uterus is experienced now and sets to work right away making room for baby, even though baby is the size of a pea. Congratulations!
Dear Jamie,
Don't know, maybe your body knows more than we do. Maybe multiples? Maybe because it will be a larger baby or your body is planning for a drought.
Good luck and have a wonderful baby with lots of spirit and courage.
I say that because my gr grand daughter seems to be more fearless than the other babies I have known. I'm going to watch for brillance of the highest order from her, or kindness, or steadiness and or a happy life.
C. N.
There is a recipe for keeping yourself together.
Sleep properly
get the best info on healthy coping
eat lots of high fiber, whole foods
get aerobic exercise and weight train
do spine recovering exercises like maintaining proper posture while you walk and exercise-chin back, shoulders back, tummy tucked in, hips tucked forward, and walk/run landing on your heels.
Make sure those kegels are done.
These are all safe things to practice during your 3rd pregnancy.
