Short mommies - question for you!

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Short mommies - question for you!
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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 7:19am

Hi ladies ~


I just had a quick question and maybe it is absolutely ridiculous, but does being short make you show earlier?

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 8:21am

YES! I am not quite 5'1" and I have always looked as if I was carrying twins while pregnant. When I came home from my first appt and announced I'd only gained 3 lbs my DH said, "REALLY? Because your belly is HUGE!".

The rough part is going to come down the road though.... breathing becomes quite difficult early on because all of your organs are squished in such a small space. Now, no offense to you tall girls because I know breathing is hard for you too, but even my taller girlfriends agreed that they has less trouble than I did. But the good news is that you'll run out of room in there and your baby will probably not want to stay any longer than necessary (my first 2 kids were early while my taller counterparts have all had late babies... but that's just MY theory!).

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 8:22am

Hi. I'm 5'4" and I couldn't zip my pants after 8 weeks.

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 8:39am

I am the same height and yes, I do think the shorter your waist is the earlier you show. With my son, I showed pretty soon and I lost weight during that pregnancy. With this one, I am showing much earlier than most people. So, you probably will get a tummy early. Good luck.

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 9:31am

hi Bonnie,


After reading all these posts I don't think I'll ever show!! I'm 5'9" :)

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 9:51am
Hi Bonnie-
I am 5'5" -- so not as short as you, but I show early. I do think height has a lot to do with it. Also, for me-- I have a little bit of left over baby fat that lays low on my tummy when I'm not pregnant. It's easy to hide-- just a little bit of a pooch from all the stretching the babies have done! But when I get pregnant again- my uterus pushes that pooch out and up, so my belly has a roundness to it as of about 8 weeks! So, I am already showing!! It's crazy! We're not telling everyone that we're expecting yet and yet it's a little hard to hide when you show early! LOL!

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 10:00am
I am the annomoly...I am 5'2" and it take forever for me to show.
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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 10:57am

Hello Bonnie,


I am 5'2", I started out 25-35lbs overweight and I am 7w1d, I feel fatter, my belly looks like it is sticking out further to me, some of my pants are getting tighter, my DH says my belly is sticking out a little and I have gained a whooping 6lbs.

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 11:41am

Hi, Bonnie - My BF is the same height as you. She's looked like she's 6 months pregnancy probably from day 1. The baby has no place to go but out in her tiny body!

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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 2:50pm
I am another shortie - 5'4" and show very early as well.
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Wed, 11-09-2005 - 3:51pm
Im 5'1.. and With DD I didnt show until almost 24-25 wks~!~ So I dont know.. This time I dont see me showing too early either~!~ So i guess it depends.. I have found that around me.. Taller people show earlier~!~


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