Inflation

I am ten weeks today and my stomach is huge. This is no cute baby bump. This is not a starting to show magical moment. What I have is a totally enormous rock hard bloated belly. It is not baby.  That is teeny tiny. Nope, this is from gas. I have never seen or felt anything like it. “Bloating” doesn’t quite cut it as a description . For better or for worse it doesn’t go anywhere.  It just sits there growing larger in the day and shrinking at night. I had to buy a new bikini bottom to accommodate it. I am surprised I could still swim normally given that I have a fully inflated beach ball inside my stomach. I am relieved that I didn’t start leaking air from my belly button piercing. I haven’t gained a pound, but looked like I have added fifteen. According to google, bloating is normal during the first trimester. Here’s to more ginger tea and probiotics and hopefully deflating before I explode.