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by Christine Hill

question
I am currently nine weeks pregnant with my third baby. Over the last week I have developed quite a bump. I'm not a thin person, but I currently look a good few months gone. I'm wondering if my dates may be wrong or is it just that my muscles have 'given up' as I had a son only fifteen months ago?

answer
It's very difficult to know without seeing you, but having quite a bump at nine weeks is pretty unusual even if your tummy muscles haven't recovered from your fifteen-month-old son.

You should consider whether you are four weeks more pregnant than you thought (sometimes you can have a light period when you are already pregnant) or the possibility that you are carrying twins.

When you see your midwife, if she thinks you feel larger than average I expect she will book you in for a scan; the earlier the scan, the more accurate the dating.

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