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Tightening in the tummy advice.

erica507erica507 member
in March 2016 Moms

I am 33 weeks pregnant FTM and for the past few days I have been feeling my stomach get so tight.  Like I had just eaten a big meal (but I hadn’t).  Anyone else every experience this?  It’s just so uncomfortable – and I feel like its too early to be this uncomfortable.  I don’t feel pressure – just tightness – like I can’t move almost.  I can feel her moving A LOT which is good but almost to the point of hurting when she kicks me. Just extra tightness.  Can anyone explain this?  Is it Braxton hicks.?  It can last for quite a while – like all afternoon and into the evening.

 

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Re: Tightening in the tummy advice.

  • skruhminskruhmin member
    BH.  Normal
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  • kyraaDkyraaD member
    do you mean the tightness comes & goes for all afternoon & evening? or it lasts constantly from the afternoon to the evening..?

    BH's usually last for 30 seconds to a minute, & it feels like your tummy gets really hard & is almoat sucking inward a bit (to me it feels like that). but as i get bigger, my tummy/skin also just feels generally tight. especially at the end of the day. at 33 weeks, it's definitely not too early to feel uncomfortable, haha.
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  • Parker16772Parker16772 member
     What kyraaD said. In the morning my tummy looks smaller and is more soft but gets super tight and hard in the afternoon.  I am super uncomfortable sitting at my desk and I just want to lay down. It lasts all afternoon/night so I wouldn't say its BH. 


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  • skruhminskruhmin member
    And I will say that when I get BH, it can squeeze for longer than 30 seconds - it can last for up to an hour.  That's just how some people have BH.
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  • BrittaniLCBrittaniLC member
    I get the tightness too, but it is just baby stretching out. I feel like baby does yoga during most of the evenings!

    During the day I am usually hunched over, sitting on a stool so I think baby is just stretching out after being cramped all day. It eventually goes away.
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  • smushismushi member
    With my Braxton Hicks, I feel as tight as a drum and that baby must be totally squished in there, and that feeling would last for a long time without a lessening.  It can for sure be uncomfortable (like make you feel out of breath or pressure on your rib cage or pelvis and want to straighten out as much as possible).  Doctors will often recommend drinking water, lying on your left side, and just chilling for a while if you have the opportunity.  This can help lessen the BH.
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  • FutureMrsCaesarFutureMrsCaesar member
    Braxton hicks, gas, baby's position, etc.  Definitely sounds normal though.  If it would become painful or timeable then I might call the Dr, but what you are describing sounds like usual late 3rd tri stuff.
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  • cmerriburycmerribury member
    By 33 weeks your tummy should feel tight, especially in the evening. Your baby is big and running out of room. It's certainly not too early to be uncomfortable.
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  • diablessediablesse member
    Definitely sounds like BHs.  Mine can go on for hours at a time.
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