35 weeks pregnant, stomach feels hard and tight

At 35 weeks of pregnancy, it is already the late stage of pregnancy. At this time, the woman is already close to giving birth, and many symptoms of approaching delivery appear on her body. Many pregnant women find that their stomachs often become hard and tight during the 34th week of pregnancy. Many pregnant women tend to be worried when they find this symptom in their bodies. What is the general reason for this?

Why does my stomach feel hard and tight at 35 weeks of pregnancy?

If your abdomen becomes tight and hard during the 35th week of pregnancy, it must be due to uterine contractions. If you only have one uterine contraction occasionally during the 35th week, it is not a big deal and does not require any special solution. From the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus will contract irregularly, and you will feel hardening and tightness. You can pay attention to the hardening and tightness and the intervals between them. If it happens very regularly, every ten minutes or more, there is a problem and it may be a sign of labor. You need to go to the hospital for fetal heart monitoring to see if the fetal heartbeat is normal. Another thing is to look at the strength of uterine contraction, as well as the time interval and duration to determine whether it is necessary to suppress uterine contraction, and then do a B-ultrasound examination to see the length of the cervical canal. At this time, you can take it easy at 35 weeks. If there are no other contraindications, you can choose natural delivery before delivery.

Common symptoms of false labor

In the second half of pregnancy, as the enlarged uterus begins to descend and the lowered head of the fetus increases the pressure on the pelvis, pregnant women often feel their abdomen falling and their backs bending.

Starting from the 28th week of pregnancy, the abdomen will often experience false labor contractions, especially when the pregnant woman stands or squats in one posture for a long time, the abdomen is prone to hardening. Some pregnant women don't feel it at all.

False labor contractions last for a short time, are weak, or are limited to the lower part of the uterus. It stops after several hours, and the cervix cannot be dilated, so it is not before delivery.

How to reduce the discomfort of false labor?

If you are only a few weeks away from your due date, you can try the following methods to relieve the discomfort caused by false labor:

Change your activity or posture. Sometimes walking can relieve your discomfort, and sometimes resting can relieve false labor. If it is a real uterine contraction during childbirth, no matter what you do, the uterine contraction will not stop easily and will gradually increase.

Take a shower to release the stress in human body.

Drink several bowls of water, as false labor can sometimes be caused by dehydration.

Try relaxation exercises, or taking slow, deep breaths. Although this will not stop the false labor, it may help you deal with the uncomfortable feeling.