Tightness in Stomach in first trimester

[Anonymous]

I am not completely sure if it’s a physical thing or am I just making it up in my head. I am just 8 weeks, but since last two weeks, I feel this tightness in my stomach area. Anything that sits slightly snug feels uncomfortable. I am sort of eating much healthier now than before the pregnancy so it’s not the weigh, maybe bloating?! But I think it’s too early to feel like this.

[Anonymous]

I think it's bloating. I remember being 8 weeks and thinking I had a visible (although small) bump already...looking back it definitely wasn't visible to anyone but me. And I definitely lovingly rubbed that little tiny bloat bump

I also had weird "tightness"/cramps/round ligament type pain from week 5-9ish. I remember worrying when these feelings subsided that something was wrong but all was perfectly fine. Things move around/loosen up in early pregnancy to prepare your body for what is to come - I think your uterus expands and your placenta grows much faster than the actual baby (still a raspberry size or something at that time).

[Anonymous]

I had a lot of bloating early in the first tri. My weight went up by like 6-7 lbs in the first tri with all my pregnancies (water weight) by like 8 weeks with bloating weight and I felt tightness/uncomfortableness. Then it dropped off almost overnight.

[Anonymous]

Yes, pants suck! Don’t even try and find ones that work.

[Anonymous]

Hormones are very high in the first tri, and for some people, that means a lot of bloating.

[Anonymous]

For me, it was contractions. Spent the rest of it on meds and bed rest. It was my whole stomach tightening and very uncomfortable.