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Very akward question here....
Very akward question here....
So im 5 1/2 mths preg and i can still suck in my stomach to where i dont look preg at all. I was just wondering if this is hurting my baby or what... Thank you.
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Hmm, being 5 and a half months pregnant, baby is getting kinda big in there, I would say ask your physician, because to me it would seem as though it would hurt the baby. Even if its not cutting off oxygen or whatever, I would imagine if your are sucking in so hard that you cant tell your pregnant, your uterus is a muscle, so it would contract in such a way that would squeeze the baby. And it may stress the baby out enough that it could throw you into pre-term labor, I wouldnt do it myself...but just to be safe, ask your OB/Midwife. At a month pregnant is different lol, but yeah I would really check before doing it again.
I think her question is "is the fact that I'm still so small at 5.5 months hurting my baby" - I don't think she's asking about sucking in her stomach! I'm an RN and I've seen women at your stage who don't look pregnant, and then I've seen women at three months who are OBVIOUSLY pregnant. If it concerns you, talk to your MD, but I've seen it all.
Its really crazy. not sure is it hurt the baby or not. But you should ask a doc.










