Lets see the belly at the biggest :)

The day before my section in my hospital room. Alexa was giving the babies a kiss....
My hair looks so nice, huh? :blink:



http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm155/I...os/100_0006.jpg

 

20 days before birth

Wow! so many bellies! lol! ya'll all looked great

 

Everyone looks so great! I just want to get my pregnant belly back to give it a big hug! I love being pregnant! :wub: (and yes, I said that right up to both my births!)

 

Wow! A lot of you grew straight out! I wish my thighs looked as good as all of yours!

Here's me the day before I went into labor. I thought it was just my 33 week pic. I took it b/c the boys are visible. Jake is the lump near my ribcage and Ryan is head down on my left side. I had an ultrasound the day before and they hadn't moved in two weeks.

33 week

 

I sure wish I would have taken more pictures of myself with my singleton pregnancies...just so I could compare. These pictures were taken the morning of my c-section at 37w3d. The boys were 6lbs. 14oz and 7lbs. 11oz. I could never get up the courage to take a uncovered belly photo...just too many stretch marks from all my other pregnancies.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=8479...mp;id=553326734
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1206...mp;id=553326734

 

This is at 36 weeks I delivered 2 weeks later. Funny at the time I never thought I was that big until I look back at pictures. Holy moly.

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll196/c...rsophie/pic.jpg

 

QUOTE(PJ @ Sep 5 2008, 10:47 PM) [snapback]966109[/snapback]
Yep! I actually got accused a few times of having a fake belly. :huh:
I threatened to lift my shirt up and show them all my stretch marks a few times. :lol:
That is why I took photos with my shirt up..so people could see it was not fake.



Haha! I'm showing my husband all the pictures of what I have to look forward to and he looked at this and said "Yeah right, that one's fake" I said Oh, yeah and then showed him the uncovered one!! :rotflmbo: He shut up after that.

 

QUOTE(ladybenz @ Sep 5 2008, 09:36 PM) [snapback]965901[/snapback]
38 weeks--my last "photoshoot"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aimeevcb/sets...57603685284611/



That is a beautiful belly!!! All are beautiful. Somedays I actually do miss that if you can believe it. There really is something magical about a twin or more belly.

 

QUOTE(2plus2Tasha @ Sep 6 2008, 01:13 PM) [snapback]966603[/snapback]
Haha! I'm showing my husband all the pictures of what I have to look forward to and he looked at this and said "Yeah right, that one's fake" I said Oh, yeah and then showed him the uncovered one!! :rotflmbo: He shut up after that.



I was out for Halloween and someone said to me "that is the best costume" I said no costume honey. LOL that was the best!!!

 

QUOTE(PJ @ Sep 5 2008, 10:47 PM) [snapback]966109[/snapback]
Yep! I actually got accused a few times of having a fake belly. :huh:
I threatened to lift my shirt up and show them all my stretch marks a few times. :lol:
That is why I took photos with my shirt up..so people could see it was not fake.



Same thing happened to me. At a Halloween Party someone said my costume was the best. I lifted up my shirt and this is NO costume. LOL I was so skinny..and nothing but belly, from being so sick.


Brandy

 

QUOTE(2plus2Tasha @ Sep 6 2008, 10:13 AM) [snapback]966603[/snapback]
Haha! I'm showing my husband all the pictures of what I have to look forward to and he looked at this and said "Yeah right, that one's fake" I said Oh, yeah and then showed him the uncovered one!! :rotflmbo: He shut up after that.


I called myself the freak show. I would be walking and turn around or go around a corner and people would do this..
I went to my husband's work Christmas party 4 days before the boys were born and people are still talking about me. :lol:
My friend's always said - you know those people in movies that look so fake pregnant - that's what I looked like.
I do not miss that belly but am very grateful my body cooperated and got as huge as it did.

 

Wow, everyone looks wonderful!!

Aren't our bodies amazing?? I'm still in awe of twins (and more) pregnancies - and I've gone through one. It is just amazing what we can do!

 

I was suprised - I never really got noticeably huge. I measured 52cm at the last measurement my peri took at 36w, but because I am fairly tall, and had bigger proprotions to begin with (D cups, and thighs a linebacker would love to have) I never really looked all that big. People kept asking me if I was sure there were two in there. At at 37w0d (after being induced for pre-e) I delivered 11lbs of babies.

I remember going into L&D early one morning before the hospital was really open for the day and telling both a security guard and a male nurse that I was looking for L&D. Both asked who I was going to visit. Ummm... the machine that measures contractions?

I was looking for a picture of me that was fit to share. I was looking through my belly progression and HOLY COW - how did I not notice my face? The Dr. kept asking if my face was swelling and I kept saying I didn't think so. Maybe I should have been looking at those pics a bit more.

 

For the last three weeks of my pregnancy, my legs were so swollen that it was as if I was riding a horse when I got out of bed. I could not bring my legs together b/c my upper thighs were soooo huge! So, in order to walk around, I had to take a bath for about 30 minutes every morning (sometimes mid-day, too) to alleviate some of the pressure and bring down enough swelling to walk. It was awful. My oh so sweet DH took my picture just before I got in the bath on the day of my c-section. As you can see, I was not interested in having my picture taken, but I am glad that he took it. It's proof of what I went through!

