5 months pregnant? Really?

[spinbaby]

Not to beat a dead dog here, but this photo of Bristol Palin is from today. Even allowing for the fact that she's young and fit, does she look the least bit pregnant?



http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080903/480/366ce22228204eefbb17156a31e37f70/

[BklynChick]

1. I don't see it.

[Iris]

4. I do see that an image consultant or stylist got a hold of her.

[progressivebydesign]

33. Yeah, she looks like a Beltway insider now.. what's with the 5 inch heels?? n/t

[WeDidIt]

51. Look at THIS PHOTO from the SAME EVENT

Tell me this woman is not pregnant, I DARE YOU:

[the Sundance Kid]

60. youmean the one wearing the belt??

[Thrill]

2. LOL. They were just trying to stop the questions about Trig

This woman is not 5 months

[WeDidIt]

3. Retracting prior comment to post confirming photograph

She's preggers, Jim:

[Arugula Latte]

5. Looks postpartum to me. But far be it for me to "Bill Frist" the situation.

:)

[grantcart]

10. ok now thats funny

[Demeter]

6. Not in Those Heels

and her ankles aren't swollen, either.

[AspenRose]

55. My ankles didn't swell with either of mine.

My OB was mystified :-)

[ourbluenation]

99. Mine didn't swell at all. n/t

[julialnyc]

7. I'm 5 months pregnant

I'm hardly showing either...... My body looks pretty similar to hers. I don't think it's that telling

[Egnever]

11. Congrats!

hope you have a wonderful and uneventful pregnancy and that your baby is delivered healthy and happy!

[julialnyc]

14. Thank you! So far so good!

I actually find out the sex tomorrow (exciting!)

[Egnever]

24. Coolness!

you must be on pins and needles! No matter what sex it turns out to be it will be wonderful!

We initially wanted a girl but got a boy and the second I saw him for the first time I fell in love.

[hedgehog]

56. I misread your post to say that tomorrow you find out about sex....

[XemaSab]

71. That's how the fundies do it....

"Seeing as you're pregnant and all, your dad and I thought it would be a good time to tell you how babies are made..."

[spinbaby]

I'm going from my experience

I know that in my first pregnancy, I could get away with not looking pregnant up until about 6 months, but only if I was wearing a loose top. With a snug belt and a tucked-in top, never.

[Libby2]

22. Congratulations!!

[glancingthefuture]

34. Congratulations --and thanks for your post--

[bushisanidiot]

47. Congrats!

:)

[Bucky]

94. You! Yes you there with the facts and the real life experience. Sit down and be quiet.

Let the trolls do their business in peace, please.

[bigwillq]

96. Congrats!

:toast:

[Gato Moteado]

8. look for the announcement of a miscarriage......

this pregnancy was cooked up to "disprove" all that silly talk of trig being hers.

[shellgame26]

25. Bingo!!!

[Heather MC]

75. I think they are lying about the due date,

I know lots of woman who go in for a 6 week check after the first baby and find out they are pregnant again!

I think the baby will be born "early."

[Canuckistanian]

98. Man, this is getting too weird for me

Is it Palin's baby? Wait! It's actually Bristol's baby!

News Flash! Bristol's pregnant again!

News Flash II! Bristol's FIVE months pregnant, so Palin's baby can't be Bristol's!

And now.... Bristol's not pregnant at all?

Overload....Not compute.....Overload..... Not compute

[1corona4u]

9. She looks like she recently had a baby. Boobs and all...

Heck, she has bigger boobs than her mom does. I guess they will tell us in a month or so that she had a miscarriage.

[amandabeech]

12. It looks like he got the makeover, too.

No mullet. Tasteful clothes--no hockey jersey or sweatshirt. No baseball cap or flannel.

[WeDidIt]

13. Okay, this is getting weird:

[JVS]

16. It looks weird that her belt-line is right under her breasts.

Compare his belt-line and he's taller.

[kristopher]

28. Did you notice mom Palin's attire and "look"?

Today she is in a light suit that is a size too small. It looks like a deliberate attempt to make her look like she, not Bristol, had the baby.

