hi there, i started 2 show early with my little boy, but if it is worrying u call ur midwife , u never no u could be further on or it could even be twins. good luck and let me no how u get on. xx

i was starting to show at 8 weeks with my little girl. but my midwife said that its normal for the first baby. so all i wore were smock tops and baggy bottom jeans so it just looked like i was wearing baggy clothes rather then actually being pregnant.

Hi there- even though we had been trying the reason i did a pregnancy test was because none of my clothes fitted around my stomach! I will have been around 5 weeks pregnant at the time and by 8 weeks i was convinced everyone knew as i had a small bump... I told a few and even though i thought it was obvious they didn't think there was that much difference (and these guys are brutally honest!)due to the new loose tops i had been wearing- so just wear whatever you feel happy in (buy yourself something new-even if you only wear it a few weeks)and try and keep the smile off your face! I am now 5 months gone and look like I'm about to drop!!!! Good luck xx

Hello there, i was the same at nine weeks, was getting bigger already with my first, fortunatly, i think most people knew at that point, we couldn't keep it quiet as we had been trying for nearly two years, we just had to tell everyone! i'm now 12 weeks and 4 days and getting much bigger, even though i'm actually losing weight which is strange as i'm eating twice as much and usully put weight on just looking at a chocolate bar! got my first scan tommorrow, should find out if theres one, two or the possible three in there,(twins & triplets run in my better halves family alot) that might explain why i'm so big and losing weight! cant wait! kezza, how did your scan go hun? how big are you now?! Vanessa.

I had the same problem. I'm also Diabetic, which doesn't help. I was very small before I got pregnant and the bump was clearly visible but didn't want to tell anyone until after my 12 week scan. I just wore smock tops, baggy tshirts and anything that wouldn't draw attention to my stomach. New Look do a great range of maternity wear that is fashionable and not too expensive. I bought a size bigger than I needed as you have buttons and elastic to extend on the waistband.

Patterns of growth throughout pregnancy differ from women to women and can be hard to predict or class as ‘normal’ so try not to worry. The good news is that with the current fashions including smock-like tops and low-cut jeans that will fit under your bump it’s easier to keep your bump quiet for a bit longer.

hi. im 9 and a half wks preg with my first baby, and i seem to be massive! i want to keep it quiet until ive had my scan on the 25th july, but i dont no how much longer im going to be able to, as nothing fits and i look obviously pregnant! is this normal?