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broken ribs

I have heard that babies can break your ribs will in the womb. Is this true? How often does it happen and has anybody dealt with it before?
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It is true. My friends mom who just gave north had to take pregnancy leave early at work because she sneezed && the baby kicked & broke 3 of her ribs.
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3126253 tn?1345384121
Oh wow. I've never broken a bone before but I bet that would be painful. Especially to be kicked at all the time.
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2091483 tn?1350239258
While it is rare ot does happen a friend of mine just had her baby and Because She was so hi up She loved to play in her ribs well long story short kicked just right and broke one of them
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I seriously doubt that's true.
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