9 Months Pregnant Belly Looks Smaller
Your uterus will tend to grow upwards rather than push outwards. Result: your belly will look smaller. If you're a shorter woman, there's a smaller space between your hip and your lowest rib. That means less room for the baby to grow upwards, so your uterus will push outwards instead.
Does belly look smaller before labor?
Leveling off or weight loss may be noticed in the last few days before labor begins. Some women lose as much as 1 to 3 pounds of water weight. Lightening or “baby dropping” is the moving of your baby's head into the pelvis. After your baby drops, your abdomen appears lower.
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Is it normal for your belly to get smaller at the end of pregnancy?
But don't worry – it's a steady one. From the moment your baby is born, hormonal changes cause your uterus to contract, shrinking it back to its pre-pregnancy state. It takes six to eight weeks for your uterus to return to its normal size.
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What does it mean when your baby bump gets smaller?
Strong abdominal muscles mean a growing uterus is going to stay closer to the core of the body, Kirkham explained, making a bump appear smaller. On the other hand, if core muscles have been stretched out from a previous pregnancy, a second or third pregnancy baby bump may look larger.
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