Am i dilating? Help!

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I am 38 weeks and 5 days. Since yesterday ive been feeling this sharp pain 'down there' everytime my baby moves. It feels like his head is getting lower because i put my hand on my pubic bone and could feel him moving?! Is that normal? It really freaked me out. The pain goes from down there around to my lower back. Its a very sharp pain! 😫

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I think this is known as "lightening crotch" lol

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I've felt it since like 6 months and now it hurts worse and worse, it kind of knocks the air out of me!

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I've been feeling the same way I've already dilated to 3cm and I'm 70% effaced and those sharp pains "down there" has gotten way worse like yesterday I couldn't move it was horrible.. I don't know what that means either

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I am 38 weeks 4 days and have the same feeling. It feels awful and has been getting progressively worse throughout the day. While I know I have no control of when I'll deliver him/her I really hope he/she can hold out for another week, with my doc being on call during the week of thanksgiving, there's no guarantee she'd be able to deliver us and that makes me nervous!

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I've been feeling that for almost 2 months. It feels like a hot needle going into my vagina with a ton of pressure behind it. This usually happens to me when she decides to stretch and digs her heals into my crotch.

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Oh girl my son has been down there for weeks. It feels like someone is taking a knife to my cervix and I am surprised that I haven't dilated with the amount of pressure I have. So u may or u may not be it really depends on your body and if it's ready for the process to start beginning

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You could be or not, really. The only way to know for sure is to have your doctor or midwife check, even though at 38 weeks you should be going in weekly and be checked for dilation and effacement weekly as well.

Am i dilating? Help!

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