My baby bump isn’t even that big yet, but already I walk around clutching my bump! Sometimes even I wonder why.
So I started writing down the thoughts going through my head every time I clutched my bump.
- I sneezed! Baby might fall!
- Do I have the muscles to hold up this bump?
- OMG is the baby moving?
- Something might hit my bump.
- OMFG, somebody might touch my bump!
- My bump is itchy!
- I’m tired. Are you tired, baby?
- I’m getting out of bed. Oh God I’m getting heavy. Maybe carrying my bump in my hands will help. (Nope, it doesn’t.)
Pregnant friends, why do we clutch our bumps??
The Geeky Cat Lady 
I used to wonder the same thing before I fell pregnant!
I used to rub mine whenever I had aches and pains, e.g. round ligament pain, painful pressure on hernias, or when baby kicked really hard, which was a lot. And also to try and support the extra weight in front, I would often cradle it at the bottom.
Also whenever I got really strong braxton hicks contactions, those that actually make you breathe really slowly and deep to get through it – which was a couple of times a day from week 18.
I would also rub my tummy when it feld generally uncomfortable, which was often.
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