[WeDidIt]

44. She DEFINITELY Looks Pregnant in this shot

It's amazing what fashion consultants can do.

[the Sundance Kid]

61. you really like banging your head against walls , don't you?

but keep posting over and over, I'm sure it will eventually work

:sarcasm:

[quercus palustris]

62. Agree. A lot more pregnant than her mother did at 7 months

or 8 months for that matter.

[amandabeech]

19. The high-waist dress emphasizes the the tummy.

Her tummy is still convex in the skirt and top, and my guess is that she is wearing some sort of tummy tamer garment under the skirt.

Her legs, though, are thinner than I would expect for the tummy bulge and the bust.

The jacket also helps in the camouflage.

In addition, the "black dress" photo shows her on the profile, and I think that she'd stick out pretty well in the front in that skirt and jacket ensemble if photographed from the side, instead of a 3/4 shot, which is usually flattering to the figure.

[K8-EEE]

86. Sarah in that heavy black wool suit in OH in the summer

Weird....and the whole family doesn't that poofy Pebbles thing on top of their head!

[cynatnite]

15. My daughter looked about like that with her first two kids...

She carried her babies very well. Pissed me off. I looked like a beached whale. *sigh*

Bristol looks wonderful.

[msallied]

17. If this is her first pregnancy, she won't necessarily show right away.

And if she had some belly fat before (as previous pictures indicate) it would take longer. Women who have really good abdominal muscle tone show sooner.

[WeDidIt]

20. But she was "Showing" on FRIDAY

See my post above

[JuniperLea]

29. Not necesarily...

I was a dancer when I became preggers for the first time... you could bounce a quarter off my abs:) I didn't show at all until nearly six months, same with my second and I can guaranty my abs were nowhere near as taut as with the first.

All pregnancies are different. My receptionist is pregnant right now with her first, and she started showing at four months.

We really can't speculate until further down the road.

[azmouse]

[ogneopasno]

18. I think so. She also looks like she's "walking pregnant."

Moms, you know whereof I speak -- upper body slung back, little bit of a waddle.

[ogneopasno]

21. Is that Levi?

Hold your fiancee's hand, for crying out loud! Poor Bristol.

[NotThisTime]

27. with the crap on his myspace page I wouldn't hold his hand either, BLECH....

[Raineyb]

59. In the picture up thread it looks more like he doesn't want to hold her hand

It's almost as if he doesn't want to be there at all.

Hmmm. I wonder what "incentives" were given to get his ass there.

These people are not good enough actors to pull off this farce.

Regards

[the Sundance Kid]

63. he looks uncomfortable because there's a shotgun wedged in his back

[Raineyb]

70. Just part of the "incentive" package

I still think there's a good abuse of governmental power story in there somewhere.

Regards

[pnwmom]

23. She could be. That picture isn't angled to really show. It also depends

on how tall and long waisted she is.

I didn't show much at 5 months in my first pregnancy. During my 9th month I went to a maternity store for something and the clerk asked how old my baby was. I said it hadn't been born yet and she said that when she wasn't sure if someone was pregnant, she always erred on the "safe side."

My baby was about 7 lbs at birth. Big enough that you'd have expected her to show more than she did.

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[Heather MC]

79. If this is really her it's Funny

This picture for example, I did not want to wear that dress! look how it makes me look, but they said we had to wear LONG DRESSES to make a right image? ugh, anyway!

megan mccain is so rude! fake is a way to describe her, I went up to say how but she was to busy posing for pictures she just glanced at me in the corners of her eyes, why!

Other then that things have been chaos my family has been up for like ever, talking talking talking talking, I wanna go back home!

[WeDidIt]

49. This photo from the same event today IS ANGLED TO SHOW

and YUP, SHE'S PREGNANT!

[pnwmom]

95. Yup, she is. And I'll have to say

she does have great hair.

[helderheid]

26. At 6 months pregnant, people kept sayin "Any day now!" and I kept saying "3 more months!" but I'm 5'

tall.

[TexasLady]

32. lol that was me

Im not quite five foot two, and looked like I was going to pop out twins at six months. Then I managed a normal birth of an 8 and a half pounder. Both of us had fists ready when he was born, lol.

