Carrying low??

I always heard boys make you carry low anyways! :)

I am having a boy also. I didn’t feel his movements much until about 26-28 weeks. I felt flutters here and there but not actual kicks until later on. I would see him move on the ultrasound but couldn’t actually feel it which was interesting. At this stage they flip all around which they still have the room to do it. Is this your first? Typically with the first it takes longer to feel

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This is my second, I've been feeling him for weeks now.

I mean I feel him at the top now at 37 weeks because he has flipped and is in position but I felt him mostly in my pelvic area for while

I was the same!! I usually felt him kicking on my lower belly until I hit 33 weeks then he moved up

My daughter sat low my entire pregnancy. Head down and all. She was ready to party from the get go. Don't worry though, you'll be getting plenty of kicks for everyone to feel soon!

I think its pretty normal for a boy. Each pregnancy is different. Your belly looks cute. YourWholeBaby.org

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I had 2 boys and i looked like this too.

I’m having a boy and I’m 21 weeks. I’m carrying low but mine has been doing dance moves since 19 weeks 😂 he’s very active now. I didn’t use to feel anything then out of nowhere he has daily dance showdowns in my stomach lol

I’m carrying low too! Up until last week I only felt him around my belly button area or lower and I’m 29 weeks. Now he moves up sometimes and moving under my ribs more 😫

No in fact Im 35 weeks pregnant for me it’s the other way around I have him high lol. Never had my belly low ..... so I don’t know why could it b

When I was pregnant with my son I carried all out front but my bump was low like this - is it a typical boy vs girl thing? I’ve noticed more moms who have girls seem to carry wider and higher, interesting!

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I was higher with my girl.

My daughter was super low and she went head down early and never moved position, so he may not. I even got some mild internal bruising from her always kicking same spot towards the end of my pregnancy. I thought how you carried had to do with your body type but funny enough I carried much higher with my son and he moved around more 🤷‍♀️

I’m 20 weeks today! I have been feeling my Son flutters around 16 weeks! Now I’m starting to feel actual kicks and it’s persistent! My mom and daughters actually felt his little kicks. He hasn’t moved up just yet but I’m sure within the next two weeks or so that’s when everyone will be able to feel those kicks. It’s super exciting. Congratulations Moma to be!

My first son I carried him low, felt like he was always ready to slip out. It was a good delivery and pretty decent pregnancy compared to my last 2. My 2nd son, I carried him very high, right under my breasts. He never was able to ne lower since I had extra fluid. Delivery was the worst! I had to get a c-section and the doctors weren't able to get him out. I had 2 nurses pushing down with their fists, trying to squeeze him out of me like a tube of toothpaste. I couldn't stop screaming it was very painful. Yes I had the epidural but that is made for waist down and he was up under my breasts so I felt all that pressure. I was swearing big time at everyone using tons of f-bombs. Anyways, they finally knocked me out and I wasn't awake to see my son come out of me. Just be happy that he's low and not up higher.

When I had my son he was very low like this! Definitely normal. I just had my daughter and she was super high so when she drop I knew right away it was time she was coming out.

Omg this is happening to me too!! I’m having a girl and she’s super active I try grab my husbands hand to feel quickly lol but she’s so low it’s difficult for him to feel.

my son was low this entire pregnancy. When “dropped” it felt no different. I do feel a lot more upward kicks so maybe when your baby kicks people will be able to feel him

Yeah that's how I carried! He came out fine!! Just small 5 lbs 10oz! And you could barely see I had a belly!!

I carried my daughter low so low my 20 week scan was basically by my privates she never moved up and was ten days late. Just be how you carry I would think x

I am also carrying low with a boy and I’m 22 weeks. I feel him moving lower too. Hopefully as he gets bigger he will move his way up!

Everyone is going to feel the baby that low until about 26-28 weeks. It depends on how far up your uterus has grown. At 24 weeks your uterus is only right under your belly button! Baby has no other place to go but low. I’m 26 weeks now and I’m just starting to feel baby in my stomach area but occasionally, she’s in my lower area in my pants. Lol. The next couple weeks they’ll grow and be right in the belly!

