i know that the bump begins later with the first, but curious when did you start showing with lo #1?
i'm 10 weeks and definitely cannot wear my regular clothes without being a bit uncomfortable. just can't wait to begin showing and not just look like i'm getting pudgy over the holidays.. just dying to look pregnant already!! 
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
I think around 8-10 weeks I was super bloated. I had to takes wedding rings off!
I didn't have a visible bump unt after my 20th week, though.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
I think by 10 weeks I felt like I had a bump, but to others I don't think it was obvious. Around 18-20 weeks it was starting to look like I was pregnant.
GOLD / squash / 13576 posts
I'd say around 13 weeks. I'm very short and petite, so I showed early.
grapefruit / 4187 posts
I could tell a difference starting at around 8-10 weeks, but it wasn't visible to others until around 14 weeks. Some people were even shocked when I told them at 17 weeks, but most of the women in my officer were kind of like "I knew it" when I announced at 13 weeks.
cantaloupe / 6791 posts
I was about 14 weeks. I'm petite with a short torso, so it had to go somewhere!
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
I felt like people could see early, but I didn't really show obviously until after 20 weeks! before that it looked just like a little bloat/food baby.
pear / 1639 posts
I think a little before 20 weeks I felt confident people could tell it was a bump and not just a big meal!
I told my students at 18 weeks and most were in shock.
pomelo / 5326 posts
People I knew started noticing at 15 weeks and by 17/18 weeks everyone could tell. I think I was in maternity pants by 12 weeks though.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
I basically stopped being able to wear my pants immediately because they were so uncomfortable! I just moved to a bigger size though, didn't get my first pair of maternity pants until week 12. I noticed my bump on myself around 9 weeks, but I think it was closer to 13 weeks before other people concurred that they could see something. but that was only people who knew me beforehand and knew/were looking. I got my first comment from a stranger around 18 weeks, but I'm 23 weeks now and some people still don't notice.
pomegranate / 3314 posts
About 20 weeks, but I'm tall so I think that bought me extra time.
pineapple / 12793 posts
Strangers started commenting on my pregnancy at 16 weeks. I have a very short torso and showed very early.
nectarine / 2527 posts
I didn't really start showing until around 26-28 weeks so it took a while and I'm 32 now and it definitely shows now
pomegranate / 3580 posts
I couldn't wear my regular pants pant 10 weeks either. DH and I could tell by 10 or 11 weeks but to others (who knew) it was noticeable around 14-15 weeks. My first comment by a stranger was around 18 or 19 weeks.
pomegranate / 3383 posts
Different people noticed at different times. People at my gym noticed my belly at 5-6 months but co-workers didn't notice until 6.5-7 months (sorry...I can't remember it in weeks!).
cantaloupe / 6086 posts
same on the pants, but actually looking pregnant and not fat was a while. for example I went and had a physical with a new doc around 19 weeks and she couldn't even tell I was pregnant (vs just pudgy I guess). I'd say between 5-6 months? definitely by 6 months.
watermelon / 14467 posts
I stopped being able to wear regular pants at 9 weeks but popped between 20/21 weeks.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
I started wearing maternity pants pretty early bc the bloat was so uncomfortable. Plus, it helped accentuate a baby bump vs looking frumpy.
GOLD / pomegranate / 3688 posts
I got super bloated right away and nothing fit for several weeks. Around 12 weeks, the bloat went away and I had my body back. I started showing at 15-16 weeks and really popped at about 22 weeks.
clementine / 849 posts
I had to start maternity clothes at 14 weeks, but I didn't have a visible to others bump until 18 weeks or so.
pomelo / 5469 posts
To me, around 14wks--to anyone else not until maybe 20wks. But to anyone that didn't know me, I could have just looked a bit overweight until maybe 30wks.
pomegranate / 3565 posts
Like others I was SUPER bloated starting early at around 6 weeks where clothes were already fitting tight. Plus I'm short so I popped early. I would say by 12 weeks I was strictly in maternity pants. Those make it look more like a bump versus just pudgy. I probably really popped at around 18 weeks.
persimmon / 1273 posts
I was showing a little bit by 19 weeks, but could still hide it until 23 weeks. I think baby had a growth spurt between 23 and 25 weeks though, because I'm obviously pregnant now. I was in maternity pants at 15 weeks though, because they were far more comfortable.
pomelo / 5073 posts
I was in maternity pants by 8 weeks. Here is my 13 week bump and 21 week bump. I think it popped around 20 wks.
eggplant / 11408 posts
About 14 weeks! Well that's when my friends and family could tell. I don't think I had a bump that defied the "did she just get fat?" questions from casual acquaintances until about 19 weeks or so. Strangely, complete strangers started asking me long before coworkers did!
bananas / 9357 posts
I didn't look noticeably pregnant until 20 weeks. I did wear maternity pants much sooner than that since I was so bloated.
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
Around 20 weeks but people did not notice I was pregnant in public until 27/28 weeks. Just for personal reference, I'm 6'0" with a long torso so I hid it pretty well.
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