Like a number of different elements, your fitness level can impact where you're carrying during pregnancy. If you are a very fit person and have well-defined abdominal muscles, you will likely not show until later in your pregnancy, according to WebMD. Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, director of perinatal services at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in New York City, told The Bump, "The manner in which a woman carries has everything to do with the tone of her abdominal musculature."
In the case of Instagram model Sarah Stage, she was eight-and-a-half months pregnant when she had a barely-there bump that she carried a bit higher, as per The Bump. Fit moms may seem like they are carrying their baby higher because tight abs hold the baby more in the body and offer it more support. Also, according to John Thoppil, M.D., an assistant clinical professor of OB-GYN at Texas A&M University College of Medicine, carrying high means you have a good muscle tone, as noted by Romper.
