https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 12:16:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366298 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:46:50 +0000 lemondrop 366298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha,ha, been there, I feel for ya!</p> <p>My experience is play hard, sleep hard:<br /> My son was super active at certain times of the day before he was born, and the same goes for the 9 months post-birth. He isn't crazy all the time, just when wide awake. He is very easy going and happy to entertain himself, but he can certainly keep me busy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366280 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:38:43 +0000 immabeetoo 366280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic I mentioned it and she said it was from irritation externally, not anything internal. So I'm trying to remember to wear a bandaid :) My sister got an umbilical hernia and I'm keeping my fingers crossed I avoid that! </p> <p>@jumpingjacks I'm 36 weeks.. but it's been at least a weekly occurrence for the past 2 months or so, just getting more distorted looking the bigger he gets! I don't think I'd have such wicked stretch marks if he'd settle down a little, LOL.</p> <p>@dookie32 that sounds super cute! I was a busy, non-napping baby so I guess maybe I have it coming to me as karma. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366268 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:33:13 +0000 Jumpingjacks 366268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow. How far along are you? Mine is pretty active, but nothing like that, so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366256 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:26:22 +0000 dookie32 366256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Holy cow- that's nuts! My son was extremely active but not to that extent. He kicked a lot- even until the night before he was born. And now he still has really "kicky feets" as we say and he is obsessed with trying to hold toys with his feet &amp; toes. So I think it's a good indication your LO is going to be active. Nothing wrong with that- I like having a "spirited" baby :). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366216 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:08:48 +0000 shopaholic 366216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>WOW! I haven't had that experience yet, but have you talked to the Dr. about making your belly button bleed? That sounds scary! And honestly makes me thankful for that anterior placenta I have now! ouch!<br /> It seems like he will be pretty active from reading all the comments above! Maybe he will be really good at sports! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366185 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:53:27 +0000 Dapple Grey 366185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my goodness! I feel for you mama, I have never heard of this :/. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366152 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:46:18 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 366152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO used to do something similar, though not as extreme.<br /> she was EXTREMELY active inside the womb, and is a very active child. Seriously, she is ALL. OVER .THE. PLACE. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366147 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:44:35 +0000 Smurfette 366147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>wow! That is crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366105 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:27:58 +0000 kml636 366105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is crazy!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366058 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:10:56 +0000 immabeetoo 366058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk 'gross' was a little tongue in cheek, but yes, I am thankful that my body is accommodating my baby and able to stretch so far, even if it hurts and looks strange :) </p> <p>@winniebee he is also absolutely adorable judging from that picture!</p> <p>@honeybee I am glad I am not alone! I'll be interested to see if we have a similar experience in terms of the milestones!</p> <p>I feel like there are studies on all sorts of obscure things, but all I found was this in the way of scientific research: <a href="http://people.bu.edu/sonia/fasfact.html" rel="nofollow">http://people.bu.edu/sonia/fasfact.html</a> if anyone else likes reading that type of stuff like I do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366057 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:10:38 +0000 KT326 366057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS would do that too! It wasn't quite that extreme but you could see where he had his butt sticking out, usually on the side of my belly. He is also an active baby. We can't really co-sleep because he moves around way too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366055 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:10:17 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 366055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366045 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:05:51 +0000 JessicaMcB 366045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Emma was fussy in the womb and she's fussy out of the womb. At least she's consistent ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366039 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:04:30 +0000 keiki_mama 366039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea but whoa belly!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-366033 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:03:13 +0000 Sammyfab 366033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another whoa!!! That is totally crazy. I never actually saw movements from my LO in my belly but I always felt these mini earthquakes and he had the hiccups all the time. Once he was born his arms and legs would twitch (the earthquakes) and he constantly hiccuped. </p> <p>My nephew kicked in utero all the time and now as a newborn he's a crazy little kicker! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365965 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:37:33 +0000 Honeybee 365965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hahahaha, my DS was just like this! My husband could see him moving in my belly from across the room at only 18 weeks pregnant; it was crazy!