From how many months can you see the baby bump?

General information about the baby bump

Most women are familiar with this: no sooner was the pregnancy test positive than the mother-to-be stands in front of the mirror and asks herself: Can you see anything? The first changes will soon appear on your breasts. The nipples become larger and darker, the breasts tense and reacts sensitively to touch.

The stomach, on the other hand, remains unchanged in the first few weeks. At most, if you are very slim, you will already see a slight bulge from the beginning of the third month. After that lays the infant rapidly increasing in weight and length. Until the end of your pregnancy The fertilized egg cell the size of a pin's head turns into a three to four kilo heavy and on average 50 centimeter tall baby.

As a mother-to-be, you also put on a lot of weight. At the end of your pregnancy, you weigh an average of 11 to 15 kilos more. One kilo each is accounted for by the uterus and amniotic fluid and 500 grams for the placenta. Your blood volume also increases, going from five to 6.5 liters.

The growing life in your belly and your weight gain make themselves felt in your girth. Your core is becoming more and more plump and usually exceeds the 100 centimeter mark. For slim pregnant women it can be only 90 centimeters, more powerfully built women or expectant mothers who are pregnant with multiple births can also be over 130 centimeters.

The shape of the abdomen and the distribution of the abdominal tissue also vary. Whether it is more of an oval or a round ball, the belly only to the front, or all-round pillows - everything is normal. In the last trimester of pregnancy, some women occasionally show strange bulges. Your child is now doing gymnastics exercises in your stomach, stretching arms and legs that bulge forward.

Overview of Belly Growth During Pregnancy

For medical professionals, pregnancy does not last nine months, but ten months. It counts from the first day of the last period. During these 40 weeks of pregnancy (SSW), your stomach changes only slowly at first, but changes continuously from the fourth month onwards.

The baby bump during pregnancy

Month / week of pregnancy (SSW)	what is happening in the stomach?	optical change in the abdomen
1. Month / SSW 1-4	The fertilized egg embeds itself.	The belly is unchanged.
2. Month / week 5-8	The fetus is 10-15 mm tall and weighs 2 g.	The waist gradually disappears, the stomach mostly remains unchanged.
3. Month / week 9-12	The fetus is the size of a kidney bean. The ultrasound shows the heartbeat, arms, and legs.	The belly grows in width and upwards.
4. Month / SSW 13-16	The unborn baby weighs around 100 g and is 10-12 cm tall. If the location is favorable, the genitals can be seen on ultrasound.	The belly grows slowly forward into a small ball.
5. Month / SSW 17-20	The uterus is the size of a honeydew melon. The baby reaches 15 cm and 250 g. Usually the first child movements can be felt.	The baby bump can hardly be hidden.
6. Month / SSW 21-24	The baby weighs 500 - 650 g and reaches 20 - 25 cm. Important brain structures develop.	The belly grows significantly forward in batches. The first stretch marks are often visible and the navel can bulge outwards.
7. Month / SSW 25-28	The kilo mark has been reached and the baby is over 30 cm tall. The child needs space and pushes the mother's organs to one side.	The belly sits under the ribs.
8. Month / week 29-32	The baby's stomach becomes tight. It weighs around 1800 g and measures around 40 cm.	The abdomen is approaching 100 cm or more. Many pregnant women gain a pound a week.
9. Month / SSW 33-36	The fully trained child weighs around 3 kg and is approx. 45 cm long. The baby slips into the pelvis, usually with its head down.	The belly hits almost to the breastbone. At the end of the 9th At the month of the month the abdomen sags and becomes more pointed.
10. Month / week 37-40	The lungs mature - the baby is ready for birth. By the due date, it will get a little bigger and build up fat reserves for the birth.	The waist size increases a bit.

From how many months you can see the pregnancy is different

In general, it is not possible to say exactly from how many months you look pregnant. With loose clothing you can hide a lot up to the fifth month. How it looks underneath depends on various factors. The most important factors are your height, physique and weight gain during pregnancy.