[eleny]

30. If they wanted to lie about a pregnancy couldn't they have given her a fake tummy?

You know, the kind they use in theater and movies.

Yes, the photo doesn't show much pregnancy tummy. But one photo with a jacket flap blowing over her middle like this doesn't tell me much.

[Barack_America]

31. How about this one?

And check this out.



That kid looks terrified. lol.

But I'm sure they're both enjoying their makeovers. :eyes:

Poor kids. :(

[TexasLady]

35. eww another accentuated Crypt Pic of McGramps

that second one is scary

[ogneopasno]

37. God, Levi, would you at least ACT like you think she's a human being?

Oh, wait...he's hanging with the Republicans.

[spinbaby]

40. That top photo looks like she could be

Still, that beltline is a bad choice for a bulgy tummy of any kind.

[Virginia Dare]

53. What the hell could he possibly be saying to that kid..

nice goin' ace, you totally nailed that thing? This is just the most absurdly fucked up situation.

[the Sundance Kid]

64. wow, McCain's doing the submission hold where you pinch the tricep really hard

that shit hurts!

[XemaSab]

74. I don't think McCain has the arm strength to actually hurt anyone

n/t

[the Sundance Kid]

89. sadly, you're right. he can't even brush his own hair.

[amandabeech]

80. He looks like he'd rather be playing hockey. n/t

[Left Is Write]

83. It's the Crypt Keeper!

[Fla Dem]

90. McShame's face looks like it's melting. n/t

[glancingthefuture]

36. The OP needs an education in how women look or do not look at 5 months.

[progressivebydesign]

39. Oh God. they're trying to make her look like an adult - and cleaned up her bf, too!

They're trying to do a Tricia Nixon on her. Oh look, she's OLD enough to get married!! Her bf looked QUITE a bit different on those myspace pages with his ratty hair, sideways hats, baggy pants, thinking he was all gangsta.

Sickening that they're trying to make them over to look like a married couple.. she's only 17!!!

[the Sundance Kid]

65. she hasn't even turned 17 yet

but nobody speaks of that

[Duer 157099]

84. She IS 17. Turns 18 in October.

Some of these facts are so easily verified it mystifies me when the wrong info keeps getting repeated.

[Fresh_Start]

41. Her boobs are bigger.....

that was the only part of me that showed I was pregnant until I was 7 months.....

[Blu Dahlia]

42. She's smaller than she was in the obviously pregnant photo... they are still lying!

[demobabe]

43. She's pregnant. Leave it alone.

She looks 5 months pregnant in both photos. The black dress she was wearing hung down straight in the back and made her look bigger that day. Today she's wearing form fitting clothes, so she looks slimmer. But she most definitely looks pregnant.

[WeDidIt]

45. SHOT FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE, SHE'S PREGNANT

[bushisanidiot]

46. It's a frontal shot and she's got a jacket on.

I don't see much of the baby bump.. which should actually be more than a baby bump at 5 months.

[Growler]

48. some women don't show until very late!

This photo can very easily be of a 5 month pregnant woman.

[AspenRose]

50. I was wearing my regular clothes until 6.5 months pg

:shrug: Every woman is different.

[bushisanidiot]

52. It's more obvious in this photo

[Cha]

54. I didn't even know I was pregnant for

5 months right after my first baby was born.

[AspenRose]

57. !

:wow:

I genuflect in your general direction :-)

[Cha]

78. I was blushing

when I wrote that..but ya can be smaller. I thought I was off because of just having a baby. :)

[AZBlue]

58. From that angle she doesn't look it, but other photos show she is. But check out the body language

with the boyfriend. I feel bad for her - he very obviously does not want to be there or be with her.

[Erin Elizabeth]

66. I had a friend who fit into her size 2 wedding dress when she

was six months along. You could barely tell she was pregnant. Had a seven pound baby boy a few months later.

You cannot go by pictures, people. Women carry SO differently.

[JDPriestly]

67. Yes. You just start gaining weight at four months.

I tended to lose weight during the first three months. She is at most early fifth month.

