r/interesting • u/IshigamiSenku04 • 1d ago

This woman never had a baby bump throughout her pregnancy MISC.

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The baby was totally fine

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u/ellafirewolf 1d ago

That’s what I was thinking too. I myself have a uterus that tilt’s inwards instead of outwards (which they normally do). I don’t have kids yet but I’m wondering if I’m also not gonna be showing when I do get pregnant in the future.

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u/miloblue12 1d ago

Same here. I was told a while back that mine tilts inwards also but I’ve not had kids yet so I’m not sure if it’ll make any difference. The only thing I’ve got evidence wise is that my sister has had two kiddos and I have no idea if hers tilts inwards but she hardly looked pregnant with both of her kids, so I’m kind of hoping that that’ll be the same for me.

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u/jtaliax 1d ago

yeah!!! that’s exactly why i commented it lol, i found out through fucking mychart of all things that i have one as well. i’m curious to see how it will affect my bump too.

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u/NuggetLover21 1d ago

The tilted uterus begins to tilt into the normal position in the first few weeks of pregnancy, so it’s a misconception that a tilted uterus affects bump size

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u/trexjj2000 1d ago

You are 100% right. Uterus tilt has nothing to do with bump size.

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u/miloblue12 1d ago

My doc had her hand up there and that’s when I found out, LOL

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u/AttitudeNormal1204 1d ago

I hope you were pregnant or delivery when her hand was up there.

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u/Either_Cockroach3627 1d ago

I have a tilted uterus and I could tell I was pregnant at 6 weeks, and everybody else could by the time I was 12 ish weeks. Idk if it has to do w it, but if you were looking at my back you couldn’t tell I was pregnant until I turned around, I carried it all in my belly. The back contractions were fucking awful too

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u/jtaliax 1d ago

oh shit. i get pretty intense back aches during my period. i can only imagine ill experience something similar

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u/User884121 1d ago

Me too! Lol. I just happened to be going through my chart last week and looked at the results from a transvaginal ultrasound back in 2017 for abdominal pain. It was noted that I had a retroverted uterus, but it has never been mentioned to me. I’m currently trying to get pregnant and immediately freaked out and started googling. Was very relieved to find out it’s generally not a big deal, but I did see that women with a tilted uterus might not show as much. So this was my first thought when I saw this post!

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u/vanasrose 1d ago

This happened to me when I got my IUD! It was just a little note at the bottom - retroverted uterus. Like that might have been nice to point out to me!!???

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u/Rough_Army_5177 1d ago

I was told the uterus can change tilts throughout your life, mine was anterior before but had moved to be in the regular position a couple years later

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u/Swordfish_89 1d ago

My pregnancies were completely different to my sisters, don't count on sharing her experience. The length of your torso seems most significant to me, more space for bowel and baby to share with there is 10 inches between hips and ribs compared to my 3 inches.

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u/Dadliest_Dad 1d ago

Chiming is as a dadliest of dads. I know that having a big old belly isn't necessarily appealing to you, or maybe even of your perception of how society (moreso BS pop culture) views you... but let me tell you that every great dad ever is spiritually there with, high fiving you, while we shout "Fuck yeah girl, look at that healthy baby! You fucking rock, mom!", REGARDLESS of your belly size, so long as you're doing your personal best to keep those little cuties happy. You do you, moms, and your future or current partner should cheer you just as much and even more. Cheers!

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u/Monskimoo 1d ago

I have a tilted uterus but was 100% showing from 20 weeks onwards. I’m 5’6”, perfectly normal BMI at 23 at the time, and baby was big but not considered big enough to require a C-section.

I had a slim face, arms and legs, and what looked like a beer belly.

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u/ResourceWorker 1d ago

How do you even find that out?

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u/lynnvega07 1d ago

From an ultrasound! I found out I had one when I was 8 weeks pregnant and my doctor was having a hard time finding the baby.

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u/Wonderful-Status-507 1d ago

doctor: i swear it’s in here somewhere

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u/Theobromacuckoo335 1d ago

Funny story: i was going for an ultrasound when I found out I have a tilted uterus.

The tech doing my ultrasound couldn't get the wand in. :/ tried to crab it in 3x before they realized what we're dealing with.

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u/jenowl 1d ago

For me it was during an IUD insertion. They use a long metal tool to measure your uterus and it was excruciatingly painful for me because while most of the time they need to curve forward, mine goes backwards, so they were piercing me. Since I'm tall, they warned me that since I have a retroflexed uterus and am on a birth control that stops my period that I am a prime candidate for a cryptic pregnancy

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u/Mundane-Car6818 1d ago

I have had similar issues with Pap smears. No one ever told me I have a tilted uterus but they said I have a tilted cervix. So when they do Pap smears, they are like digging around in there trying to find it and it is super painful. Now I just don’t get them, even though I know I should.

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u/PumpkinDash273 1d ago

You should try to find an obgyn that works for you so that you can get your tests done comfortably. I have an anterior (forward) tilted uterus and a posterior tilted cervix so it looks more like an S shape than a C shape like most do. Anyway, I'm very lucky that I have a great obgyn because when I got my first pap smear I barely felt it. I know that other people don't have great experiences though and I really do believe it's all about finding the right doctor, this applies in any field

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u/hunnibear_girl 1d ago

You usually find out during a routine pelvic exam or ultrasound.

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u/Stevie-Rae-5 1d ago

Usually people with a retroverted uterus don’t show as quickly, but they do show eventually because that baby grows and the uterus gets bigger and the belly goes out! It’s wild that this woman never even looked pregnant, given how slim she is.

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u/cottonon8675309 1d ago

I have the same tilt and am currently 8 months pregnant! I do have a visible bump but not as big as others. At one of my appointments I asked about it and the doctor was like “yeah it’s not tilted anymore lol, baby popped it out” 😂

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u/ellafirewolf 19h ago

Oh wow, didn’t know that could happen. Good to know 😂

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u/Blue_Robin_04 1d ago

Why don't all uteruses have that? Is that dangerous?

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u/PumpkinDash273 1d ago

Not usually dangerous, could be depending on how severe the angle is but most of the time it's harmless. A "normal" uterus tilts out toward the belly, while a posterior tilted one is less so, sort of angles more up/back towards the spine.

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u/welly7878 1d ago

How did you find out?

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u/jizzypuff 1d ago

I didn’t show during my pregnancy and my uterus isn’t tilted. The doctors said a lot of first time moms don’t show much but idk how true that is.

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u/asirenoftitan 1d ago

I have this too! I’m 32 weeks, and while I have more of a bump than she does, a lot of people are still surprised to hear I’m pregnant. I think a combo of my uterus and where he’s decided to hang out have all led to me just not looking super pregnant. Still feel very pregnant though, and I think I’m missing out on some of the perks that come with more visible pregnancy (people offering seats, help carrying things, etc), but I won’t complain.

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u/Electronic_Wash_6125 1d ago

Not when. If. No guarantees to getting pregnant.