When do you start showing pregnant?

#Baby bump revealing your baby bump tends to stretch and become noticeable when in the second trimester. Dressing your body accordingly and expecting more bump growth changes is the only way to embrace your bump.


Most women look forward to having their baby bump revealing while others don’t. There are many factors that determine when your bump will start to show as well as its size; your body size and the baby’s weight. This is the period that most women look forward to changing their wardrobe as well as flaunts their bumps in photo shoots. The period at which the pregnancy tummy starts to show differs in all women. There are some that tend to have a big bump in their second trimester and others in their third trimester.

Below is what you need to know about the development of the pregnancy baby tummy.

When does a pregnant women’s tummy start to show?
The baby bump develops and reveals between sixteen to twenty weeks, this is the second trimester. Depending on factors such as genes and other things you may even start showing in your third trimester.
Signs that your baby bump is about to show;

•    Stretching of the abdominal muscles
•    Growing out of your clothes
•    Feeling a stiff impact when you bend or squat
•    The lower part of your belly becomes hard

Important things you should know about your baby bump

1.    Once your baby bump starts to show, it grows very fast making the skin around your
Belly stretched and stiff, this is what that causes stretch, marks after giving birth
2.    The baby starts to move and fidget when the baby bumps starts to reveal
3.    The vertical line that lines on your tummy is very normal, it tends to fade off after giving birth
4.    Your belly button becomes more revealed as your baby tummy grows bigger.
5.    The baby can hear your voice and other sounds while still in the womb, this is because the brain is usually developed
6.    Making movement on your baby makes them happy while sticking in the womb. At some point, they communicate back by kicking
7.    As your tummy grows bigger, it makes it difficult to engage in activities, you may also develop stomach discomfort problems such as heartburn.
8.    Your tummy will still appear big and sagging after you give birth. It takes body exercises, the right diet, and using fitness equipment to get back into shape.

How to dress your baby bump

•    Do not shop more than you need, remember that you will be experiencing different tummy growth changes each trimester
•    Understand the right occasions to dress on clothes that reveal your baby bump
•    Learn to replace your clothes once you outgrow them, forcing yourself into tightly fitting clothes may look bad on you
•    Purchase clothes that can fit in all the trimesters
Myths about pregnancy bumps
•    A big bump shows that you are carrying a big baby and vice versa
•    Having a high bump means that you are having a baby boy and a low bump shows that  you should expect a girl
•    If the tummy appears stiffer, the mother is expecting a baby boy
•    When the baby bump appears oval, the mother is expecting a girl