38 weeks hard belly

Some women who are 38 weeks pregnant will experience a hard stomach. After becoming pregnant, women will pay more attention to their physical condition. When they experience a hard stomach, they will be more worried and fear that it is caused by illness. A woman's hard belly is most likely caused by uterine contractions, and it is not ruled out that it is caused by some disease. The following is a detailed explanation of why the belly is hard at 38 weeks of pregnancy.

At 38 weeks of pregnancy, your abdomen may feel hard and tight, indicating that uterine contractions have occurred. In the late stages of pregnancy, physiological uterine contractions will become more and more frequent. This type of uterine contraction may promote the ripening of the cervix or may be a precursor to labor. If your stomach becomes hard more than two times within 10 minutes, it means you are about to give birth. In this case, the pregnant woman should first go to the hospital for examination. She needs to do fetal heart monitoring to find out if the baby is suffering from hypoxia; and do B-ultrasound examination to understand the development of the fetus in the uterus. In addition, a vaginal examination should be performed to determine whether the cervix is ​​dilated and whether the cervix is ​​mature enough. For pregnant women who have been confirmed to have signs of labor, it is recommended that they be hospitalized and wait for delivery.

The scientific explanation for a hard belly in the late pregnancy is false labor and painless labor. This is because the uterus becomes more and more sensitive in the late pregnancy, and some stimulation will cause labor. This type of labor is different from the labor before labor, and will not cause premature delivery of the fetus. However, expectant mothers should also pay attention to these false labors. When the belly becomes hard, you should immediately stop the work at hand and take a break. If a false labor occurs on the road, stop and continue after it eases.

What to do if your belly becomes hard during late pregnancy

How should expectant mothers deal with the hardening of the abdomen caused by false uterine contractions in late pregnancy?

1. Pay attention to rest, because the enlarged belly in the late pregnancy is already a burden for expectant mothers. If you are overworked, it may cause premature birth.

2. Never stimulate the uterus. Be careful when walking and don't let people or objects hit your stomach.

3. If you often have a hard abdomen in the late pregnancy, you can do fetal heart monitoring to observe whether there are irregular uterine contractions. If there are irregular uterine contractions, appropriate treatment should be given.

4. If your abdomen is hard and accompanied by abdominal pain and back pain in the late pregnancy, you should go to the hospital for examination immediately.

5. A hard belly in the late pregnancy is a situation that most pregnant women will encounter. Expectant mothers do not need to worry too much. They should pay attention to rest. If uterine contractions are accompanied by abdominal pain or back pain, they should go to the hospital for treatment.