</p> <p>I'll say DS was really active and super strong in the womb, and those traits have continued on after birth. He's hit all his physical milestones early, and he's really big and strong. In fact, right now at 7 months he's starting to pull himself up to standing. I think we're going to have an early walker on our hands!</p> <p>ETA: His sleep patterns are completely unpredictable because he's been an early teether. I think, if he wasn't constantly working on new teeth, he'd sleep a lot better, despite being so active during the daytime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365964 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:37:10 +0000 erwoo 365964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! I've always wanted to see that from my boys but neither of them did that! I just saw subtle movements. I don't know if it's a myth but my oldest was mildly active in utero and he was such a calm baby and toddler and then when he hit 3 years old he just became wild wild wild! Like something clicked... "I'm a boy and I should be wild and crazy!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365957 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:34:35 +0000 aprk 365957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think the picture is gross, as you describe it - it's amazing what your body is able to do to make your LO comfy in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365952 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:29:29 +0000 winniebee 365952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>WOW! </p> <p>I have to say my son was realllly active in the womb (but no crazy pictures like you had) and he is a very active and NOT chill 5 month old baby. He's never been chill and wasn't really a sleepy newborn, either. Sorry! But he's pretty awesome ; ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365947 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:25:18 +0000 immabeetoo 365947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>True confession, I put cold veggies on my stomach over my shirt to convince him to move back after I took this picture, I felt so guilty!! Thankfully he only seems to do that late at night.</p> <p>I wish I'd worked out and developed some ab muscles before we got pregnant - I feel like they'd hold him in better!!!</p> <p>@maysprout that is adorable!</p> <p>@rachiecakes I appreciate that you went with 'athlete' and not alien, lol :)</p> <p>@thehistoryofus that is reassuring! I have a decent amount of fluid as well (have had weekly biophysicals) and that makes sense that it would allow for more movement </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365937 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:21:29 +0000 PrincessBaby 365937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Woah!!! I can watch Harper roll side to side and it makes my belly deformed and lopsided for a few seconds here and there...It's her butt wiggling to either side of my tummy- But never anything like that!!!</p> <p>I don't have any advice, just a "Woah!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365936 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:21:17 +0000 mediagirl 365936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow!! I never had crazy movements like that. i'm so sorry he's causing you such pain! She was pretty good, didn't kick or fuss much in the belly. She's the same outside of the womb. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365929 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:16:03 +0000 Alivoo01 365929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That just looks painful!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365905 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:57:31 +0000 T.H.O.U. 365905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She was pretty active but I think it was because she was big and I had a lot of fluid even at the end so she could move a lot. </p> <p>I would say now as a toddler she is pretty active but sleeps pretty well. She sleeps like 10 hours at night plus a two hour nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365903 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:55:56 +0000 rachiecakes 365903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>woah!! DS was super active, like shark attack thrashing but not stretching out like that. maybe you have an athlete on your hands?<br /> sorry you're in pain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365900 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:52:52 +0000 Bookish 365900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoa. I don't have a LO yet but holy cow, that's.... intense. And it looks incredibly painful, you poor thing!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365898 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:51:59 +0000 Maysprout 365898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! LO was never that active. </p> <p>We did play when she was in my belly where she'd press her foot against my stomach and I'd go and massage it. Then I'd move my hand and she'd go to kick at my hand. I called her my little heat seeking missile. After a few times of her jabbing her foot around, she'd press it into my stomach again for another massage. When she was born we did the same thing outside of my belly, she would kick at my hands in the same patterns and then stick her little foot out for a massage. So I'd say take advantage of that active guy for some early bonding time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365897 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:51:58 +0000 MrsTiz 365897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my gosh! How cool/weird lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365893 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:49:12 +0000 babynumber1 365893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is insane! ... just wow... and baby was active in and after, but nothing like that! She did move in similar ways after she was born, so I think there probably is some truth to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/active-inside-the-womb-active-outside-the-womb-myth-warning-gross-photo#post-365891 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:46:36 +0000 Weagle 365891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Woah. My DD never made me bleed, but she was super active. My appointments always took a while because she wouldn't stay still to hear her heartbeat. She's definitely a super active baby, but she has a very laid-back personality. </p>