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Re: 13 Weeks and can't feel uterus??

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:44:03 -0500 (CDT)


At Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Jen wrote: >
>I am curious as to whether this is normal. This is my second child so I
>thought I would feel it sooner this time. I am even still able to bend
>over and sleep on my stomach without feeling anything. I have had two
>sono's recently (9 and 11 weeks) and they both measured right on for my
>LMP and I heard the heartbeat on Tuesday and it was 166 bpm and it was
>heard right at the pubic bone. Everything seems to be fine with the
>baby. Is it normal for me not to be able to feel the uterus externally
>at this point? Could it "pop out" any day now?
>Thanks for all they advice your forum provides.
>Jen

This is perfectly normal. The uterus is seldom if ever palpable abdominally before 12 weeks and sometimes not until 15 or 16 weeks.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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