How the heck are there so many baby bumps?

Question

How am I seeing so many people posting "baby bump" pictures at 5, 6, 7 or 8 weeks? It seems a little ridiculous to me...the baby is literally the size of a blueberry. I am almost 9 weeks and have nothing even close to some of the 4 or 5 week pictures I am seeing 😵

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They know it's not literally the baby... It's a bloat bump... Caused by the baby. Not everyone bloats up, but a lot of people do. I'm bloated as hell with twins 8w2d and I take pictures of my bump. Because it's my business. I want to track my tummy, including the bloat. It interests me. My stomach was flat prepregnancy. I like to document all changes, so do a lot of other women

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It's still “blump” at this point, but I'll take a picture at least every single week starting at 4w to document my pregnancy and the changes bc I want to. This is our last baby (#4) and I want to capture and remember every moment of it!

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Maybe they want to use it as a "before pic" to track the progress of their bumps

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Everyone is different and not two people are the same. All depends on your body

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A lot of it is muscle memory and bloating. My belly is definitely poking out more with this baby than my last 2. But  I'm a naturally thin person. 108lb so it definitely looks like a "bump" 😄 can't wait for 2nd trimester

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I think they're mostly "all" bloat, but they're excited so let them be. I didn't show with my first until 14-16 weeks. I was bloated and could make it look round like a bump, but I know it wasn't. I'm now pregnant (3rd pregnancy) 2nd baby and again I'm bloated on and off, but definitely not showing. It does get hard and full after I eat, but it's not the baby...and yes, I'm smaller- 118 with my first and 113 this time.

How the heck are there so many baby bumps?

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