What are the signs of labor?

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Has anyone experienced “lightning crotch” as a first sign of labor? I’m 36 weeks and having horrible sharp pains in my lady bits and I’m wondering if labor could be near.

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Probably not. I had that with my 4th for 4 months straight. Everyday. Drove me nuts.

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Its your pelvis stretching. I had that with my daughter. Strikes out of nowhere when you walk

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Oh yes
It would strike so suddenly and I would double over and yell a bit.
It started about a week before I lost my mucus plug

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I experienced it a lot in my third trimester for all three babies. Wasn’t an indication for labor.

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Yes I did for weeks before I had my son it was so painful I cried I few times.

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Probably a sign of baby dropping. That what my midwife told me anyways.

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Just ligaments stretching

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Nope just a normal part of late pregnancy

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I had lightening crotch my entire 3rd trimester.

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I have it now and am only 19 weeks. I was told by my OB that it is normal & is likely ligaments stretching.

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I’m 30 weeks and have had in since 24 weeks. Sucks so bad but don’t think it’s a sign of labor

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I had it since I was 27 weeks with my second. Worst pain ever. The all natural birth I had was easier than that :joy:

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I didn’t experience it as a sign of labor. But it happened through the last month of my pregnancy.

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Same… I’m 36 weeks. Sharp pains, Braxton Hicks, tons of pressure, can’t be on my feet long, gotta pee constantly… My baby dropped. Full moon on the 18th. Pack your hospital bag momma.

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Samantha this is about what I was trying to explain

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I had it my whole pregnancy

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I had it from 35/36 weeks or so with both my full term babies

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I got them before I started experiencing round ligament pains

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I had that pain for the last 6 weeks but it increasingly got worse. Right before I had my son, it felt like I fell straight onto a metal pole. That’s the only way I can think to describe it :joy:

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Probably just pressure

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Your baby is dropping and getting into position to deliver. All 3 of my girls did it to me. It’s like a sharp knife going up ur huha!!
Youre almost done being pregnant lol

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Its just normal is pregnancy. Im o ly 18 weeks and 4 days and i have been starting to get them!!

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I had that but not for labor

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That can be a sign of dilation. Get checked

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I had it just about my whole pregnancy. Or at least once the baby got to a certain size til the end.

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Had it during my whole pregnancy with all my kids it’s normal and very painful eat some bananas and drink plenty of calcium is what my doctor told me.

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I had that so much in my first pregnancy. Always thought labor was starting, ended up having g to be induced at 41 weeks.

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I had that for weeks prior. It suckssss

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I had “lightning crotch” with my daughter for about 6 weeks before I even had her… it’s usually due the the pressure of the baby, my daughter sat extremely low…

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I had it from 20 weeks on…its awful. I would say no it is not a sign of labor

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Iv gotten them for awhile now…but my baby sits really low as is…but being 37 weeks and 5 days…its got alot more pressure behind the jabs and there more frequent…but in general iv had the jabs for a good bit of my pregnancy.