https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:29:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-790284 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:30:37 +0000 greenebee 790284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree - it depends on height, weight, tone pre-pregnancy. I was pushing out my bump in this picture - but I am only 5'3" with a short torso, so I had nowhere to put my little guy...I think I may have gotten away with looking pudgy, it wasn't until 21-22 weeks that it was kind of unmistakable that I was preggo.</p> <p>Maxi Dresses may help! Although sometimes when I wear one it makes me look further along...gah! So hard to dress a pregnant body! :)</p> <p>[attach=2767/13/mmy2v2.466x600.20weeks.JPG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-558558 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:40:26 +0000 anonysquire 558558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@VEGMAMA: I know right? I guess I wil have to play it by ear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-552799 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:57:32 +0000 Vegmama 552799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread is so much fun!! I can't believe the difference between everyone. The body is pretty amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-552681 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:52:19 +0000 StbHisMrs 552681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I "facebook" announced at 20 weeks but almost everyone knew already.</p> <p>I'm short 4'11 </p> [attach=1475/13/mhtjf7.346x600.20w.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549564 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:51:57 +0000 tinypiglet 549564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is me at 20 weeks last week, and if my mom saw me in person, she'd definitely do a double take. :) (I'm 5'7" too, for the record.) I think I started really showing around 16 weeks or so, though I thought I was looking preggo before, and had to start wearing maternity pants at 8 weeks because anything else was totally uncomfortable. You yourself will definitely notice it more than anyone else will, but methinks you would more than likely have a tough time hiding it for half the pregnancy (not to mention hiding all the other random things that go along with being pregnant and hormonal)! </p> [attach=2889/13/mhq2el.450x600.1-P1290079.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549537 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:28:16 +0000 anonysquire 549537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: hmm, shirts seem to fit ok here. Although I do wear a lot of unisex scrubs and jackets so now I'm not sure. Actually some of my shirts are short, I always wear longer undershirts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549533 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:23:11 +0000 sslm 549533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: I know mine is long because shirts are always too short! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549532 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:20:10 +0000 anonysquire 549532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dang! Really everyone is so different, I guess I won't know til I get pregnant. Thank you everyone for posting pics! And also, how do you know if you have a long or short torso? I feel like mines just normal but I don't even know anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549472 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:32:54 +0000 Ree723 549472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't show for ages! At 21 weeks (pic below), I just looked a bit chubby and could have easily hidden the pregnancy. For reference, I'm 5'8 with the world's shortest torso. </p> [attach=1312/13/mhpyqu.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549470 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:28:54 +0000 MsMini 549470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was no way I could have hidden it at 20 weeks, I had lost some weight (almost 20 lbs) due to hyper emesis at this point. This picture was 22 weeks: </p> [attach=1297/13/mhpyk6.213x320._MG_0288.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549455 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:12:17 +0000 birdofafeather 549455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an obvious bump at 17 weeks to anyone that knew me. Here I am at 20 weeks: </p> [attach=1362/13/mhpxsh.600x448.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549432 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:49:43 +0000 mrsmenow 549432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was me at 20 weeks with my third. I could have definately still hid it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549421 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:43:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 549421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: I'm only 15 weeks, but I think it's getting noticeable, at least to people who know me (though I'm sure it's way more noticeable to me than anyone else). But even if I could hide it, I'd just look like I was getting fat. Unless I had a really good reason to hide it, I'd really rather people know I'm pregnant and not just getting fat for no reason. When I wear fitted tops I have what I think is a cute bump, but if I wear loose clothes I tend to look kind of frumpy and heavy. </p> <p>I'm 5'7" and average weight, but I had a pretty weak core to begin with, so I do think my belly is popping out earlier than someone with strong abs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549359 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:00:39 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 549359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry, didn't want my pic up forever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-549349 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:48:33 +0000 BelugaBean 549349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Yeah, I thought I looked so big, I think because I wanted to be big so badly. I went to get my hair cut around 20 weeks and the person cutting my hair said she didn't know I was pregnant until I said something. I was shocked and kind of disappointed.