The torso is longer in tall women. This gives the baby more space to spread out between the breastbone and abdomen. In addition, if your hips are a little wider, then the belly will not be noticed until the end of the fifth month. Even with voluptuous women, the baby first cheats its way under the love handles.

Petite women, on the other hand, cannot hide the fact that they are pregnant for long. If you are very slim and short, you may notice the first part of your stomach as early as the beginning of the third month. To outsiders, however, it looks more like you've eaten your fill.

Your weight gain during pregnancy is also critical to your waist size. Many pregnant women are happy that they can finally eat to their heart's content and gain weight accordingly quickly. But be careful: while you shouldn't be dieting while pregnant, you shouldn't eat for two either.

Other factors affecting pregnancy visibility

The condition of your abdominal muscles also plays a role. In the case of untrained muscles, the abdomen arches forwards faster than in the case of pronounced abdominal muscles. So if you are more of the sporty type, your stomach will stay taut longer in the first few months of pregnancy.

Every woman has a different connective tissue that is more or less elastic. If the connective tissue is weak, the outer layer of skin is flaccid - typical for this are cellulite (the so-called "orange peel") and the appearance of spider veins and varicose veins. As a result, the abdomen gives way more quickly during pregnancy than with tight connective tissue.

Women who have multiple children can confirm it: With every pregnancy, the belly grows faster. This is because the connective tissue is pre-stretched from previous pregnancies. You will therefore recognize a pregnancy more quickly than a first-time mother by the growing curves.

Even with a multiple pregnancy, you have to expect that your belly will be visible after two to three months. More children inevitably need more space in the abdomen. The uterus expands earlier and the placenta that supplies the children becomes larger. Depending on your stature, you may need your first maternity pants in the third month.

On the other hand, the birth weight and gender of the child do not play a role. Babies are of different sizes and boys are at the same time birth usually a little longer and heavier. But the thesis that a big belly indicates a big baby belongs to the realm of pregnancy legends. It is also an old wives' tale that a girl's child's mother tends to open up all around, while a clearly protruding belly announces a boy.

Baby bump memory ideas

In the stressful everyday life with a child, pregnancy is quickly forgotten. Keep the time to your ever-growing baby bump. You have various options for doing this:

Measure your waist circumference regularly with a tape measure and record the data in a pregnancy diary. In the beginning, once a month is sufficient, in the last third of your pregnancy it is better to measure every two weeks. Because now the spherical tummy is growing in batches. If you like, you can also record your thoughts - your anticipation for the child, but also your worries and the troubles of pregnancy.

Have your stomach photographed regularly. To do this, stand at the side in front of a wall. So you can clearly see the growing scope. Wear a tight-fitting top or nothing at all for the photo session - one arm over your breasts hides too much bare skin.

It's easy to spice up these photos. Write the respective waist circumference with a felt pen on a large cardboard sign that you hold into the camera like a number girl. It's also funny if you have your plump stomach painted with finger paint for the photos. Your partner or the baby's siblings will be delighted with this campaign!

Stick these photos into the diary or turn them into a picture gallery for your home. Complement the photos with the ultrasound images that your gynecologist takes during your pregnancy. This is also how you can see what it looked like in your stomach.

An original reminder of your pregnancy is a plaster cast of your stomach or the entire upper body including your breasts. In the inexpensive version, you can use medical plaster bandages from the pharmacy. Before plastering, cream the stomach with a thick layer of petroleum jelly or milking fat - this protects the skin and does not pucker when the plaster of paris is removed. In stores you can also get expensive sets including acrylic paints for painting the imprint.

In addition, keep some pieces of your maternity clothing. Above all, the extremely wide trousers from the final stage of your pregnancy are a great reminder of your round belly. Once you've got your figure back in shape, you'll find it hard to believe you've ever gained that much weight.

It cannot be determined exactly from how many months your pregnancy is visible. Too many individual factors play a role here. At the latest from the 6th It's been the month - your "other circumstances" can no longer be concealed.