Beginning to worry about how big this kid actually is!

[Quindin]

This is my belly today, Juky 4th, 1 day before my EDD.

Ok, I don't have what to compare to because I don't have any friends IRL who are term, and the ones that I remember had cute preggo bellies.

So be honest: comparing to other bellies, is mine my freakishily huge? It does FEEL like it... Everybody that sees me walking down the street seems to think so too, and stare at me like I grew two heads

Oh, and it is also ALL baby when you palpate! Which makes me worry How big is this baby anyway???
Did anybody else have a gigantic belly but then did not have a huge baby?

[gossamerwindweb]

With my last pregnancy people stared at me like that. I was massive. People were constantly asking if I was having twins. She was born at 41 weeks and was 7 lbs 12 oz. This time my belly is on track to be the same size or bigger... and I don't know how big he is but I would guess it won't be over 10 Lol! Of course, do remember that the more children you have the bigger your uterus gets.

[georgiegirl1974]

My belly is not that big, and it wasn't with DD either. She was 6.15 at 40 weeks, and my OB estimates about the same with this baby. However, I see lots of pregnant women who are way bigger than me who are only about 30 weeks. I think that some women just carry differently.

You look awesome by the way!

[rjruiz_415]

You do look pretty big But you also have alot of kids, and can't that make you look bigger?

[Avani]

This is me with my sixth, feel better

[lindsayjean]

I honestly think we all just carry our babies differently. My sis in law had a really big belly like that and gave birth to an under 7lb baby and I had a lot smaller belly at term (actually I was nervous it was too small!) and gave birth to an over 8lb baby. I think some of us just tend to carry it all out front like you and others of us (like me) hide it more somewhere.

Plus, even if he/she is big... you're body is MADE to birth that child! I know someone who had a home/water birth with an over 11lb baby and didn't tear at all

Hoping your little one decides it's time to come into the world soon!!

[Quindin]

Originally Posted by Avani

This is me with my sixth, feel better

That's more like it!!
Thanks for sharing your "multipara" belly pic! Makes me feel much better!

You look awesome by the way.

[Mama_Michelle]

You both look beautiful! I am much bigger this time than either of the two previous times. Every baby is carried different, at least that's what I keep telling myself. My last one was 9.1 so I hope this one is not bigger than that (or, at least, not too much bigger!!)

[learnlovebe]

You both look SO beautiful!

I don't have any belly pics from when i was term w/ ds, but I was told waaay too much how big i was. Ds was 9lbs 10 oz at 39 weeks.

I feel like right now, with supposedly 3 weeks to go, I am as large as I was then. I measured at 40 weeks this week (when I was 36 weeks 3 days).

Then there's still that u/s I had last week, a little voice keeps whispering in my ear- if that was right on- your little one is now almost 8 lbs 11oz, if I go to term she'll be 10 lbs 3 oz (estimating 1/2 lb weight gain a week). I want a healthy baby, but I'm not necessarily going for the biggest baby of the month award either!

[mamatolevi]

DDC crashing.

You look perfectly beautiful.

[askew]

You look amazing!

[ATruck]

wow- you look awesome! I love your belly

Avani, too- you both look wonderful.

[Spring Sun]

I had a good friend who was even bigger than that onher due date (she was indian) and her baby was only 5 lbs, so you never know....

[an_aurora]

Awwwww : You do look big, but not freakishly huge I carry my babies small but I still look enormous!

Did you photoshop that or is your skin on your belly really that perfect? I'm jealous

[Quindin]

Originally Posted by an_aurora

Awwwww : You do look big, but not freakishly huge I carry my babies small but I still look enormous!

Did you photoshop that or is your skin on your belly really that perfect? I'm jealous

I can't PhotoShop, but OF COURSE I retouched the stretchmarks away This is my 6th baby - I have a map from the belly button down!

I just used the same picture I sent my relatives earlier today after they had been asking to see my belly. My cousins sometimes take too much joy in picking people apart and finding something to criticise/compare, and I did not feel like having to listen about my stretch marks today

Nah, it does not look natural but at least it hides most of the evidence

[an_aurora]

I was wondering; it's a very shiny tummy

[Quindin]

Originally Posted by an_aurora

I was wondering; it's a very shiny tummy

Actually, as to the shine it IS in the original too - but with strtchmarks on top.
My skin gets so sretched out, that it looks all shiny and almost transparent in places when I am pregnant. It is weird: like a balloon you blow too much, right before it pops, KWIM?

Strange stuff!

[tracymom1]

Quindin and Avani, you both look beautiful! Of course your bellies are a little bigger than average - you both have lots of babies already! Looking back at pictures from my first pregnancy, I am MUCH bigger in the belly this time around. NONE of my maternity clothes from last time fit me. And this is only #2!!!

[koalove]

yep, thats a big belly!! LOL! it looks like mine! people love to comment on it nd yeah, its embarassing at this point to go out because everyone stares. ide say you are on the big end of the spectrum right behind me!