The pressure...

LEIGHLOVE09

I'm 33 weeks and this is my second baby and honestly the pressure I feel down there is unbearable. Every step I take hurts and when I lay down its horrible. How much is normal? I never had this with my first.

jackdustin

I am feeling the exact same way I didn't have this with my first two...

LEIGHLOVE09

Ya honestly I feel like this baby is coming any day. It's so weird and in praying in wrong.

Kriztyn

Same here... I can barely sleep from all the pressure.

jgreig83

I feel this way on and off during the day. Almost like she is pushing so hard I think she might make my water break. It sounds stupid, but that is the only way I can really describe it. 

food_chick

I experienced that a lot with my second, and some with this one as well.  Reminds me of how I feel after a long bike ride.  This one recently started the kicks to my cervix multiple times/day, I stopped 3 times and winced while I was making lunch today!  I don't remember what I did last time, but I've heard a heating pad can help with the soreness.  It sure makes my hips feel better, even if only temporarily.  

JuneMrs

Had this a lot all through the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy. My due date is tomorrow though and still no baby so I guess for me it doesn't mean a whole lot.

mommyginab

Yep. Me too. This is my fourth and it feels like he's gonna fall out sometimes. i am due Wednesday. 

MelissaV10

Same here, the pressure is awful.

momof2buggs

Yeah, with your first baby, your muscles were much more supportive, and so it's normal to feel pressure and pain in second and subsequent pregnancies. It bloody sucks when you're on your 4th, let me tell ya! Also, baby may be lower in your pelvis this time, which would explain the unbearable pressure. If you have access to a pool, or a really big tub, spend some time in either of those. Water is amazing for taking off the pressure, and just making you feel better, in general.

KariB509

I feel the same way. I'm 37w6d with my second but I've felt unbelievable pressure downtown for several weeks. My coochy is even swollen from it. I feel like she's going to fall out of my vag any second because my muscles and bones just can't take it.
Apparently this is normal. Weeks ago my ob told me that this was common in subsequent pregnancies because the muscles are relaxed from the first time around... Aren't we lucky?

LEIGHLOVE09

Well I glad I'm not the only one and that it's relatively normal. Thanks!!

nstecklein

LEIGHLOVE09 said:

I'm 33 weeks and this is my second baby and honestly the pressure I feel down there is unbearable. Every step I take hurts and when I lay down its horrible. How much is normal? I never had this with my first.

This exactly. I just posted in my birth month about it! Never with the first, 33 weeks in with this one and I feel like someone is tearing my hips apart!

TamiFaith

I had terrible pressure with my first for the last few weeks.  I couldn't be on my feet for more than a few minutes, and walking any kind of distance was basically torture.  I found reclining with my feet up helped a bit.

Not so bad this time (yet) but this time and last time my girls seemed to "drop" early (right around 30 weeks) and I think this may be why the pressure is so bad- having a little head sitting right in the pelvic area is not awesome.