Belly growing

Could anyone tell me what it felt like when your belly starts stretching is it supposed to be painful? Currently 11w3d and have been getting weird stomach cramps lately

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Cramps is what your uterus feel like stretching but nothing extremely painful

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The belly stretching is gonna get more itchy than painful

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Other than your uterus cramping I didn't feel any pain or itching. I'm 29 weeks. I've just been making sure to moisturize my stomach, it doesn't keep you from getting stretch marks but it keeps you from being dry and itchy.

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To be honest, I found it hasn't hurt or ache until mid of the third trimester, but that's because baby is definitely running out of room.

The only thing I would say is be prepared for the large body change as you get further in to the trimesters although beautiful as your growing with your amazing baby you may have days that are up and down but this is 100% normal. I knew i was going to get a lot bigger, but i wasn't mentally prepared for it so it hut me alot harder than expected

There may be itching more as your body does stretch xxx

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The actual growing part isn’t painful, even if it’s itchy sometimes but lotion usually fixes it. Your muscles will have a lot to adjust to but stretches can help prevent a lot of pain! That’s probably your round ligaments, it’s the worst at the beginning and the end of pregnancy

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Im 13w4d… I cramped a lot from 10-12 weeks because of him growing (dr told me so). Still have random cramps a lot. If it doesn’t go away after a few minutes, with repositioning, or bleeding happens.. then you should reach out to a dr. But it’s probably just your uterus growing.. around 14 weeks you’ll start getting round ligament pain too 🙃🥲

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Anyone else felt like this?

Hi, I’m 4 months postpartum, little one sleeps through the night and is formula fed, the last week I’ve felt extremely tired and very hungry! Just wondered if anyone else has felt this way/experienced this?

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Hey what are your current symptoms?

I’m 37+5

I’m pretty mobile still but anything over a hour or 2 and I’m in discomfort

Getting up from a sitting position is hard

Some of baby’s movements now are bordering on painful especially around my crotch/pelvis

I’m exhausted very easily and nap every single day

Can basically only breathe out my mouth now and I’m snoring and dribbling 😂

Standing in one leg is very painful 😂

Some waves of pain/ tightening but I regular and mild

Low period type aches

And I feel like a fire breathing dragon with this acid reflux

My nose is growing 😂

My fingers swell slightly and go numbs in my sleep so that and constant toilet breaks keep me up ( checked swelling with MW and consultant and all normal, not a worry)


I also do not want to be social in person like I’d rather everyone just be my penpal atm lol


What are your symptoms?

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