I have to add that I wish this young couple good luck. They are very young, in the spotlight thanks to her mother and are going to need all the luck they can get.

[Arkansas Granny]

68. Every body is different and every pregnancy is different.

When I was pregnant, I showed by my 4th month and by by 6th month people were assuming that I was ready to deliver. My daughter, on the other hand, hardly showed at all until her 7th month and even at 9 months didn't have much of a baby bump. It has to do with the position of the baby, amount of amniotic fluid and mother's body shape, among other things. You just can't tell by looking how far advanced a pregnancy might be.

[nini]

69. yes... she is

the strangest thing to me is the guy who gets her pregnant is being treated like a hero. Why not just let them stay in the background?

A little melanin in their skin and the shit would be hitting the fan with all kinds of insults.

ugh.

[AspenRose]

72. For real

They tried to paint Michelle Obama with that disgusting "baby daddy" crap on Faux...now we have a REAL baby daddy situation and I bet they haven't called it such a thing.

[gblady]

73. totally agree...

it's f'ng bizarre....

[XemaSab]

76. Isn't she 1/16 Native American?

So tragic, the cycle of generational poverty with the Native Americans. :P

/sarcasm, 'cause little white girls don't ever get knocked up, and their little white babies are blessings from God

[nini]

92. LOL

yes.. blessings :D

[Beausoir]

77. Amen.

What a farce.

[iamthebandfanman]

87. i know, they are acting like we are saying she should have an abortion

i mean if the guy steps up and does the right thing ... well.. i mean that should be expected from someone in his position.
you shouldnt get credit for doing something stupid and owning up to it... you still did something stupid.

i dunno why people keep fucking talking about the girl...
this is about the fact that if her mother had been for contraception and teaching kids about sex or safe sex, the poor girl wouldnt be going through any of this.

Ive heard pundits on TV saying how aweful it is that we have made this a big story...
im still trying to figure out how its our fault AND NOT HER MOTHER WHO KNEW SHE WAS FUCKING PREGNANT AND RAN FOR VP KNOWING ITD COME OUT.

im sorry but that screams lack of concern or care for her child.

i also dont know where the media keeps getting this 'leftist blogs' are saying she cant be a mother of 5 and be a leader... ive seen that NOWHERE on ANY liberal blog.

i tell ya, between the republicans just making up shit, them making up complete fabrications or distortion, and the media fucking gobbling up everything they say as if its the gospel ... its fuckin rediculous.

im not really worried about the election tho... i really dont think palin had an effect good or bad.

[nini]

102. Don't you wonder how we have kids and grandkids?

Since we all love having abortions and always have them?

They have to blame someone on this clusterfuck so it'll be those heathen liberals.

[apocalypsehow]

81. And who's that in the background? Isn't that LHO's double talking with Jack Ruby's ghost?!?!?

DEMAND ANSWERS FROM CONGRESS RIGHT THE FUCK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

[Left Is Write]

82. Yes, actually, she does look as if she could be pregnant.

That's about what my daughter looked like at 5 months, and whether or not she looked pregnant depended on what she wore.

[iamthebandfanman]

85. some of you are fucking rediculous

seriously. get a life. address the ISSUES involving this case... NOT THE GIRL.

[sfam]

93. Agree totally. This shit is insane...and yeah, she easily could be 5 months

[tigereye]

88. we were explaining to our son that Dems teach their kids about birth

control... :eyes:

[lolamio]

91. Yes she does look pregnant. We really, really need to let this go.

I carried small with my first pregnancy, too. You couldn't even tell I was pregnant until well into my sixth or seventh month. It used to drive me crazy because I wanted the world to see it - I was so excited! :)

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[TexasObserver]

100. If she's pregnant, it's much less than five months.

They put the story out there to try to stop the inquiry into the parentage of the baby born 4.5 months ago. THAT is why they claimed the daughter is 5 months pregnant. They needed to be able to knock out the possibility the baby already born is hers. Trig may yet prove to be Bristol's baby.

[uppityperson]

101. There is a wide variation in how much someone shows and when.

An ultrasound would tell, but it can be difficult to tell by looking at someone, esp someone you don't know.