Early pregnancy... a few questions?

Question

Haha... yet another pregnancy question! Believe me, I'm full of them! I am around 7 weeks and a few days... first pregnancy... young and healthy :) I was wondering (although I know it's different for everyone) when did you start to show with your first pregnancy? Is it true that if you are more lean you will show sooner?

If I am not yet experiencing any morning sickness... is this a good sign that perhaps I won't?

At exactly what stage can you tell the s*x of the baby? I have researched this, but suprisingly found many different answers! Some feedback?

Thanks :)

Answer 1

I was very lean before I got pregnant, and I started showing really early on. It was noticeable to me around 10 weeks, but to everyone else about 12!

hopfully you will be lucky enough to elude morning sickness, but I began my morning sickness around 6 or 7 weeks and it lasted for 10 weeks! It was awful too, all day, everyday! No relief, and then one day it was gone.

Dr.'s usually schedule a sonogram when you are around 18 to 20 weeks. Where you can find out the gender. This is your "half-way" point where they want to check to make sure the baby is growing at the proper rate, and to make sure everything with baby is going smoothly. If you get one sooner, it is normally because the Dr. wants to check something out. The soonest that I knew a person who found out the gender was when she was at 15 weeks.

I doubt that sunbathing or snorkeling would hurt your baby. But when you go see the Dr. tell him/her that you went snorkeling and where you were, because some foreign waters contain bacteria that might be unsafe for baby.

Don't worry about missing those few vitamins. Just try to get your habit going, it may take time. They are important, but your baby won't be harmed if you forget a few here and there.

Good luck and Congratulations; you have a long road ahead still, but believe me it goes quick! Luckily we have YahooAnswers to help us through it...lol

Answer 2

Everyone starts showing at different times.  I had a friend who is real tiny and she did not start showing until she was 6 months.  Her belly all of a sudden popped out.  I know some people who started showing at 2 months and  I started showing around 4 months.

You can tell the s*x of the baby at 16 weeks.  Most Drs like to tell the s*x of the baby closer to 20 weeks.

For my first pregnancy, I started craving beef around 7 weeks.  For my 2nd pregnancy, I did not have any cravings.  Some people don't start craving foods until the 2nd or 3rd trimester.

Forgetting your prenatals are ok! They are more for you than the baby.  The baby gets all the nutrients that it needs from you.  So the prenatals are just a way of putting them back in you.

Answer 3

Haha! I was the same as you when I was 7 weeks. I had a billion questions! It is true that if you are leaner to begin with, you show earlier. I started showing a little at 15 weeks. I have an average body size, but my tummy was flat b4 this. (Not muscular or anything)!

It is probably a good sign that you won't have morning sickness if you havent yet. Most get it at like 5 weeks. I didnt get it at all and still havent and Im 22 weeks now. However, some people don't get it until 12 or so weeks.

The earliest I've heard of anyone finding out the s*x was 16 weeks, but that's not typical. Most doctors like to wait until you're 19 or 20 weeks. You like can't miss it by then!

Snorkeling ad sun bathing wont harm your baby. Unless you are tanning in a tanning bed, you are fine. The vitamin E from the sun is actually good for preggo women!

As for the vitamins, you are fine! Its good that you are taking them at all. Tons of women don't even take them at all! I take them every night, but i've missed a few nights here and there, it's no big deal!

You should get the book "What to Expect When You're Expecting" it's the preggo BIBLE!! I LOVE it! It has TONS of info, pictures, answers, and advice! Congrats!!