Random question *bigger ladies help*
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Topic: Random question *bigger ladies help*
Posted By: Sixpence
Subject: Random question *bigger ladies help*
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 12:36pm
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Hi ladies, I am just wondering whether someone has is experienced or is experiencing the same as me.
I am currently 29 weeks pregnant and weighed about 85 kgs (size 14 - 16) prior to pregnancy. My stomach has never been picture perfect due to various gyne surgery's and I have always had a pesky middle roll on my stomach that has left a crease. I am concerned now that I am pregnant that the crease is not disappearing and the baby (boy) is sitting so low. Does the crease disappear so I can have a beautiful pregnant belly or just multiple rolls! If anyone is strange like me  I would love to hear from you.
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 12:38pm
I would think by the time you near the end of your pregnancy you will fill out and have a lovely pg bump  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 12:50pm
| Yeah I think you will fill out as bubs gets bigger. My belly certainly got very round in the 3rd trimester |
Posted By: Sixpence
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 12:59pm
Thanks for the reasurrance ladies! Lets hope so as currently I feel like I have two seperate stomachs and having a desk job I feel so squashed 
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Posted By: Sixpence
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 1:01pm
| Just slightly off the topic, how much does the baby grow between 29-30 weeks? What weeks have the biggest growth spurts? TIA |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 1:04pm
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Sorry to be a downer but I never got the lovely bump the other ladies got, I was really bummed about it as I wanted some belly photos but it just looked silly Don't remember about growth spurts sorry. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Sixpence
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 1:06pm
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Thanks for your honesty Leah. It does suck because I keep seeing loads of beautiful pregnancy bellies around town and I just look fat!
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Posted By: RubyG
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 1:34pm
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Sixpence - I am 25 weeks and have exactly the same thing. It is starting to be less noticeable - but no chance of my belly button popping out at this stage!! lol A friend of mine did fill out her bump more when she was about 34 weeks ish. Once you get to 100 posts you can see the photo pages and there are all sorts of shapes and sizes which will make you feel better! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Clozzie
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 2:07pm
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I know exactly what you mean - I couldn't wait to get rid of the 'second stomach' look and have a proper rounded preggy belly. Alas, at 31 weeks that still hasn't happened, although the crease is becoming a bit less noticable.
My baby was lying transverse (across my lower stomach) which I don't think helped. He has now moved around into more of an up and down position which has helped the shape a lot and I've had quite a few comments on how much bigger I look now (in a good way!) |
Posted By: Sixpence
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 2:10pm
Whew there is hope then! I suspect my baby is lying transverse as well, I must ask the sonographer at my next scan.
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 2:52pm
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Hi Sixpence - I was really worried that I would just look FAT and not pregnant, but I did eventually look pregnant! Before getting pregnant I was a size 18/20/22 - so the risk for me was that I would just look like a whale the whole time... Here are some pics taken when I was 32 weeks - I had a strange shaped bump (kind of square) but dont think I looked too bad...
(Excuse the delightful stretch marks!) I am sure that you will wake up one day and realise that you have a beautiful bump!
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 3:27pm
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I'm the same as simsam with pre pregnant size and can't see the 2nd belly at the moment but you can def see my belly button which is usually weeelllll hidden
------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: Sixpence
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 3:40pm
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Thanks for the gorgeous belly shots ladies but mine still looks a bit bung compared to both of yours! I must take a photo and post it to show you what I mean about the dreaded roll
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 5:48pm
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sorry I forgot to say that Im 37wks in the photo and this is the 1st one I have taken and the shape being one of the reasons so you still have time - I did dream about having that beautifully shaped baby belly but the want (and age need) came before worrying about losing weight. Your baby will move up as it gets bigger and I'm sure it will fill out whatever space is available. I am also vertically challenged so baby had to pop out sooner or later!! lol ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: Lanata
Date Posted: 10 February 2009 at 6:14pm
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Hey there, my friend is the same, she didn't really start to be noticeable pregnant till this year, over 30 weeks, but it's different for everyone. I wouldn't worry about it though. Just make some off hand remarks about pregnancy brain and the "clumsy pregnant lady" and you might find people might have thought you were preg but too scared to comment ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 8:24am
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I weighed 81.5 kg pre pregnancy and I am definately looking pregnant now at 31 weeks. If you see my bump naked though you can see the wobbly bit at the bottom of it... that bums me out.
