https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:29:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1341376 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:21:36 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1341376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this is my first pregnancy, but at 13 weeks my belly started feeling more firm and is pretty much the same size most of the day. larger at night, but not as big a difference as was early on. can't wait to really pop for real tho! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337647 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:59:54 +0000 MCD919 1337647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember that feeling! My belly looked totally different by evening... I think it was around 16-17 weeks when I finally felt like it was more of a bump than bloat, and I showed really early. I remember just wanting an actual bump so badly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337521 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:39:56 +0000 mrs. 64 1337521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know what's going on with me. I've always carried weight in my tummy area so I was pretty worried that I would show quickly. I'm 7 weeks and in the last few days I definitely have something. It is the same size at all times of day, feels harder when I stand and squishier when I sit, and definitely cannot be sucked in. I wore spanx to work yesterday and went to get a bella band after work. The problem with the bella band is that it doesn't really hide anything. Maybe it's just a lot more noticeable to me, but I'm really worried about staying incognito! Any suggestions?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337348 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 08:48:17 +0000 MapleMoose 1337348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I couldn't suck it in and it was the same size morning and night I knew I had popped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337279 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:38:38 +0000 septca 1337279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had insane bloat until about 12 weeks. I swear I looked pregnant. Then I woke up one morning around 12 weeks and had a flat stomach again. That lasted about 3 weeks, and at 16 weeks I had a definite bump. That bump "popped" at about 22 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337275 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:33:39 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1337275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: it's insane and I feel like a whale </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337267 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:06:26 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1337267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: wow! I'm down to loose clothes and baggy/maternity pants. I just couldn't survive otherwise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337161 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:03:30 +0000 sarac 1337161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never experienced bloat, I don't even really know what that is. I just noticed at about 9 weeks that my tummy stuck out a little more than usual, and it went from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337130 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:24:38 +0000 SAHM0811 1337130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I def had more bloat with #2 and #3. But bumps didn't really *pop* til 16-18 weeks for me for my first two kids. With #3, I just recently popped at around 19-20 weeks. I've also gained much less weight at this point than the first two times. So busy with the kids, less time to give in to every craving... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337074 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:37:36 +0000 Mrs. Cookie 1337074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still feeling bloated and puffy and I'm almost 12 weeks! Hoping I pop soon. I also heard it sort of happens overnight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1337022 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:06:11 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1337022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I texted a photo to a Bee and asked wtf is this?! She said bump so I went with it -- and I'm 6w. It's nuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1336949 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:14:03 +0000 Mamasig 1336949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me a bump felt harder than bloat and couldn't be sucked in. I don't rely remember when it changed from bloat to bump but it seemed to happen overnight. </p> <p>With this second pregnancy, the bloat got bigger fast too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1336944 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:08:54 +0000 Dandelion 1336944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 28 weeks I wake up in the morning with a much smaller bump than I went to bed with. I seem to deflate overnight lol.</p> <p>Bloat is way more uncomfortable than bump lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1336937 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:59:37 +0000 stargal 1336937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>im in the same boat, my belly looks huge sometimes. I can tell I am def going to be showing a lot sooner then with p. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bloat-versus-bump#post-1336909 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:38:05 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1336909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the first tri, how did you know it was bloat versus a bump? Was it different for your second (or more) pregnancies? </p> <p>I'm in that stage where I feel normal in the morning and huge by bed so I'm assuming still bloat (8w4d). </p>