I am now 26 weeks pregnant (of the second), a few weeks ago I wiped after peeing, and I felt that my inner labia were rock hard. It looked like some kind of cramp, but it didn't feel like cramps that you sometimes have in your calves. After a few minutes it was gone again. But now I have it regularly, only when I've been on the toilet, and when I've had sex I can really suffer from it for 3 days in a row. It feels like I've been kicked in the crotch, when I sit down it's like I'm exploding from below.

I emailed my midwife, and she thinks of varicose veins in the labia, but I don't see anything, and neither does my husband, when I search for varicose veins and labia in google I get completely different symptoms.

I have to check again next week and then she will check it further. But I would like to know if women recognize this, because Google doesn't get me anywhere..

What is it, and what can I do about it?