WHY does it hurt so bad to cough/sneeze while pregnant?

[sweetangel7]

Well, I know it is normal to get a pain when you cough/sneeze because I asked earlier and a lot of people said they had it too...Well, it happened again today when I coughed, soo bad I thought I was about to double over!  

My question is WHY does this happen...is it 'round ligament' pain?

I have an appointment on Thursday, I can ask then if I remember but I was hoping one of you fine ladies had an answer =)

[Natasha2561]

I am 23 weeks pregnant and I am having the same problem.  

[debgunn23]

I get it too, especially when getting up or shifting positions but mines always in the same right spot where when i push into my abdomin it feels realyl sore and tender. Didnt sound like ligament to me but i guess it was afterall! Check with your doc but i get it all the time. I sneeze alot and everytime im in pain. Alot of the times it feels like a charley horse but goes away in a few min or less.

[JoyRenee]

Imagine your ligaments supporting your uterus as rubber bands. They're stretched to the max. When you sneeze/cough you pull even harder on those already stretched ligaments. So it definitely does hurt!

[alaysha]

Hmm I wonder as well. I used to get that stupid pulling pain as early as like 8 weeks. Which sees to early for the muscles to be really stretching that much. Ugh... I don't iss that feeling.

[ashiepooh]

I would believe because your muscles in your stomach are a bit stretched, it's because of that!  But ask your doctor, cause that makes me wonder too!  Ahaha,

[Rosa20]

i dont know what it is...i dont really find it hurts....but ill tell yeah i pee myself everytime i do sneeze or cough!! ESPICALLY now!! lol But it could be that your pulling something maby when you do cough or sneeze!! I wouldnt worry about it just because our bodys do weird stuff when were pregnant ne ways...i think we should learn to not let anything come as a suprise to us!! lol