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I could easily hide it until well into the 2nd trimester (~ 20 weeks) if I wanted to with #1, and between the rubber band trick and Bella bands, I didn't move to maternity pants till about 16 weeks with #1.
With #2, I was in maternity pants by 8 or 9 weeks- my normal pants just weren't comfortable. If I'd wanted to, I probably could have still hidden it till around 13 weeks since it's not weird for me to wear looser shirts anyhow. Observant colleagues would have noticed by 13 weeks- the non-observant ones started picking it up around 20 weeks with #2.

I was super bloated right away with this one- I think the bloat was pretty bad at 7-8 weeks!

@babyboecksmom I'm bigger than you, but I was able to hide DS from my employer until I was almost 20 weeks. I wore big shirts and never wore anything tight. I was in maternity pants, but I don't think they ever suspected anything.

Ps I totally thought you were announcing something! hahaha

The bloat hasn't been bad at all the second time around! The first time, I had massive bloat by the end of the day from about 5 weeks onwards. This time, I haven't had much bloat at all, except after a very large meal in the evenings. I'm 10 weeks and it's only been in the past week or so that I have stopped having a flat tummy. Now I just look like I need to lay off the chips a bit! It's a long way from being noticeable though and unless I was wearing a super tight shirt, and someone was well familiar with what my abs usually look like, no one would ever guess.

Hoping for good news for you next week! Fingers crossed!

Probably the day after I poas! I just told my work today at 8 weeks, there was just no way I could hide pregnancy like I did the first one.

Almost immediately! I'm 5'6" and 130 lbs so any little thing shows up. Also I had unmistakeable nausea one week after conception (before positive test).

Happy Baby

I just wore regular non-maternity clothing to my nursing orientation at 19 weeks with my second! I needed to order my uniform and when I told the people fitting me I was pregnant they said they would have never guessed. I think with the right clothing (particularly the top) you can hide it! I have been wearing maternity clothing for a while, but just because it is more comfortable, not because I can no longer fit into all my pre-pregnancy clothing.