Ok. Well, last week I had an appointment for my pregnancy. I heard my baby's heartbeat for the FIRST TIME! I am 19 yrs. old and I used to weigh 120 before I got pregnant and now I am 123 lbs. I am thin but you could see a little pouch. The weird thing is.. when I wake up in the morning I end up being on my back ALWAYS when I usually sleep on my sides. Well, when I wake up my stomach feels flat and soft. Then, when I get up to use the bathroom and feel on my abdomen it feels hard or right after I eat. Is this normal? This is my first pregnancy by the way.
2006-07-26 07:10:27 · 2 answers · asked by Elijah James is here! [9.22.09] 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
13 weeks pregnant.
2006-07-26 07:16:33 · update #1
call and ask your doctor
2006-07-26 07:13:41 · answer #1 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your bladder is right below your uterus. When you first wake up, your bladder is most likely raising your uterus, and making it soft and squishy (not the uterus, just that you can push on it.) Also, being dehydrated can cause a tightening of the uterus.
When you go in for a first sonogram, they will ask you to NOT go to the restroom that morning for the fact that it will be easier to see everything if it is pushed up by the bladder.
Make sure you drink your water (My doctors always pressed for a GALLON a day when pregnant) get plenty of rest, and enjoy it!
When getting a little further along, try sleeping with a pillow between your legs, that helped me from rolling over to my back. The uterus will lay flat on your back (it tilts back and forth, held only by ligaments) and when you are further along it could squish the umbillical cord against your back, preventing good blood circulation!
2006-07-26 14:23:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