I'm not sure this is the appropriate place for this, but I don't know where else to ask...

I had mt 20 wk ultrasound last week and the person commented that my uterus was almost to my rib cage already. She sounded surprised by that, so I asked if that was abnormal (it sounded so based on what I'd read) and she quickly changed her tone and said it was typical. So I looked it up when I got home, and my book says it's generally near the navel - which is obviously quite a difference. She said the baby looked great, but could there be something she's not telling me? I already feel like I am going to explode- how can I survive 4 1/2 months or ever increasing pressure on my lungs and such?
Man, I know I've had it easier than many pregnant women when it comes to physical problems, but I am certain I will NEVER do this again! Hope sparky's all right with being an only child!

You're body could be built a little differently, and all women carry babies high or low, right in front or all over. Pregnancy books take a "typical" pregnancy..which means you will never match up to everything they say. I have a tilted uterus and always carried in an odd way. Relax, you are entering a most pleasant part of your pregnancy. The first 3 months you get all worn out and feel sick all the time, the last 3 you feel like the baby is trying to (I hope I don't scare you) come out through every body part you own. Enjoy these 3. Relaxing is the most important part of child birth. Find a 1/2 hour a day to pamper yourself and talk to your baby. The less tension you put on your muscles, the less painful the growing and stretching will be. I don't see why a nurse would lie. Its against practice laws. Just let yourself calm down, and make sure you leave each visit from your Doctor's office feeling confident that you understand the answer's to each question you ask.

In the event that you don't feel comfortable with what the nurse told you, talk to the doctor. He will assure you. As Blindsky said, all women are built differently and carry babies differently. I carried all out in front and had a high uterus. You do need to keep calm as getting all stressed is bad for you and the baby. Make a phone call to the doctor and ask him if all is okay with you and the baby. You would get a second opinion if you didn't like the first diagnosis normally and pregnancy should be no different.

Hi Budnkota,
I'm in Radiology...I don't do ultrasound but we are in the same dept. All a part in helping diagnose. I can tell you that we as techs don't like to say anything about what we see. This is because we as techs could be wrong, and then the radiologist (Doctor who reads the exams that we take) comes in and reads something completely different, or sees something that we don't...therefore scaring the patient for no reason. Make sense? This tech...that did your test....probably was talking out loud and made a verbal obsevation, and then saw your reaction and tried to patch it up, because she saw you looked surprised. I'm just guessing and picturing what happened from what you say....but I think that is all that happened. We aren't supposed to say anything even if we are positive with what we see on x-rays and other tests....such as broken bones and dislocations etc. It's not a law or a hospital rule it is just out of concern for the patient. We don't want to be wrong, and we don't want to scare anyone. If the doctor didn't tell you anything was wrong.... then that's probably all it was. Speaking from experience in what I do and the Ultrasound techs that we hang with. I hope this makes you feel better. Don't worry...if something is wrong your doctor will be sure to call you. Take it easy...The ladies above are closer to remembering all that stuff with pregnancy than I am and it sounds like great advice. I said the same thing "I'll never have any more" lol and I never did. No regrets. Keep us posted as to how you feel. Good luck. Karen

My daughter used to get caught up in my rib cage and I'd literally have to push her out of that position.
I ended up having her induced a couple weeks early and lord was it a relief..lol...she was more of a handful in the womb than she is now.