Straining?

nowayimpreggo

Hookay.  So.  Last night I was trying to open a jar of garlic while cooking.  It was a brand new jar and so ridiculously tightly closed that I could not get it to open.  My determination took hold of me and after a minute of trying with all of my strength DH walked in the room and saw me, and said, "Let me do that.  Should you be straining like that?"  Hmm.  Then I (probably psychosomatically) felt some discomfort in my stomach muscles and naturally started freaking out that I hurt my little fetus.  Is this even possible?  Chalk it up to my pregnancy inexperience, but can someone tell me - is this kind of straining a big deal?  This is just first-time-mom-in-her-first-tri-paranoia, right? 

Jessimurph

nowayimpreggo:

This is just first-time-mom-in-her-first-tri-paranoia, right? 

Yep! 

nowayimpreggo

Thanks Jessimurph.

Jason'swife

Yeah, but hey... If he wants to do everything for you DON"T ARGUE!!!! Hee Hee.

Brittany Goodwin

Just wait...you'll do more straining in a few weeks. And not with jars! Lol

nowayimpreggo

Haha. Great points!

RichInLove

When you do a motion such as opening a tight lid on a jar you are actually engaging your core muscles. So the strain you felt was simply just your abs tightening to assist you in the activity you were trying to perform. Would have happened not being PG as well.