Belly Buttons

[4getmenot]

Ok I may sound stupid here but hey whats new :-) I know baby get born the umbilical cord gets cut and it becomes the belly button, but what part does it play inside the mummys tummy? whats it attached too? does the rest come out?? I could look up pictures etc on google but I'd like it in a parents terms, come on redcrx hit me with it

[Lakitu]

While we're on the subject of pregnancy, my sister in law told me last night the skin on her tummy hurts. Her stretch marks are hurting and she feels like her belly button is going to rip open. She's putting oil on it but it's not helping, any tips I can pass on to her?

[redcrx]

The feotus will attach itself to any part of the reproductive organs and the placenta growns there. Ectopic pregnancies usually end in miscarriage because the growth of baby causes ruptures. Thats why that baby was so special. There have been cases of births like that but they are very rare.

Oh and the afterbirth isnt so bad unless it gets stuck. By the time baby has been born the soft placenta usually just needs a gentle tug an it slips out. Mum is usually too busy gazing at new arrival to really notice.

Crikey i even accept the injection stabbed into my leg without complaining by that stage :)

[redcrx]

how far gone is she lakitu? It sounds like baby is having a growth spurt or has changed position slightly.
Theres not really anything she can do to stretch her skin but it might be wise for her to call midwife for advice.

[Lakitu]

She's due on Tuesday. He has been low in her tummy for about 1 week now.

[redcrx]

oh poor thing. Those last few weeks are so tiring, her midwife may well be able to come up with ideas?

Is the tight feeling all the time or could it be practise contractions?

[Lakitu]

I just sent her a text asking, she replied that it's just some of the time

[redcrx]

ask her to call her midwife for a chat. It could be braxton hicks but without knowing exactly what it feels like i wouldnt know.

Her midwife will be able to advise.

[Lakitu]

Oh, I assumed it was because her skin was so stretched, I'll let her know what you said, thank you xx

[redcrx]

all i can say was with my 2 when i got a braxton hicks contraction my whole tummy went so tight you could bounce a snooker ball off of it. There was no give in the skin at all.

[4getmenot]

redcrx why didnt you tell me I could have bounced a snooker ball off it? I would have tried at mums :-)

[Lakitu]

I've just passed what you said on to her, thank you very much xx

[redcrx]

4get, i may have been 9 months pregnant but you bounce a snooker ball off my bump and id have hunted you down!

[4getmenot]

You wouldnt have hunted me down on your feet I bet :-) lol

[Psychick]

Ah, reading through everyons posts has brought some memories but made me giggle too! I know have images of a heavily pregnant red chasing after 4get with a snooker cue! lol

I had no choice but to see the placenta with my second because I happened to be looking in that direction when I delivered it! It also took me 10 times longet to deliver the placenta than it did the baby lol

Lakitu, my stretch marks, at one point, looked like they were going to tear open! The skin was becoming very thin and I could see veins of blood under the skin! I did check with the midwife and she said all I could do was keep them moist. I would rub in lotion rather than oil as this also cooled them with eased the itching and soreness.

[4getmenot]

do you reckon someones belly could explode?

[Lakitu]

That's exactly what her tum looks like, I let her know about the lotion too, thank you xx

[redcrx]

no, they couldnt explode sis, but those witha prvious c-sect scar can have a rupture

[4getmenot]

yer I know that can happen, eeeeuuugh

[annie0000]

anyone seen k8 or is another baby on the way?

[Lakitu]

K8 has posted today, I don't remember which thread btu I did see her :)