Stabbing pains

[MrsCK]

I have been getting stabbing shooting pains in the bottom right underside of my bump on and off today. really painful :( I am 20 weeks...is this normal?

I am getting them too :( I think it's stretching ligaments but it's very concerning with all the other crappiness I'm feeling.
I'd say call your midwife for reassurance if you want to, but I know I wouldn't bother calling mine. She's only about 12 years old and just tells me to call labour ward whatever I say to her...!

I had pains on the left and right side of my bump after sneezing and coughing in the second trimester - eventually my midwife told me that it was probably ligament pain (but not before she said that she couldn't stop me from sneezing - very helpful). Do you have a a maternity assessment centre or EPU you could contact if your midwife is less than helpful?

I just don't want to be a pain if it's normal haha. I'm guessing it's all part of it!

Round ligament pain... hurts like a bastard some of them. Just take it easy while they stretch a bit.

It's like the worst stitch you ever had? I get woken up most nights by it! If I get up and pee, it usually goes

Yup like really bad stitch...not nice!

It would seem that it's just yet another delightful symptom of growing a person! I'm coming back as a man in my next life!

Maternity belts can help. I just used the bogstandard one that looks like a thick piece of elastic. Gives your bump more support.

Really? I had considered one actually. Where did you get yours from?

I'm 24 and also having them sweetheart. They come and go and have for weeks, some times they leave for days before returning and I've forgotten I had them, google what they could be - and freak out.

It's all normal if it doesn't hurt enough to effect your movement or breathing. I even seem to get them in my foo foo sometimes - which is gross.