hernia while pregnant

[willis1]

well... after signing up for this forum. i realized it is for mother who are about the age of 35. now silly me. didnt see that till it was too late.. so anyways.. i am ONLY 23.    MY QUESTION IS.: IM PREGNANT WITH MY SECOND CHILD... AND WITH MY DAUGHTER.. I HAD GOTTEN A QUITE LARGE HERNIA DUE TO THE FACT I GOT SCAREY BIG... MY CONCERN IS WITH THIS PREGNANCY. MY OB.AND MIDWIFE ALL TELL ME THE SAME THING. THERE ISNT MUCH WE CAN DO FOR PAIN OR ANYTHING ELSE INTILL THE BABY IS BORN. INLESS SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS LIKE MY BOWELS BECOMING ENTRAPED. IM 10 WEEKS AND ONE DAY TODAY.. AND IM ALREADY HAVING MILD PAIN BY MY NAVEL. AND TO BE HONEST IM SCARED. I DONT WANNA SUFFER THROUGH ALOT OF PAIN THIS PREGNANCY... IS THERE ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE HERD OF ANYTHING HAVING THE SAME ISSUE? AND HOW DID THE COPE ? AND DID ANYTHING REAL BAD HAPPEN TO THEM WHILE PREGNANT BECUS OF IT ??? ANY ADVICE OR OPINIONS WLD BE GREATLY APPERCIATED.

[willis1]

i am exactly 10 weeks and 2 days.     due date oct. 5th.           i also believe with the first pregnancy i had alot of neg. expierences with the father and physcially towards the end being soooo big with no help... soo perhaps alot of it is more mental than physcial ?? not really sure. i do worry alot...     also didnt know i posted this... but my daughter at birth weighed 9lbs 2oz 22in long. and easy too say i only weighed 115lbs pre pregnancy with the first.,......   just too big for my physcial physic i assume.

[adgal]

I'm glad you feel welcome.  Honestly I don't know much about her situation except that she had it repaired after their son was born.  She just mentioned that it didn't bother her too much.  I wish I could be more helpful.  Keep us posted thought.  I have no doubt that at some point someone else will be in the same situation and will appreciate hearing about your experience.  I hope it doesn't bother you too much.  How far along are you?

[willis1]

thanks for comment back. also. that makes me feel wanted in these forums. lol. even thou i may not be 35. but i can also understand the concerns age can make a difference. also. as too your friend having twins.. was the hernia quite large ? or small ?      sadly. i been told that makes a difference. also. i read some where were it says at 20 weeks the uterus some how prevents the bowels from not pushing out further...   sumthing to ponder on i guess.

[adgal]

Hi there.  Please don't worry about the age issue.  All are welcome here.  The only real reason there is a seperate group for over 35+ is we often have some slightly different concerns such as chromonsonal abnormalities, etc.  It's fine for you to post here.

I didn't have this particular issue, however a girlfriend of mine did.  She developed a hernia while pregnant with her twins.  She conceived again very quickly after they were born, so carried her second pregnancy with it still there.  She said it wasn't awful.  There was definately some discomfort, but nothing terrible.  And as far as I know, it doesn't endanger the baby.  It is something I would most definately bring up with your OB though.  Perhaps there is a solution available now.  

Take care, and congrats on your pregnancy.