r/interesting • u/IshigamiSenku04 • 1d ago

This woman never had a baby bump throughout her pregnancy MISC.

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The baby was totally fine

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u/Brittamas 1d ago

So this is how those "I didn't know I was pregnant" stories happen! It's wild to me because my body builds an Olympic sized swimming pool when I'm pregnant.

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u/likelazarus 1d ago

I’m 4’11” and with pregnancy #2 I had a very visible bump starting at 8 weeks. I remember being excited to tell my students I was pregnant and the general consensus was “Yeah, we know. Look at you.”

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u/AthenaP 1d ago

Also 4'11" yeah there is no up and down. Both babies went way out.

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u/AshRT 1d ago

I’m 5ft and had twins! There was no where for either of them to go.

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u/DPetrilloZbornak 1d ago

Meanwhile I’m 5’3 and didn’t show with my twins until I was 7 months and even then many times my stomach would be completely flat depending on what time of day it was. I’m not tall but they still find plenty of space to hide!

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u/petitenurseotw 1d ago

Holy smokes, I’m 5’ and wow. I can’t imagine 😭 never been pregnant though

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u/One-of-Three103 1d ago

I’m 5’2” and was the size of a house when preggo, and both boys were avg size (7-8lbs)

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u/BotBotzie 1d ago

I know a lady who is 5ft, very petite overal and had two pregnancies you might notice month 8 or so but honestly my belly bloats more on my period than her belly grew a bump. And i dont have severe bloating by any means.

They weren't twins but still I always wondered where the hell the babies were exactly. Her baies were a bit small tho, compared to the norm. Edit: small when born. Their growth curve before and after is totally normal and as older kids they are normal sizes.

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u/Round-Astronomer-700 1d ago

My mom was 5'2" and she was so big they thought I was twins. I was just 11+ lbs(idk my exact weight, shoot me), I don't have any siblings😆

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u/jnovel808 1d ago

My mom was 4’11” tall and 4’9” around with me and my twin.

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u/MissSwat 1d ago

I'm 5"3 but my torso is very short because of my fused spine. Pregnancy was not a fun timeon either occasion, although I didn't start showing until six months for baby number 2!

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u/Brittamas 1d ago

Same here! I joked that my kids were already trying to get as far away from me as possible

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u/frankylovee 1d ago

I’m 5’10” and I have dreams (nightmares? lol) about being pregnant and looking like the woman in the vid!!

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u/Wedoitforthenut 1d ago

I ran into a friend from HS a few years after and congratulated her on her pregnancy and asked her due date because she looked visibly pregnant after being so tiny in school. She got extremely upset and walked off crying as she said she isn't pregnant she's just fat. Its been ~12 years and I haven't seen her again, but I also learned to never assume a woman is pregnant based on looks.

Note: To be fair she had just had a baby like 1 month before I ran into her. She just hadn't shed any baby weight.

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u/MotorPineapple1782 1d ago

A month out the uterus is still enlarged. They warn you you’ll look about 5 months preggers right after delivery. A month out it’s getting better but I was DEF still solidly wearing matenity clothes at that point

Not to use the hormonal excuse but she still probably had some post partum hormones that weren’t helping

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u/alexiawins 1d ago

I remember my mom telling my dad after my brother was born “it took me nine months to get to this size; you’ve gotta give me at least nine months to get back to how I was” lol

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u/CarelessStatement172 1d ago

I plan to try to take these comments in stride; when was I due? A month ago! But I imagine her hormones were not helping her at this point.

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u/Typical2sday 1d ago

Yeah I’d hope hormones, bc I’d just chirp what you wrote and laugh so hard. I was mistaken for pregnant once when those gauze-y empire “waisted” flowy shirts were popular about 15 years ago. I thought it was fun, my husband hated them. Some client lady asked about me being pregnant and I just died laughing and said “no! Just an unflattering shirt I won’t wear again!” Lady was mortified but it was funny to me. Needless to say that shirt got packed away!

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u/K4nt0s 1d ago

Had to be hormones. I was literally wearing maternity clothes for months after birth. I was not actively trying to lose the weight, and also became a SAHM so my activity level plummeted just leaving me in pooch limbo. The only reason I'm sure I wasn't asked was because my daughter was glued to me.

