My 26 weeks story - is this normal?

26 weeks pregnant now. Sometimes i feel my lower abdomen feel so heavy, i feel it the most when i am walking and at night. It will cramp for a while then return to normal. Been leaking when i cough or sneeze, this is so so embarrassing 😂 so i googled and recommended to do kegel exercise - any of you have been doing kegel and does it really help? It is quite difficult leh☹️ Constipation - resort to stool softener but some days it just didnt help. I do eat fruits everyday. Lower back pain, particularly on the left side - idk what to do with this. So far doing bridge, child pose, frog pose. Any exercise recommendation to strengthen my back? It’s starting to arch without me noticing as well. When i sleep on one side, then in the middle of night wanna turn to the other side my stomach feels heavy and uncomfortable again - dk what to do. I have my pregnancy pillow w me Any recommendation is welcome, if you wish to share your story welcome too :)

Vô danh

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Same. I'm 20 weeks, already have trouble sleeping for past 2 weeks. currently my go-to method, is to put a couple of pillows, some elevated for me to sleep sitting up around 45 degrees and one for me to slip down to sleep flat. Then when I need to flip I'll just slide up my elevated pillow before flipping. sometimes sliding up is comfortable enough so I don't even need to flip. Not sure if this works for you.

Vô danh

2y trước

can i ask why cannot do the frog pose?

Im only 20 weeks but i already feel all this (‘: (‘: and my bump is not even that big. Some days i would get stomach cramp around my baby bump due to sleeping on my side and somehow the weight of my bump.

Might be baby is pressing down thus u r feeling it. Exercises like walking.. Swimming... Helps... Also stretch more to help e soreness of e back.

I am a certified yoga instructor who is also pregnant. Please refrain from doing frog pose ( if you are talking about yoga) as it will affect your baby.

Vô danh

2y trước

Oh thank you :)

try drinking 1 full cup of warm water with an empty stomach during the morning . it helps me for my constipation

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