Visible Abdominal Vein

Pregnancy Symptoms

Obie Editorial Team

The visible vein in your abdomen is due to the fact that an increased blood supply is necessary to move nutrients, vitamins, and life sustaining oxygen back and forth between you and your baby. Your baby needs nutrients as much as you do, so when that huge vein bulges in the abdominal area of the body after conception, think of it as a lifeline to your baby. The visible vein in your abdomen is due to the fact that an increased blood supply is necessary to move nutrients, vitamins, and life sustaining oxygen back and forth between you and your baby.

Important Facts About Visible Veins
There is nothing wrong with your body; That vein running across your abdomen is essential to the life of your baby. Blood volume increases by 20% to 40% during pregnancy. In order to pump that much blood to and from the placenta, veins need to expand.

Treatment for Visible Veins
There are no treatments for visible veins in pregnancy. When your baby is born, the additional blood volume will slowly return to pre-pregnancy levels and the vein will disappear.