MIL says I'm big already!

You are beautiful! Hopefully your MiL said this in a loving way but you are absolutely normal for 17 weeks. A smaller or bigger bump is normal as well - your body experiences pregnancy and growing in its own way. If she makes you feel uncomfortable tell her as she might not be realising the effect her comments have. Or ask your partner to advocate for you and make sure she is more sensitive about her language throughout your pregnancy.

That is a gorgeous and very normal-sized bump. Also, I LOVE your dress. 😍

You look great. Everyone shows differently. I think I would have been petty and said something that implied that at least my bump was a baby.

thats because back in her day they didn't gain any weight and they thought that was a good thing...which by the way, it is not. you are beautiful 😍 don't allow those comments to change how you feel about your body. your baby is growing healthy and strong and that is all that matters.

Oh honey. You are definitely not big.... I was ginormous at 18 weeks. Yours is perfect!

I wouldn’t worry too much, I doubt is was coming from a negative place. She’s probably just shocked because me and most other people I’ve seen don’t really show at 18 weeks, so maybe that’s the case for her. I’d be happy you have a bump! I was so upset through my whole first pregnancy that I had no cute bump to hold 😅

You look so good! I hope I look as good as you. I’m 11 weeks 🥹🤍

Totally normal!

Ignore her. You look amazing and fantastic.

girl you look amazing , i was about the same at around that time , i got mixed responses that i was big and that i was small , everyone’s different , im 4’11 and my boyfriend is 5’11 so for me my son was big but he was only 6 pounds 9 ounces and 20 inches long , i hate that the older generation thinks we need to be 90 pounds with a tiny waist to be beautiful , times have changed and beauty has a different meaning now , not to mention they don’t have room to talk bc to us they aren’t all that beautiful either 😂 they love to throw in our faces ‘i was 80 pounds when i got pregnant’ well now look at you betty , diabetes , hair loss && you’re about 20 pounds overweight