Pregnant Belly Shape
By lucy robinson june 19 2019.
Pregnant belly shape. If it s high you re supposedly. Like any unscientific gender test it s accurate about half the time but it is important to consider physical factors that determine the size and shape of a pregnant belly from a more realistic perspective. Similarly your abdomen won t be alike from pregnancy one to pregnancy two should you have more than one and thus the shape won t be the same from pregnancy one to two to three. Watch my pregnant belly grow in this video showing belly progression throughout my third pregnancy week by week 4 weeks to 36 weeks.
The following factors might determine the size and shape of the pregnant belly. The muscles that hold your baby high feel tighter and more toned. When you lie down flat on your back or get into a plank position your belly will appear almost pointy. By heidi murkoff author of what to expect when you re expecting.
Pregnant belly size and shape. Find your belly shape. When you ve got it flaunt it. Once pregnant every muscle and fiber down to the strength of the individual abdominal muscles and the elasticity of the abdominal wall plays a role in the shape of the baby belly.
Belly shape is one of the more popular myths surrounding pregnancy and gender prediction. You can share your own bump photos in the babycenter community. Use the images to find the belly that looks the most like your own. You may have heard that you re carrying a boy if your belly is low.
Belly shape during pregnancy has more to do with a woman s stomach muscles and a baby s position than gender. Pregnancy week by week watch my pregnant belly progression. From minibump to watermelon pregnant bellies come in all shapes and sizes. Thousands of new high quality pictures added every day.
The pregnant abdomen will sag somewhat which to the lay person may look as if the woman is carrying low gaither says. Stocksy compared with everyone else in my childbirth preparation class i look like i m only about six months pregnant even though i m close to eight. Pregnant belly photos. If it is your first pregnancy you may tend to have a more compact bump as the abdominal muscles have not been stretched before.
A woman pregnant for the first time may carry high because she has strong stomach muscles while another woman may carry lower because her baby has dropped in preparation for delivery.