Lower abdomen hurts when i pick my foot up to put into...

[Katy]

...a pair of jeans.....? Hi i am 31 weeks 6 days pregnant, and when i go to put clothes on like lift my foot and put it into my jeans, it hurts my lower abdomen like a muscle is pulled or something, dosent hurt any other time just when i have to lift my foot off the ground and bend over....just lifting to foot does not hurt as long as i dont have to bend over while doing it, does this make any sence at all lol, I hope you can understand my question. Has anyone else had this happen to them? Is it anything to worry about? I go to the dr on Wednesday. thanks

[Lisa E]

No worries. Your round ligaments are just stretching. I get the same thing all the time. It's not easy carrying all that extra in front! Congrats!

[white tiger]

It just your ligaments. The ligaments are stretching due to being pregnant. The pain will go away after you have the baby.

[Tjhsan]

Having to bend down and it hurying your abdomen is completely normal. Look at it this way. If you have a baby in your stomach don't you thing that it might be even a little painful. Also look at this. This is a sacrifice for a little life. I hear that having a child is a enlightenment to its ok.

[Peaceful Heretic]

I would guess it's your iliopsoas muscle, but with the pregnancy I'm can not say for certain. There are hormones in your body affecting your connective tissue to stretch in preperation of the birth (it affects all your connective tissue, not just pelvic region) and that could be affecting your pelvis/lower spine, resulting in pain.Talk to your gynocologist, it may be musculo-skeletal, probably is... but always bring up discomfort with your Dr.

www.drbackman.com (http://www.drbackman.com/psoas-muscle-stretch.htmhttp://www.oralchelation.com/calcium/DegenerativeHipJoint/p7.htmhttp://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/prenatalhealth/205.html)