I just push is out of the way for naked belly shots LOL. As for growth spurts my bub had a massive growth spurt at around 24 weeks and was measuring 26 weeks but it has slowed down and seems to be back in line now. I dont know if there is a "normal" time for growth spurts.. at this stage they start to grow at their own pace I thought... -------------   
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Posted By: M2K
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 11:21am
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Awww, maybe due to your previous surgerys it may stay take bit longer to 'pop out', hope it does though because I know what you mean about seeing other preggy bellies and then looking down *gulp* haha
Im 100kgs!! aaargh, I have popped out slightly, but then I also feel I look like I have just eating all the pies, I have stretch marks already grrrrr, but ah well ------------- 
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Posted By: M2K
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 11:25am
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My partner also wants to do pregnancy portraits later on, and Im more worried bout the marks on my belly (if they are starting now, hate to see what they will look like in a few months time!) than my stomach size as my boobs are huge and are more of a distraction hehe.
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Posted By: Sixpence
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 12:57pm
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I guess thats one thing I can be thankful for, the lack of stretch marks at the moment! But no doubt they are on their way
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Posted By: littlestar
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 1:36pm
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Hi - so sorry to threadjack ...
but seeing as the larger ladies are in here - where do you go for pregnancy clothing in larger sizes? I'm an 18 normally and I don't want to wear some ugly tent of a frock when I get larger. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: M2K
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 1:43pm
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heya littlestar
I was kinda wondering the same thing, I am size 16 (am tall) but can't fit my normal clothes as my pants are tight round my stomach now, so I wear skirts but did buy some maternity cargos from the warehouse which you can adjust the sides to suit as they have an elastic band and are so comfy. im hoping they will fit til the end hahaha or is that just wishful thinking -------------
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Posted By: RubyG
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 2:03pm
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Pumpkin patch stuff is much roomier than JK or egg.
There was a tread on plus size maternity clothes a few months ago. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sixpence
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 2:14pm
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I have just brought a few pieces of plus size (16) clothing from places like Farmers and Glassons.
We are lucky that most of the styles lend themselves to maternity clothing at the moment. I would loathe to be pregnant over the winter as I think clothes shopping would be a lot harder. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 9:59pm
I never lost the 'second stomach' with Maya or lil miss, I did with the gremlins but my bump was still kind of square, like SimSams in shape but muuuuuch bigger  . I was really bummed about it with Maya coz I never really looked pregnant till I was full term but it bothered me less with lil miss, maybe coz I got to have the big bump with the gremlins.
As for maternity clothes, my best buy was a pair of sz 18 JK bootlegs that were the only pair of pants that still fitted me by the time the gremlins were born, they fit great and were nice and comfy. I also loved my PP jeans, also a sz 18 and I was more like a 20 at the time I got preg. With lil miss I was a 22 pre preg and found K and K's hipster cut pants were great to go under the bump and they go up to a 24, and they also do some really comfy trackies and some tops fit a bump. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 10:05pm
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I got some good comfy clothes from PP (outlet store in Westgate), some Mummy Tummys jeans that came right up over my bump, and some good solid pieces from Kmart. I bought lots of comfy tunic style tops from Warehouse too.
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 10:13pm
This isn't the best pic, but this is 28 weeks with lil miss, you can see the dent in the middle...
And this is 30-odd weeks with the gremlins, you can see the funny shape... 
And my square belly at 36/5 just before they were born... 
------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 February 2009 at 10:16pm
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LOL that's my fave black JK pants in that last one too ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: littlestar
Date Posted: 13 February 2009 at 8:04am
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Thanks everyone for your advise about the clothing! I feel far more relaxed about it now I know there are things out there!
(again sorry for the threadjacking!!) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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