A woman who had pregnancy-related guilt because people would stare at her “large” baby tummy defies expectations.
The 29-year-old Eliana Rodriguez gave birth to a baby called Sebastian as her second child recently. People would gawk at Rodriguez’s larger-than-average tummy and say things like, “You look like you’re expecting twins,” or “Have you looked to see if there’s another kid in there?” despite the fact that both her pregnancy and the unborn child were healthy. I can only imagine how uncomfortable you must be.
The owner of a health and wellness business in Las Vegas, Nevada, Rodriguez, states, “I wondered why my tummy was bigger than other ladies.” My physicians told me that was normal since my torso is shorter and I am only 4’11”.
Rodriguez has been present for the past two months.
“I was so happy that I wanted to share,” she went on. We were hoping for a son and had been trying for a second kid.
Rodriguez carried an abundance of amniotic fluid during her pregnancy, which is the fluid that fills the amniotic sac and protects the developing fetus while allowing it to move.
One to two percent of pregnancies are affected by an excess known as “polyhydramnios,” according to the Mayo Clinic. Although it can lead to preterm labor, the majority of cases are not problematic.
Despite having a sizable amount of amniotic fluid, Rodriguez’s physicians concluded she did not have polyhydramnios, she told TODAY Parents.
“They measured the baby’s size and fluid intake,” she stated.
Chicago, Illinois OBGYN Dr. Kiarra King, who did not treat Rodriguez, states that fetal structural abnormalities and maternal diabetes are additional causes of excess fluid.
Moreover, polyhydramnios is not the main reason for a larger stomach during pregnancy. A patient may appear to be further along in pregnancy than they actually are for a variety of reasons, such as fetal macrosomia, maternal obesity, or Diastasis Recti, a disease in which the abdominal muscles separate during pregnancy from prior pregnancies. Luckily, Rodriguez avoided all of these issues.
Rodriguez expressed her wish that people would stop body-shaming and making remarks about pregnancy as she responded to the intrusive queries. She claimed that a woman may become “in a sad place” if she receives criticism about her body image, particularly if she is going through postpartum or perinatal depression.
“I know that some people don’t have much empathy for other people,” Rodriguez remarked. “As a woman of religion, I feel so horrible for those who make harsh remarks,” she said.
