Is your bump soft or hard

This may be a strange question… my bump feels really hard on the skin.. feel like there’s a big rock inside me. The skin is stretching hard like a balloon is going to burst. Just curious .. is your bump soft like a cushion? Or also stretching hard? It makes me feel so uncomfortable especially during sleep .

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your bump will be harder in the last few weeks. baby is much bigger now and the bigger he/she gets, the less room they have to grow and move around x

Mine feels like this too 😭

Mines always been hard but depending an the baby’s position it’s harder. Quite spongy at the top near my ribs

My bump has always been hard since 12 weeks, the midwives have remarked upon the fact that I have strong stomach muscles which could be part of it but I don’t go to the gym lol so it’s a mystery

34 weeks today and same it's been very hard the last probably 2 weeks

Mine has always been hard throughout. First I’m sure it was bloating then now is just my giant baby

Interesting to know it’s so common to feel hard on skin!! Thanks all for replying 😊

Mines solid! Has been most of the pregnancy to be fair, midwife said it’s normal ☺️

Mine has always been hard. I'm tiny and feel like baby is huge inside me. I feel like my skin just wants to burst open, I know it won't

yes burst open is how I feel🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mine has got really hard

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