Feel uterus 2nd time moms?

RoxanneA

I keep trying to feel my uterus when I'm laying on my bed but I don't think I know what I'm feeling for.  I feel around about an inch or two above my pubic bone and when I press down a little it feels weird and uncomfortable.  So my question I guess is, can you feel yours or how would describe how it feels?  I just though 2nd timers are supposed to "pop" faster but don't see a difference from the last pregnancy and she's only 10 months old.

Karen1998

You probably won't feel it until around 12 weeks as it's behind the pubic bone until then.  Mine is long and I still couldn't feel it during this pregnancy until then. 

RoxanneA

Thanks for your response.  How old is your first child??

superloopie

i tried to feel mine the other day too while i was messing around with my fetal doppler.  i ended up must making myself very crampy.  very sensitive there.  everyone said to wait till about 11-12 weeks.

jessaug6

I haven't really tried feeling for my uterus yet, but I guess I could try! lol

Hollygirl7

Sorry for not responding to that other thread yesterday, I went to bed after my last post

I can definitely feel my uterus. Maybe I can tell the difference because it feels so firm compared to the fat on my stomach, but when I feel just above my pubic bone it feels...firm. I don't know how else to describe it! I guess it's like I'm pushing on muscle rather than fat, but that the muscle is closer to the surface than I'd expect it to be, does that make sense? Also, if I put two fingers there and then roll them towards my belly button I can feel where the firmness drops off, kind of like when you're further along with your first and the docs are measuring the height of your fundus. I'm sorry I'm not more articulate about it! It's a hard sensation to describe, kind of like trying to tell someone what salt tastes like.

RoxanneA

superloopie:

i tried to feel mine the other day too while i was messing around with my fetal doppler.  i ended up must making myself very crampy.  very sensitive there.  everyone said to wait till about 11-12 weeks.

 

This is what happens to me when I try to feel for it.  It makes me feel crampy, maybe I should just stop, lol.

RoxanneA

CDK1 thanks for that response.  I guess I just need to wait a little longer and be patient.  Easier said then done!  I'm a slender person, but have extra fat from my first pregnancy that sits in my belly area.  Someone else said that the uterus just barely starts to grow out of the pubic bone region around 12ish weeks and I still have 2 1/2 weeks till I get there.  Silly me, lol.  I'll probably notice a difference by the end of the month.  Do you pants still fit the same??