pressure so early?

im 13 wks and a few days, is it normal to feel so much pressure down there? i go to doc wednesday but im worried now thanks in advance! oh, and when did everyone's belly buttons pop? this is my 1st pregnancy and its already about 1/2 as deep as it was...does that make sense? i barely even have a bump so it doesnt make any sense

 

I would probably guess the pressure you are feeling are growing pains at your stage in pregnancy. Is it painful? If you are concerned I would call your Dr, peace of mind can really go a long way.

My belly button never actually "popped" but it did get flat. I had a belly button ring before I got pregnant and I think I took it out at about 12 weeks because it looked silly.

 

I would assume the "pressure" is from stretching and stuff too, but I never had that with my twins (first pregnancy), but I had a lot of it around 25 weeks with this pregnancy. but, definitely call your dr. if you are concerned about anything. i had mine on speed dial when I was pregnant with the twins...lol! No question is stupid if YOU are concerned.

My belly button never "popped" with the twins, never even made it to flat.

 

I had pressure and braxton hicks really early with my twin pregnancy. That was before I knew it was twins! I remember helping a girlfriend paint her living room and having to take a bunch of breaks because of cramping. It all started around 13-14 weeks. I carried my babies to 39 1/2 weeks so don't be worried. I think it's just your body telling you when to take it easy.

Good Luck!

 

I felt that way a lot right around that time. Especially if I had been sitting at my desk and then got up, it did get better or maybe I just got used to it but I definitely remember feeling the pressure.

 

Can't really answer the pressure question except to say do check with your doc if you continue to feel concerned about it. I was having what I thought were "braxton-hicks" with my second pregnancy (had them from week 16 on with my first pregnancy too - they were painless!), but my doc caught one in the middle of an appointment and sent me straight to the hospital where I was treated for preterm labor and did bedrest. It wasn't really pressure though, it was more of a tightening just in the front of the belly. (We still made it to 39w6d.)

As for belly buttons. . . mine never went back to normal after having the first baby! Am I one of the few whose belly buttons were obliterated for good with pregnancy?! I think everybody's does something different, so never fear my fate! Most I've seen look more normal after pregnancy than mine.

 

When in doubt, call the doctor. That is my motto. Are you swollen? Just curious.

Shannon

 

i guess since my appt is wednesday i'll just wait to see the doc instead of calling. im so going to demand an u/s. i need to see them both and know that they're both growing and doing well. a doppler isnt gonna cut it with 2 babies in me. if i only had 1 then i would feel differently, or at least be more willing to settle for hearing a hb on the doppler. if they wont give me 1 im gonna go crazy on them.

what do you mean by swollen? in what area? my belly sometimes feels swollen and heavy..like a have alot of gas or something. its odd.

 

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im 13 wks and a few days, is it normal to feel so much pressure down there? i go to doc wednesday but im worried now thanks in advance! oh, and when did everyone's belly buttons pop? this is my 1st pregnancy and its already about 1/2 as deep as it was...does that make sense? i barely even have a bump so it doesnt make any sense


Hello. I'm almost 20 weeks and I had pressure at that time as well. I didn't when I was pregnant with my daughter, which
was a single pregnancy. It's just a different ball game with 2. I've been thinking the same thing! Please be careful.
I was picking up my daughter a lot and just over all over doing it. My Dr's said I was over doing it and to really take it
easy. The pressure happens for me when I've been on my feet to long. Some times just doing daily house chores
I notice the pressure coming on, then I go lay down when this happens. Laying down always helps for me.
As for the belly button. I think everyone is different. It didn't happen for me on my first pregnancy. But who knows,
it could this one? But it hasn't yet- I hope this helps.

 

I agree with the "when in doubt, call" philosophy. As for belly buttons, mine never popped

 

from the minute the test was + I felt like I was being stabbed in the vagina! and it lasted until the spinal kicked in the day they were delivered! at the end it felt like I was being stabbed down there and like at any minute Addison's foot was going to come out!(she was breech) I felt more pressure w/ the twins than I ever did w/ my singletons. I do think you are very smart to insist on an ultrasound! I would too!! keep us posted!