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Bump or bloated?

So im 7 weeks pregnant and my partner is convinced im further along as i have a hard to hide bump. I am a petite girl and always thought id show promenantly but this is my first pregnancy and its just so much more than i was expecting!!! Is this normal or do i have to mentally prepare myself that im further along or carrying twins????

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Might be completely wrong and all bodies are different in pregnancy but I started showing very early on. I was convinced I was further or carrying twins but I’m having a perfect sized little boy. Everybody told me I was bloating but it never went only got bigger. But yeah I was the same! Xx

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Every body is different hun, don’t worry about it too much. I’m petite as well and I hardly showed, my friend - same size - showed really really early.

They will estimate how far along you are by little ones size during the scans. If you can’t wait, book a private one 😊

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Very likely just bloat.

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I’m 6 weeks and I’ve got this aswell I’m guessing it’s just bloating but I keep thinking same if I’m further along than I think xx

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U look further along and bloat doesn't start at pubic bone to boobs. That's a good bump , I'd say closer to the 20w end

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You will not be showing at 7 weeks

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Most likely bloating, mine looked like this at the same time. I just treated it as a little baby bump until it disappeared 😅 x

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The bloat is real at that point! I didn’t show with a proper bump until I was over 20 weeks, but everyone is different! If you want to hide it still then I’d stay away from tight fitting stuff like leggings!

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I'm 5'1 and have been showing since around the 7 week mark with heavy bloating since the 4ish week mark. I'm (almost) 30 weeks now and have a huge round belly that I adore. People have been joking (or not) asking me if I'm sure I'm not having twins since I started showing because it was so early. Ignore the comments, embrace the beautiful belly 💙

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Bloat, your uterus isn’t out of your pelvis yet but it will be in the coming months!

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Yeah I’d say bloated, happened to me too.

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Hi student midwife here .. is this your 1st or 2nd baby ? As can make a difference to how quickly you "show" are your sure of your last period date too ? As that will help determine how far along you are :)

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I bloated really early and actually started wearing maternity jeans at 7/8 weeks, I was really unprepared for it as no one mentioned it as a pregnancy symptom. All my dates etc were as expected and I now have a perfectly healthy baby girl (:

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I have heard you usually do show more on your first but some people say otherwise. I wouldn’t worry though, once you have the baby you might even miss the bump

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It is bloating, I had the same and thought I was massive. You will start getting a bump most likely in your 2nd trimester, unless you're pregnant with twins or triplets then I can imagen you'd show earlier on x

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The bloast is real!!!!! Everyone said I was showing at 7 weeks, looks like this too, but it was just bloat. It stopped being so intense around 12-14 weeks and then I didn't looks pregnant at all until now at 23+4 weeks when I look the same as I did at 7. Bodies are weird!!!!!

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I was so bloated at 7 weeks too then it went and bump arrived by 12 weeks

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I was rather petite and with all three of my pregnancies I got huge!! But my babies weren't huge. They just wanted the space I guess. 🤷🏽‍♀️😂

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I am petite and small 4ft 11 🙈 i am a bloater anyway and i have had serious bloat that gets worse throughout the day its not painful or anything im approx 11 weeks and i feel the bloatingness is wearing off now but throughout the day my belly will just expand with the amount of food im eating. I would say its totally normal dont worry x x

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I am 8 weeks and look 20 weeks 😂

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Yes I'm the same I'm 8 half weeks n look 5 months and it's bloat but I've also got hard bump too
X this is my 4th n I've always shown very early x

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I’m 9 weeks and feel like I have a small bump already, but also not sure if just bloating

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It’s all bloating mine was so bad with my last baby I had an early scan as non of my jeans fit at 5 weeks

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Bloated I was bloated around 7-8 weeks for couple weeks it goes back to normal
Till late second trimester u notice

This happen to me though I knew was bloating secretly I was hoping for twins or to be more further long lol but when I went to my scan I was few days behind then forward lol n with one baby no twins lol 😂

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Most likely bloat... My boyfriend said the same thing when I was only 6 or so weeks along😂 I'm petite, but have always had a bit larger of a belly, so most people never questioned my slight extra bloat. I'm now 17+4 and still look about 20-25 weeks pregnant... lol. Just remember that every body is different!

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That happen to me and I was pregnant with twins! lol

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Probably just bloating ... although twins would be fun 🤣💕

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I'm currently 10weeks3days still have bloating. When I was 6/7 weeks I went for food with my partner and the waitress knew I was pregnant, she thought I was 5 months pregnant. I have had an early scan and only the 1 is in there x

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I looked pregnanct early on from bloat, but once I turned 16-20 weeks I KNEW I was showing and it wasn’t just bloat.

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Plus you have water retention so some people just have more water then others and like everyone else says.. everyone’s body is different

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I'm 9 weeks, and have a bump, but it's 100% just bloating (progesterone causes a lot of bloating, it's super normal) because of location--baby is still only in my lower abdomen, I can tell where from where the doctor does the ultrasound, and my bump is higher up. Definitely in my digestive system, not my uterus, lol.

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I’m hearing you! I am 8wks along with my 4th (and a 13 yr gap between pregnancies) and I am thinking I’m so bloated but it’s honestly already showing

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I was told by the obgyn that it's bloat up until I believe 13-24 weeks

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Wow you’re 7 weeks and showing! Lucky lol I’m 19 weeks and barely showing

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You may have something called a tilted uterus and it’s just basically when the baby sits more to the front of the Stomach opposed to the back of your stomach

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Bloated.
I was pregnant with twins on my 3rd pregnancy and didn't even sort of show until 12 weeks

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I don’t have a bump and I am 14 weeks

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Bloating is common. Your stomach is basically getting ready in all sorts of ways so Id figure it would pooch out automatically and it did with me im petite as well

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