Wondering Why

My sister looked several months pregnant by about week six or seven. It was her first and she only had one in there. She was short and small framed and just carried straight out in front almost immediately.

Your uterus says "Hey I recognize what's supposed to happen" and then it starts growing like crazy. I've had 2 children, but 4 pregnancies and by this last pregnancy my body immediately started poking out. It could be twins, but if they don't run in your family then it's unlikely. Good luck. :)

Your womb has been stretched before with 3 prior kids, so like a rubberband, it's not going to get back to original size b4 kids..Also, you might be just bloated

This is normal , you show much earlier with each pregnancy and it doesn't mean you will be abnormally large towards the end or twins , it all evens out. I have 3 kids and with #3 I looked obviously pregnant with a small bump and was wearing maternity clothes by 10 weeks.

I popped out at 8 weeks with my second and there is only one baby in there! This early your outside appearance doesn't have a lot to do how many babies you have in there. Congrats on the pregnancy!

I'm not really sure, but I know that I was showing a lot earlier in my second pregnancy. My mom had four and she said it was more pronounced each time. She was a nurse and figures that each pregnancy relaxes and stretches the muscles that support the uterus a little more. She didn't think that it NEGATIVELY affected them, but certainly they "knew" what was going on a little better each time and relaxed into the familiar pattern a little earlier each time.

Maybe she's right....I don't really know, but it's as good an explanation as any. :)

Girl! I feel your pain. I am 10 weeks pregnant and look like I am 4 months, in maternity clothes already and everything! I do not have twins and asked my doc if I am so huge because of the number of pregnancies I have had and he said most definitely! In short your body is just accustomed to what to do and your muscles are ready to go. No worries.

Congrats and good luck!

I know they say you show earlier but can I just say that during my first trimester I sometimes had severe bloating that made me look HUGE. It could possibly be gasses? OR maybe twins :-) Wouldnt that be a surprise.

I have a friend who looked like she was 6 months along by the time she was 3. But then she didn't look a lot bigger for most of the pregnancy. Baby was growing normally and was normal weight at birth (single birth). It was just that her body remembered what to do (this was her 3rd) and maybe some bloating and first and how the baby was laying.

Have you been to the OB yet? Mine usually does an ultrasound on the first pre-natal, to make sure there's a heartbeat and baby is in the right place. Discuss all your concerns with him, he knows how to check for twins.

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well for me at 6 weeks I looked 3 months and I was having twins but I looked way big 2 years later with just my daughter. I will say with her after the first couple of months it evened out and I didnt look as big.

Yup...like the previous responders said...your body just naturally remembers the process and responds sooner (sometimes 'much' sooner). With my first I didn't show at all until halfway through my 6th month, with my second I swear I looked like I'd swallowed a soccer ball before my 1st trimester was even done! :)