i have a giant breed who is due to whelp on tuesday 1st  mating we had her scanned at 29 days was pregnant she has very small enlargement if any nipples not that large or puffy but has gained around 2 stone 2lb does this mean we will have very small litter i even wondering if there any pups at all  as can't see were weight gain has gone she certainly dosen;t look as if she gained 5llb let alone any more what do you think i would be interseted in any opinions

My German Shepherd showed no enlarged teats at all you couldn,t even tell she was in whelp until seven and a half weeks into pregnancy she whelped six normal sized puppies and was a fantastic mother to them.
Try not to worry sometimes the puppies seem to drop more underneath the bitch and some bitches are very good at hiding their babies.
good luck let us know how you get on
Sharon

I agree with spellmaker, don't be lulled into believing her size is anything to do with the number of pups your girl is having, they seem to hide all over the place these pups it is quite amazing how many can suddenly appear.

She has gained a good bit of weight there too, so look forward to the happy event. :-)

If she has gained about 2stone 2lbs, then this is a considerable amount surely even for a giant breed? Unless you have upped her food CONSIDERABLY I would think its a pretty clear indication she is in whelp. For a medium/large breed that sort of weight gain would be an almighty litter so surely for a giant breed that sort of weight gain is a decent size litter? Not sure why a small litter is being presumed?
Di

HA HA...some bitches are EXCELLENT at hiding the pups under the ribs...aren't we always trying to keep our waistlines?? You'd be surprised!!! And I certainly hope you are pleasantly surprised this week! GOOD LUCK and enjoy!

Hi i agree with all, my friends girl is pregnant we thought she was having a phantom until now the movements have all started.  Dont forget some dogs can whelp later plus you have had the clarity of a scan  She's due this week this girlie and i'm soooooo excited

Hi,

I am going through the same thing with my girl at the moment!  According to dates she was 7 weeks on Friday and her rib cage has really expanded but no other sign of puppies yet. I haven't scanned her by the way as I don't agree with how our vets scan so am relying purely on symptoms.  Her nipples have swollen a little, her vulva is very soft and still swollen, her coat is softer without loosing any coat, she has had morning sickness earlier on, been very fussy and picky with her food and has put on 6kg in weight without an increase in food.  Anyone that hasn't seen her for a few weeks definately notices that she is larger around her ribs.  She is becoming more and more restless with a return of appetite within the last 48 hours.  I just have to keep my fingers crossed and be very patient for the next two weeks but its so frustrating

hi everyone as last person said my girl also looks bigger round ribs have not been feeding much more only a small amount she is now gone off her food and yes she is a giant breed she is a saint bernard have breed a litter before from a different bitch who got so large she could hardly move turned out to be 5 large pups with more fluid than you could imagine thats why we have so many mixed feelings this time at this moment i am excited and worried all at the same time :i am very impatient and it can't com quick enough

my girl has managed to loose 3 kilos not eating much now and temp has dropped to 38.7 it has been between 38.0 and 38.3 i feel more nervous than i was when i was expecting my own lol still no sign of anything in teats and looks smaller than before but heres hoping wih me luck

sorry i mean wish me luck

Good luck to you, hope all is well!

Good luck keep posting

well still no pups . due day from 2 mating was 4th . temp was low yesterday morning but had gone up in afternoon it has dropped again this morning just took it again still down and have just saw a dot of milk in one nipple for the 1st time so here's hoping i must have high blood pressure with all the worrying i am doing does anyone else get all on edge waiting i feel all i am doing is watching her all the time while she calmly sleeps the day away