Movement...reposted from 2nd tri

robinsokj

But not the I just got kicked kind.  I'll feel a stretching or tight sensation in a particular spot then feel down and there will be a hard lump somewhere.  The place is always different, and sometimes its in more than one spot.  Yesterday I had a lump down by the pubic bone and one closer to my belly button.  I dont know what else would explain this other than movement.  Anyone else?

I should add to this that I am 4'11"

Some of the folks on first tri told me that my uterus isnt to my belly button, yadda yadda, but it is.

How many of you all felt something like this this early?

kimarino13

Sounds to me like braxton hicks, which is normal.  I started feeling them at 16 weeks.  Just as long as they aren't happening regularly and frequently (more than a few in an hour) you are fine.  GL!

ethansbride2b

ditto Kimarino.  

If you keep feeling them consistantly, get off your feet and drink a tall glass or two of water.  My doctor said 4 per hour is ok, but anything more than that and to try the above and call if they don't slow down.  

 

robinsokj

I thought that with braxton hicks your entire uterus got hard.  Is this wrong?

kimarino13

Not necessarily.  I will get a lump the size of an orange somewhere and it tightens up and then goes away after a minute or two.

lnle

huh. guess I'd better start paying attention to that. I think sometimes that happens to me. Sometimes it feels like my whole ute is tight, and I don't really feel it relax until I lie down.

DESXF

kimarino13:

Not necessarily.  I will get a lump the size of an orange somewhere and it tightens up and then goes away after a minute or two.

Ditto.  Although I don't remember it being like this with my son, this time around is totally different.  I will get BH that are in one localized area, like my upper right side only.  Literally a spot the size of a grapefruit will get hard, then go away.  Its really strange and different.  I thought maybe it was one of the babies stretching or something, but the more of them I got, the more I could tell it was slowly tightening, then slowly relaxing.

Getting this especially before 20 weeks, I would say 99% they are BH.

nygrl79

I agree that it is probably the braxton hicks.  I started to get these sensations as well.  I also started to fee what I am pretty sure is movement.  It doesn't feel like a lump or anything hard.  It is truly an "internal" feeling and almost feels like what you would expect if the baby was flipping over/turning deep inside (my stomach stays soft at the time).