Question on if someone has experienced this, and if it’s normal. I never felt this with my first…
Question on if someone has experienced this, and if it’s normal.
I never felt this with my first pregnancy.
Right down the center of my stomach, whenever I sit up or cough, or use any kind of muscles I feel a sudden protruding feeling. Like something is trying to pop out of my stomach. It’s on both sides down the center of my stomach. 90% of the time it’s about 3 to 4 inches above my belly button. It doesn’t hurt, but it feels super uncomfortable and weird.
I can’t figure out what’s going on.
It honestly feels like my stomach is ripping apart horizontally and then protruding outward.
Beaky Mcspence·
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It’s called round ligament pain and is very common and completely normal for 13 weeks gestation. Best thing you can do is try not to make sudden movements especially for example when getting up from a prone position.
jenna tess·
@beakymcspence, i would have never thought! The round ligament pain I felt with my first made total sense. This feels like organs trying to pop out. My nurse practitioner said she thought it may be issues from diastasis recti from my first pregnancy. But, my doctor was out of town so she couldn’t say for sure and made me an appointment for Tuesday. She also said possibly a hernia but that since it’s so high up on my stomach that that didn’t seem the likely answer. 🤦🏼♀️
Beaky Mcspence·
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@jennatess, I get it if I go to get up from laying down too fast. It’s odd and can take the wind right out of you. It likely wouldn’t be the other options because it’s not painful just a really peculiar feeling. The joys of pregnancy lol
Heather ·
Meee 2ed pregnancy. Didnt have this with my first☹ was told round ligament pain muscles hurt more doing the same streching again
jenna tess·
@mommytojamesandone, i remember round ligament being like you’re pulling a muscle. Hurts for a sec, and then it’s a bit better. And I remember this being lower. Like at my belly button and below. This is so high up on my stomach and not like a stretch feeling..definitely more like a lump trying to escape.
Bye·
Look up diastasis recti
jenna tess·
@leah23, yep, I mentioned that above. (:
jenna tess·
@beakymcspence, @mommytojamesandone, @leah23,
UPDATE:
I was right. 🤗
The feeling is desti recti. He did a physical and he said it’s stretched above my belly button but still together and strong below my belly button. That protruding feeling is just the effect of it.
Beaky Mcspence·
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@jennatess, Will they do anything to rectify it hun?
jenna tess·
@beakymcspence, he said that all I can do is do some strength training but that would be better/have more effect after I have this baby.
He said a belly band will help a lot. So, I’m on my way to BuyBuyBaby! Haha.
Heather ·
Awe man!! Glad you got answers. Hang in there