BTW - My OB refused to tell my what I measured after about 30 wks (it was "about" 42 cm then)...

The second picture was just after we checked into the hospital - 3 hours before my babies were born! I was soooo excited!

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/e...lly/BWBelly.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/e...inTwinBelly.jpg

And...as if those are not "freak-show" enough...this video clip (taken a few days before the birth) really takes the cake. 1. I am exhausted and sick on top of being HUGE! 2. I have just finished stuffing my face with a "healthy" take-out salad (note drops of dressing on leg). 3. My 2 year old and DH can't get enough of torturing me. AND 4. I was not happy about DH taking any videos at that point, especially in the awful state I was in on that particular evening. HOWEVER, it's just another example of how much I endured for my amazing baby boys. I wouldn't delete this video for the world (although I was tempted at first)...especially with how much fun DS was having tickling mommy. Plus, I now find it pretty funny - notice how I "hoist" myself up in the chair to scoot it in toward the table...haha.

http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/e...nt=HugeMama.flv


Ok, Now I'm going to go and enter my combined weight on that post! I'm always so behind on these fun ones.... ;-)

 

Here I am at 35/36 weeks...one week before delivery:



http://careyayn22.typepad.com/photos/onlin...ly-36-weeks.jpg



Day of delivery 36/37 weeks (my Dr and I had different EDDs LOL..I KNOW I was 37 weeks)

http://careyayn22.typepad.com/photos/uncat.../12/13/fk_5.jpg

 

I just found this thread and I had to reply! I haven't shown anyone this pic, but some people have "heard about it"! Uggh it was a joke bc my bf had just bought xxl sweats and I thought it would be funny to get a pic in them. I almost peed my pants trying to take this pic! This was the nite before I delivered 39.1 along.Now I just look at how huge I was and how swollen everything is, face, feet,belly...
http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn108/t...tara3-08182.jpg

 

I wanna play too!

There are 3 pictures on my website, 2 of when I was 35wks pregnant, and one the day before I was induced at nearly 38wks.

http://web.mac.com/sbcowell/Site/Our_Album.../Pregnancy.html

 

this is me the night before my c section - 36 weeks, 6 days..

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3948/...cs%201130-3.jpg

 

This was about a week and a half before I had my c-section (at 35w 5d). My husband thought he was hilarious.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/Lynner405/img008.jpg

 

QUOTE(Lynner405 @ Sep 9 2008, 12:12 PM) [snapback]971294[/snapback]
This was about a week and a half before I had my c-section (at 35w 5d). My husband thought he was hilarious.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/Lynner405/img008.jpg



So funny!!! I love how our husbands have such a great sense of humor when we are HUGE! ;-P

 

I think I have the biggest belly here! I delivered at 36 weeks!
Sorry about the quality-I got this off my phone.

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee334/l...10308_19571.jpg

 

Here is my belly at exactly 38 weeks. This was the night I went to be induced.

 

I've decided it's not so much that I looked huge--it's that other people hardly look pregnant!

This is me at 39.5 weeks, three days before delivering. My sister pointed out later that it cut off at a weird place so I look like I have no feet and am floating in air.

The Last Pregnant Picture

 

QUOTE(PJ @ Sep 6 2008, 04:42 AM) [snapback]966093[/snapback]
Here is me in the hospital waiting for my c-section (38 wks)...kind of hard to tell with the gown on.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/PJs...ly/IMG_0953.jpg

Here is me the week before - better shot with regular clothes on..
shirt down
shirt up


QUOTE(walker006 @ Sep 6 2008, 07:37 AM) [snapback]966214[/snapback]
Here I am at 32wks3days. I had my munchkins 3 wks later.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p143/IBLOUD/32wks3day.jpg

Front view- i was all belly
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p143/IB.../32wks3days.jpg


You 2 certainly were all belly!!

'Mama2Eric&2peasinpod'

I have to say without being rude that your belly is the biggest pregnant belly i have seen so far!! You carried it so well though.

I think all you ladies look fantastic, i love belly shots. I only have one shot of me pregnant it was taken a week before i had them. My bump was so far down the whole time i didnt look pregnant i just looked fat!!x

 

:clapping: Louise+2

You're too funny! I appreciate your sweet note. Even the doctors and nurses at all of my appointments, hospital, etc. remarked at my size...you would think they were used to seeing pregnant women...haha. My belly was huge with my first DS (a pretty big boy), so when I found out we were having boys I had a feeling they might be big, too. Plus...I ate a lot in the beginning just in case they were early.
I had a wonderful pregnancy, so if being huge was the worst part, it was totally worth it! ;-)

I agree...these posts are so much fun to read. It is so nice to celebrate the hard work we do as Mamas!!! Such beautiful bellies!!!

 

Here is two pictures the first one was at home not felling so good. The second was at the hospital waiting for our C-section because of preclampsia, look at my puffy face! Both are 36 wks. I think I might win the biggest belly award!

 

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn31/az...205/39weeks.jpg
This is a collage I put together of my whole pregnancy looks kinda cool!! =)

I went to 39 weeks exactly and got my c-section that I begged for hehe

here is a professional pic we took at 36 weeks

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn31/az...OTOSHOOT147.jpg

I am glad I am not pregnant wasn't very fun hehe