Second Time Around... - New Iberia,LA

I got really big with baby #2 in the beging but it slowed down. I was as big as I was going to get by my 6th month...

S., I showed faster my second pregnancy too. I didn't find out I was pregnant til around a month both times, so you can imagine how I felt! lol "Am I just gaining a lil tummy or do I need a pregnancy test" lol As long as you haven't already started "eating for two". Try to get a prenatal yoga or something like that and remember to eat healthy for the baby and you should be fine. Some gain most of the weight and size they are going to early on, maybe you will be one of those? :)

1st one - didn't show until month 6.
2nd one - looked 6 months pregnant in month 3!!
3rd one - LOOK OUT!!! Pee'd on stick - looked prefectly normal... waited five minutes, checked the results... POOF... went in search of my maternity clothes!!!!

Congratulations! Yes, it is common to show much faster. Your uterus already knows what to do...stretch and make room for the baby!

With my first I felt like it took me FOREVER to show. I was easily at least 4 months along before I remotely looked pregnant. Now I am pregnant with my 2nd and at 9 weeks I already see a bump and pants that I got for Christmas are fitting tighter than when I got them.

My close friend just had her second baby and she said she started showing at 6 weeks. It really annoyed her because other people thought she was much further along than she was. Hope this helps!

Congratulations S.!! I am 32 weeks pregnant with my second child and it's been 8 years since I've been in this boat! I had a little bit of a tummy when I got pregnant this go around at 28 as opposed to the teeny adorable body I had at 19 and I can definitely tell the difference in how quickly I showed! I think I used it as an excuse to pull out the maternity clothes early too! My doctor said that as we get older and with each pregnancy our uterus can drop causing us to carry a bit lower and show faster. I didn't show much with my first until I was almost 7 months and I could swear that people could tell when I was just 2 months this time! Of course, some of that was wishful thinking but by 4-5 months I was definitly larger than I was at that point with my first. Throughout my pregnancy people have thought I'm 1-2 months further along than I am and now I hear "You're about ready to pop!" and I have 2 months left! So, no worries...you seem to be in good company and not at all abnormal! Much luck in this pregnancy...remember that no two pregnancies are the same and this will be just as much of an adventure as your first! Blessings on you and your family!

I showed earlier with my second baby and my sister in law showed superfast with her second too. I personally think that your muscles "remember" that they need to loosen up and do so earlier.
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!
God Bless you

I seemed to show much earlier with my second child (Bryce). I think they OB told me I was pregnant and then there was the bump. You have to remember that each pregnancy is diffrent.

Good luck to you.

I definately showed faster the second and third times around, but I just found out why. I'm not in any medical profession, but while I was reading advice from another mom about how to get rid of the baby belly, this book came up. It's called "Lose Your Mummy Tummy" by Julie Tupler, R.N. and Jodie Gould. When your abdomen stretches during pregnancy, a separation of the muscles occurs in most women, and if it doesn't repair itself, it makes subsequent pregnancies show sooner. The book is great and it tells you some safe exercises you can do while pregnant and after. She also has a website www.maternalfitness.com
good luck with everything!

WOW S. - you sound just like me! I'm also pregnant with my second and I also have a 4 year old girl. But to answer your question, yes, I showed a lot faster with this one too! I'm about to begin my 16th week and look like I did at about 25 weeks last time!

It is natural to show sooner the second time around. Even if you were able to get into the shape you were before you had your first one, the first pregnancy stretches every thing out. It doesn't hold together as tightly after the first one so the muscle having more elasticity tend to expand differently then they did before. You are totally normal, and you do not have a weight problem.

Just wanted to let you know I am also pregnant with my second. I am only 7 weeks and already showing. Some of my "fitted" jeans are no longer fitting so well. I read somewhere it is because your muscles in your stomach are not a tight and tone as they were when you became pregnant with your first so they cannot hold it in as well. It is like elastic that has been stretched. Congrats and good luck.

With your second you will generally show earlier than with the first. The first time around, your uterus was stretching and figuring out what it needs to do slowly. This time around it since it has already been stretched out once, it will take less time to stretch out and make room.

Oh yeah, it is normal for sure! I showed much quicker with my second as well. Your body already knows what it is suppose to do....your muscles (althought it was 4yrs. ago) are much more relaxed after the 1st so again, with the second....they will stretch at a faster pace. Hope this helps. Good luck!

S.,

I found that I definitely showed sooner with my 2nd pregnancy. I guess it's because those abdominal muscles have already stretched once so there's not as much resistance. As far as weight goes, I gained less with my seconed pregnancy because I stayed more active. I see you have a 4 year old so I'm sure she keeps you busy so you will probably be more active as well...good luck to you on your pregnancy!

I think it is our heads a little bit when we find out that we are pregnant. You do show faster the sencond time around, but only a month into it I would be skeptical. I found that with my second I "let it hang out" faster b/c I had the pregnant excuse.

Ditto!!! Just wait till number three.......lol!