I have a Hernia!

Does it hurt, or do you just see it? I would probably wait till after the next baby because even if you get it fixed, couldn’t the next baby rupture it again anyway? Then you would have to go through getting it fixed twice.

Lauren, I recently found out that I have one in my belly botton also (no wonder it hurts during pregnancy). My ob/gyn told me that I probably got it when I was pregnant with Ariella (which my previous ob/gyn mentioned nothing about). It’s an interesting question to ask him what do I do about it the next time I go see him.

there’s a mom of a classmate of jonah with whom I was just speaking to about this same thing recently

she said after her second baby she got a tummy tuck & insurance paid for it and she said it was the best thing she ever did, LOL

My mom had a hernia. They want you to wait until after you’re done having babies because the characteristics of your body/genetics obviously make you prone to getting them while pregnant. I believe that it can be difficult to perform that type of surgery multiple times in the same area. So, fixing it now could mean that you wouldn’t be able to get it fixed if it happens again.

I agree to probably wait until your done having babies. If the doctor is aware of it during your second pregnancy, he can keep an eye on it. That would be FANTASTIC if you could work in a tummy tuck with the whole deal!!! 🙂

Lauren, I’ll ask my ob/gyn your questions and see what he says (let’s hope that I don’t forget now:))) I’m interested in the answers.