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.
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.
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
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. 
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
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.
I definitely get it!
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.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
My belly grows and shrinks too! (24 weeks).
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
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@photojane: I love that my maternity jeans nicely rounded out my tummy!
pomelo / 5331 posts
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!
pomegranate / 3872 posts
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?
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