My stomach hurts like a needle prick. My stomach hurts like a needle prick.

Pregnancy is an ability that women are born with. Women will undergo tremendous changes both physically and mentally during pregnancy, so people often say that maternal love is the greatest. Women may experience many symptoms during pregnancy. Some may have severe morning sickness, some may have frequent stomach pains, and some may have needle-like pains in their stomachs. What is going on when pregnant women have needle-like pains in their stomachs? Let's learn about it together.

1. Why does a pregnant woman feel pain in her lower abdomen as if it were pricked by a needle?

Pregnant women may feel a needle-like pain in their stomachs in the early stages of pregnancy. There are many reasons for this, both physiological and pathological, which pregnant women should understand. If it is physiological, pregnant women will feel stomach pain, and sometimes there will be symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. This is an early pregnancy reaction, mostly caused by increased gastric acid secretion in early pregnancy, or it may be caused by ligament relaxation during pregnancy, but the pain caused by this ligament relaxation and stretching may continue throughout the pregnancy.

If a pregnant woman's stomach feels like it is being pricked by needles in the early stages of pregnancy due to pathological reasons, then the pregnant woman should pay more attention, because pathological reasons have a great impact on the body. In addition to severe pain, it may also cause bleeding, fever, chills, etc., and complications may easily occur, leading to miscarriage. Pregnant women should pay more attention to severe abdominal pain and seek timely treatment.

There are many reasons for pathological abdominal pain in early pregnancy, such as poor fetal development, or previous miscarriage in women, which may cause abdominal pain. Sometimes it is due to improper diet. Eating spoiled, rotten or raw and cold food may cause pregnant women's stomachs to feel like being pricked by needles. Some diseases can also cause abdominal pain, such as acute gastritis, gastroenteritis, or uterine fibroids, which must be treated in time.

2. What should pregnant mothers do if they have stomach pain?

First, stay in bed and rest more. If a pregnant woman has abdominal pain, if the condition is mild, just a dull pain, not accompanied by vaginal bleeding or lower abdominal pain, it is mostly one of the normal reactions during pregnancy; this is due to the enlargement of the pregnant woman's uterus, which stimulates the bones. Pregnant mothers usually feel a dull pulling pain in the abdomen. At this time, they should stop activities in time, rest more, pay attention to observation, and seek medical attention in time if the pain cannot be relieved.

Second, get checked and see a doctor. If you experience paroxysmal lower abdominal pain or regular abdominal pain, back pain, or pelvic pain, the problem may be more complicated. If accompanied by vaginal spotting or a noticeable feeling of abdominal heaviness, it may indicate threatened miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. You should seek medical attention promptly and have the doctor examine and confirm the diagnosis before symptomatic treatment.

Generally speaking, the pain in a pregnant woman’s lower abdomen feels like it’s being pricked by a needle. Ultimately, it’s because there’s something wrong with the pregnant mother’s lifestyle habits. Here, the editor recommends that pregnant mothers stay away from smoking, drinking, staying up late, etc., which are not good for the baby. When pregnant mothers are bored, they can read more maternal and child books and parenting books, or communicate more with hot moms and dads.