Lopsided belly.....

[Mummyof2under2]

I seem to remember when i was pregnant if i laid on my back that i had a bulge on the right side but not a whole lot on the left until things got bigger. When things did get bigger though it was always alot bigger on the right side.

[Willow]

My belly was lopsided both times - you should see my belly cast from DD! LOL. Both times the side where their bums were positioned was the more prominent side. With DS this is the only place I got stretch marks and it actually felt a bit numb after he was born (is fine now).

I think it's pretty normal depending on how bub is lying.

[MrsFabuloso]

Hi Tan,

Yep, I get it too. I think it's like your hubby says, probably his head or bum. I get it on my left side when I lay on my back, where my L side is hard and my upper R side is soft and a jelly belly. When bubs was posterior, my belly was quite soft all over, cause his back was against mine. I don't think it's anything to worry about.

[Alan]

Hi Tanstar
Yes this is normal. The hard lump is your baby’s head, bum or back and the empty space is the gap between your baby’s knees and arms. Imagine lying on your side and curling up in the foetal position and you should see what I mean. When the midwife feels your tummy this is one of the shapes she/he is looking for so that they can tell you which way round your baby is.

[~StarBright~]

Perfectly normal!!! From one crazy sick stressed preggo lady to another!!!

My little fella loooves to hang on the right side of my belly and when i lay down or even if i stand up- there is a huge lopsided bulge on my right side!! His bum mostly- but i also notice the odd leg moving around too!!

It plays havoc when the dr tries to do the measuring thing on my belly, coz some days he is in the middle and matches perfect cm= weeks- but when hes on the side- i loose cm's and so it never matches- when i was 28 weeks he only measured 24- even though the week beofre he had measured 27!! LoL

He has only just yesterday moved back into the middle of my belly- and now THAT feels strange!!

[Beach Mama]

Thanks so much guys - I don't know why I let myself stress about every little thing like this. It just looked so odd when my tummy contracted yesterday and it was all sticking out on one side and I thought mmm that's odd!!!! This cheeky lil' fella is definately keeping me on my toes already!

[SunnyRain]

I think for me it's baby's head jammed down in my pelvis, always a little bit to the right side. It's incredibly uncomfortable. According to the sonographer I have a deep pelvis, but if it's deep its also not very roomy down there because it can hurt when baby gets down there and I have to admit I tend to gently poke baby until it moves out of that spot.

[Snoopea]

Tanstar, I've got a lump to my left side, midwife thinks it's due to the position of the baby!
Snoopea