30 weeks, 2nd baby, what's going on?

[dev2011]

I'm 30 weeks pregnant and for the last week I've had really bad rectum/pelvic pressure.

It feels like I need to go to the loo and push all the time, I've had really bad diarrhora too and have virtually cleared my system, sorry if that's tmi.

Sometimes the pressure in the rectum/pelvis is so painful I can't sit and have to rock/move through the pain.

I also haven't slept for the last two nights as I sleep on my side and sleeping in that position is causing a lot of pressure/pain as if I'm squashing the babies head.

I even have to get up and move about, whinge with the pain and keep moving to just go through it.

I never experienced any of this with my 1st and ended up being induced so I'm at a loss to what's going on.

Any thoughts/similar experiences would be appreciated.

I have no idea, but I'd suggest you ring your MW and talk it through with them as it sounds very unpleasant.

Potentially speaking it sounds like early labour, but it's very early still (as I'm sure you realise!) so I think they'll be keen to get you in to hospital and make sure that's not what's happening. There are things they can do to try and stop early labour if that is the case.

Good luck.

Is all okay today dev2011?

Hope you are ok dev2011

Yeah everything's fine but still getting the same.

I'm hoping it's just the babies head in engaging as it definetly feels like I'm squashing him if I cross my legs but just seems way too early.

Strange how each of your own pregnancies can vary!

i get that every night. the pelvic pressure hurts more when i go to turn over aswell. i go to sleep and wake up throughout the night and im now 31 weeks + and been getting it since around 28 weeks, otherwise before that my pelvic pressure was during the day and the same at night. its now gone down during the day and is a killer when im trying to sleep and turn over :/
i suffer with my hips and back during the day now instead haha
hope everything is ok with you and i hope it helps knowing your not alone :) this is also my second, with a failed induced labour first time and had to have c section due to gestational diabetes but lukily i dont have the diabetes this time :) good luck hun x