Exercise contractions or stretching of the mother ligaments – How can I tell the difference?
The strong ligaments that hold the uterus in position and pull it from both sides to the pubic bone and the sacrum are called maternal ligaments. As the uterus enlarges during pregnancy, the uterine ligaments are stretched. This results in temporary pulling, cramping or burning pain that radiates into the groin, labia and sacrum (lower back).
These stretching pains can occur throughout pregnancy and with varying intensity from woman to woman, but are particularly typical in the second trimester of pregnancy (2nd trimester). Exercise contractions differ from stretching pain of the maternal ligaments by their short duration of one minute maximum. In addition, the abdomen becomes hard as a board during an exercise contraction, which is not the case when the mother’s ligaments are stretched. In addition, although the contraction is noticeable during an exercise contraction, pain does not occur, unlike the stretching pain of the mother ligaments.
Can I still go swimming or walking when I have a contraction?
Exercising contractions first appear from the 20th to 25th week of pregnancy and then occur again and again during the course of the pregnancy as a long-term preparation for childbirth until they are relieved by the sink contractions. They do not initiate the birth and have nothing in common with real contractions in this sense.In a normal pregnancy, there is nothing to prevent you from continuing to go swimming or walking after the onset of the contractions. On the contrary, light physical activity is recommended even by gynecologists.
