bump or bloated at Week 12 day 5

At 12 weeks, it's honestly a mix of both for most people! Your uterus is just starting to grow out of your pelvis around now, so there is a real bump beginning, but bloating is a huge part of what you're seeing and feeling too, pregnancy hormones really do a number on digestion. The tricky bit is that some mums show a proper bump this early while others feel bloated for weeks before it actually looks like a baby bump, so there's no one answer. A good way to tell is to check how your belly feels throughout the day, if it's rock hard and low (around your lower abdomen), that's more likely the uterus expanding. If it's soft, puffy, and changes depending on what you've eaten or how much gas you have, that's bloat doing the talking. Honestly, at this stage most first-time mums have both happening at once, so don't stress too much about figuring out which is which. It'll become clearer in the coming weeks when the bump grows more consistently and the bloating settles down a bit.

It could be bloated stomach. Did you eat small meals? My gynae suggested having about 5 small meals a day to relief bloated and indigestion issue. Maybe you can give it a try for a week to see if it helps? (: