https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:03:18 +0000 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> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175757 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:03:05 +0000 hellobeeboston 175757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with others - totally different for everyone... I thought I was showing at 16 weeks, but I think I really started showing at 18! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175754 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:00:25 +0000 hilsy85 175754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm almost 20 weeks now and I still kind of just look chubby in most clothes...like fluffier around the middle. In m aternity clothes it's much more obvious. It really just depends on your body type though, and how you'll be carrying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175189 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:53:42 +0000 spaniel 175189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I was showing at 12 weeks, but I think I just looked like I'd had a big lunch to everyone else. I popped at 17 weeks, and now I just feel ginormous (and yet I know I have a long way of growing belly to go!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175187 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:51:53 +0000 sorrycharlie 175187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Someone told me it was noticeable at 16 weeks but I don't think I truly popped til 20+ weeks. Everyone I knew said something around week 21 when I actually popped.</p> <p>Eta - im about 5'7", so I'm not sure if that played a part as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175129 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:25:02 +0000 lovehoneybee 175129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was able to easily cover it up until about 18 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175123 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:23:36 +0000 immabeetoo 175123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am pretty petite- I was sized out of my jeans around 8 weeks and have had a stranger say something around 12 weeks. I can still hide it easily in the right outfit - so it depends what types of clothes you normally wear and your body shape I think! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175112 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:20:38 +0000 SleepyMonkey 175112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i noticed my belly starting to grow at 12 weeks, but now i'm 18 and people still can't really tell. then again, i wear suits to work and my jacket covers it up pretty well. my skirts and pants no longer zip up all the way though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175080 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:10:09 +0000 Running Elley 175080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt like I was showing early but looking back I don’t think it was obvious to other people until at least 15 weeks and it wasn’t really obvious until more like 18. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175067 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:06:45 +0000 Jumpingjacks 175067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks!</p> <p>I just found the previous thread on this subject (couldn't find it in the search function, but it came up automatically under my post). <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing</a></p> <p>Very helpful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175057 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:01:51 +0000 chopsuey 175057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I start obviously showing until I was in my 2nd trimester. This time around, I'm still wearing my pre-baby jeans. My belly size fluctuates. When I eat a lot, it looks huge. When I don't eat much, belly is a lot flatter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175056 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:01:44 +0000 heffalump 175056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had someone ask me if I was pregnant at 12 weeks. But everyone is different. I watched a show where people hid their pregnancy into the third trimester. They're very creative with clothing choices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-to-show-2#post-175054 Thu, 31 May 2012 17:58:00 +0000 Jumpingjacks 175054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm wondering how long I can realistically delay telling people about my pregnancy. I just read somewhere that I could be growing out of the waistline of my pants at 8 weeks! That's in one week! I was also told I might not get my first ultra sound until week 14. I had thought to wait to tell until the first ultrasound, but seriously, I'm pretty sure I'll be showing by then if not before. </p> <p>So, I'm wondering: When did you start to show so that it became pretty obvious to other people. </p>