Strange movements in abdomen

[ohwhatisit]

For the last week, I've been having bizarre movements just below my belly button. It's like a baby moving. You can see the movement even through a jumper and DH has witnessed it too. It happens several times an hour, for a few seconds at a time. It might stop for a few hours, but then starts up again. There's no rhyme or reason to it in terms of time of day, of what I'm doing though I notice it more when sitting/ lying down.

I'm not pregnant (currently have period - plus the strength of them would be 6month + baby kicks and I have had no pregnancy symptoms at all). I'm 50. The DC are early teens.

I had a smear test a few days before all this started up and the nurse couldn't feel the strings of my Mirena so has already referred me for an ultrasound (likely to take a month or so to come through). I don't think there's any point seeing a GP as I'm already going to have the ultrasound.

Can anyone shed any light or had similar? It's freaking me out a bit to be honest.

[1Violetcream]

Please don't worry..... it's almost certainly your faeces / wind moving through your system..... it literally can feel like a baby. There is a medical word for it that I can't remember but it's a thing!!! Go to the dr obviously to put your mind at ease but that's almost certainly what it is!! I had it.... thought oh my god there's a baby in there..... the dr was mildly amused! X

[TwitterQueen1]

I would recommend you go to the doctor and ask for an ultrasound. It might be something, it might be nothing. Either way you need to get it checked it.

I don't want to scare you but I had symptoms I ignored and it didn't turn out well.

[HistoriaTrixie]

I used to get this up until I had my hysterectomy. It turns out that I had so many adhesions from 2 previous c-sections that loops of my bowel were stuck to each other. They'd rearranged themselves so that I'd get a buildup of trapped wind and then it would kind of 'bubble' through the kink and it felt JUST like a baby kicking.

[shewolfmum]

It may be an idea to check for aneurism...spelling? Prob not...but worth checking

[BertieBotts]

BTW there is a LOT of crap talked about "parasites" online and most of it is utter utter crap designed to sell you some expensive and quack like cure. Be very cautious especially if any info you find is on "natural health" sites.

It's rather unlikely you'd have a tapeworm and threadworms are distinctive if you've had small children, you'll know what to look for, it's definitely not wriggling sensations in the stomach.

[BertieBotts]

Worms are practically microscopic! It's not worms.

It's probably wind.

[ohwhatisit]

Will do, Nacho!

[NachoAddict]

If you find out what it is please update as it was driving me crazy. I had actually convinced myself I was pregnant so much i was disappointed not to be even though I have a coil and take the pill to make sure it doesn't happen.

[Badders08]

I get this
I have ibs

[ohwhatisit]

I've done it..negative.

[GrockleBocs]

I haven't as such, no but I have IBD so my bowels are prone to oddness. From threads on MN it's not that uncommon. It tends to happen in little patches so maybe a couple of occurrences and then nothing.
I could be wrong and you should definitely test but it could be a non pregnant thing.

[Hawkmoth]

Which worms can you see moving through clothes?

[NachoAddict]

I have had this with my last two periods, I am due on any time now so expecting it again.

The first month I wad convinced I was pregnant despite having a coil because it was so frequent and exactly like pregnancy movements. Negative test and it went away when my period ended.
Next month the same again.

No idea what it is but you are not alone in it.

[spectacularvelvet]

Parasites - worms etc can have these symptoms

[ohwhatisit]

No pain, no

[ohwhatisit]

GrocklesBocs, have you ever seen a doctor about it? Does the 'kicking' go on for several days at a time?

[ThisIsntMyUsualName]

I sometimes get that after I eat dairy. I'm intolerant but I sometimes just think fuck it and eat a cake or ice cream. A few hours later you can see my abdomen moving. It bloody hurts though. Are you having any pain with it?

[GrockleBocs]

My lower belly has phases where it looks and feels like a baby's kicking in there. It's been happening on and off for years and no baby has appeared.

[SparklyMagpie]

Definitely take a test just to rule it out

[Ratbagcatbag]

My friend was 7 months gone before she realised she was pregnant. She had zero symptoms other than a bit of tiredness which was explained away as other things.

[MorrisZapp]

I thought pregnancy tests stopped showing positive after a certain amount of weeks? Ie no point testing in later pregnancy?

[BertieBotts]

Well mine was. If it gives you any hope

[ohwhatisit]

OK. I'm going to do one at lunchtime...just to rule it out...mine will be negative too, Bertie!

[BertieBotts]

Look I'm about to POAS too OP so we can do it together :) (I highly suspect mine will be negative though!)