Where is your uterus?

[Momma2DoubleCuties]

Can you feel where it is yet?

[Momma2DoubleCuties]

I'm almost 16 weeks and first thing is the morning its more prominent but its right below my belly button, I measured from my pubic bone to the top of the uterus and its 21cm already.


Do they start measuring this early, I forget or do they wait until further along?

[kerrybennysmama]

I actually just started to really feel it. I found it when I was laying down. I actually started at the bottom where it was really hard and then made my way up towards my belly button. I could tell where it stopped due to it getting softer. It would be really easy to find after sex or orgasim as it contracts and you cant miss it.

[starry_mama]

I *think* I can feel mine, but then I second guess myself and think "well, maybe thats just my stomach muscles or something" I'm going to have a friend help me find it next week. I know in another month or so, I'll be able to find it no problem, but I want to find it now!

[Momma2DoubleCuties]

Originally Posted by starry_mama

I *think* I can feel mine, but then I second guess myself and think "well, maybe thats just my stomach muscles or something" I'm going to have a friend help me find it next week. I know in another month or so, I'll be able to find it no problem, but I want to find it now!

An easy way to tell between your uterus and stomach muscles are to lay down but lift your head and shoulders a little and feel your stomach muscles contract then lay back down, after a few times you should be able to tell the difference between the two.

[ghuaghua]

when my midwife measured me at 15 weeks i was measuring 20! I guess its not a big deal, or at least she didnt seem concerned.

[pamama]

I'm 16 weeks and mine is about an inch ABOVE my belly button! At my last dr visit I was 14 weeks (I saw an NP, not the dr) and she just said "wow, your uterus has good growth, REALLY really good growth"! LOL! That's when I started checking myself. I wanted to see what the heck she meant by that.
I check by laying down. My uterus is much harder than the rest of my stomach and I can feel the top of it. It might be harder to feel if you have tighter tummy muscles though.

[pamama]

Oh, and at my OB's they don't actually start measuring until 20 weeks. Before then they just feel where the top is to make sure your growing.

[DucetteMama21842]

Mine is about an inch above my bellybutton too. Maybe an inch and a half. For some reason I always feel baby kicking in that area too... is that weird?

[AGlimmeringHope]

I'm 16w tomorrow and I think it's just about even or slightly below my navel.

[VickV]

Thanks for this thread - I thought I was feeling mine around my navel, but was totally second-guessing myself thinking it couldn't be up there *already*

[zjande]

Mine is in my sock drawer.

[DucetteMama21842]

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[ohiomommy1122]

mine is an inch or 2 above mt belly button im 17 weeks midwives say Im measuring big, but I grown big babies so it doesnt surprise me

[Ackray]

I'm 20 weeks and my fundus is right above my belly button.

[look11]

Mine is somewhere beneath a nice, cozy roll of phat! I honestly don't know how the midwives can find it at all.

[Momma2DoubleCuties]

Originally Posted by VickV

Thanks for this thread - I thought I was feeling mine around my navel, but was totally second-guessing myself thinking it couldn't be up there *already*

This was my exact thoughts, so I kept thinking, I've gotta ask.


Aubrey~you crack me up!!

[mothragirl]

right at my navel or slightly below. i'm almost 20 weeks

[Brees_Mama]

Mine is a little below my navel (i think) but I can feel babys movements higher than that....hmmmm. I don't have an appt. until 18wks so I have no way of knowing for sure

[sophi4ka]

How do you even measure it? I have no idea where my uterus is :