How Soon Did You Show with Subsequent Kids?

[Polly]

Everyone tells me you "pop out" faster the second and later time around. How fast did you show?

[Lori]

Thomas was my first, but I didn't show for a while. I think I was in the sixth month when people started being able to tell I was pregnant. But, once I started showing, I got big really fast. It felt like I went from people looking at me with that "Is she pregnant or did she just gain weight?" look to looking at me with that "I hope she doesn't sit next to me because her water is going to break any minute" look in the span of a few weeks.

[boosmama]

same as lori...i didnt show with my first until 6-7 months, than exploded over days around 34 weeks..

with this baby i started showing around 22 weeks but have steadily gotten bigger from there...i would still think im smaller at almost 35 weeks now that i was with my first pregnancy. I havent hit that point where you explode just yet.

[Beka]

With Chase I was still in school right up to 6 months+ and then when I had her a few weeks later I'd run into people from school who were genuinely shocked she was mine as other than the people we'd told people just didn't realise and we were at that horrid catty "put on weight and the world notices" stage of high school too - evidentally I dressed to hide it well.

With Jude I gave birth to him and over half of the parents in Chase's class had no idea I'd been pregnant until i turned up with a stroller LOL I got to 22weeks+ before I even had to give up my regular jeans.

With Dyl everyone assumed it was baby weight, no one but those we told realised as i kept myself to myself but I was showing alot earlier but again dressed well to hide it.

With Loki I made it to around 14 weeks before the world and his dog was noticing i was most obviously pregnant

[Mary]

I am not really sure when I started obviously showing. I spent a lot of time simply looking fat and not necessarily pregnant. I think I was more toward the six-month mark before it became a clear preggo belly, rather than my looking like I'd just had too many beers. ;)

[Kristi]

Gosh I didn't show with Dylan til I was about 6 months along and my belly was pretty tiny the entire time. It was a bit bigger with Caleb but not too much. I started showing about 5 months. With Isabella i just blew up :giggle I started showing before 18 wks or so and got much bigger than either other time.

[Tobye]

With Ally, my third, by the time I was around 14 weeks, I no longer had any semblance of a waist and none of my pants would button.

[Christal]

With my first I showed at 6 - 7 months, then exploded lol

With Josh I was showing at 3 - 3.5 months.

[freebiemom]

Each time it seemed like it was earlier and earlier. Probably by 4 months with the last two.

[Jejune]

I started showing with Liam pretty much the moment I got pregnant. I got a little bigger early on with Nora, but took longer to blow up.

[Kristen]

Earlier each time, for sure. With Zoe, my last, I was pooching by 8 weeks or so(although medical wisdom says that's just bloating).

[Christine]

I know by the time I got to my fourth pregnancy, I looked about 6 months pregnant at 14 weeks. It amazed me how fast I popped out!