Lopsided

Since the first few weeks i have noticed a lump on the right side of my lower abdomen... now that my uterus is protruding from my pelvis, i have noticed that the right side is larger and slightly harder than the left side. Back when it was pain and a lump, i had an ultra sound, and there was nothing there.

Now i wonder if there was more to it than the ultrasound showed. A few days ago i experience pain like i had never felt in a pregnancy before, like i had a pulled muscle right on my uterus (it happened while doing laundry) i lasted all day, and for the better part of the day i couldn't move more than just walking from one seat to another. The pain slowly subsided and left me quite sore.

Well now i don't know what to think about my lopsided baby bump... all i get from a google is forums, and those sometimes are good for nothing. A bunch of women saying they are experiencing the same thing... but one could google still birth and get a ton of forums on people having experience this, so in my opinion forums don't help much in these situations.

I did run across one site (from a forum) and i believe it explains my lopsided tummy, and puts my mind at ease.

How the uterus grows and pushes your organs is amazing!!!!

It explains : The enlargement of the uterus during this week is greatest at the site of the placental attachment (usually on the front or back wall), so the uterus has an asymmetrical bulge.


I am willing to accept that! Also on the site is more information to support non medical birth than one could ever possibly wish for!! It is all unbiased and backed with resources,  research or the explanation of not enough research (interesting how many "medical interventions" don't have any research to say it is safer than the natural way).

Also i am going to order a book for my dear husband, "The Birth Partner"... weather he reads it or not is up in the air. I don't need a coach, i have had three births... but it would be nice if he could be having things ready for me as i need them, like warm towels, bowl for placenta, maybe even be confident enough to catch his own child.

Whilst "looking inside the book" on amazon, i found out that my super fast births are actually a condition... just like slow to get started labor, rapid labor, is something that happens to unsuspecting women, and apparently the way i reacted to it was as expected. HAHA Disbelief at how fast the baby is coming, Shock at the amount of pain that has suddenly mounted, Anger toward the birth attendants, lol, completely normal!