down there help

klrrat · December 2011

I keep getting sharp shooting pains down there, is this a sign of early labor?

m1ssl1ss · December 2011

it could just be lightning crotch... if you think they're contractions start timing them. at this stage it would be doubtful that your doctor would want you to be seen until the pain is timable, 5 mins apart.

you can always confirm what they'd like you to do by calling!

mrs_kelly1014 · December 2011

I don't know, but I've been getting them off and on for a couple of weeks. Last night, they were HORRIBLE and I couldn't talk or walk through them. However, for me, they are definitely not contractions - my belly doesn't get hard and they aren't timeable. I'm fairly certain that it's her head butting my cervix or something.

mrs.larry · December 2011

yes I get them.

no I don't think it's labor.

sorry. Sad

Izabella22 · December 2011

Yeah it actually makes me jump... Dh was rubbing my belly last night and it must have irritated Lo b/c I got a head butt to the cervix... it was awful.

michnthecity · December 2011

Sounds like lightening crotch...not a contraction

SarahLane24 · December 2011

I asked my doc about this at the last appointment.. I described it to her as someone trying to stab me right up the va jay jay! It definitely hurts.... she referred to it as Ice Pick Pain lol It's not a contraction but results from round ligament pain...

And although I know (according to my doc and pregnancy books) that you can't "feel" dilation... when I started getting these pains is also the week I found out I had started dilating... so not sure if there is a correlation there... but thought I'd share.