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Q: Will my upper and lower belly ever round out??? Do any other bigger ladies have this problem?

I was obese (5' 10", 215 lbs) before I was pregnant and have already gained 40 pounds at 23 weeks and 3 days. I hate that I still have a "top" and "bottom" belly instead of a nice round bump. The middle is starting to round out and I have new stretch marks there but I wish it was a nice round bump. Anybody know if and when this will finally round out?

This question was asked Nov. 22, 2012 4:14am
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Answered by lavena3 - Nov. 25, 2012 6:18am

hey i am on my 3 baby and at 31 weeks almost 32 i started at 349 and have lost 25 lb since i got prgo the baby is growing and i dont have the perfect bumb but knowing that she is ok and growing is what truly matters wish i had the cute bumb too

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Answered by bjcallen - Nov. 24, 2012 2:57am

I not only want the cute belly, I want the pretty glow woman get. I feel like I just look fat and miserable most of the time lol.

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Answered by labakies - Nov. 23, 2012 7:34pm

Thanks ladies! It's nice to know that I'm not the only one out there not sporting the pefectly round little bump. Hopefully I'll round out a bit the further along I go but I guess it doesn't really matter...being healthy and doing what's right for me and baby are the most important!

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Answered by a member - Nov. 23, 2012 7:29pm

I am about 5'8" and 195 lbs (overweight - I wear about a size 14/16) and carry a lot of that extra weight in my belly. With my first pregnancy, I certainly did not get the perfect, cute baby bump that many of my slimmer friends got, but I did notice it rounding out more as I got farther along. I was never able to wear the type of maternity clothes that really hug your bump, but I did manage to find some looser, more flow-y tops that kind of skimmed over the bump and made it look rounder. It's all about finding maternity clothes that flatter your figure, just like with regular clothes!

It is hard not to be jealous of moms with good figures and perfect bumps, but try to focus on being healthy and doing what is best for your baby and that is way more important than how you look! Plus, look forward to breast-feeding; it helped me drop 40 lbs after baby was born! Good luck!

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Answered by a member - Nov. 22, 2012 12:45pm

im only 5'3 but im 215 pounds, Im 33 weeks pregnant and my belly started to round out, but i still have a nice mushy part on the bottom,,,if i wear the right clothes it looks nice and round, but i have to say i am jelous of those tiny first time moms with perfect little bellies.

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Answered by monroezelda - Nov. 22, 2012 11:58am

I was 13 stone at my 7 week check up and I am now 28 weeks and haven't been weighed since, so no idea what I have put on. I am 5 foot 9 and I was in uk size 14 before pregnancy and around a size 16 to 18 now my belly still hasn't rounded out properly. but with my first pregnancy I was a size 18 second and third 22 and with them 3 it did round out, so in a nutshell I have been much fatter and got a rounded belly with this one I am slimmer and dont have a rounded belly, so weight doesn't seem to affect it for me.

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