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sxcgirl_me

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Hard Stomach
Posted: 07-09-05 22:11pm

Hey I have a question.

When I lie down and feel just under my belly button,
my stomach is really hard where the uterus is.

I was just wondering if any of you know if this is normal or not?
And have any of you had the same thing?
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Sarah89

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Posted: 07-10-05 14:20pm

You stomach has to get hard when you are pregnant because you have a baby inside you taking up all the room!
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sxcgirl_me

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Posted: 07-10-05 19:50pm

Hehe thanks, well its just weird that my tummy is only hard under my belly button and not all over.

I read that your tummy goes hard when you're having contractions as well.
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El

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Posted: 07-11-05 00:09am

Hey sxcy,
it's probably the top of your uterus- you should be able to feel that by now.
The hard bit will continue to rise above your pubic bone by about a centimetre a week- so if you are say, 16 weeks, it should be 'round about 16 cm from your pubic bone. (give or take)

the painless braxton hicks contractions that you're also talking about happen all the time during pregnancy- I didn't notice until very late in my last pregnancy, and I could only really feel it from the outside- my whole tummy would be hard. This time I can actually feel it starting sometimes, and know when it's finished-and i'm only 24 weeks !!!
I'm also getting kicked to death already, and kept awake at night too.
Feels like there's a baby horse in there, not a little girl !!!!!
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El

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Hard Stomach
Posted: 07-11-05 00:09am

Hey sxcy,
it's probably the top of your uterus- you should be able to feel that by now.
The hard bit will continue to rise above your pubic bone by about a centimetre a week- so if you are say, 16 weeks, it should be 'round about 16 cm from your pubic bone. (give or take)

the painless braxton hicks contractions that you're also talking about happen all the time during pregnancy- I didn't notice until very late in my last pregnancy, and I could only really feel it from the outside- my whole tummy would be hard. This time I can actually feel it starting sometimes, and know when it's finished-and i'm only 24 weeks !!!
I'm also getting kicked to death already, and kept awake at night too.
Feels like there's a baby horse in there, not a little girl !!!!!
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kitty44

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Hard Stomach
Posted: 07-27-05 19:07pm

How soon does your stomach start getting hard if pregnant?
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AbLM

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Re: Hard Stomach
Posted: 01-04-08 14:17pm

I have the same thing; my stomach is hard and "lumpy" about 5 inches below the bellybutton. im only just about 8 weeks pregnant. Iv gained weight already. Im also worried something may be wrong, since i have abdominal tenderness and slight pain.Have you visited your doctor?
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ilovemyfishies81

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Re: Hard Stomach
Posted: 01-04-08 14:26pm

sxcgirl_me wrote:
Hey I have a question.


When I lie down and feel just under my belly button,
my stomach is really hard where the uterus is.


I was just wondering if any of you know if this is normal or not?

And have any of you had the same thing?


of course its normal. i can feel hardness under mine too
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Lilly Ivy

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Posted: 01-04-08 14:31pm

mines only hard when I lie on my back. I'm 25wks along, but it's been there since about 12ish (that's as far back as I remember). Just wait til the baby starts moving and you can just make a day of lying on you back watching baby kick up through! nothing in the world compares to it!
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