Bump shape, baby kicks, odor

Hey lovely ladies!

Just wanted to ask if anyone else is relating to what I am feeling currently. I am plus size and have a B shaped belly, I am almost 21 weeks and my bump doesn’t look like other bumps and it’s made a me a little self conscious.
Also I haven’t felt any kicks and barely any movement and i’m not sure whether it is to do with my extra abdominal weight I already had prior or not.
Last thing i’ve noticed is that my armpits are having a smell even though I do all the same hygiene practices and showering i’ve been doing forever, the odor is stronger than i’ve ever experienced. Is this normal?!

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I'm 20w4d and have no bump fr either and I hate it bc I want to actually look pregnant and my arm pits have been the same, I changed to dial bar soap and a new deodorant that I reapply often! You may have an anterior placenta or sometimes people can't feel kicks until closer to 24 weeks!

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I'm plus size to and the lack of a baby bump has gotten me down also!

My little boy likes to sit down low, so I feel him when he kicks down low, but not when he moves up higher (I have a friend though that started feeling it around 25weeks, she has an anterior placenta)

My other bummer is that because this is our rainbow baby, I was really looking forward to doing something cute with paints on my belly... but I got a blood clot about 2 weeks ago, so now my stomach is all bruised because of the twice daily injections!

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I also have a b belly and am self conscious about my shape but am trying to embrace it. I switched to using my husband's deodorant because I smelled so bad, so you are not alone!

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I’m 21 w 4 days and am starting to have a bump but I have a b belly and still have the indent on my belly button. hoping it will go away I wasn’t showing at all about two weeks ago but I’m feeling more optimistic now that it’s getting it’s form! I think being plus size makes baby kicks harder to feel as well I started really feeling them like a week ago. Body odor is normal! My last pregnancy I smelled a lot and grew hair in new places. Odor went away hair did not.

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I’m plus size and also have b belly I’m 22 weeks I do have a bump but to make me more confident about it I use a belly band I got off Amazon that helps shape it If you’d like I can send you the link :)

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I didn’t realize it was anonymous here’s the link if you are interested!!!
https://a.co/d/jlf3mlV

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Pre-pregnancy I never ever ever smelled!!!! I got pregnant with my first and began to stink just like my husband!!! It went away a few months after birth and now I’m stinky and pregnant with #2. Again I smell just like my husband! So weird!!

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