Squishy Tummy - at a certain stage the bump becomes a proper bump the mum can be proud of. It's rounder and is firm and gives that feeling of yes I am pregnant. My wife's bump was like this for a few weeks and all of a sudden one day it went squishy. Any sudden change at this stage will worry the mother (I must admit I was rather worried). Fortunately this one can be researched on google and this is the result of the baby starting to turn around in the bump in preparation for the birth. What makes the bump solid is how much and where the baby is pushing out of the bump and therefore as it moves around the bump will actually change shape.
Freezing - as the third trimester develops you will get use to the baby kicking regularly and you come to expect kicks at certain points. This is usually when your being lazy as movement on your part actually can rock the baby to sleep. Due to several reasons including how much amniotic fluid is around the baby where it kicks it can suddenly stop. This is very scary as you automatically assume something is very wrong. My wife got so scared on the second day that she got a midwives appointment during work to verify everything was ok (which it was). This hit me hard as I was away with work and could not be there to help (its hard hearing anyone cry knowing there is nothing you can do, never mind the mother of your child).
My advice for any parents to be is to not panic. The midwife service is excellent (you can ring anytime) and I would advise using them for any panic situation even if its just to give price of mind.
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