I carried low with my daughter. She would kick and punch and turn but she was head down and snuggling with my bladder my last trimester. Some babies just like to be in certain positions

I think a big part of it is just your body shape, I carried high up until the day before I delivered. Also how strong your abdominal muscles are play a factor, women with stronger abs usually carry higher

My son is the same way! Until this past week (currently 31 weeks), i never felt him above my belly button. Dr wasnt too concerned tho. But baby recentlt adjusted or something and i finally feel him in my ribs and such.

In response to all this. Baby is getting ready as time is getting closer.

Maybe you have an anterior placenta. If so, It makes it harder to feel any kicks and movements higher up. In your 3rd trimester when he flips, you’ll feel more.

yes definitely

My girl never moved and sometimes kicked my vulva. Awkward... lol She also had a short cord and was breech.

I carried low with my son as well. Constantly had to peel! 🙈tmi? Anyways, he never moved up... and was breach the entire pregnancy. Is he breach currently or just low?

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How do I tell if he's breach or not? I can feel him higher now sometimes but, he's still lower sometimes.

Did he come earlier than expected being that he was breached so long ?

My boy is low too but around 27 weeks he climbed up into my ribs lol

Oh I experienced that with all 3 kids. 1 boy, 2 girls. I dealt with that the whole entire pregnancy that I had a bump. Mine never went away. The whole time it felt like they were going to kick themselves out of my vagina.

I carried my son low too, actually my belly was very 'square'like. Lol personally the times I would feel him kick most was when my kitten laid on my stomach. She's got a very loud strong purr and he either loved it or hated it because he'd kick like crazy! Lol

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See, very square tummy

My daughter never moved up. I found out she had a short cord, so it makes sense. She would constantly kick my cervix and right above my pubic bone. So weird!

My son rested super low from like 25 weeks. Once I got to 3rd trimester my fiance would hold up my belly for me to take the pressure off 😭

Both mine were really low- had their heads tucked down in my pelvis! Made it very hard to scan them to check everything was okay. Had really bad pelvic pain with my second too. All good though - straightforward deliveries with both.

My son was very low the whole pregnancy so low he was pushing my cervix down. I even had to be put on bed rest at the beginning of my 3ed trimester because of it. He never went higher some people just carry different the doctor also told me woman usually carry boys lower.

I believe I was 38 weeks in this

I carried pretty low. I honestly think it just means your skin stretches better. Or you have wide hips which will make pushing a breeze in a few months!

My bump doesn’t look very low but I can’t let anyone feel baby kick half the time as they would look like they’re inappropriately touching me as he/she kicks so low. I don’t know how he/she doesn’t fall out 😂

I felt my little girl sooo low for suck a long time and it freaked my out that she would come early! They settle down there for a while and when he grows he will fill more of our belly, trust me! My LO always had her feet right under my right boob, I could still feel her head low in my belly but not as often as my pregnancy progressed

I'm carrying low too it's a pain🥺

Im carrying very low. My placenta is actually even below the baby too, covering the cervix. It kind of sucks, ive on bed rest and pelvic rest for 12 weeks. Im only 18 weeks but the weight on my hips is pretty unbearable most days if i walk more then like 60-90 accumulated minutes all day. And i start bleeding too. Sorry lady, maybe baby won’t move up 🥺

Carrying very low with my baby girl and it’s a pain in the butt sometimes

Is it true if you carry low it's a boy?! Or is this another one of those wives tales?!

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True for me too, two girls both high but boy this time is low!

I was higher put with my girl but really low this time with a boy so it's true for me 👍

My baby girl is low to and i am only 26 weeks

Am 20 weeks ,carrying low and my obgyn diagnosed it as ‘placenta previa’.It can either be marginal or complete,meaning partly or completely covering the cervix,respectively.She however said that 95 per cent of those placentas move up by 30 weeks,but if not then the results wiuld be Cs birth,other risks might include preterm baby or bleeding,both due to the pressure on the cervix.I was terrified but am glad I found people here with similar situation that we can compare notes as we go along.Just ask your obgyn to check and monitor your placenta placement during your checkups.Wishing us all well here!

When did u find out u were caring low

This is my first pregnancy with a baby girl and she’s been growing on my pubic bone since the beginning and she’s not budging, she’s super comfy down there. If I’m say down and lent over the table to eat I can feel her kicking and hitting my thighs 😂 I think it’s very much an old wives tale that boys carry low and girls carry high

I carried low with my son. But he dropped even further once I got to 32weeks. I was low my whole pregnancy.