How far along were you when you started showing with #1? I know everyone varies, just curious!
I tried to group weeks just so it wouldn't be the world's longest poll 
(Do/should I break it down better or further?)
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I had a small bump at 17 weeks but it wasn't an obvious pregnant belly until 20-21 weeks.
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Hmmmm... I don't remember. Looking back at my bump pics, 17wks but it was more obvious around 23wks.
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Um... Like 20 weeks. Thats when I looked pregnant and not just fat.
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By 18-20 weeks, I really started to look pregnant. I pretty much knew there was no hiding it when one of the lawyers asked my boss if I was pregnant.
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We want to tell both families in person. Problem is, we won't see my parents until Thanksgiving and DH's parents until Christmas. I'm hoping I can wait that long. I'm worried about having to reveal at work before then and also keeping it off FB... (Clearly I'm putting my cart before the horse right now...)
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Strangers started asking when I was due at fifteen weeks. I have a very short torso and showed early.
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Early, but I have a very short torso which helps. By 12 weeks people were commenting on a regular basis and asking due date. By 8-10 weeks I couldn't wear my normal pants, even with a bella band - had to get maternity pants.
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To strangers and/colleagues = 20weeks
To family = 14w
By thanksgiving you'll only be like 13-14w? No one at work will notice before then.
By the way, even at 20w, I could've hidden it with the right clothing if I wanted to.Worst case scenario, you could deactivate FB from thanksgiving-Xmas
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Around 21/22 weeks... No comments from strangers until about 27/28 weeks
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@TurtleDoves: Phew! Thanksgiving will involve a wedding and bathing suit so there's no hiding it at that point! Thankfully with fall approaching, I can layer clothes more, wear scarves, etc. I work with three moms of two so I worry they may be a bit attentive... I think I'm going to deactivate FB or something - maybe my wall, require tags be approved, etc.? I would hate for a family member to be dumb...
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wait what????
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I felt like I started showing around 16/17 weeks, but it wasn't until this week (I'll be 20 weeks tomorrow) that people have started to comment on it. Still no stranger comments. So, I'd say I REALLY started to show just now at 20 weeks!
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@LindsayInNY: yeah be careful! I liked a baby related Fb page and didn't realize it was public! My mom called to let me know and I cracked down on my FB settings until we were ready to make a public announcement!
I was super bloated around 9-10 weeks and needed stretchy pants, but didn't start showing until I was closer to 18 weeks.
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@LindsayInNY: wait, you're pregnant? Congrats!!!
I was bloated really early on and my boobs grew by like ten weeks. But i didn't have a bump until around 16, obvious closer to 20.
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Up until 25 weeks, I didn't look pregnant and I hid it really well (if I wore a tight shirt though, I got comments like, "due any day now?")
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Around 16/17 weeks I think it started popping out and looking like a pregnant belly and not just flub.
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@lioneyes: @Foodnerd81: Just found out on Sunday so still super new/recent!!
@Mrs. Jump Rope: Ugh, stupid FB! I hate liking things for that reason. Definitely won't be doing any of that! I'm fearful someone will tag me in a post or something.
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@LindsayInNY: I wa only worried about my dad saying or doing something dumb on fb so I specifically told him not to say anything until I did. He seemed offended but kept quiet.
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@Foodnerd81: If it were just my immediate family, I think I'd be less worried, but it's a matter of keeping it from extended family at the wedding (still small but what if someone tagged a photo or something stupid?). Plus if I have to reveal at work or something? I'm sure I'm totally making a big deal out of nothing right now...
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I think it depends on your definition. I was bloated and showing to me and my husband around 11 weeks but not to others closer to 16
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I could see a belly starting around 12 weeks, but it wasn't until about 15 weeks that I think anyone else would have thought I looked a bit thick around the middle. And I don't think a person just looking at me would have thought "pregnant!" until around 18 weeks. I'm pretty short, though, so there's really nowhere for the baby to go but out!
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@T.H.O.U.: I was trying to figure out how to define it... I'm assuming DH and I will be able to tell sooner. I guess showing enough that it takes some effort to hide? I don't want to get to the point where my boss and coworkers start wondering...
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@LindsayInNY: DH noticed about 10 wks. Family around 15-16 weeks. Strangers around 20-21 weeks.
The first thing everyone noticed were my boobs. My tummy wasn't too big a deal because my boobs gave it away.
Congrats!!!
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I'm short and petite, and swear I could see a noticeable bump by week 12. But, I probably just looked like I had a big burrito for lunch.
I think it was pretty obvious to the general public by week 20.
ETA: Con-freaking-grats!
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I popped a bit at 16 weeks, and looked undeniably pregnant at 21 weeks. I started wearing maternity pants around 9 weeks because I was so bloated.
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Around 20 weeks.
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21-22 weeks
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Around 11 weeks I could tell the top of my tummy was starting to bump out. But to anyone else except DH, maybe 17 weeks?
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I popped at 15 weeks. The bump started showing under my clothes.
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Had to say. I've been bloated since day 1 which made me look pregnant the whole time. I'm 17 weeks and definitely showing for real but I don't know when I made the transition. Lol
I put 12-13.
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I'm on the smaller side, so people who know me could tell around 8-9 weeks! I needed a Bella band then, too. To the general public, probably 14-15 weeks. Congrats!!!
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I was about 13/14 weeks when I started to show, but I'm really short (5'0") and I have a short torso. There was nowhere for it to go other than out!
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I'm still not showing at 19 weeks... just look a bit thick in the middle. I don't think I will show for another 4-5 weeks due to how tall I am and the fact that I have a long torso.
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@LindsayInNY: I told work first, my MIL at Thanksgiving and my family at Christmas. I found out that my grandma was secretly thinking, "Daaaaang, *Espion* has really let herself go!"
Soooo, it took past 22 weeks for me to look pregnant and not fat, lol!
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@LindsayInNY: I think it depends on your body type. I'm really petite so I had a significant bump at 12 weeks.
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For people who knew me it was sooner, but I wasn't obviously pregnant to strangers until around 24 weeks with my first.
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My face rounded out right away with #1, it didn't with my 2nd though. But I had people guess around 7 weeks just because my face looked so different. By 12-14 weeks I'm pretty sure most people who knew me would have strongly suspected. By 16 weeks unless I was wearing winter wear it was probably pretty obvious to anyone who gave 2 looks.
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@LindsayInNY: I just changed my Facebook & DH's so no one can post to our walls. I will change the settings back once we are ready to share. We ended up telling our parents over FaceTime. I would have preferred in person but I just needed to tell them. I have been so sick that I think symptoms may give me away before a bump! Fx this is NOT the case for you!
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Around 24-25 weeks is when I started showing with my first. It was still a small bump (I didn't reach that yes, she is definitely pregnant stage until 28 weeks) but those who knew me could start to see a bump around 24 weeks. I'm tall but have a super short torso, so it should have been sooner, but my midwife said I had very tight abdominal muscles and I'd likely be on the small side my whole pregnancy (I was).
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