</p> <p>When I was 21 weeks, we went to spend time with some of DH's coworkers and nobody knew I was pregnant until I said something in order to get people to stop asking if I wanted a drink other than water. Again, I was disappointed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548913 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:18:06 +0000 BSB 548913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not pregnant yet, but I just gotta say I love seeing all of these week 20 baby bumps! It's so different for everyone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548879 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:04:51 +0000 JoJoGirl 548879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could have hidden it at work at 20 weeks, but NOT from my mom or anyone who knew me well. They thought I was enormous (for me) by about 16 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548869 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:02:48 +0000 MsLipGloss 548869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BelugaBean: I was also trying to emphasize my bump - I wanted one so badly! (I didn't really pop until about 28 weeks). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548859 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:57:09 +0000 MsLipGloss 548859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anonysquire: Here I am at 20 weeks. I am also 5'7" (with a long torso), but unlike other lucky posters (like @SorryCharlie :D), I had already gained 15ish pounds at this point. You could totally hide it. </p> <p>[attach=2207/13/mhpm16.448x600.me.20weeks.JPG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548851 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:55:24 +0000 ChelseaRose 548851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't tell my coworkers until I was 19.5 weeks and no one really suspected anything before that. I didn't have a stranger comment until I was 33 weeks pregnant. I was/am overweight and only gain about 12 pounds the whole time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548835 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:49:12 +0000 shopaholic 548835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah, I could have hidden it for quite a while longer depending on how I dressed! At 20 weeks, it looked more like a food baby or bloat than anything.<br /> In a tight dress and a drapey jersey dress at 20 weeks. </p> [attach=2730/13/mhplm1.401x600.20a.JPG] [attach=2730/13/mhplm3.600x401.DSC_0516.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548601 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:18:36 +0000 Revel 548601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I could have hidden at 20 weeks, but not for much later than that, and probably not from my mom. I didn't really pop until 21 or 22 weeks, and am only now (23 weeks) at the point where I really look pregnant to strangers. I was up about 12 to 15 lbs at 20 weeks, I don't know where that weight was going! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548478 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:38:53 +0000 cascademom 548478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really couldn't hide my bump at 20w. By about 13 weeks plus, it was pretty obvious I was pregnant. In fact, one of our lawyers asked my boss if I was. I'm 5'10" or so with a long torso. Someone else mentioned weight, I only gained 25-30 lbs with pregnancy, so my bump was there, but less outright obvious with the slower weight gain.</p> <p>[attach=1889/13/mhpfkt.550x400.20w2.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548440 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:25:44 +0000 lovehoneybee 548440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure I could have hidden it at 20 weeks. It would have been tough for sure. But I'm 5'3 with a short torso, so there was pretty much no where else for it to go but out. </p> [attach=1866/13/mhpeyw.600x450.20wk.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548389 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:03:28 +0000 hilsy85 548389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So interesting seeing how differently everyone carries! </p> <p>At 20 wks I could have hid it by wearing looser clothing, but it was getting difficult. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548388 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:03:08 +0000 DillonLion 548388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: it is fun! Looking back now I really don't think I look all that pregnant in that pic. I am 5'5" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548384 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:01:22 +0000 LazyLightning 548384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here I am at 19 w 4 d.</p> <p>Edited to add - I had gained 25 lbs at this point. I am 5'10".</p> <p>[attach=233/13/mhpduq.299x547.mgf079.299x547.19-5wks.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548379 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:58:41 +0000 Weagle 548379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could have at 20 weeks. I probably could have hid it until 23-24 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548375 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:56:31 +0000 mediagirl 548375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 5'7, 145lbs normally.<br /> While I gained nothing in my first trimester, I had gained 18lbs by my 19 week appointment.<br /> Here are 2 20 week photos. There is no way I could conceal this crazy belly! People who knew me knew at 12 weeks. </p> [attach=251/13/mhpdm8.406x600.Week-20--1-of-1-.jpg] [attach=251/13/mhpdma.450x600.20-weeks-cell-phone-pic.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/possible-to-hide-baby-bump-at-20-weeks/page/2#post-548364 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:50:34 +0000 autumnlove 548364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wasn't showing much at 20 weeks for my first pregnancy! </p>