What the hell are these shooting pains up my vagina/rectum?

[Astarte]

It's not fair I tell you, it bloody hurts!!

38 weeks, Baby 2/5ths engaged and having seen a Chiro to help my pelvis stay together, which thankfully is sorted, I now can hardly stand nevermind walk due to these pains

I didn't think subsequent babies engaged until near labour and this is no.4!

I haven't had the pains in any of my other pregnancies, it can't just be me, so what explanation did anyone else receive?

[Essie3]

Does it feel like a knife? Not a big sharp one but sort of a butter knife? Stabbings or pinchings?
I had this - it's to do with engaging, but I didn't have my baby for a couple of weeks.

They're NASTY, and nobody warns you about those....

[downbutnotout]

I have been having them for nearly three weeks and I'm 40+3 with my second and I didn't get these the first time round. You have my sympathy, but unfortunately no advice.

[Astarte]

Yes to knife pain, like a red hot knife and stabby.

Have had SPD but I'm being well maintained with Chiropractic sessions so I don't think it's that at this stage. Sympathy to everyone else who has it too.

M/w's only comment was "ooh! well not long now", which although true somehow just doesn't help much does it.

I could be delusional and hope that it's a sign that things might kick off, but tbh after 3 pg's, I know better than that.

Shame babies don't come with a countdown timer really isn't it?

[Mung]

Sounds nasty and enough to put me off any more. I hope they calm down a bit or the baby makes an appearance to end it all.

[zazen]

They are enough to make you jump and then hold on to something aren't they!
Only thing that made them go away was a big exhale and stay still for a minute if possible - moving again after one has 'passed' made have another!

Good luck with it BTW you are almost there.

[Astarte]

They are quite intense & shocking.
No option but to stop and wait for it to go tbh.

I think she must be bobbing in/out of my pelvis to some extent because when I'm getting them I can visibly see that the whole bump is verrrrrry low.

Then, a bit later, the same movement doesn't produce that kind of pain but also the bump is a little higher, if that makes sense.

[zazen]

Oh yes I rememberthose - I used to get a weird buzzing in my cervix also when my babe was low and engaged. Not entirely unpleasant !