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u/Wedoitforthenut 1d ago

I felt terrible and really regretted saying anything.

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u/elismatcha 1d ago

Don’t feel bad, it happens, and it really is a bit tricky to tell when a woman has just given birth like everyone’s mentioned. Don’t be too hard on yourself, we live and learn

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u/Zorgsmom 1d ago

My best friend is 5'1". When she was pregnant, everyone kept asking her if she was having twins or triplets. Her baby went straight out. Our other friend is 5'10" & she barely showed until she hit 8 mos. In the end, she said she didn't even have to buy maternity clothes, she just kept her jeans unbuttoned. Genetics are wild.

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u/AttitudeNormal1204 1d ago edited 1d ago

Same happened to me. Until 8 1/2 months. Suddenly I "popped." The overnight difference was wild. I ended up with only 5 stretch marks but they're no bigger than a fingernail and they're all below the bikini line.

Editing to add that, while I was on the delivery table, my dr warned me that my baby will probably be no more than 5 lbs judging on my belly size. My daughter was born weighing 7 lbs 6 oz.

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u/Swordfish_89 1d ago

Its not genetics persay, just the way our skeleton is built. A shorter woman has a shorter space for baby to be tucked inside her abdomen, so pregnancy pushes the uterus forwards rather than upwards.

There is less than 3 inches between my hip bone and last ribs and i have a petite frame. My sister only 2inches taller but her legs were shorter than mine, so bigger gap. Her hip to waist ratio wasn't like mine, she had no real waist or butt while i was more curvy. Neither had birth troubles without malpresentation or twins.

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u/Zorgsmom 1d ago

Yes, and genetics plays a crucial role in determining how our skeletons are laid out. Whether we have a heavier or lighter frame, longer or shorter torso, etc.

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u/East_Vivian 1d ago

Also it depends on body type. Shorter torso will have bigger bump and more indigestion/heartburn. Longer torsos have more space to work with so not always have as big a bump.

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u/born_to_be_mild_1 1d ago

I am also 4’11 and petite but don’t get a bump at all. Expecting my second. I don’t know where it goes, I feel very pregnant, my organs have no room but no bump.

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u/Accomplished-Mix6144 1d ago

I started showing at 8 months. Before hand people where like ‘where’s the baby’ ‘sure nothing is wrong?’ ‘Eat some food’ ‘aren’t you sad nobody can see you are pregnant?’

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u/Willing_Cheetah7976 1d ago

Don’t feel bad. I’m 4’11” and didn’t “pop” until I was 8 months. Even then, it looked more like a food baby.

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u/born_to_be_mild_1 1d ago

I am approaching my due date so don’t expect much of a bump at this point lol. It’s bittersweet - I’d love to have a cute bump but realize I’m lucky to not deal with stretch marks or loose skin or diastasis etc.

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u/moemoe8652 1d ago

I’m 5’1 all the comments about how big I am and I’m like WHERE ELSE CAN SHE GO BUT OUT?

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u/FullMetalKaliber 1d ago

Oh those little pieces of….joy

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u/Senor-Inflation1717 1d ago

I have a friend who's super short (probably 5'1") and didn't show during either of her pregnancies.

She's usually on the heavier side but always craved health food when she was pregnant and actually lost weight (~40lbs) with both her babies. So instead of gaining belly, her stomach shrank!

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u/Ocel0tte 1d ago

I was thinking this woman must be tall.

I'm 5'2 and haven't been pregnant, but judging by the complete lack of space between my ribs and hip bones I'd probably have quite a bump lol. Nowhere to go but out.

This baby had vaulted ceilings 😂

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u/Few_Humor9562 1d ago

I LOLed at this. Same height and at 10 weeks I’ve started to share it and everyone was like “yeah we noticed you’re … larger”😑

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u/Swordfish_89 1d ago

Like me, short torso with no where else for baby to go.
I did IVF for first so was mega bloated, but second was surprise 11 months on, dentist could tell at 5 weeks because of bloat.

