Patient's question:
Doctor, I noticed that my stomach was jumping in a rhythmic way like a heartbeat since the 8th week of pregnancy. However, my heartbeat has different frequencies. At first, I thought it was the baby's heartbeat. Later, I saw online that it was actually abdominal pulsation. Now I am more than 18 weeks pregnant, and yesterday I noticed that when I was lying down, my abdomen didn't jump as it used to. Is this normal? I am more than 18 weeks pregnant and haven't felt fetal movement yet, which is a bit worrying. Usually, there is nothing unusual, and my weight has increased by about a pound per week.Doctor's answer:
Generally, people who are relatively thin tend to feel the pulsation of the abdominal aorta when lying down. As the early pregnancy progresses and the abdomen becomes larger and the abdominal wall thicker, it becomes difficult to feel it. It is only after 18 weeks that fetal movement can be felt, and the sensitivity to feeling it is related to body fat. That's all for the introduction about "noticing the abdomen twitching at 8 weeks of pregnancy and what to do." We hope patients can soon be free from the troubles of the disease and stay healthy every day~