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Belly hard by end of day then soft again next morning. 16wks.

I’m currently 16wks and everyday, as the day progresses, my upper tummy gets harder and harder until it feels like a rock by the end of the day. Then next morning I wake up it’s soft again. Anyone else experience this daily?

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Light spotting at 14w5d and traveling in 3 days time

I saw afew pen-ink size, fresh red spotting blood when I wipe after pee yesterday. After that I have mild cramps on both front and back. I’m currently 14 w 5d. Because we are driving up to Malaysia on Sunday to visit my in-laws, I was a little worried. Went to the Urgent O&G at KKH. Just sharing my experience here. I got subsidised rate because I’m currently a subsidised pregnant patient at kkh as well. There are only 2-3 doctors on duty on a Friday evening so the wait is quite long. Pharmacy queue was also very long. Almost an hr. Told doctor I have been seeing tissue-like discharge after I pee sometimes. But the spotting was one-off. Didn’t happen again. And the cramp got milder and milder. Doc took a sample of my discharge to test (result just came back today as negative for infection). And she saw a 0.5mm polyp on the outside of vagina which she says could have been the cause of the spotting. But because I’m going away on Sunday, she prescribed me progesterone to support the pregnancy, and antibiotics for any infection just in case. I have my regular appointment 10 days later so they will review if progesterone is still necessary then. But at least during the ultrasound, baby was super active, climbing like a Spider-Man my hubby says. And heart rate is very good. did have a slightly medium risk for trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) which then the doc say if it’s an unhealthy pregnancy, the body may eject the baby thru a miscarriage. And if that happens, not even progesterone helps. So I’m really praying baby is ok. I would rather be overreacting and over thinking in this case. Just as long as baby is safe, especially during this 5 days when we are in Malaysia. 🙏🏻

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