‘I keep thinking I can't get bigger' exhausted mum-to-be sighs as she gets people's ‘eyes watering' with her GIANT bump
BUMPING ALONG 'I keep thinking I can't get bigger' exhausted mum-to-be sighs as she gets people's 'eyes watering' with her GIANT bump
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A MUM-TO-BE has left "eyes watering" after sharing a look at her giant baby bump.
Becca is 32 weeks along in her pregnancy, but admitted she's exhausted thanks to her ever-growing stomach.
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Becca left people stunned as she showed off her huge baby bump online
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She said she was exhausted after doing too much around the house
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She also sighed in a video on her TikTok page that her "poor knees" are "struggling to hold my weight" and her feet are "starting to swell".
Not only that but her bump has started to take a toll on her back too.
In the clip, she explained she can't wear anything covering the top part of her stomach, so had rolled her top up and the waistband of her trousers down.
Becca - who is expecting twins - also admitted she's been doing "too much" around the house, and has also been struggling with Braxton Hicks tightenings.
"I still have to put away all my Tesco shop," she sighed.
"But this is 32 week bump and I am feeling it my back.
"Oh my goodness the Braxton Hicks!
"It's not sore, it's just so tight."
She ended the video after hearing her washing machine beeping to let her "know I have more stuff that I need to do!"
In the caption, Becca admitted she's "feeling sorry for myself" at the moment.
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"There is one word for it and it's 'tough'," she added.
"I have not stopped all day and the Braxton Hicks are making me aware of that.
"I keep thinking I can't get any bigger and then I look in the mirror and there we have it, bigger again!"
"If only I could fast forward these next few weeks of pregnancy because I'm struggling," she concluded.
And people in the comments admitted they'd been left stunned after seeing the size of Becca's bump.
"Jeepers!!!! my eyes watered! go you," one wrote.
What is the 'baby bump theory'?
Can the gender of an unborn baby really be determined by the bump?
Popular theory suggests a baby's gender can be revealed by the shape of the mother's bump.
For years, it has been claimed that the way a woman carries their unborn child can predict whether it is a girl or a boy.
If followed, the theory suggests the baby will be a boy if the bump is high and at the front. A lower, more spread out bump is said to indicate a girl.
But this really is just an old wives' tale.
In reality, the only way of finding out the sex of an unborn baby is through medical screening.
This can be done several ways - via an ultrasound, a chromosomal blood test or through a CVS/ amniocentesis.
"God that's a bump and a half girl!" another gasped.
"Jeezo have a rest, poor girl," a third urged.
As someone else agreed: "Oh mama - you need to put your feet up now and start nesting.
"Won't be long until babas are here."
"Time to start doing the bare minimum!" another added.
"You're doing amazing, hold on you're nearly there!" someone else said.
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