https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:19:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550954 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:57:06 +0000 Bluebonnet 550954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore lots of cardigans and jackets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550928 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:32:15 +0000 SweetMamaM 550928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: LOL being the only woman at my work who has got married in the last year and hasn't had a baby yet, people are already starting to look at me sideways. I can just picture someone putting their hands on my Christmas pot belly and going "Baby!".... Haha shame. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550925 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:22:18 +0000 Cherrybee 550925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetMamaM: I know!!!! She's a really nice person so I didn't mind too much - but wow!! If I had been expecting it, I would have kept a perfectly straight face and said "What? I'm not pregnant..." but it took me too much by surprise and all I managed was "How did you know???" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550883 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:30:31 +0000 SweetMamaM 550883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: god, how awful would that have been if you weren't!</p> <p>Not pg here (well don't know yet) but if you can get away with smart casual any peasant style top would be really good. I was wearing one yesterday and thought that with the gathered draped material, it would be good camouflage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550826 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:54:04 +0000 Bookish 550826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in maternity pants at like 8 weeks, I hear ya. Until I told everyone at 10 weeks I wore maternity pants at home and used a rubber band at work with flowy tops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550653 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:31:36 +0000 LazyLightning 550653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought maternity pants at about 8 weeks, and wore baggy shirts or sweaters with them. I did have to tell my supervisor early though because when I was about 2 days farther along than you, I got so so so sick (and stayed sick till week 18). :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550644 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:27:11 +0000 Cherrybee 550644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Basically... I didn't manage it! People were whispering from about 9 weeks and two days before my 12 week scan (and so 3 days away from announcing at work) someone actually patted my tummy and said "aaw - little baby!". I asked how she knew and she said she just guessed! But I ballooned really early - you might not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550622 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:15:09 +0000 Pepper 550622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kept my pants unbuttoned with a hairtie to hold them together. I wore a lot of loose tops and scarves too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550609 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:08:02 +0000 heartonastring 550609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dresses. A lot of dresses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550608 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:08:00 +0000 blackbird 550608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was able to hide it until about week 15, but the woman in my department said she was getting curious. I wore a lot of flowy tops (i bought new shirts, not maternity shirts..just some cute stuff) and skirts and almost always had a cardigan on. I was very bloated and felt like I was showing early, since it was my third pregnancy over the past year, so I felt really giant....but people were far less attentive than I was :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550594 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:02:39 +0000 regberadaisy 550594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore lots of empire waist! Or thicker sweaters in this season will hide it! And also loose tanks with cardigans. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550590 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:01:38 +0000 betsyboop 550590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I second the maternity pants investment. I didn't buy any mat stuff aside from jeans (I wasn't working) but I do remember the bloating in the first trimester and it made wearing my normal jeans so uncomfortable, even with the belly band thing which I found tended to ride up. Even if it seems silly to be buying maternity pants so early, you'll definitely wear them later on and for now you will be much more comfortable. Oh, and congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550583 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:56:12 +0000 MsLipGloss 550583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work in a business dress environment, so I just left my jackets unbuttoned a lot and left the top part of my skirt zippers undone. And I totally agree with @Foodnerd81, no one else will notice any change/bloat as much as you do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550580 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:55:43 +0000 Alivoo01 550580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I held my pants together using the rubber band method, and wore longer shirts to cover the gap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550572 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:53:44 +0000 Foodnerd81 550572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My work dress code is pretty casual, plus I was out of the office for almost 3 weeks in the first trimester between Christmas time off and some work trips I had, so that certainly made it easier. Otherwise, I wore my loosest pants or wore pants unbuttoned with a belt over the unbuttoned part and long loose shirts. I tend to get a little bloated for no reason and find anything tight around my waist uncomfortable normally, which helped when I was hiding the bloat since none of my clothes were tight fitting. And high waisted dresses with tights or leggings were easy. It might be harder if you have a more formal dress code though. </p> <p>That and remember that no one else is noticing as much as you are! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550570 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:53:02 +0000 Smurfette 550570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Get a belly band or go ahead and invest in maternity pants. It makes the bloating much more tolerable. I just wore flowy shirts and dresses to hide the bloat. Cardigans were good too. No one at work knew I was pregnant when I finally announced it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-hide-your-pregnancy-early-on#post-550563 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:47:04 +0000 avivoca 550563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 5w4d pregnant, and already my normal skirts/pants are getting a bit tight in the belly (due to bloat, I imagine). How were you able to hide your pregnancy before you were ready to tell? I work at a history non-profit with a business/business casual dress code and when I gain weight, I gain it right in my stomach. </p>