Shooting pains in cervix

[kylesMom09]

I am almost 33 weeks pregnant and I have been on bestrest since 29 weeks because of preterm labor.  My Dr. has been checking my cervix weekly and I have an internal u/s done every other week to see exactly what my cervix is doing.  Right now my cerivix is soft and it shortens when stressed, but I am not dialating.  Now the past few days I have been having shooting pains in my cervix.  It's usually just when baby gets to moving around, but it's getting to be a more regular pain.  When I was dialating with my last pregnancy I had no pain like this. I actually had no pain at all! I know pain is normal at this point, but could this be a sign of things changing or am I just being a worry wart?

[chantal21]

Update us when you can. Hopefully nothing is going on just yet!

[kylesMom09]

Well I'm sitting at the Dr.s office right now because I've been having a lot of cramping this morning.  So I guess I'll know soon if anything is going on or if baby is just being onery again. Thanks for your thoughts on this!

[chantal21]

If it were me, I would want to get checked out because I worry too much and my midwife now knows this. I don't feel bad anymore just calling and saying I'm concerned. ;) It could just be pain from the pregnancy, but it's always better to be on the safe side.

[alaysha]

It could be dilating or it could be baby pressing on a nerve. I felt a shooting pain in my cervix like someone was knifing me often in the last couple months of my pregnancy. It never really helped me dilate at all though.

[StinaKaye]

Sounds like ur dilating to me which is ok u can stay at the same dilation number for weeks.. Good luck

[kirsteng266]

i would contact your doctor - if it does not feel right phone him... dont leave things to chance