https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:48:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing/page/2#post-153234 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:18:47 +0000 hellobeeboston 153234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm just at 16 weeks now and over the last few days a bump has suddenly appeared! </p> <p>It's very noticeable to me, my husband &amp; close friends, but i'm not sure it's super pronounced... it's definitely protruding though! I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing/page/2#post-152315 Tue, 08 May 2012 17:55:54 +0000 erinpye 152315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't even start to show until 24 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-151374 Tue, 08 May 2012 09:27:05 +0000 ALittleP 151374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very petite with a short torso, so I popped around 15 weeks. My baby girl has no where to go but out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-151314 Tue, 08 May 2012 08:57:51 +0000 yoursilverlining 151314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in maternity stuff early, and by 12 weeks there was a bump that was definite baby, not food-baby or chub. My mom was quick to tell me how big I looked lol :D I am short with long legs and a very short torso, so I think there was nowhere for her to go but out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-151311 Tue, 08 May 2012 08:54:05 +0000 kml636 151311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sulli301: wow, that's amazing, I hope I can hide it until 30 weeks :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-151099 Mon, 07 May 2012 20:02:16 +0000 pastemoo 151099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: no way! i was in maternity stuff by 9 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-151057 Mon, 07 May 2012 19:06:04 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 151057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started showing a bit at sixteen weeks but didn't need to switch to bigger clothes or maternity clothes til twenty five weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150996 Mon, 07 May 2012 17:31:49 +0000 SleepyMonkey 150996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm 14 weeks and there is definitely a small bump, but not noticeable to other people just yet. It just looks like my belly when i was 10 lbs heavier, but more pointy and not as spread out! fortunately i wear suits to work, so i think i can probably hide it for at least another week but my skirts are starting to get uncomfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150969 Mon, 07 May 2012 17:08:49 +0000 betsyboop 150969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I popped at 27 weeks. Up until then, I started to look "chubby" but not necessarily pregnant, which was really annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150959 Mon, 07 May 2012 16:53:34 +0000 cvbee 150959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought it was showing at 16 weeks, but not really until 18ish </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150956 Mon, 07 May 2012 16:51:07 +0000 googly-eyes 150956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>20w! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150871 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:27:28 +0000 leelee 150871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a small bump around 17 weeks and it's been growing since ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150869 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:27:08 +0000 MsLipGloss 150869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sulli: My belly definitely gets smaller after I pee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150851 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:20:24 +0000 pastemoo 150851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 8 weeks, my husband and I could tell it wasn't "the same" but no one else could. At 20 weeks, I was still hiding the bump unless I tried to show it off with really tight clothes. Between 20-24 weeks I really started showing to almost everyone. At work, people still couldn't tell until almost 30 weeks (thank you lab coat!)<br /> There is no hiding it now (38 weeks) even with a sweatshirt.</p> <p>ETA I visited NYC around 30 weeks and no one gave me a seat in the subway even though it was obvious in the clothes I was wearing at the time. Most New Yorkers don't give up their seats. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150847 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:18:38 +0000 sulli301 150847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: ME TOO this time around :( I went pee yesterday &amp; swear my belly lost 2 inches!! It's going to be way different this pregnancy I think!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150831 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:10:58 +0000 chopsuey 150831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I started showing at 12 weeks. It was just fat from all the food I was chowing down.<br /> HAHA<br /> At 7+ weeks I look like I'm 20 weeks pregnant sometimes!<br /> Especially after I eat :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150819 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:02:45 +0000 meredithNYC 150819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I was showing around 22 weeks or so, but I didn't start regularly getting offered seats on the subway until around 30 weeks. Though in fairness, that could be down to general New York rudeness and/or too many winter clothing layers to make it obvious. Also, I'm pretty tall. Everyone I know who is shorter seems to show way earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150818 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:01:51 +0000 sulli301 150818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: it's so true!! Certain times I feel normal &amp; can still fit in all my clothes but other times all the bloat is making me look like I already have a full blown baby belly! It's crazy! I was warned lol but I didn't think it would be so true!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150810 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:15 +0000 sorrycharlie 150810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sulli301: my cousin swore that with her second (at 6 months) she was as big as she was full-term with her first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150808 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:59:38 +0000 sorrycharlie 150808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I noticed a change around 12 weeks, but other people didn't (unless I specifically pointed it out!) until this week, at 20 weeks! I get a lot of, "Oh wow! You got big!" ..well I'd hope so, I have a banana in there! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150804 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:58:28 +0000 sulli301 150804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People @ work didn't know until I was almost 30 weeks!! I covered it pretty well &amp; think most people could tell around 25?! But this time around I am only 7 weeks 3 days &amp; certain times of day I swear I am as big as I was @ 20 weeks with my first :/ ah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150801 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:56:59 +0000 mrskc 150801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost 16 weeks now and I wouldn't say I've popped yet, but there is definitely a little bump that sticks around all day. Strangers wouldn't think I was pregnant. But my coworkers and husband have commented on my bump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150782 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:47:41 +0000 bushelandapeck 150782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably right around 18 weeks it was pretty noticeable but I really popped around 22 weeks. I'm 27 weeks today and it just keeps getting bigger.... :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150685 Mon, 07 May 2012 13:43:00 +0000 TheFixIts 150685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 16 weeks I can say I'm definitely rounder, but if you didn't know I was pregnant you'd never ask. I'm excited to officially POP. Hoping it's between now and week 20 - that's what I've been told to expect at least! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150674 Mon, 07 May 2012 13:34:32 +0000 Boogs 150674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm smaller, so my belly definitely looked like a belly probably around the 16 week mark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150671 Mon, 07 May 2012 13:33:18 +0000 MsLipGloss 150671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Ahhh . . . it really is all in the body type! Pregnancy has been such an (alice in wonderland-type) adventure. Yanno, pre-pg, I thought I would want to be one of those girls that didn't show until like 30ish weeks. Instead, I found myself wanting a bump pretty quickly. lol! I guess I just wanted everyone to know without having to tell them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150669 Mon, 07 May 2012 13:31:10 +0000 mediagirl 150669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I "popped" around 16 weeks but I was definitely showing at 12 weeks. (first baby) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150668 Mon, 07 May 2012 13:30:59 +0000 lavender 150668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>16ish weeks for me </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150667 Mon, 07 May 2012 13:30:17 +0000 LuLu Mom 150667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My belly popped right at 18 weeks, there is no sucking in anymore! I'm measuing a little bigger at 20 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-bump-start-showing#post-150660 Mon, 07 May 2012 13:28:02 +0000 Arden 150660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I'm like 5'4" and 103 pounds, so I figure I'll show quickly. Which is bad, because I don't want people to know until I'm like halfway through.... lol </p>