is round ligament really this painful?

[sleepcrisis]

I'm fairly sure it's nothing to be worried about, and the sensation is familiar from my last pg. but sometimes I'm completely blown away by the intensity of these sharp pains when I change positions for example or sit up in bed. It literally has me doubled over in pain and I can't speak. They shoot up the outer side of my bump and feel like a muscle being pulled. Does anyone else experience this or should I get checked out? I don't feel instinctively like there is anything to worry abou it just bloody hurts for about 20-30 seconds. Obviously very different in sensation but I sometimes feel like the pain is worse than that of contractions!

I had that in my first pregnancy, it was awful I also got it when I laughed or sneezed while lying down.
Im currently pg with my second (7wks) and am hoping things are stretched enough that I don't have it as bad because I feel your pain it's horrible!

I was wondering what these pains were. This is my third pregnancy and the first time I have had these shooting pains, ESP hurt when I sneeze lying down or change position in bed. Thought it was just stretching pains.

I had these pains with my second pregnancy. Like a really sharp sudden stitch. worth mentioning to midwife, but not much can be done about it I don't think.

Yes. I had them SO bad the other night I was groaning in pain and dh wanted to call the midwife.

They can HURT.

This is my first pregnancy and for about 2 weeks started getting them can be quite painful I do long days on my feet and find I'm in more pain on those days. Once I've had a bath and settle down pain is worse. I was really worried at first I thought some thing was wrong. But comforting knowing its normal

Yes they can definitely hurt that much, poor you. Had this with my first pregnancy and was v painful. You might want to ask about physio.

Thanks for the replies, good to know I'm not the only one. Thankfully the pain goes nearly as quickly as it comes on, but it really blows me away. I very much doubt there is anything that can be done!

I started a thread about this last week OP. What I learned from it was that RLP can be very intense. Mine is exactly as you described, can't speak, blown away by the strength of it etc. Whenever it happens to be I feel like I could actually be sick, and I normally have a high pain threshhold.

I now use them as a chance to practice my breathing

So glad it's not just me (thugh know that is selfish!)

The first few times I thought I might need to call the midwife. This is DC 1 for us so I have no benchmark, but does anyone know - how do they compare to contractions? I swear I may need to revisit my epidural stance if these are simply a warm up act for the main event!

I'm glad its not just me! I sneezed the other week it felt like I dislocated my hip.

Chairoftheboard I have a low pain threshold but used natal hypnotherapy during my very long labour (home birth so no pain relief) and I honestly think the RLP is more intense than the contractions were. BUT they are a completely different sort of pain and so incomparable really. Contractions are more all encompassing and spread over a larger are, if that makes sense, which made it easier to deal with through breathing etc, but the ligament pain is so localised and intense, and more sudden. Contractions gather intensity so you can prepare for them. These RLPs catch me off guard and are agony from the first second, and I literally cannot tear my focus away from it.

However, like I said, I used hypnotherapy and for all I know it worked a hell of a lot more than I think it did as I handled the pain very well despite having a back to back baby. I just don't see how that kind of approach would work for the kind of pain that happens spontaneously and completely takes you by surprise.

So contractions I found manageable, but I'm saying nothing about crowning...

Thanks sleep (I think?!)

We start NCT classes soon, so will try to digest all the breathing/pain management tips I can.

I should never have started watching OBEM...