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Asked by calvingirl

Q: 37 weeks - belly shrinking?

I've always measured small with this baby which is weird since my last pregnancy, I was a house. Yesterday I just had a midwife appointment and baby is doing fine - heartrate good, good position and growing, albeit slowly. I was up all last night with the baby turning flip flops - head up, head down, transverse, kicking me in the ribs, in the crotch, all over the place. I woke up this morning and my belly is shrunk in half! I guess the baby dropped - seems to be head down now - but my belly is so small now! Hard to think it's just from a different position. Baby is moving fine this morning...but it still makes me nervous. I don't particularly notice any more pressure down low than usual. Any one experience major size change in last couple of weeks to SMALLER??

This question was asked May. 15, 2015 12:52pm
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Answered by calvingirl - May. 22, 2015 3:47pm
I've adjusted and realized that I'm not really SMALLER, but I feel smaller because the baby dropped, engaged and isn't pushing on my lungs anymore. I just changed shape.

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Answered by mnor0406 - May. 15, 2015 8:41pm
I am only 33 weeks but my belly size really fluctuates too based on the position of the baby. One day I will feel super big, stretched way out front and my belly button is super shallow (although still an innie) and the next day I look like I am barely pregnant again and my belly button is as deep as it was pre-pregnancy. I think she is just sitting lower and towards my back on those days.

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Answered by Bumpin4Baby - May. 15, 2015 3:54pm
My belly looks to be "sagging" as well. My DH also said my belly looks a lot lower than it was. I also have some major pressure on my pelvic bone.. I am not sure if you actually experience dropping at my stage though being 33 weeks...

I am sure that LO has dropped, momma! It is the right timing for it! Plus everything looks great with baby. :)

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Answered by Kitten90 - May. 15, 2015 1:19pm
I definitely didn't get any smaller, but three days before I had my first my belly started to sag. Looked like it was just going to fall off my body lol. I lost 5 lbs in the 5 days before I gave birth.

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