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Q. My daughter just found out she is pregnant. She went to the doctor yesterday and her doctor told her she has an enlarged uterus. Is this something I should be concerned about?

A. No not unless there is anything else going on (if she has history of fibroids for example). The uterus normally enlarges in pregnancy. If it is a little larger than her dates it probably means the baby had a growth spurt, or she is a little off on her dates and again is most likely nothing to be concerned about. In later months the growth of the uterus should even out.

Karen Klimsak-Ungar, CCE has been a certified childbirth educator for Birth Works® since 1996. She is currently Managing Editor for the Birth Works newsletter, sits on the Birth Works Board of Directors, and serves on their National Trainee Review Committee. A happily married mother of two, she also continues to teach Birth Works classes as well as private classes.

Karen will answer your questions on fertility, pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and babies. Her advice does not take the place of your practitioner. Personal answers will not always be possible.