Im around 18 weeks and my lower tummy still feels mostly soft, some days a little firm. My cousin keeps saying her belly was hard by now. Just curious from what week it actually starts feeling tight and hard?
I felt my belly getting firmer as the uterus grew, more noticeable in second trimester onward. In later months it would also tighten on and off. My gynac said the tightening is usually normal practice contractions.
The bump firms up as it grows, usually you notice the hardness from the middle of pregnancy. Later on you get those Braxton Hicks tightenings. If it is hard along with pain or very frequent, call your doctor.
