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abdominal stretching ok?

teacherkristinteacherkristin member
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My husband and I were intimate the other day and I felt a lot more muscles stretching in my lower abdominal area afterwards.  It comes and goes...is not debilitating and there is no spotting or bleeding. We also just had a successful ultrasound a day or two before and everything was great (baby is very active with a strong heartbeat). I am 11 weeks and this is my first pregnancy so I am tending to worry. Are all these stretchy feelings common? Thanks ladies!!!
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Re: abdominal stretching ok?

  • MrsHills0124MrsHills0124 member
    Hi! Those are round ligament stretches. This is normal, and good! It means your uterus is growing and stretching to make room for your baby! My Doctor told me last week that this is going to be a similar feeling to what labor is like (obviously much more severe), but a "Milking and pulling" feeling. I HIGHLY suggest you visit the idea of seeing a maternity specialized chiropractor that can help you to stretch those round ligaments over the upcoming months. I'm told it will make labor shorter and easier!
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