A couple Questions

[CSweets]

I have a couple questions that I've been curious about lately.

Well one. I am 24 weeks and barely showing and most people I know that is or were pregnant starting showing at like 17 weeks. And I know that it's just cuz I'm tall and normally slender but i'm always scared that the baby isn't growing enough and the doctor said she's at a good weight but like she says most babies (this was at 20 weeks) range from 11 to 30 oz or something and my LO only weighed 12. So it's in the range but at the very beginning.

Also, The doctor said the baby has a hole in her liver which shouldn't be nothing to worry about because she is still developing (this was at 20 weeks also) and that they'll check it next visit. But I can't stop thinking about it I mean what if she is born with a hole in her liver. What if she needs a transplant or surgery or what if she has to take medication forever or that she has a bad immune system. I am going crazy with all these worries. Has anyone heard about that?

One other thing. Does anyone ever get like stomach aches in the morning. I know that before I was pregnant I would get an upset stomach a lot almost like cramping if there was a sudden temperature change or that if I ate too much or something bad. I'm now having that same feeling and it's usually only when I wake up or right after I eat in the morning time. And when that happens I get like really hot and sweaty and after like a minute it'll go away. It doesn't happen too often and Its happened before I was pregnant so I'm not too worried but it happens only in the morning and I get really sweaty and hot and that didn't happen before I was pregnant. So I'm just curious to what it is because I know that Braxton Hicks contractions only happen when your like 3 weeks till your due date or so I've read.

Thanks

 

[rjb]

that stomach thing happens to me too. like, exactly what you just explained. the sweatiness is a pregnancy thing from what i read.
however you can have braxton hicks as early as 12 weeks.

i'm 19 weeks and not showing either, so i wouldn't worry too much if your doctor says all is well

 

[divershona]

didnt want to read and run hun but ive not got much advice here.

the cramping could be just stretching in your tummy ... a sign that your bump will arrive shortly ... or could just be hunger pains, i get them sometimes before and after i eat hehe

sorry i can't be much help !!! but if your really worried about things then speak to ur midwife x

 

[CSweets]

okay see this is why i like this forum haha cuz you can relate!

 

[rjb]

okay see this is why i like this forum haha cuz you can relate!

yeah.
i spoke to my doctor about it at my visit on tuesday.
he said it could be round ligament stretching or it could just be consipation
but i have only gained a couple pounds as well, and my doctor say it's perfectly fine as the baby is growing well.
so try to relax
stress can actually make muscle pain worse (so i've been told)

 

[rainbows_x]

Hey hun.
I didn't get a proper bump until I was 26 weeks, most peole have bloating before then.
My LO was 14 oz's at her 20+4 scan and I thought that was quite big?

BH can happen from very early on, but most people don't feel them until later on. I get the hot sweats too. The pain could be round ligament pain.
x