Lizzie asks…
Is it possible my good posture and natural tendency to hold my stomach in could be hiding pregnancy?
I’m about to turn 26 years old, I’m about 5’4″ and weigh about 125 lbs. I naturally hold my stomach in and stand up straight, and normally even when relaxed, my stomach will only pooch out a little. Lately though it seems whenever I relax my stomach muscles, my belly pops way out like I’m pregnant! For a while I figured it was doing that after I’d finished eating, but it seems to be doing it more and more. I even joked to my husband that I needed to go on a diet because I look pregnant. I don’t think I am because I just had my period, but I’ve also heard of women who have bleeding during pregnancy at first, and that it is normal, especially if its your first.
I went online and looked at pictures of pregnant bellies, and the ones that look closest to mine (when my stomach muscles are relaxed) were about 12 to 16 weeks. But I wasn’t sure if the women in the pictures were relaxing their stomach, holding them in, or what.
So my question is, is it possible that my good posture has me in denial? Has anyone been pregnant and hid it by holding in their stomach? At what point did it not become “holdable” ? I realize that I can buy a home-pregnancy test, but to be honest I’m a little scared and feel like I don’t really want to know. I’m kinda hoping someone will assure me that there is no way I could hold in my stomach enough to hide it, in which case I won’t worry, especially if I have another period next month.
It just freaks me out and wanted to hear what other people say. Thanks.
Michelle answers:
A test is the only way to know.
My mom did not look pregnant with my sister until she was in her final month. My aunt was in her 8th, with twins! I looked pregnant as soon as the test was positive, so everyone is different.
Linda asks…
Natural Miscarriage Stories?
I don’t want to hear.. GO HAVE A D&C because that is my final option and I am avoiding it at all costs.
I am 10 w pregnant and found out 3 days ago my peanut stopped developing at 6w 1d.
I was spotting light pink for 4 days, then yesterday it was a bit of watery brown, then last night some red and some obvious flecks of tissue.. and today is browny red with flecks of tissue, but it’s not enough to come out a lot only a little.
When can I expect this to really get going?
and what can I expect with a 6w old pregnancy? I know they say anything before 8 weeks is usually like a heavy period.
But I am 10 weeks but the pregnancy and fetus are only 6 so will it be lighter than a 10 week miscarriage?
I have a doc’s appointment on thursday
he said before it’s okay to wait a month before needing a d&c unless I show signs of infection
Michelle answers:
First of all i am so sorry for your loss!
This is a missed miscarrige, where it didn’t or hasn’t happened yet. And several weeks pass between the stop of development of the baby and the dicovery the baby has died.
And in vary rare instances a natural misscarrige may not take place.
(they are sometimes called a missed abortion. A misscarrige is called a spontanious abortion, but usally isn’t called that because of the negativity assosiated with the word abortion)
there are pills that can be inserted into the vaginag to help ripen and dialate the cervix.
You are at 10 weeks but the pregnancy is only at 6 week so i would assume that the misscarrige would be the same as if it happened naturally at 6 weeks.
(i am not sayin go get those pills)
but yes it should be lighter then a ten week miscarrige, but will likely be a very heavy period, (and it will probibly seem heavier then it is because of the emotion)
if you are bleeding one pad an hour or more then get into see your ob!
I had a missed m/c carrige at 15 weeks the baby had stopped developing at 11 weeks. (with in a day or 2 after i heard the heart beat for the first time)
my dr. Gave me three options, one eas to let it happen naturally and i has no signs or symptoms of m/c so it may have been a feww more weeks, or to the pills (inserted into the vagina to help induse the misscarrige) and because the baby was 11 weeks along he wasn’t gung ho for that but i still could have decided to, or the d&c, i chose to go with the d&c because i wouldn’t have been able to do the pills and have the baby pass at home…..i know it would be a safer choice then surgery but i know that emotionally i would not have been able to do it at home, i mad the choice of a suction d&c, for my emotional well being, i don’t regret it. And i know that it may cause risks later, but am not mad at my self for doing so.
A side note somthing just seemed different with the pregnancy then with my first, somthing just seemed off.
That was august and my partner and i were lucky, wek became pregnant again in dec, i got my bfp on the 31st of last year and i am now 26 weeks!
Sandra asks…
How soon do you think I could get pregnant?
I have a 4 year old and that pregnancy went great now we had been trying for the last 9 months for a second child. I miscarried at 4 weeks which was last week. I had a natural miscarriage I didn’t need a D & C. We have been trying since tuesday after I stopped spotting. Does anyone have a clue how soon I can conceive again? I have heard that you are very fertile after a miscarriage and thats why we thought we would start trying so soon. My doctor said it was fine to try its just that they might not be able to pin point a due date which I am not at all worried about. Anyone have any opinions?
Michelle answers:
I am so sorry for your loss. I also miscarried recently and my dr said the same thing. We started trying a couple of days after the bleeding stopped but nothing happened. I had my period 4weeks after my miscarriage and we started trying again. My period is due again on Aug 4th and our fingers are crossed that it will not come!
Good luck to you
Daniel asks…
Natural birth vs C-section?
im 11 weeks pregant with twins
this is my second pregnancy (have a 9 month old son)
i had a natural birth with him
i dont know if i should have a c-section or natural birth
i was thinking C-section but now i really dont know
Michelle answers:
My personal opinion is that a C-Section should only be used if necessary, but because you are having twins you have a higher chance of having a C-section anyway, you do what you think is right its your body and your experience so do what makes you happy
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