Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 372 Location: Sydney - Australia
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
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 106 Location: florida
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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Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 372 Location: Sydney - Australia
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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Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 476 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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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El
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 476 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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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Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 39 Location: Michigan
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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Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 1
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?
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!
