38 weeks pregnant with horrible shooting pains, help please!?

Question

This is my 3rd pregnancy, and I've never experienced these pains before. They are not contractions, I'm having a few of those too but nothing more than braxton hicks. It's been going on a couple of weeks but getting worse. It was 1 or 2x a day, but tonight I could barely get through driving home from my daughters gymnastics and getting dinner on the table without stopping multiple times!

The pains shoot in my cervix/pelvis, groin, butt, and down my legs. They make me double over in pain so much so that people think I'm going into labor, but I can't help but to yelp, or double down, etc. It happens more in the evening, mornings aren't so bad. It's worse when I'm walking, but has started happening more even when I sit, I just can't seem to find a position to relieve the pains!

If anyone has experienced this, please let me know if you have any tips to lessen it (other than going delivering of course haha!)

Answer 1

wonder if the baby started to drop and he/she is pushing on a nerve. I would just call the dr. and tell them what it feels like, they should be able to pin point it. Sorry about the pain...and good luck with the pregnancy

Answer 2

call your doc and good luck

Answer 3

Girl I feel your pain!!! I am 38 weeks as well. I get all sorts of weird pains. Can't wait till it's over. I don't have any answers as to relieve them but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.  

Answer 4

I experienced shooting pains when I was pregnant on my second child ,it was a bone pushed out of place in my pelvic area ,I could hardly walk and was supposed to get physiotherapy but it sorted itself out when I gave birth by Cesarean section,(I had a cesarean on my first child,)I would see your doctor just to be safe though ,Good Luck.