Why is there pain around the navel when I am four months pregnant?

Since ancient times, it has been a great thing for women to become pregnant, give birth, and reproduce, because the entire process of pregnancy is very difficult and painful for women. During this process, you have to endure the burden of a big belly and pay attention to many things for the healthy development of your baby, such as diet. However, even with careful care, some problems may still arise, such as pain around the navel when four months pregnant. Let's follow the editor to find out what is going on.

Every woman has the right to be a mother. Being a mother is a very happy thing, but the process of pregnancy is still a painful thing. Women will feel pain around their belly button when they are pregnant. Many people don’t know what causes this and naturally don’t know how to solve it.

Starting at 4 months, the uterus grows rapidly and moves out of the pelvic cavity into the abdominal cavity. The round ligament is stretched and causes pain. The pain is either on the left or right side. The pain is dull and sometimes gets worse when you change your body position. But sometimes the pain goes away without you noticing it. The belly will be stretched, so there will be a feeling of being stretched around the belly button. It is recommended to use moisturizer to moisturize the skin on the belly as much as possible at this time, otherwise it will easily cause stretch marks.

There is another possibility that pregnant women may experience pain around their belly buttons: in the early stages of pregnancy, there will be occasional cramping in the lower abdomen, sometimes only on one side, sometimes all over the lower abdomen, but it will not be too painful, only a slight cramp. This is mainly because the ligaments supporting the uterus are pulled upward due to the swelling of the uterus during pregnancy. No special treatment is required, just rest. If the pain is severe and unbearable, or continues rather than occasional cramps, you need to see an obstetrician and gynecologist.

Abdominal pain related to pregnancy

Early pregnancy

Normal physiological phenomenon: The distending and painful feeling caused by the expansion of the uterus is most likely to be felt deeply by pregnant women for the first time. This bloating and pain usually feels a bit stuffy and not too painful. Sometimes it just goes away after a rest, but it may become uncomfortable again when you are too busy.

Abnormal conditions:

1. If you feel persistent, tearing cramping pain in your lower abdomen, it may be a sign of ectopic pregnancy.

2. If you feel waves of contraction pain in your lower abdomen accompanied by vaginal bleeding, it may be a sign of miscarriage.

3. Some pregnant women will develop an ovarian corpus luteum, commonly known as a cyst, in the early stages of pregnancy, or they may have an ovarian tumor before pregnancy, which may cause torsion or rupture, resulting in persistent severe pain in the lower abdomen.

[Solutions:] If you encounter these situations, you must seek medical attention and wait for the doctor to make a correct judgment and give appropriate treatment.