This woman looks like her torso at least twice as long as mine is, not much space between my ribs and top of pelvis at hips.
Had one C section because she was stuck with head sideways, second a perfect VBAC, 3 pushes and all 9lb 2 oz out easily. But even maternity Tshirts left my belly exposed. From pubic bone to top of uterus measured 45cm at 36 weeks, 48 at 39w. (Supposed to match for weeks), was only due ultrasound on 40w+3d.
Babay decided to be be a due date baby, labour starting evening of 36w6.

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u/Reloader300wm 1d ago

My sister's college roomie was 4'10" and pushed out a 9 something lb son. It was hilarious when she'd go out waddling, and peo0le would just gawk at the belly.

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u/njesusnameweprayamen 1d ago

Yeah this woman looks like she might be tall

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u/irish_taco_maiden 1d ago

Yup I have a short waist and have had multiple children, by kid 2-3 I looked pregnant within a few weeks from bloat, but genuinely showing by ten ish weeks. There was no hiding it.

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u/Extra_Comfortable365 1d ago

5’1 over here, and I lied to strangers about my due date to avoid their horrified looks. I’d say I was due next week when I still had three months to go.

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u/ghostlykittenbutter 1d ago

I’m five-foot and never had a kid because I didn’t want one invading my petite body. I also don’t like kids so that played a big part

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u/Casemona 1d ago

I am 4'10" and got a bump at 8 weeks too. I'm 25 weeks now with baby #3 and look 30 weeks. I tend to have extra fluid with my babies so my last pregnancy i was 38 weeks measuring 43 weeks. 😵‍💫

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u/comedicrelief23 1d ago

I’m 4’10” and mine took forever to show and then all of a sudden at 7 months I was HUGE

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u/Ruu2D2 1d ago

I'm 4"8 I was getting " you must be about to go on maternity" from about 16 weeks

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u/TheFoxWhoAteGinger 5h ago

I’m 5’0 and my coworker was looking at me in horror at 7 months. She said she had no idea how I was supposed to get any bigger lol.

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u/PurpleBiscuits52 1d ago

Yep I always doubted those!! I'm tall and thin, and I look like a snake that's swallowed a football when pregnant!

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u/SaltyWahid 1d ago

Hahahahah 😭😭

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u/KJBenson 1d ago

Well this lady just build an ozempic sized swimming pool!

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u/chobits917 1d ago

Fr omg I started showing sooo early and towards the end I get ppl asking “ are you sure you’re not carrying twins “ I didn’t even have a large baby she was average sized. Just living like a queen w the real estate in there I guess loool

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u/Visual_Mycologist_1 1d ago

Denial plays a huge part, too. My cousin got pregnant at 19 and didn't "know" until she was 5 months along. It was obvious by that time, though.

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u/Magurndy 1d ago

Haha same. I had polyhydramnios in my second pregnancy and my son had a massive head. I’m not particularly tall and I could barely walk from how heavy my bump was. I also scan pregnant women as my job and this lady is a very rare case, I’ve seen bumps of all sizes at all gestations and in 10 years yet to meet someone who genuinely stays this slim throughout the whole pregnancy

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u/kateye389 1d ago

Same. I worked out all the way to 36 weeks and still gained 60+ pounds with each pregnancy. When I'm pregnant my body decides to make it's own gravitational pull lol

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u/Brittamas 1d ago

Oh that's rough!

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u/Suspicious_War_9305 1d ago

Most of those stories happen to people who are extremely overweight

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u/UnicornPoopCircus 1d ago

The two people I know who it happened to were not overweight. I can see how it would be easier to miss if you were heavy, but like this video shows, that's not a requirement.

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u/Suspicious_War_9305 1d ago

I didn’t say it’s a requirement I said most of the time this is who it happens to.

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u/AttitudeNormal1204 1d ago

Not me. I was a size 2 (US) at 5'8".

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u/Swordfish_89 1d ago

The 5ft 8 is what helps, a longer torso so baby has plenty of room to sit back in your trunk. With strong tummy muscles too it helps hold baby and organs with plenty of space.

So if anything, if there was a classic shape for a woman to experience this it would be tall and medium build, but i doubt there is a 'typical', exceptions all over the place in growing our babies.
OBs will take this in to account with multiples too, women at 5ft less likely to get to 34w with quads than a woman at 5ft 10 for example. My body couldn't have coped with triplets because i know how big i was with one 9lb+ baby at term. But my aunt and sister both did okay with 16lb worth of twins at 33/35wks.

