I was just reading online that around your second trimester you get certain pains from stretching. I think it was called round ligament pain. It feels like sharp pains or dull aches. And it usually means you are about to start to show. Well I am newly 13 weeks I started to get what I am assuming are these pains. I figured they were pregnancy related I just didn't know what they were. They weren't in my belly more my pelvic area.
Yesterday I had my 2nd prenatal appointment and we heard the baby's heart beat. I didn't know where the baby was in me obviously lol.. but he put the Doppler right around where I had been feeling these aches. And got the heart beat right away.
Any way. My question is does this mean that I should start to show over the next few weeks? He told me at my September 9th appointment they would measure my belly. But right now there's nothing to measure!
Update:Ill be 16weeks and 4 days next time I go.
So hope I will have something to show for it!
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Everyone is different but I slowly started to show around 14 weeks I stopped vomiting around 15th weeks had appt at 12weeks i weighed 127 and just had appt last week 16weeks and weighed 130 lol i definitely have a belly and know the pains your referring to i have them pretty well every day since last week im now 17 weeks. There not painful really just uncomfortable and I feel really heavy there in the pelvic region everyday my belly seems to get a little bit bigger too.
So yes you will probably starting getting your real baby bump and it will just keep getting bigger! lol
Congrats! and Good luck...I go for my ultrasound sep 14th (21 weeks) and have appt with my dr. the next week Ill find out what im having!!!
Getting round ligament pain is not a sign that you are going to show. I had some ligament pain in early pregnancy due to my cervix and uterus expanding. The pains you are having could also be from your cervix or uterus as they are in a huge growth spurt at this time.
Hang in there, you will start showing in the next few weeks. People could tell that I was pregnant by 15 weeks.
Good Luck and Congrats
well i actually get those pains alot. I think about 3 weeks ago and I am showing alot. My brother-in-law said i was all fine one week then the next week i had a huge belly. People can tell I'm pregnant and I am only 14 weeks and 2 days. It will start soon just hang in there.
They're not really an indication of when you're going to show, no. I've had them since 5 weeks...
Round ligament pain is just the uterus stretching and the organs around it making room. Yes, it's from your uterus growing but a lot of women get them and still don't show until they're at least 20 weeks. It all depends on your genetics and your body.
usually we start showing around 16 or so weeks but many earlier and some later it varies
it doesnt necassarly mean you will start to show its just the inside are stretching and you will start getting those pains every once in a hwile all thru out pregnancy....so if you start to get them now you will continue till hte end of pregnancy.....its a way that your body accomidates your baby and growing belly and all your organs moving around in there
Even if you do not show they still measure. I didn't show until about sixteen weeks and I was measured at thirteen weeks. It also depends on your body figure when you start to show.
You will see in this next month that you will start to show.