What are the four 'movements' of the stomach during pregnancy? Mothers-to-be should carefully distinguish

The moment when the expectant mother really feels the presence of the fetus is when the fetus moves for the first time.

Generally speaking, pregnant women can feel obvious fetal movement at about 4 months, but some pregnant women will feel it in less than 2 months of pregnancy, which is not necessarily positive fetal movement.

During pregnancy, the stomach is a matter of great concern to pregnant women and their families. Whenever there are different movements, it will always cause people to worry, so we need to distinguish the difference between different "movements".

What are the four "movements" of the stomach during pregnancy?

1) The gut is in motion

After pregnancy, the uterus gradually grows, and the extrusion to the intestinal tract hinders the peristalsis. In addition, the gastrointestinal function of the pregnant woman itself will become weak, and when digesting food, the uterus will work hard and make noise at the same time.

In fact, when you are about 2 months early in pregnancy, you will feel that your stomach is moving, not the fetal movement, but the bowel movements of pregnant women. This kind of "movement" is still easy to distinguish, but mothers-to-be hope that the baby is moving.

Constipation is easy to occur during pregnancy, so mothers-to-be should pay attention to diet, eat less spicy and irritating food, and eat some fruits and vegetables can not only balance nutrition, but also relieve constipation.

This kind of intestinal movement that feels like fetal movement often occurs in early pregnancy, and it is more obvious when you are hungry and full. At the same time, there may be bowel sounds, and mothers-to-be need to distinguish.

2) The baby grows up and has real fetal movement

After 20 months, the fetus begins to move slowly, and fetal movement is powerful. The fetus sometimes turns around, stretches out its arms and legs, stretches its waist, etc., and sometimes kicks and hurts the mother.

As the pregnancy month increases, the fetal movement begins to become frequent and the strength increases, and it is the most active stage of the fetus around 28 weeks.

When the fetus grows up in the third trimester, the uterus will feel crowded and inconvenient to stretch. The fetus will become "honest" and more often "arch", as if stretching its limbs in a comfortable position.

Normal fetal movement is about 3 to 5 times in 1 hour, and more than 30 to 40 times in 12 hours. As long as the number of fetal movements is regular and there is no sudden weakening or sudden acceleration, there is no big problem.

Mothers-to-be can talk to the fetus more, take him to experience different lights, let the fetus listen to the voices of parents, and proper prenatal education can also establish a relationship with the baby.

3) Hard belly

Many expectant mothers will experience the feeling of hard stomach, also known as "false contractions". It is not necessarily a sign of labor, but a stress response of the pregnant woman's body to fetal movement.

As the due date approaches, the muscles of the uterus become sensitive and contract irregularly. The specific manifestations are: the time is short, the strength is not strong, and the position is lower, but this will not cause dilation of the cervix.

When someone frequently touches the pregnant woman's belly, or the pregnant woman is too tired, or the posture is not good, it may cause "false contractions", which is also a reminder for pregnant women.

This kind of uterine contraction is irregular and does not last long , which is somewhat different from the uterine contraction in labor.

Occasional false uterine contractions and no stomach pain and bleeding have little effect, but frequent false uterine contractions with strong force should be more careful.

4) The stomach "jumps" and moves

There is also a more interesting phenomenon during pregnancy. The stomach occasionally twitches and twitches. This is the "hiccup" of the fetus in the womb.

The general feeling is that the fetus "jumps" once in about 2 seconds and lasts for about 3 minutes, just like an adult hiccup. When the fetus hiccups, mothers-to-be should pay attention not to strongly stimulate the fetus , just take a break.

This usually occurs around the 28th week of pregnancy, which is also a sign of good fetal development, indicating that the lungs are developing.