Lightning Crotch??

Question

Hey guys!! I’ll be 36w tomorrow and for the past week or so I’ve had a lot of pain in the lady parts! If I bend or open my legs a certain way, scoot off the bed, or even just toss in bed I get a super sharp pain in my vag. It’s painful enough to make me wince, I checked it up and read up on “lightning crotch” I never had this problem with my first. Anybody else going through this??

Answer

Sounds more like SPD to me! Try to keep your knees together when you’re turning over or moving in bed. That keep the pain down a lot! I have had it with both babies, I’m 34 weeks with my second.
Lightning crotch from what I understand, is something caused by baby knocking your cervix so shouldn’t be necessarily caused by when you move, more when baby moves. I get lightning crotch while walking usually, it will just randomly hit me and it feels like a needle in the cervix. 🤯

Answer

Yes. Normal.
I have it only when lieing down. Like if I want to turn in bed. Holding legs together while moving helps and helping to raise legs with hands help. And I don't have that pain, when I don't move, but well basically if you have it also when lieing, then put a pillow between your legs.
Some woman have it walking also, luckyly I can walk as much as I want up and down the stairs also... But being able to switch side in bed without pain, no way...

Answer

Oh yea. 
It stops you in your tracks when it happens. I got it with my first around 32 weeks I think? It sucks. Nothing you can do really. Just hang in there- you’re almost at the finish line!

Lightning Crotch??

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