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My torso is to short! Anyone else? What's your weird pregnancy issue?

I am 5'2" and have long legs and wide hips but I have a VERY short torso! I'm talking my rib cage underlaps my hip bones.

Im 27 weeks and am so uncomfortable.  I feel line I'm stuffed inside myself.  And put me in a winter jacket and I'm unable to move!  I'm not even that big! I feel like I came breathe when I'm sitting.  I'm only comfortable laying down.

Any one else having issues? What's your weirdest issue?
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I'm 5'5 but I have super long legs & a short torso, it gets worse as you get further along. I'm 37 wks & ready to get this baby out, she kicks so hard I feel it under my right rib. I usually take something cold & place it against my stomach, which causes the baby to move.To cope with the discomfort I had to eat small meals because I can't sit up too long.
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I don't have teh short torso but my weirdest thing is that I get stressed out and my blood pressure actually goes lower.   I can't get my BP high if I wanted to.   and trust me i have tried so that I could go on sick leave early and then start mat leave....
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Yea im 4'10 and proportionally have longer legs than torso so yea pregnancy is hell for me. My uterus fits up under my ribs and from about 26 weeks ish on I airways have feet in my ribs and that crap about finding comfort when baby drops more bc baby is already to long so then I have head in pelvis feet in ribs bruised ribs bruises visible on the outside below my ribs etc. And I have a small pelvis to boot so can constantly feel her at 35 weeks now and before that feel her pushing my hips and pelvis, she like pushes into the front of my hips do uncomfortable just like my son did who was 8.6lb 20 3/4 in. Ended up with a cesarean bc I was to small and will be having a repeat with her dec 12. Love my babies but my body is done lol
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Hmmmm....one of my coworkers before had that same thing, her hips would hit her ribcage, except that she was very tall. Maybe like 6 ft....
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I'm 5'1" and when my little turkey decides he wants to get just right on my left side and pushes up into my diaphram making it hard to breath. Hes such a butt, I finally have figured out how to make him move when hes hurting me. Im 29 weeks today and he did this to me last week!
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