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January 2016 Moms
Love4littlethings24
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Should I start being concerned ??
Love4littlethings24
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So I was going to post this yesterday but I've been pretty relaxed surprisingly with this pregnancy. Ignore my obnoxious ticker, I should be 17 weeks Tuesday (my date changed a lot during first tri). I'm considered high risk for previous miscarriages, none of them I saw the heart beat, with this pregnancy I've been on baby aspirin. Yesterday I had what I thought might be Braxton hicks? I couldn't tell if it was coming and going but regardless my uterus felt hard for a good 15 minutes, I chugged some water and laid down and it went away. I had an orgasm and of course got the rock hard uterus and it went away, now again I'm doing dishes and still rock hard for about 10 min now? I know no one can tell me what's going on with my body, but it seems early to get these? There's really no pain at all just hard uterus. I know if they get rythemaric I should call the doctor/ go to er, but what if my uterus is staying hard for about 10 min sometimes? Thoughts? I'm finding mixed answers online!
Eta: I called my doctor and they weren't concerned. They said if there's any pain that I should then go to ER or if they become frequent. At first the receptionist said go to the ER and I though God no. Thankfully everything is good, need to start drinking more water!
Eta: I called my doctor and they weren't concerned. They said if there's any pain that I should then go to ER or if they become frequent. At first the receptionist said go to the ER and I though God no. Thankfully everything is good, need to start drinking more water!
Re: Should I start being concerned ??
1. Everyone gets them, but not everyone feels them. Most don't feel them until much later in pregnancy, but it's not uncommon to feel them as early as 12 weeks.
2. They are not harmful to baby, and *usually* painless to mom.
3. You should not be worried unless they increase in frequency, occur on a faster time frame, or if they are associated with bleeding.
Hope this helps, but of course call your doc line if you are still really concerned! I've only had it happen maybe 5-6 times total, and they last anywhere from 10-30 minutes. So far, I haven't been worried, but your peace of mind is important so call if that will help ease your mind!
I think I first started noticing with DD around the time of her A/S @ 18 wks.
They will probably happen all the way up til the end, but if they become really bothersome try sitting or lying on your left side and just relaxing for a bit, drink some water or take deep breaths.