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Pregnancy Or Bathroom Issue?

Guest cassidy

By Guest cassidy
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Guest cassidy
Guest cassidy
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For the last two days I have had a weird pain. It is in the lowest part of my baby bump. It feels like if you stretch your arm out as far as possible and flex your hand up and it sorta burns from the stretching - but it lasts for hours. It isn't crampy or severe, just an annoying ache that sorta burns. At the same time my lower back aches.

I did notice that about 2 hours after the front pain I have had to go to the bathroom. It looks completely normal and I haven't been glutened in a long time, so I don't know if going to the bathroom is the cause of the pain or a coincidence. I drink a ton of water and I am regular so I don't think it is constipation.

Then, my back will continue to ache for a while. I have a heating pad on it and I'm surrounded by tons of pillows and that makes it better, but I'm still not comfortable.

It happened in the late afternoon both days. I'm 24 weeks now and I think my lower area actually grew overnight so I don't know if the skin is just stretching or what is going on. I'm not concerned because I know pregnancy can cause all sorts of aches and pains and the baby is still kicking away, I'm just wondering what is going on.

Any ideas?

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The baby may have decided to turn, being head down now (a good sign), and is pushing on something that causes those problems. Since you don't have diarrhea and don't feel glutened, and the baby is happily kicking away, I wouldn't be too concerned.

Also, you may have started those contractions (don't remember what they're called, too long ago :rolleyes: ) that get you ready for birth. I always started getting those about two months before birth. Especially the pain moving from front to back makes me suspect that.

If you're still concerned, talk to your doctor or midwife, and they'll probably be able to explain what's going on, or check you and the baby out to make sure everything is normal.

Canadian Karen Community Regular
Canadian Karen
Posted

I can remember that feeling, all too well....... <_<

For me, it was when the abdominal muscles were stretching..... it would last for hours sometimes... especially with the twin pregnancy.

Karen

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hannahsue01
Posted

There is actually a name for what you are discribing though I can not remember what it is. It has somthing to do with everything stretching out.

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