https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:24:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-im-getting-smaller#post-280863 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:28:23 +0000 JerricaBenton 280863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm about a week behind you and sometimes (at night usually) my belly is huge and hard and a lot of times in the morning it feels a lot softer and I can suck in more than I could the night before. I kinda think it's a combo of fluctuating bloat and maybe gravity even? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-im-getting-smaller#post-280695 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:48:50 +0000 ladyfingers 280695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, thank goodness. Thank you :) I definitely have noticed too that my maternity jeans make me look more "pregnant." I guess they just hold all the flab in better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-im-getting-smaller#post-280685 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:40:26 +0000 Mrs. Pen 280685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: I love that my maternity jeans nicely rounded out my tummy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-im-getting-smaller#post-280683 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:40:08 +0000 chopsuey 280683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My belly grows and shrinks too! (24 weeks).<br /> Sometimes it's softer and other times it's super hard too. I wouldn't worry, but give your OB a call just to make sure :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-im-getting-smaller#post-280682 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:40:03 +0000 Mrs. Pen 280682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Up to about half way thru my pregnant, I could still "suck in" my stomach and it worried the crap out of me. I remember at 16 weeks being so paranoid because I could suck in my tummy that I took another pregnancy test just to be sure! DH thought I was crazy. I still had a noticeable bump, but I thought it was weird.</p> <p>I definitely get it!</p> <p>I talked to my MW about it, first she laughed at me for being so paranoid, but then she said it's normal because the uterus isn't as big as your bump yet... it was weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-im-getting-smaller#post-280680 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:38:44 +0000 photojane 280680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i've noticed this too. naked i look less pregnant and more chubby, but with my maternity pants on i look more round and pregnant. i can definitely tell my tummy is generally less bloated though, which i'm okay with! i do notice that after a big meal i look especially pregnant these days.. ha. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-im-getting-smaller#post-280678 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:36:02 +0000 ladyfingers 280678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OK I'm going to sound crazy, but my belly is definitely smaller than it was last week. It's flabbier and not as round and firm. I still have an obvious bump and I'm big and all, but is this an actual thing? I'm 18 weeks. </p> <p>I Googled it (of course) and saw a lot of people noticed that as the bloat went down in the second trimester, but did any of you experience this? Because it's honestly making me kinda paranoid, but I know if I call my doctor (I know, I know) I'm going to feel SO stupid. </p>