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/Balc0ra 1d ago

My wife basically had the same thing. She was told the bump forms when there is not enough room in the abdomen for the uterus without expanding the belly. Tall women usually have more space etc. If the baby is small on top if it, it won't show at all.

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u/Imaginary_Recipe9967 1d ago

Damn I’m a 6’ woman and this definitely didn’t apply to me! Why didn’t anyone tell my baby she could’ve stayed in the back?

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u/stephanonymous 1d ago

I wonder if it also has to do with torso length. Like, a tall woman with comparatively longer legs and shorter torso might show more like a shorter woman, whereas a tall woman with a long torso might not.

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u/kimberriez 1d ago

I’m short with a short torso and carried entirely on my front. You could not tell I was pregnant from behind or slight angles from behind.

He was basically sitting in my lap he was low and front and center. I would sit down at my desk and my relatively skinny legs would be supporting my belly. It was super weird.

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u/oceansapart333 1d ago

Yes! I’m 5’7” but legs/hip height are the same as my 5’2” sister. I barely showed, I assumed because babies had more room to stretch out.

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u/wyldstallyns111 1d ago

I’m 5’10” with a weirdly, disproportionately long torso and I look like I’m right about to burst from month four or five of pregnancy onwards. I think the uterus tilt makes the biggest difference (mine grows essentially straight out)

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u/Swordfish_89 1d ago

Absolutly mostly to do with that, then placenta position because cord comes from centre of placenta to belly of baby so they typically face placenta.
I'm only 5ft but my legs were longer than my 5ft 4 sister's were. Only 3 inches between my hip and bottom of ribs. Even when my sister had lost a lot of weight she looked smaller with a similarly sized baby than had a few years later.

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u/Swordfish_89 1d ago

Depends where placenta develops, my first was anterior so she was right in my back but because i have a short torso and longer legs for my 5ft height, so she was still very obvious.
2 was a known bigger baby, placenta at the back and they prefer to face the placenta, i felt her move all the time and measured 48cm at 38w pregnant. 9lb2 born on due date, 3 pushes and 2 sutures.
Much different to my emergency csection because #1 stayed towards my back and didn't rotate as she should have... dam that 41w induction, would have waited longer if i thought she could have decided to move herself. lol

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u/jtaliax 1d ago

ohhh now that is interesting

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u/Special_Trick5248 1d ago

Also she looks like she has a long torso and larger build.

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u/For_Aeons 1d ago

Funny because my friend is almost 5'11" and had the tiniest little girl and she was huge.