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why does it feel like I did 1 million sit ups?

APitBull&ABabyAPitBull&ABaby
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I'm 5 weeks along, and today and yesterday my stomach has been feeling like I've done a million and one sit ups.  The muscles feel tight, I thought at first it was because of stress, but I don't think it would always feel like this; is this normal?  Does this feeling stay throughout the entire pregnancy? 
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Re: why does it feel like I did 1 million sit ups?

  • Linnea503Linnea503 member
    I have that same ache. I've even described it the same way. Not sure if this feeling will stick around all nine months though since this is my first.
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  • APitBull&ABabyAPitBull&ABaby
    Linnea when are you due?  Is it Christmas like me?!!! Thanks for your reply :)
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  • Nichie2Nichie2 member
    I had the same a few weeks ago.  It passes.  Stretching seemed to help me.  Cats and cows stretches seemed to feel the best...like I was stretching everything out in there.  (If you don't know what cats and cows are, try to google it...its a yoga move).  It was recommended to me, and I am still using them to stretch my back.
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  • FletchaFletcha member

    Same here! It's so weird that it feels like I've worked out my abs, but I haven't Embarrassed bad Fletcha.

    Must be all the stretching and changes going on in that area. And yes, stretching does feel good and I'm sure will help the muscles adapt.

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  • checkrdtopcheckrdtop member
    I've had this too. I woke up a few mornings ago trying to figure out WTH I could have possibly done.
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  • getnmarried910getnmarried910 member
    I feel the same way.  I remember it happening in my previous pregnancies too.  I don't remember this feeling lasting too long.
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  • APitBull&ABabyAPitBull&ABaby

    haha well, I'm glad it doesn't last too long... I'll have to break out the wii fit later and try some of those yoga moves... [I am the worlds least coordinated and most clumsy person, so chances are high, I'll break something in the house]

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  • undiscovered778undiscovered778
    That happened to me a lot earlier on, too. It happens every once in awhile now but not so often, and not so intense. I couldn't even stand up straight and arch my back, the muscles were so tight/sore! Apparently it happens more often when you curl up in a ball when you're sleeping or laying down. Keeping your body more straight is supposed to help. Either way, it will pass!
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  • Linnea503Linnea503 member

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    Linnea when are you due?  Is it Christmas like me?!!! Thanks for your reply :)

    Hi, sorry for the delay in replying. Yup, due Christmas Day! We're trying to think of clever Christmas-theme ways to announce to family. 

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  • willconceive2011willconceive2011

    i had the same exact feeling at 5w6d and 6w pregnant. when i was describing it to my husband, i had described it the same way because thats what it felt like. im 6w2d and i dont feel it.

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  • squeshiesqueshie member
    Glad I'm not the only one - I'm 5w2d - been worrying as I had a mmc last year but trying to relax :)  Seems to be an ordinary feeling in early pregnancy, along with gas pains and the like!  :)
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