Will your belly get bigger during early pregnancy?

Pregnancy is a long process, in other words, it is a ten-month pregnancy. During these ten months, the baby has to grow from a sperm and egg combination to a formed baby. In the early stages of pregnancy, the baby's shape has not yet been formed, and the body's organs have not yet completely divided and formed. Therefore, the mother's belly has not increased significantly in the early stages of pregnancy, and will only increase in size in the middle and late stages.

Does the belly get bigger during early pregnancy?

Generally speaking, after three months of pregnancy, as the growth and development of the fetus gradually accelerates, the growth of the uterus will also gradually accelerate. At this time, the uterus will come out of the pelvis and the belly will gradually become visible. In the early stages of pregnancy, that is, within three months, the abdomen is not easy to enlarge because the growth and development of the uterus mainly takes place in the pelvis. Therefore, you usually feel that your uterus or abdomen has grown larger after three months. Of course, this is related to the growth rate of the fetus, single or multiple births, and other combined factors.

The abdomen generally does not enlarge easily in the early stages of pregnancy. This is because the uterus does not enlarge significantly until three months into the pregnancy. Especially before 14 weeks of pregnancy, the uterus has not yet expanded beyond the pelvis, so it is not easy to cause the belly to become bigger at this time. In the third month of pregnancy, the uterus enlarges beyond the pelvis, but the enlargement is not significant, so it will not cause a significant enlargement of the abdomen. Under normal circumstances, most women will not show signs of a bigger belly until four months into their pregnancy.

In early pregnancy, before the 12th week, the uterus enlarges, but it is unlikely to exceed the pelvis, so the lower abdomen is unlikely to expand. After 12 weeks of pregnancy, the enlarged uterus will protrude from the pelvis, and then the abdomen will gradually expand. Moreover, before the 12th week of pregnancy, the weight gain of pregnant women will not be significant. It is usually in the second trimester, especially the third trimester, when the uterus enlarges significantly and the baby's weight continues to increase, that the weight of pregnant women will also increase significantly. If your lower abdomen enlarges in early pregnancy, you should consider whether it is caused by gastrointestinal bloating.

2. Nausea and retching: Nausea and retching are the most common signs of pregnancy. If you're like most women, morning sickness won't start until about one month into your pregnancy. A very few lucky women do not experience morning sickness throughout their pregnancy.

3. Breast enlargement and sensitivity: This feeling of swelling and pain is very similar to the feeling before your period, but it is more obvious. These pregnancy symptoms will improve significantly after the third month of your pregnancy, and your body will have adapted to the changes in male hormones during pregnancy by then.

4. More sensitive to smells: You may not be able to tolerate the smell of cooking fumes or tea, and some aromas may make you feel nauseous. These pregnancy signs may be caused by your body's rapidly increasing levels of estrogen.

5. Fatigue: You may suddenly feel mentally exhausted or even exhausted. No one knows exactly what causes early pregnancy fatigue, but rapidly rising progesterone levels may make you feel extremely sleepy.

6. Implantation bleeding: small amount of vaginal bleeding. Some women also have a small amount of vaginal bleeding around the 11th to 12th day after conception, similar to when you notice you have missed your period. This type of vaginal bleeding may be caused by the fusion of sperm and egg and the embedding of the blood-rich uterine wall, which begins 6 days after fertilization.

7. Abdominal bloating: The changes in male hormones in early pregnancy may cause you to feel abdominal bloating.

8. Frequent and urgent urination: During pregnancy, the amount of blood and other fluids in your body increases, resulting in a large amount of fluid being processed by the kidneys and discharged into the bladder as urine.

9. The body temperature continues to rise during ovulation: If you record your body temperature during ovulation and find that your body temperature is high for 18 consecutive days during ovulation, you may have been pregnant.

According to the detailed description in the article, it is easy to understand that lumps are not likely to appear in the abdomen during pregnancy. During pregnancy, the early pregnancy reaction mentioned in the article will occur, and there is no such thing as abdominal lumps. As a woman in the early stages of pregnancy, if you find a lump in your abdomen, you'd better go to the hospital for a check-up immediately so that you can feel at ease.