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u/Garjiglio 1d ago

But how you miss a period 8 straight months and still not have a clue?

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u/AttitudeNormal1204 1d ago

My birth control stops my period. Birth control fails.

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u/pdayzee2 1d ago

Not everyone has a period every month

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u/Zeynoun 1d ago

I mean, aren't one's curious for not having a period for 2, 3 months ?

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u/AttitudeNormal1204 1d ago

I said this above - My birth control stops my period. Birth control fails.

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u/SilverSorceress 1d ago

When I was pregnant with my son, I felt like Violet from Willy Wonka after she ballooned to a blueberry. Which was crazy to me because I had hyperemesis and lost 30lbs in the first 16 weeks.

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u/Brittamas 1d ago

Oh I totally understand the blueberry feeling!

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u/physicsking 1d ago

Granted most of those stories are women over weight

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u/AttitudeNormal1204 1d ago

My birth control stops my period. Birth control fails.

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u/Brittamas 1d ago

Some women have health issues that cause very irregular periods

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u/doob22 1d ago

Yeah but wouldn’t you suspect something after you miss your period month after month? I feel like you’d get a pregnancy test if that was happening

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u/The-True-Apex-Gamer 1d ago

I'm not a woman, but my sister is pregnant due in like 3 weeks, I'm asking out of curiousity. For the first couple months at least don't they feel sick? My sister felt really sick in the beginning and then now her feet hurt among other things. Do they just not think anything of it?

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u/pdayzee2 1d ago

Every pregnancy, just like every period, is different. Both of my pregnancies were wildly opposite. Lots of weight gain, morning sickness (in the evening), and joint pain with my first. Practically no weight gain, no sickness, no pain with my second

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u/Far_Recommendation82 1d ago

I knew a girl who was pregnant and had no idea until like very late. Poor kid, his brain is already cooked.

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u/_Hello_Hi_Hey_ 1d ago

How could they not know when the period stop for 9 months?

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u/Brittamas 1d ago

Denial, obliviousness, and lots of women have irregular periods due to health issues or medications

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u/piecesmissing04 1d ago

I showed pretty early on and my cousin who was pregnant at the same time didn’t show until she was 8 months pregnant.. she hated it as whenever we went shopping for the babies to be ppl told her she was such a great friend to buy so much for my baby.. her daughter is a head taller than my son as she broke into the 6 foot while my son is 5’8..

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u/Key_Average_6560 1d ago

I hope she doesnt see this, but my wife got a HUGE bump when she was pregnant with our daughter😂 when she was 8 months pregnant there was absolutely no denying it haha

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u/NuggetLover21 1d ago

I still don’t get it because how do they not feel the baby movements and kicks which are very distinct after 24 weeks. They don’t realize something is moving inside them?

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u/Internal_Use8954 1d ago

Not all babies make such huge moves, and little moves can be dismissed if you don’t know you are pregnant. Also some placenta placements can absorb the movement and mom barely feels anything internally

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u/aloofman75 1d ago

An acquaintance of mine actually had that happen. She went to the hospital thinking she had kidney stones (which she’d had before), only to be told she was in labor. She was not some irresponsible or ignorant person either. She had a kid already, so she knew all the typical indicators of being pregnant. But she apparently experienced none of them during that time around. (Her mother, who saw her almost every day, also never suspected.) It was so shocking that afterward she was sometimes questioning her own sanity. It took her quite awhile to completely comprehend that she was not the first it had happened to and she hadn’t done anything wrong.

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u/Brittamas 1d ago

Right! I could see visible kicks thru my stomach in the last trimester

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u/youlostin2024 1d ago

Look, I’m a dude and feel/see visible kicks a few hours after going to Taco Bell. And totally NOT joking, you might feel something moving inside of you after some authentic Mexican food. I live in Texas, we’re nearly as close to authentic as you can get without being all the way down there.

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u/Visual-Juggernaut-61 1d ago

I thought it was just because they were really fat and the baby was like a drop in the ocean.

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u/HamHock66 1d ago

Most of those cases happen with morbidly obese women. This is highly unusual