Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Ok ladies, I'm going to take a shot at explaining what is happening to me and hope that I make some sort of sense to someone. I am 22 weeks (tomorrow) and definitely showing even through all my hanging skin and it feels like the baby is up high as that is where I have been feeling her kick for the last week or so. I have noticed as I get bigger that I could feel the outline of my pouch more than ever before, almost like its right under my skin. Well last night my shirt was up exposing my belly and as I was talking and laughing with my husband I noticed that I could really see my pouch bulging out every time my stomach muscles contracted. Wondering if I really was seeing what I thought I was seeing I bared down and " pushed " and my entire pouch bulged out on my belly like it was a tumor! I mean it bulged out so much that you could totally see the shape of my pouch, see how big it was and almost grab it. I am totally freaked out by this. The only reason I can figure that this is happening is because the baby is sitting high right now and pushing everything up and out kinda of, therefore putting my pouch closer to the surface than it normally sits. Now, I don't feel like anything is out of sorts nor do I feel any major pains except for a stomach ache that has come and gone for the last week, feeling a bit like a acidy stomach, and neither eating or taking antacids have helped, I just have to wait it out. I have an appointment with my OB on Monday and I will show him, but I am his first and only WLS patient so I know he won't have any answers for me so that is why I'm turning to you guys to see if anyone else here has experienced anything even close to this. This being my first pregnancy I have nothing to compare it too and I'm thinking that this may be something unique to women like us, pregnant after WLS. So ladies, check out your tummies and pouches and see if you understand what I'm talking about. I hope someone can help calm my nerves about this. Axelrod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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