https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:37:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2404241 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:38:40 +0000 runnerd 2404241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: @Mrs.KMM: @snowjewelz: but even that is so subjective. What I feel is obviously more than bad eating may look like I'm really letting myself go to strangers. I definitely think I cross that line earlier than others think I have! Hate that period when I start wearing tighter shirts bc "duh I'm so pregnant looking" to realize later that others still didn't know either way :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2404225 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:31:24 +0000 Foodnerd81 2404225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree it's pretty fluid. And then it depends on what you are wearing anyway for a long time. </p> <p>@oliviaoblivia: I started showing really early with the second and I got so many "pregnant forever" comments. No kidding I'd been pregnant forever, thanks for the reminder!! </p> <p>@HLK208: yup I totally don't mention it unless it's super duper obvious. The nurse in our ped office is 30 weeks and I still waited for her to mention it just in case! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2404182 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:11:22 +0000 snowjewelz 2404182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's when it's definitely can't pass as bloat or just getting fat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2404172 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:06:43 +0000 pastemoo 2404172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting takes! Glad it is pretty varied. I could tell myself on and off around 12 weeks. 17 weeks and my gym buddies and close friends can tell but I generally just look fat. I remember it was similar last time. I just never know what to say when people ask! Like if I wore a tight yoga top the answer is different than if I wear a blouse for clinic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2403959 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 07:49:03 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2403959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with pps, when strangers can tell. Unfortunately for me its really early around 14 weeks and then people go on and on about how I've been pregnant forever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2403956 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 07:39:13 +0000 ms.line 2403956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I defined it as when strangers could tell. I've gained my pregnancy weight all over, and even though I was definitely a lot bigger, people were still surprised to find out I was pregnant until I was almost 7 months along. It drove me crazy, like @lindsaylou. I finally got my first public "bump" comment when I was 31 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2403886 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:40:18 +0000 LindsayLou 2403886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I define it as when strangers can tell. If it's not clear someone's pregnant, I don't consider them to be showing yet. I didn't show tell late in my pregnancy (about 6 months to even start to look pregnant), and it drove me crazy thatch wasn't showing yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2403881 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:26:56 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2403881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To me it is when you look pregnant versus just looking like you've had too much beer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2403877 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:14:50 +0000 HLK208 2403877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When it looks bigger than usual. Not just a big meal. I think strangers started noticing around 4-5 months. My bump is OUT there when I'm pregnant though.</p> <p>I don't say anything to others. I usually wait to see if they bring it up. Or I wait to see if their bump gets noticeably bigger - and even then, I still wait for them to mention it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2403876 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:09:33 +0000 youboots 2403876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When it was obvious that it was not just cheeseburger weight. The bump was out of proportion to my body. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2403872 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:50:49 +0000 MoonMoon 2403872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is pretty fluid but to me, it was the difference of whether I could hide it or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2403870 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:44:55 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2403870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good question! I based it more so on whether I could tell the difference in the mirror. I posted a few pics on HB to get opinions and the results were mixed. My husband could feel the difference, but it wasn't noticeable to him for a long time. Others could see it if I pointed it out, but for the most part people thought I gained weight just in my belly and wasn't sucking in. Now, there's no mistake. I started getting unprompted questions from people around 17/18 weeks based on belly alone. People noticed other body changes way before my belly became a definite bump.</p> <p>If I had to guess I say I notice other pregnant bellies around 5 or 6 months.</p> <p>How far along are you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-define-showing-as#post-2403865 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:30:46 +0000 pastemoo 2403865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have multiple definitions of showing? Like my SO can tell, my BFF can tell, my workout buddies can tell, work people can tell, strangers can tell?<br /> I feel like it is pretty fluid.<br /> Friends can tell now but I can hide it. When do you say you are showing? When do you say someone else is showing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-178787 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:20:38 +0000 TheFixIts 178787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I REALLY looked pregnant at 19 weeks. Before that it was more chub/bloat looking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-177128 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 20:05:21 +0000 rachiecakes 177128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt so bloated at like 8 weeks but looking back at my photos, didn't have an actual baby bump until 20 weeks + </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-177112 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:50:17 +0000 autumnlove 177112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My belly looked pudgy at 13 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-177105 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:38:23 +0000 jennylynn 177105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I popped at 16 weeks. Like over night </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-177101 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:32:07 +0000 mrsjyw 177101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>there's def been a lower belly pooch that is more than just bloat since week 13... i'm 16 weeks now and it's pretty much stayed the same size. can't wait for it to pop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-177100 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:27:58 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 177100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>tomorrow i a 18 weeks and i barely just starting to show. if you didn't know i was pregnant, you would not think what i have is a baby bump (as my friend told me the other because she didn't know i was pregnant until after i told her). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-176939 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 10:18:17 +0000 petuniasandpearls 176939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hips felt wider around week 8 and that week my pants got REALLY tight, but I definitely didn't look pregnant (and I hadn't gained any weight really).</p> <p> I'm about 15 weeks now and I'm starting to look pregnant and not like I just ate too many cookies. I'm only 5'2 with a short torso, so I think that's why I'm already kind of showing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-176825 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:14:33 +0000 MsLipGloss 176825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>24 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-176823 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:12:05 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 176823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>II didn't start looking obviously pregnant until 20 weeks and started wearing maternity clothes at 25 weeks. I gave birth in may and I remember around christmas was the first time someone asked me if I was expecting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-176091 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:45:56 +0000 MamaMoose 176091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm almost 15 weeks and I just look like I ate a big lunch. And honestly, it changes from day to day depending on what and how much I ate so I think it's still more bloat than baby. But when I wear maternity pants and a tight top you can definitely tell there's something going on there. But I think I have a few more weeks to go before I'll have any trouble hiding it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-176058 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:26:59 +0000 Periwinkle 176058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 17 weeks and while I feel like I popped at the beginning of this week, many people say to me that they can't even tell! I am leaning toward wanting to really show now, since I am definitely "feeling" much more pregnant this week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175969 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:40:23 +0000 ChelseaRose 175969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 17 weeks right now and unless I told you I was pregnant, then you wouldn't be able to tell. The only person at work that I told was my supervisor and I don't think she has any clue. None of my coworkers have said anything. I was even having a bridesmaid dress altered and I told the seamstress that I'm pregnant. She said that she would not have known otherwise. </p> <p>I'm average height (5'6") and overweight, if that makes a difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175908 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:10:04 +0000 Sammyfab 175908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 20+ weeks those that knew I was pregnant said I looked like I just ate a big lunch. Even at 6.5 months people coudln't tell right away that I was pregnant. I measured small throughout my entire pregnancy though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175892 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:03:41 +0000 LuLu Mom 175892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It didn't become very noticable until 18 weeks, but I had a little pudge at 14, mostly looked like I had gained a gut and a flowy shirt/dress covered it. You can get away with empire-waisted stuff to help hid it in the beginning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175815 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:10:44 +0000 mediagirl 175815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well...if you know me, 12 weeks. If you don't...18 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175787 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:44:45 +0000 skipra 175787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could tell pretty early but I don't think it was noticeable to other people until close to 20 weeks. By 22-23 weeks it was definitely obvious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175782 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:35:51 +0000 mamabolt 175782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your height/torso length will play a big part in it. I was probably 24 weeks or so before a stranger could tell I was pregnant, and by that point I was dressing to accentuate it. But I'm 5'7" and long torsoed, I have shorter friends who you could tell for sure much sooner. </p>