Tight stomach in late pregnancy

The tightening of the abdomen in the late pregnancy is caused by the contraction of the uterus. False labor often occurs in the late pregnancy, especially after 28 weeks. Pregnant women should avoid maintaining one action for a long time and sitting for a long time. When false labor occurs, you can massage the abdominal pain appropriately, and do not think that false labor is a symptom of labor. You need to pay more attention to rest to alleviate the occurrence of false labor.

What does it feel like to have a tight and hard belly during pregnancy?

The reason why pregnant women in the late stage feel their stomachs hard from time to time is often due to frequent and irregular uterine contractions: also known as false labor. Starting from the 28th week of pregnancy, false labor will often occur in the abdomen. If the pregnant woman stands or sits in the same posture for a long time, she will feel her abdomen hardening from time to time. This is false labor and is a normal phenomenon.

The characteristics of false labor are that the time of occurrence is irregular and the intensity varies from time to time. Before delivery, that is, in the late pregnancy, false labor contractions will become more and more frequent due to the traction stimulation of the lower uterine segment caused by the descending fetal head. As long as there is no pain, pregnant women do not need to worry.

The scientific explanation for a hard belly in the late pregnancy is false labor and painless labor. This is because the uterus becomes more and more sensitive in the late pregnancy, and some stimulation will cause labor. This type of labor is different from the labor before labor, and will not cause premature delivery of the fetus. However, expectant mothers should also pay attention to these false labors. When the belly becomes hard, you should immediately stop the work at hand and take a break. If a false labor occurs on the road, stop and continue after it eases.

What does a false labor feel like?

The contractions of the uterus during labor are regular. Initially, the interval is about 10 minutes, and pregnant women feel abdominal pain, and then the duration of the pain gradually increases to 40 seconds to 60 seconds. The severity increases and the interval shortens to about 3-5 minutes. When the uterus contracts and abdominal pain occurs, the lower abdomen may feel hard.

Some women feel the pain of the beginning of uterine contractions in the abdomen, while others feel it in the waist. In fact, if the contractions are not strong, you may not feel them or they may be the same as the lower abdominal pain during menstruation. The intensity of pain varies from person to person.

The contractions come like waves, with waves of pain spreading to the lower abdomen, or there may be backache and a feeling of defecation. This type of contraction is in preparation for the birth of the baby. So this little pain is nothing. As long as you cooperate with the doctor and use the breathing exercises you have practiced to coordinate the contractions, you can successfully go through the delivery. A doctor once said it well: "When the mother is nervous, her cervix tightens; when the mother relaxes, her cervix relaxes." Only when the pregnant woman relaxes can the baby come into this world smoothly.