{"id":10278,"date":"2021-02-24T08:08:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T13:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.oviahealth.com\/guide\/10278\/protruding-navel-during-pregnancy\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T19:37:01","slug":"protruding-navel-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.oviahealth.com\/guide\/10278\/protruding-navel-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Protruding navel when pregnant"},"content":{"rendered":"A protruding navel is when your \u201cinnie\u201d turns into an \u201coutie\u201d &#8211; in other words, when your belly button sticks out of your stomach. It&#8217;s extremely common in pregnant women.\n<h4><strong>What causes it?<\/strong><\/h4>\nAs <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> grows, so does your uterus. And as your uterus grows, it pushes your abdominal organs out of its way. 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