Bloat!
All these photo's were taken a couple of hours after breakfast, so no cheating by taking them just after I'd gotten up when my stomach is at it's flattest!
So I'm not showing yet - just have a thickening waist!
Bloating During Pregnancy — What Causes It
It almost seems that your jeans start to feel snug as soon as the pregnancy test comes back positive — and you can thank the hormone progesterone for that puffy phenomenon. While progesterone is essential for maintaining a healthy pregnancy (it is, after all, the pro-gestation hormone), it also triggers that oh-so-delightful trio: bloating, burping, and farting. Why? Progesterone causes the smooth muscle tissue in your body (including the gastrointestinal tract) to relax. This slows down digestion, giving the nutrients from food you eat more time to enter your bloodstream and reach your baby. That's the good news. The bad news is this slower metabolism can cause bloating.Bloating During Pregnancy — What You Need to Know
Sorry, but that ate-too-much feeling you're experiencing is likely to get worse as your uterus keeps expanding and pressing on your stomach and intestines.
When will I start to 'look' pregnant?
Whether it's because you are excited about being pregnant and want to show off your bump, or you're self-conscious about looking pregnant in front of family, friends and workmates before you're ready to break the baby news, don't expect to see any visual sign of a bump much before your second trimester (after 13 weeks). Indeed, you might not show a great deal much before your 16-18 week scan or check up.
Because women are all shapes and sizes, and in different states of physical fitness, it's hard to pin an average on when the bump will start to show, but the uterus will begin to noticeably get bigger at some point around 12 to 14 weeks pregnant for most mums-to-be.
However, before your bump is visible to the rest of the world you will notice a subtle difference – a button on your jeans that won't do up now, or certain dresses just don't fall right anymore. This is because the uterus is growing and begins to rise above the level of your pelvis. Its position is slightly higher on your torso and this, combined with its shape means you don't simply get a bigger tummy hanging over your waistline.
All these photo's were taken a couple of hours after breakfast, so no cheating by taking them just after I'd gotten up when my stomach is at it's flattest!
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