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I don't think my belly really started to show I was pregnant and not just fat at 20 weeks. It was when people started to comment or ask if I was pregnant.

I find that I look more pregnant in maternity clothes than in my underwear/a bikini! I'm 20 weeks, and it really just depends on what i'm wearing--the tighter the shirt is, the more pregnant I look. One thing you can do is get a maternity bathing suit--I got a maternity tankini from pea in the pod and because of the ruching on the sides, it really does accentuate the bump. It actually makes me feel more confident because I look pregnant in it and not just chubby!

My chest swelled super early (like, 5 weeks!...at least that's how I felt) and my belly didn't catch up to my chest until maybe 5.5 months? That was officially when I went from chubby to pregnant! With that said, I went to the beach at around 4.5 months and just really pushed my gut out so i'd look more pregnant!

I feel your pain. In my first trimester, I immediately put on weight from head to toe . . . almost overnight, my hips/thighs/booty spread, my upper arms/boobs got a little bigger, and my belly was bloated, but there was no discernable bump. I just looked like I had let myself go. : / I didn't get a noticeable bump until about 24/25 weeks. And now, at almost 27 weeks, sometimes people see the bump, and sometimes they don't, depending on what I'm wearing.

First, never underestimate the power of boobs. With your fantastic rack on display, your belly may totally go unnoticed. Fo shizzle! (think South Park and the *ahh-tahhs* episode). I totally agree with the other posters who suggested that you get a maternity top and/or a top with ruching - anything to emphasize the bump you do have. I also totally agree with @SorryCharlie regarding rubbing or touching the bump - it's like the international sign for *baby on board* and people will notice that right away.

With your glow, your boobs, your bump, and your husband catering to your every need, I think folks will know that you haven't just been eating takeout washed down with beer.

I just checked on my bump progression pics, I think it started to be an obvious baby bump at around 21 weeks. It became REALLY obvious by about 24-25 weeks and now there is no hiding it.

Without clothes on that accentuate the bump I think that mine still isn’t BUMP from the front for sure (like in a bathing suit). It’s definitely getting there though and it looks a lot closer this week than it did last week. I’m 21 weeks today.

Probably between 22-24 weeks. I definitely just looked like I'd eaten too much cake before then. lol

i popped early but to me it didn't truly seem like more than bloat or chub till 18 weeks. that is i think pretty normal, that or 20 weeks. but everyone is different.

Target has really cute maternity swimsuits, I say get one and rock it. It will support the girls and that way you will get plenty of use out of it!

I agree with @artbee! You are probably going to need maternity suits at some point, so you might as well get one now. I got two really cute ones at Target (last season when I was pregnant) and they were pretty cheap.

I also found myself cupping/rubbing my bump in those in-between months so people would know I wasn't just getting chubby around the middle. It always helped me score seats on the subway!

Here are the two tops I am trying to decide between. They are both from Target and $25 each.

At 26 weeks now I'm looking pregnant. I don't think it was really obvious until the past couple weeks though. Definitely not before 20 weeks, probably closer to 22/23 weeks. I was told I "popped" by a couple different people around 23 or 24 weeks.
Does it really matter though? I wore a bikini at the beach at 18 weeks and looked very pregnant to me but totally not obvious to anyone else, just like I ate too much! I don't think people really pay that much attention to be honest.

@jholler25: I feel your pain slightly. I don't live in a beach town, but the women in Dallas take immaculate care of themselves and dress accordingly.