what does that line over the females belly mean?
2007-11-30 07:53:04 · 8 answers · asked by sexc_fullest 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It is called linea nigra (SP) it is normal in pregnancy. I don't have it though.
2007-11-30 07:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The line on your pregnant belly is called the linea negra. This line is caused from hormones in your body. An old wives tale includes that this only happens to the mother of boys, but I'd personally have to disagree, being as I have had a boy and never had this line.
Typically it runs from your pubic bone to the top of your fundus, externally where your belly stops growing. It may be darker or lighter than others but is usually always present. It will fade after you give birth.
2007-11-30 07:57:43 · answer #2 · answered by Corgis4Life 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What line are you talking about - do you mean the line that runs up and down the center of the belly from the belly button down. That has to do with the amount of pigmentation in the skin. I'm fair skinned and didn't get a line with my 1st and I'm almost 20 weeks with my 2nd and have no sign of a line.
2007-11-30 07:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by Precious 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My friend has one. She calls it her "mother's line." It goes straight up her belly in a vertical line, coming from her pubic area. It's just a discoloration that happens often during pregnancy and hangs around a bit afterward. in the case of my friend, her son is 4 and it still hasn't gone away.
2007-11-30 07:56:38 · answer #4 · answered by Malina 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
linea nigra is what it's called it happens around the 4th or 5th month usually. It will go away after delivery.
2007-11-30 07:58:48 · answer #5 · answered by baby♥Justin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know i am pretty sure there are wives tales about this line but ive had one all my life. y i dont know the only thing now its darker. go figure
2007-11-30 08:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by lizgas 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a stretch mark
2007-11-30 08:15:24 · answer #7 · answered by ♥αηηα♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stretch mark. means you need some cocoabutter lotion.
2007-11-30 07:56:31 · answer #8 · answered by mickey g 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