Does anyone else feel like they’re carrying quite small? I’ve had my 20 week scan and my baby is totally fine and in the normal centile range, but people keep telling me I barely look pregnant!
I’m 5ft 9 so maybe height is playing a role but with my first I felt like I actually looked bigger! 21 weeks today
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Hey, I'm 22 weeks yesterday and I'm the complete opposite, I feel huge 😅 is this your first baby? With my son I felt like I was tiny, I remember feeling like people couldn't tell I was pregnant until I was around 30 weeks 😅 so much so a colleague at the time said to me at 27 weeks 'you're not as big as I thought you'd be' 😅 also, I think gender has a part to play and placenta location xxx

im 5ft8, this is my second pregnancy and i feel like im massive this time😅i didn’t show til closer to the end with my first so its crazy to me, im 22+2 now, i think it all depends on if its your first etc, as you dont always show straight away to what people can see!

W my first I wasn't noticeably pregnant until about 24 weeks. I'm only 5'4 lol. Especially your first, most people don't show for a good while and they usually 'pop'. I'm currently 20 weeks and I definitely have more of a bump but not nearly as much as I thought honestly 😂

I'm 5ft8, 19 weeks, first pregnancy, and it totally depends on the time of day for me! I do have a small bump in the mornings but feel a lot bigger at night. Unless I'm wearing something tight you probably wouldn't be able to tell if I was pregnant either.

I also feel massive, but this is 2nd time round. My first measured off the charts and I barely showed, 2nd is measuring 35th centile and I'm bigger than I was at 30 weeks last time 😅
Ooh interesting about placenta positioning, mine is anterior so might be why I’m carrying smaller too!
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Does anyone else feel like they’re carrying quite small? I’ve had my 20 week scan and my baby is totally fine and in the normal centile range, but people keep telling me I barely look pregnant!
I’m 5ft 9 so maybe height is playing a role but with my first I felt like I actually looked bigger! 21 weeks today
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