Since my belly dropped last week, I have an easier time breathing in general. But now my belly gets so compressed by my thighs when I try to bend over and pick things up. I can't really stand with my feet further apart to make to for my belly, because I have SPD. So picking things up off the floor is an exercise in torture. It becomes difficult to breathe and then my GERD issues are exacerbated. Lol. Sometimes I sweep things up into one spot and asked my husband or 4 year old to pick them up or vacuum up the dust.