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My stomach is actually smaller.

ChelleMChelleM
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This happened at the very end with my first too.  Doctor told me that the baby drops lower into the pelvis and it makes the stomach smaller b/c there's less of the baby in your stomach.  Interesting.
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  • drpaynedrpayne member
    Not following the logic there, sorry... your stomach is above your uterus, not below it.
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  • ChelleMChelleM

    I don't understand why you don't understand?

    At 36 weeks I measured 36 weeks.  At 37 weeks I measured 35 weeks.  Doctor's explanation was that she dropped.  Last pregnancy I asked why my somach looked smaller around this time and I was told it was b/c the baby dropped into my pelvis.

    whatevs.  If you look at pictures of me from a week or so ago my stomach actually looks bigger.

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  • drpaynedrpayne member
    So by "stomach" you really mean "uterus."  Your overall belly could look smaller once LO drops - that makes sense.  Was just confused because the actual stomach (the organ...where your food goes) does not get smaller when the baby drops.
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  • pomrompomrom

    I don't think a centimeter or two is that noticable. But to each their own...

    I will say that my belly seems to have a different shape every now and then but I think it is how the baby is laying in there.

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  • ChelleMChelleM

    imagedrpayne:
    So by "stomach" you really mean "uterus."  Your overall belly could look smaller once LO drops - that makes sense.  Was just confused because the actual stomach (the organ...where your food goes) does not get smaller when the baby drops.

    Right, that's what I meant.

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