Re: Pregnant and Abdominal Tightening

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Dr. M

At Sat, 29 Sep 2001, Nicole wrote: >
>I am currently 19wks 4days pregnant. I just had my Ultrasound 3 days
>ago. Everything looked great and the tech said the baby was the most
>active baby she's ever seen. I also feel the baby quite a bit and it
>seems to get more active everyday. Anyway, I caught some sort of viral
>infection that left me coughing and chocking all night. I woke up the
>next day with sore abs, especially under my belly. Later that night I
>was having some sort of light abdominal tightening especially when I
>didn't sit up straight, it is so light I can't tell if it's just the
>baby going crazy. It doesn't really fit into Braxton Hicks from what
>I've read, but this is my first pregancy. Could this be from my
>coughing? Or could my abdominals just be resisting the stretching since
>I am very fit and an aerobics instructor? I was also feeling it low on
>the right side of my abdomen, is this ligament stretching? I'm confused!
>And everyone whose been pregnant tells me something different and tells
>me not to worry.
>
>Any advise would be great!
>THANKS!!!
>
>--
>Nicole
>

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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