When does a woman's pregnant belly start to show?
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A lot of women want to know when they’ll actually start looking pregnant during their pregnancy. In the beginning, you just feel a little bit bloated and people may think you’re putting on a few pounds. And actually, I was so excited when people started asking me if I was pregnant. I took that as a compliment, because then I actually looked pregnant, not just like I was gaining weight. Everyone starts to show pregnancy at different times. It’s largely dependent on a couple of different factors – one being your pre-pregnant size, how many kids you’ve had, and also you’re frame. The more kids you’ve had, the sooner you may start to show. And also, if you’re tall, then you have more places for the baby to hide in, and if you’re short, then the only place for the baby to go is out, so you may poke out a little bit sooner than a taller woman.
Around 20 weeks, you’ll notice at your prenatal appointments that the doctor is measuring the size of your belly. He’ll measure from your pubic bone to the top of the uterus, and this is called the fundal height. This measurement should match your gestational age in centimeters. So at 20 weeks, you should be about 20 centimeters. And as your pregnancy progresses, they’ll continue to watch this, and if there’s ever a large discrepancy, like your belly is measuring abnormally small or large for your gestational age, then they’ll send you for an ultrasound to find out if it’s actually the size of the baby, maybe the amount of fluid surrounding the baby, or just the way you’re carrying the baby. If there’s any issues that need to be addressed, then they’ll take care of those at that time. If you have more questions for me in the future, feel free to ask them on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/IntermountainMoms, and recommend us to your friends and family too.
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