At what point during pregnancy do women normally start to show?
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crazyinlove
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There is no exact number, as each woman is different. Many women experience bloating around 6-8 weeks of pregnancy, but this usually goes down. The typical protruding belly usually begins to develop in the second trimester (3 months and on). However, this may only be noticeable to the woman and those close to her, until later on in the pregnancy. In my experience, a woman only begins to look very obviously pregnant around 6 months and on. Keep in mind however, that this is for first pregnancies. Women who have already given birth before often begin to show a little earlier in subsequent pregnancies, because the uterine and stomach muscles have been stretched. This calendar gives you a look, week by week, of the size of the fetus and an idea of how it can impact the size of the mother's stomach: http://pregnancy.about.com/od/yourbaby/a/pregcalendar.htm
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Hi Ive just gone 16 weeks and i still look a little bloated but havnt developed any sort of bump as such.Is this normal? When is it that i will start to get a real baby bump?
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