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??
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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