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2nd preg. pains

I'm 20 weeks along with my 2nd DC and having some weird pains in my very low abs. and groin area.  With my DS I don't think I had them until my last month.  Is this another one of those typical things that start earlier with each pregnancy after the 1st?  I've had some of these pains in my vagina as well, but most are right where my belly starts to jet out from my abs.  Any thoughs-I don't think it is round ligament, think I remember those great feelings-this is different.  Its probably normal-but I wanted to ask.  TIA

Re: 2nd preg. pains

  • Mine got stranger and earlier with each pregnancy. Its totally normal. Your body is stretching easier and letting go sooner because the muscles aren't as tight as they were the first time. Did you deliver vaginally or c-section?
  • With my first pregnancy, my round-ligament pain was more of an ocassional stabbing pain. With my second pregnancy, it was more of a constant ache in the area you described. It was the same area that would show if I was wearing a high-cut bathing-suit and it would seriously ache whenever I'd over-do things. Both are considered round-ligament pain. Is it a dull ache? Or are they stabbing pains, like possibly contractions?
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  • i think it may be round lig. pain.  I've had them really horrible this go-around.

  • Thank you to those who posted replies.  To answer your questions-I had DS vaginally and they are not as bad as contractions.  An example would be today when I got up and walked for a few hundred feet.  My belly felt like it was going to fall down and my crotch (excuse the word) felt like it was just a constant ache/pain.  I feel like I have to hold up my belly or it will fall-and I don't think that I'm that big yet.  Maybe it is RLP?!?!?  This pregnancy has definately already felt much longer than the 1st though.

  • try a support belt.
  • Maternity Support Belt. That will be your new best friend. Your uterus is bigger this time around and your abdominals are more stretched out. It means that your round-ligaments have to work much harder to support your growing uterus, resulting in more stretching and more discomfort. GL! Try laying down, and take two Tylenol. That helped me.
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  • I'm marking this so I can show my DH so he doesn't think I'm crazy when I tell him this PG has been much more painful almost from the get-go!
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