Really really hard belly....

[SamiH]

Sounds like your just running out of room and bubs is enjoying pushing their bum out for more room for the legs on the inside.

I dont think it means labour is imminent - things sound perfect

[BekZ]

Rytha - You could crack a plank of wood on my belly!!! lol and when I get BH I can see the outline of bub...I am hoping I have enough fluid

[Liz]

Does it just feel hard? or does it feel like a constant tightening like a BH? If it feels like constant tightening, I'd probably ring the midwives and ask them, but otherwise I wouldn't worry.

I'm trying to think back to what my belly was like... LOL.. I think it felt pretty hard, and when I got BH's it morphed into wierd shapes hehe. And I remember with DD thinking there's no way my belly could get any bigger, it just felt so hard and stretched to its limit.

[Evie76]

My DH put a basketball up his shirt the other day and hugged me with it there. I asked, "What the heck are you doing??" He says, "This is what it feels like to hug you!"

It's normal...........

[ss_storm]

Lol Evie. The way bub is sitting, and has been all pregnancy, it really looks like I just have a basketball stuffed under my shirt...lol. DF has also commented on how far away he has to stand from me to give me a hug!

[Ryatha]

fantastic - I'm not the only one with a basketball up my top! That makes me feel as normal as you can get in this condition!

Liz - It doesn't feel like tightening, just constantly hard...

I had a meeting with one of the midwives today and she said I didn't look pregnant from the back but wow - I had the full basketball at the front!

Thanks everyone!